Witch Hunt; A Mystery Role Playing Game

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Thy Throng of Players List;

Assign players to the part you think best fits them or simply draw names from a hat, then email or mail their part to them so they can plan out their dress and actions.
* Only give the information for one player being played to each person in the game.

Lord Jyles Cornish; (25 years and not yet taken a wife, strong, works hard about his farm.) It has came to my attention, that Jyles seems to know and understand all animals about our village. It be almost a likened that he has a power to speak with thy creatures about him and they likewise understand. I fear it be of good reasoning that he could calleth death to those of other farms bringing evil and hard times upon them.
What I need to do
1 Talk to everyone, & tell them what you know & find out what they know. Seek out all information on Witches and how to know one.
2 If anyone asks if you are a Witch tell them NO�?and tell them you suspect.
3 If someone asks you how to spot a Witch tell them only what you know. (Try to give answers by staying to what you no of history and the Witch trails.)

Prudence Walce; (20 years upon this day, foolish and has no care what others might think.) I fear what influence she might carry upon the youth of our village, for she has an unnatural likening for music and thy song. I have heard it told that she was seen dancing by good and righteous souls in other villages. I myself have witnessed her humming as she goes about her work with on caring for others might here.
What I need to do
1 Talk to everyone, & tell them what you know & find out what they know. Seek out all information on Witches and how to know one.
2 If anyone asks if you are a Witch tell them NO�?and tell them you suspect.
3 If someone asks you how to spot a Witch tell them only what you know. (Try to give answers by staying to what you no of history and the Witch trails.)

Lord Miles Standoffish; (80 years this past winter, when he lost his good wife. Yet he seems to speak with her still.) Miles seems to avoid others, withdrawn from those about him he has been seen walking alone for hours, even heard to speak to his wife, dead these past 13 months. It has been reported that he walks even into the dark forest as the eve cometh and does not return home until the dawn.
What I need to do
1 Talk to everyone, & tell them what you know & find out what they know. Seek out all information on Witches and how to know one.
2 If anyone asks if you are a Witch tell them NO�?and tell them you suspect.
3 If someone asks you how to spot a Witch tell them only what you know. (Try to give answers by staying to what you no of history and the Witch trails.)

Father Flack; (A great mass of a man his age is unknown but he seem of immense years.) I shall not say that he is a gluttonies man and takes to the drinking of spirits. Yea, I and others have witnessed his stumbling into the pulpit and slurring of words in his reading of prayers. I have a reckoning to hearing of chants come from out his window in the dark of night. I fear the devil be amongst us here.
What I need to do
1 Talk to everyone, & tell them what you know & find out what they know. Seek out all information on Witches and how to know one.
2 If anyone asks if you are a Witch tell them NO�?and tell them you suspect.
3 If someone asks you how to spot a Witch tell them only what you know. (Try to give answers by staying to what you no of history and the Witch trails.)

John Highpockets; (A common middle aged man whom to myself seems unclean, for he hast a foul smell about his present.) It has been noticed by various villagers that items of value and coin give impression to disappearing whenever thy John Highpockets is about. It is a likened to magick.
What I need to do
1 Talk to everyone, & tell them what you know & find out what they know. Seek out all information on Witches and how to know one.
2 If anyone asks if you are a Witch tell them NO�?and tell them you suspect.
3 If someone asks you how to spot a Witch tell them only what you know. (Try to give answers by staying to what you no of history and the Witch trails.)

Good Wife Highpockets; (A middle aged women, robustly build with not an unkind word to any.) Thought her husband is in question of his nature, Good Wife is a true and good women. She is never been seen without carrying her bible in hand and she is always about visiting her fellow villagers. Yet, it has be spoken of how oddly her visits coincide with the disappearance of objects from those same homes.
What I need to do
1 Talk to everyone, & tell them what you know & find out what they know. Seek out all information on Witches and how to know one.
2 If anyone asks if you are a Witch tell them NO�?and tell them you suspect.
3 If someone asks you how to spot a Witch tell them only what you know. (Try to give answers by staying to what you no of history and the Witch trails.)

