Quote from: The Exploited.;1141244How do,

As the title suggests. Basically, I'm looking for a Gothic style horror adventure. One that isn't just a dungeon crawl.

Something with a good mystery and a lot of atmosphere.

Preferably OSR mechanics, but I don't mind converting them from another system if the scenario is good enough.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

QuoteGothic literature is filthy with the following generic conventions: an imperiled heroine whose life and/or virginity is often at stake, a Catholic setting (generally either Spain or Italy in the early Gothic novels); a focus on terror (psychological fear) or horror (disgust) or both as affect; a long-buried secret from the past that can no longer be repressed; monstrosity (whether human or inhuman) or villainy (often a patriarchal figure of power); violence and sexuality that passes beyond the border of the socially acceptable; incest; doubling (doppelgangers, mistaken identities, etc.); a decrepit castle, monastery, fortress, dungeon, or other medieval structure as part of the setting; the Inquisition and the misuse of religious authority; specters, ghosts, or phantasmal visions (remnants of the past that cannot be repressed); mysterious veiled women; fragmentary narratives (framed narrative, missing text, etc.); enclosure, premature burial, and imprisonment.

Quote from: Aglondir;1141283Check out his LuLu storefront:

https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/JackShear

I have Tales of the Grotesque and Dungeonesque in PDF. Here's a sample, which will probably tell you if it's what you're looking for:

Quote from: S'mon;1141257White Dwarf - Terror at Trollmarsh was one I loved.

Quote from: Armchair Gamer;1141250If you want pure Gothic, straight and uncut, look up Daniel James Hanley's stuff on DTRPG.

If you want D&D mixed with Gothic, the old 2nd Edition Ravenloft stuff has some gems. Feast of Goblyns, The Evil Eye, Neither Man Nor Beast and Bleak House come to mind.

Quote from: The Exploited.;1141332Thanks again! That looks exactly the type of stuff I'm after. I went to LuLu but he does'nt seem to have the pdfs available. I also tried drivethru as well but couldn't find them. Do you know where I could buy them?

Ta very much!

PS - That blog has a wealth of knowledge!

Quote from: The Exploited.;1141333Cheers for that. It sounds cool. I loved some of those old WD adventures! I see there's a copy on ebay. But I kninda' need it relatively quick. Pity they never made them pdfs. Might pick it up for a later game.

Ta'

Quote from: spon;1141363Actually, they did make a pdf of a bunch of WDs - but had to withdraw it as they didn't the rights to the artwork. There might still be a few CDs out there - but they're probably very expensive these days ...

In terms of gothic horror ... there's always I10 (Ravenloft 2) which is far less dungeon-crawly than the original.

Quote from: David Johansen;1141347The Tombs of Geseridi from The Palladium Fantasy Roleplaying Game and Castle Amber from Expert Dungeons & Dragons might work.  Both feature a location full of powerful and colorful npcs who the pcs can't really hope to fight and need to interact with and play against each other.  it's a trilogy of novels but Gormenghast might work, it's a castle full of quirky people but the only monsters are the Countess, Swelter, and Steerpike.

Quote from: Aglondir;1141346Check your PMs