Katrina Dezirus; (She is but a childish girl, in years not yet 20, but she has an wicked knowledge about her being.) Thought quiet, it is believed she be filled with cardinal desires, possibly from the devil within her. It has be witnessed that the men of the village in her present loose all grasp of their senses. When young Katrina is within their region, men walk into walls and women become strangely on edge.
What I need to do
1 Talk to everyone, & tell them what you know & find out what they know. Seek out all information on Witches and how to know one.
2 If anyone asks if you are a Witch tell them NO�?and tell them you suspect.
3 If someone asks you how to spot a Witch tell them only what you know. (Try to give answers by staying to what you no of history and the Witch trails.)

Mary Weatherstorm; (A strange beggar woman, I beliefth her age near 90.) Mary lives in the streets and woods about the village. She is clearly an immoral soul, for she is never found within the church walls. Tis spoken that she bath herself in the falling rain from storms even when lighting be about. This clearly being a time to go into ones home and pray for protection.
What I need to do
1 Talk to everyone, & tell them what you know & find out what they know. Seek out all information on Witches and how to know one.
2 If anyone asks if you are a Witch tell them NO�?and tell them you suspect.
3 If someone asks you how to spot a Witch tell them only what you know. (Try to give answers by staying to what you no of history and the Witch trails.)

Constable Hanggens; (A man of small stature, yet with an unexplainable ability for finding those unclean and evil ones amongst us.) The Constable be known for his extravagant taste, yea it is surely only coincidence that has brought him property in the finding of Witches. Yea, one could say he has an almost supernatural gift.
What I need to do
1 Talk to everyone, & tell them what you know & find out what they know. Seek out all information on Witches and how to know one.
2 If anyone asks if you are a Witch tell them NO�?and tell them you suspect.
3 If someone asks you how to spot a Witch tell them only what you know. (Try to give answers by staying to what you no of history and the Witch trails.)

Master Samuel Pickering; (Master Pickering is now onto 50 years. He gives impression to be a good and honest merchant.) It is said that Master Pickering treats all equally, yet it has been told he has been observe in the giving of food and even blankets to Mary Stormweather. Some villages speak of this being his payment for her casting of spells. It is believed by some that his marriage to Good Wife Amber, came from such a casting of spells.
What I need to do
1 Talk to everyone, & tell them what you know & find out what they know. Seek out all information on Witches and how to know one.
2 If anyone asks if you are a Witch tell them NO�?and tell them you suspect.
3 If someone asks you how to spot a Witch tell them only what you know. (Try to give answers by staying to what you no of history and the Witch trails.)

Good Wife Amber Pickering; (Good wife to Samuel Pickering, she be even now beautiful thought she be more than 30 years.) She appears to love, yea admire her husband Samuel even thought there be great differing in age. She appears to linger upon him, maketh not movement without he say’ith so. Amber be also a devoted mother to Jack whom she near lost at his birth be it not for the assistance of Nurse Beeittress.
What I need to do
1 Talk to everyone, & tell them what you know & find out what they know. Seek out all information on Witches and how to know one.
2 If anyone asks if you are a Witch tell them NO�?and tell them you suspect.
3 If someone asks you how to spot a Witch tell them only what you know. (Try to give answers by staying to what you no of history and the Witch trails.)

Jack Pickering; (A boy of 10 years old) Jack is a quiet boy, he prefers to play in the woods and has not a fear for the dark as most have. He is allow to go and come within the village freely and seems unawares to the danger of evil larking about. Some believe he is protected by Witchcraft since his birth.
What I need to do
1 Talk to everyone, & tell them what you know & find out what they know. Seek out all information on Witches and how to know one.
2 If anyone asks if you are a Witch tell them NO�?and tell them you suspect.
3 If someone asks you how to spot a Witch tell them only what you know. (Try to give answers by staying to what you no of history and the Witch trails.)

Nurse Beeittress; (Her age be unknown, for she will share it not. Yet, it be believed said she birthed most within this village.) It be said that her has an understanding of all green things. From this she can heal or bring death. I fear these powers do not from good but from evil. Those helping in the birth of Jack Pickering say, the baby be born with no life, then Nurse Beeittress moved her hands upon him and put breathth into his mouth and life back into him.
What I need to do
1 Talk to everyone, & tell them what you know & find out what they know. Seek out all information on Witches and how to know one.
2 If anyone asks if you are a Witch tell them NO�?and tell them you suspect.
3 If someone asks you how to spot a Witch tell them only what you know. (Try to give answers by staying to what you no of history and the Witch trails.)

Lady Luna Monica; (She be of more than 40 years, a foreboding woman whom dresses in unrighteous and bright colors even thought her husband be dead not 3 months past.) It is whispered that Lady Luna speak out her mind with no concerns that there be gentleman present, and that this she would do so even when her husband lived. I have heard told that she would speak her opinion when it was not in agreement with her husbands wishes, and he never chastened her for the doing. Some believe that she wished perhaps conjured for her husbands dead, for in his death she has gained great wealth.
What I need to do
1 Talk to everyone, & tell them what you know & find out what they know. Seek out all information on Witches and how to know one.
2 If anyone asks if you are a Witch tell them NO�?and tell them you suspect.
3 If someone asks you how to spot a Witch tell them only what you know. (Try to give answers by staying to what you no of history and the Witch trails.)

Young Lord Grandees`liar; (A wirey boy, whom is often found in the company of young Mister Pickering.) Roy as he is called, is staying in the Highpocket’s home for a time. I is said that perhaps he has no real family, perchance the Good Wife herself. Young Lord Grandees`liar is given to outlandish tails of dragons and beast as well as tails of the towns people. He has been observed near by whenever villagers are absorbed conversation. Perhaps his stories hold a whispers of truth, when he speaks of knowing where the Witches Hide.
What I need to do
1 Talk to everyone, & tell them what you know & find out what they know. Seek out all information on Witches and how to know one.
2 If anyone asks if you are a Witch tell them NO�?and tell them you suspect.
3 If someone asks you how to spot a Witch tell them only what you know. (Try to give answers by staying to what you no of history and the Witch trails.)

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*End*

(* You may have more players for the game then parts above; Simply write or have them write a short description of whom they are playing. Man, Woman, age, life, personally, and so on. But all players must fit the times and mind set of early Witch Hunts for the game to work.)

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Thy Throng of Players List; Print Journal)
The list is the Journal that will be printed an shall be found and read by the Players.

My Journal; of possible Witches within “Ye Olde Village�?

Lord Jyles Cornish; (25 years and not yet taken a wife, strong, works hard about his farm.) It has came to my attention, that Jyles seems to know and understand all animals about our village. It be almost a likened that he has a power to speak with thy creatures about him and they likewise understand. I fear it be of good reasoning that he could calleth death to those of other farms bringing evil and hard times upon them.

Prudence Walce; (20 years upon this day, foolish and has no care what others might think.) I fear what influence she might carry upon the youth of our village, for she has an unnatural likening for music and thy song. I have heard it told that she was seen dancing by good and righteous souls in other villages. I myself have witnessed her humming as she goes about her work with on caring for others might here.

Lord Miles Standoffish; (80 years this past winter, when he lost his good wife. Yet he seems to speak with her still.) Miles seems to avoid others, withdrawn from those about him he has been seen walking alone for hours, even heard to speak to his wife, dead these past 13 months. It has been reported that he walks even into the dark forest as the eve cometh and does not return home until the dawn.

Father Flack; (A great mass of a man his age is unknown but he seem of immense years.) I shall not say that he is a gluttonies man and takes to the drinking of spirits. Yea, I and others have witnessed his stumbling into the pulpit and slurring of words in his reading of prayers. I have a reckoning to hearing of chants come from out his window in the dark of night. I fear the devil be amongst us here.

John Highpockets; (A common middle aged man whom to myself seems unclean, for he hast a foul smell about his present.) It has been noticed by various villagers that items of value and coin give impression to disappearing whenever thy John Highpockets is about. It is a likened to magick.

Good Wife Highpockets; (A middle aged women, robustly build with not an unkind word to any.) Thought her husband is in question of his nature, Good Wife is a true and good women. She is never been seen without carrying her bible in hand and she is always about visiting her fellow villagers. Yet, it has be spoken of how oddly her visits coincide with the disappearance of objects from those same homes.

Katrina Dezirus; (She is but a childish girl, in years not yet 20, but she has an wicked knowledge about her being.) Thought quiet, it is believed she be filled with cardinal desires, possibly from the devil within her. It has be witnessed that the men of the village in her present loose all grasp of their senses. When young Katrina is within their region, men walk into walls and women become strangely on edge.

Mary Weatherstorm; (A strange beggar woman, I beliefth her age near 90.) Mary lives in the streets and woods about the village. She is clearly an immoral soul, for she is never found within the church walls. Tis spoken that she bath herself in the falling rain from storms even when lighting be about. This clearly being a time to go into ones home and pray for protection.

Constable Hanggens; (A man of small stature, yet with an unexplainable ability for finding those unclean and evil ones amongst us.) The Constable be known for his extravagant taste, yea it is surely only coincidence that has brought him property in the finding of Witches. Yea, one could say he has an almost supernatural gift.

Master Samuel Pickering; (Master Pickering is now onto 50 years. He gives impression to be a good and honest merchant.) It is said that Master Pickering treats all equally, yet it has been told he has been observe in the giving of food and even blankets to Mary Stormweather. Some villages speak of this being his payment for her casting of spells. It is believed by some that his marriage to Good Wife Amber, came from such a casting of spells.

Good Wife Amber Pickering; (Good wife to Samuel Pickering, she be even now beautiful thought she be more than 30 years.) She appears to love, yea admire her husband Samuel even thought there be great differing in age. She appears to linger upon him, maketh not movement without he say’ith so. Amber be also a devoted mother to Jack whom she near lost at his birth be it not for the assistance of Nurse Beeittress.

Jack Pickering; (A boy of 10 years old) Jack is a quiet boy, he prefers to play in the woods and has not a fear for the dark as most have. He is allow to go and come within the village freely and seems unawares to the danger of evil larking about. Some believe he is protected by Witchcraft since his birth.

Nurse Beeittress; (Her age be unknown, for she will share it not. Yet, it be believed said she birthed most within this village.) It be said that her has an understanding of all green things. From this she can heal or bring death. I fear these powers do not from good but from evil. Those helping in the birth of Jack Pickering say, the baby be born with no life, then Nurse Beeittress moved her hands upon him and put breathth into his mouth and life back into him.

Lady Luna Monica; (She be of more than 40 years, a foreboding woman whom dresses in unrighteous and bright colors even thought her husband be dead not 3 months past.) It is whispered that Lady Luna speak out her mind with no concerns that there be gentleman present, and that this she would do so even when her husband lived. I have heard told that she would speak her opinion when it was not in agreement with her husbands wishes, and he never chastened her for the doing. Some believe that she wished perhaps conjured for her husbands dead, for in his death she has gained great wealth.

Young Lord Grandees`liar; (A wirey boy, whom is often found in the company of young Mister Pickering.) Roy as he is called, is staying in the Highpocket’s home for a time. I is said that perhaps he has no real family, perchance the Good Wife herself. Young Lord Grandees`liar is given to outlandish tails of dragons and beast as well as tails of the towns people. He has been observed near by whenever villagers are absorbed conversation. Perhaps his stories hold a whispers of truth, when he speaks of knowing where the Witches Hide.

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Only the host should read below this point.
This is the conclusion and how the games ends.
Conclusion and Name of Witch;
Do not read below unless you are the host of the game !�?
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CLUES;
Give each guest a clue; only one clue per guest. Print any one clue off two times. Then include the (YOU ARE WITCH) clue to those guest you with to be the Witch.
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Yesterday you asked Lord Jyles Cornish to come to you farm and see if he could understand what illness your livestock is suffering. He was there but a moment and said they would surely die, and the next day they were all dead. Did he cast a spell to kill you stock.
Destroy this note.
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You walked past Prudence Walce’s home and she was singing a song not from the church song book. It is possible she was singing to call the devil to her.
Destroy this note.
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You saw Lord Miles Standoffish standing by fire speaking to his wife. His wife whom is dead. Is he able to talk with the dead, dose he talk to satan as well.
Destroy this note.
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While walking past the church you heard strange chanting, upon looking inside the church you saw Father Flack on the floor speaking as if in a trance. He didn’t even know you were there.
Destroy this note.
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Yesterday while Good Wife Highpockets was visiting, your gold coins disappeared. You know that she carried nothing but her bible with her, but did she also bring and evil spirit to take your coins as well.
Destroy this note.
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You have seen Katrina Dezirus walking in the Village with her skirt above her ankles and the men in the Village so entranced by her present that they cannot speak. Surly she is filled with the devil‘s own spirit.
Destroy this note.
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Yesterday during a great storm you witness Mary Weatherstorm taking of her clothes and bathing both her body and clothes within the storms rain. Acting as if the storm and its lighting give her power from evil.
Destroy this note.
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Constable Hanggens seems to have more coin than a poor Constable should. One day he is broke and the next day he has a pocket full of coins. Where is he getting this money, dose he conjure the coin by magick.
Destroy this note.
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You were witness to Master Samuel Pickering giving food to Mary Stormweather. It is possible he was paying her some strange spell to keep his wife’s love as it has been whispered.
Destroy this note.
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Good Wife Amber Pickering hardly speaks to a soul. When in her husbands shopee she stands far away into a near corner and seems to be weaving her cloth. But perhaps she weaves a spell that those within will spend lots on coin. You always seem to have purchased things you do not need when you get home.
Destroy this note.
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Jack Pickering and Lord Grandees`liar seem to know much more of what is going on around the village then mere children. Are they children in ledge with evil or do they simple do the bidding of the devil.
Destroy this note.
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Nurse Beeittress was the midwife at your birth and she still is midwife of the village. She has knowledge of the hidden secrets of herbs, healing and could it be the secrets to dead. We could these secrets come but from evil.
Destroy this note.
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WHO’S THE WITCH; This is simple. Pick any of your players (one or all) and slip them the following note during the game;

YOU ARE THE WITCH! YOU MUST NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ALLOW ANY OF THE OTHER PLAYERS TO FIND OUT WHO or THAT YOU ARE.
Destroy this note.


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Have the Constable call a town meeting and have all the Players make accuse whom they consider to be the Witch or Witches in old world trial form. The Constable should reside as judge overseeing court.

(Print for Constable)
Hear ye Hear ye�?BR>
All “Ye Olde Villagers�?and Towns Folk;
Ye are required unto thy Village square.
Bound ye in the seeking out of
every and all whom are Witch�?BR>Those found to be:
unclean, not true souls of good and right, shall be called into thy reckoning.

All found as Witch shall be recognize as in ledge with the devil.

Those named Witch shall been taken from the “Ye Olde Village�?square and
henceforth immediately HUNG!

By order of thee �?High King

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*************CONCLUSION**********

Only the host should read below this point. This is the conclusion and how the games ends.

HOST ONLY!!!

When everyone has had a chance to explain who they think is the Witch and why, Now its time for you to tell them who the Witch is �?Give prizes, and enjoy the conversation.

*Remember in this time we could have all been accused and burned at the stake or hung as Witches as will as for the wrong color of hair.

Never again, The Burning Times�?BR>
Blessed be and Happy Samhain.

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