TEXT: The Date
  faithfulness
  disloyalty
  “He has had trouble finding love, but she is something special...”
  token track
  Do you arrive to the final room as a faithful Date whose 
  trust in her generous boyfriend is well placed?  
  Or are you a disloyal Date, who harbors unkind suspicions? 
  
  “You traveled these dark halls in search of a truth most divisive. Each room provided you with all the evidence you desired to 
  make that one fateful choice. Now you stand before the forbidden final room and you must decide...”
  faithful 
  outcome
  When the Date finds enough evidence 
  to determine that her boyfriend is the 
  one, she faces a terrible choice.
  Go around the table and ask the 
  Sisters if the Date chooses to... 
  Enter the boyfriend’s suite?
   ◆ What are the Date’s final apologetic 
  words to Bluebeard before he kills her?
   ◆ What room does the Date’s soul 
  reside in after her death? 
   ◆ What about the way Bluebeard 
  integrates the Date’s corpse into the 
  hotel brings her comfort and joy?
   ◆ How does the Date punish 
  future dates for transgressions 
  against Bluebeard?
  Resist entering the suite? 
   ◆ Where does Bluebeard display the 
  intimate photos the Date sent him 
  before coming to the hotel?
   ◆ How does Bluebeard reward the 
  Date for remaining loyal to him? 
   ◆ What humiliating role does the 
  Date take up in the hotel to be close 
  to Bluebeard?
   ◆ How does the Date participate when 
  Bluebeard brings other women to 
  the hotel to satisfy his needs? 
  disloyal 
  outcome
  When the Date finds enough evidence 
  to prove her boyfriend’s malicious 
  intentions, she faces a terrible choice.
  Go around the table and ask the 
  Sisters if the Date chooses to... 
  Run away and report his crimes?
   ◆ What disgraceful or shameful act 
  does the Date perform to secure her 
  keys from the valet?
   ◆ How do the authorities punish the 
  Date for her misconduct during the 
  encounter at the hotel? 
   ◆ What restitution must the Date pay 
  to Bluebeard to “apologize” for ruining 
  his name and reputation? 
   ◆ What dark fantasy from the hotel 
  ruins each new intimate relationship 
  the Date attempts to form? 
  Run away to find love elsewhere?
   ◆ What inviolable mark from the hotel 
  does the Date bear on her body?
   ◆ What troubling characteristic of 
  Bluebeard’s does the Date look for in 
  prospective suitors? 
   ◆ What token of Bluebeard’s does the 
  Date keep by her bedside?
   ◆ What drives the Date to read 
  Bluebeard’s affectionate emails every 
  anniversary of her escape?
  shattered 
  outcome
  When the Date Shatters completely, 
  her fragmented mind now craves 
  things it did not before. She faces a 
  terrible choice.
  Go around the table and ask the 
  Sisters if the Date chooses to... 
  Do everything in her power to 
  make herself more desirable?
   ◆ Which room of the hotel traps the 
  Date’s soul for eternity? 
   ◆ How does the Date flaunt her rela-
  tionship with Bluebeard to others? 
   ◆ Why is the Date never truly worthy 
  of Bluebeard’s love? 
   ◆ How does the Date’s body change to 
  meet Bluebeard’s perverse needs? 
  Help Bluebeard find true love?
   ◆ Where does the Date go to find 
  new women to bring to the hotel 
  for Bluebeard?
   ◆ What wisdom does the Date impart 
  to the women in the hopes they 
  make Bluebeard truly happy?
   ◆ What does the Date do to those 
  women who prove unworthy? 
   ◆ What is the only thing that feeds the 
  Date and makes her feel alive?
  The Boyfriend’s Suite
  
  your tale of  
  bluebeard’s  
  vacant hotel 
  1. The Sisters are created.
  2. The Date is left alone at the hotel.
  3. One by one, the rooms are explored:
  “The room beckons. You enter, and 
  the door closes behind you.”
  4. Evidence is gathered.
  5. The boyfriend’s suite is exposed.
  agendas
   ◆ Make the Date and her experiences 
  feel real.
   ◆ Fill the Sisters’ lives with fear & horror.
   ◆ Play to find out what the Date chooses.
  principles
   ◆ Breathe unnatural life into the hotel. 
   ◆ Address yourself to the Sisters, not 
  the players.
   ◆ Give each inhabitant of the hotel a drive.
   ◆ Ask about the Date’s fears and build on 
  the answers.
   ◆ Veil your moves with mystery.
   ◆ Fill the hotel with the echoes of violence.
   ◆ Blur the line between the ordinary and 
  the monstrous.
   ◆ Lay claim to the Date’s body, history, 
  dreams, and future
   ◆ Center the story on women’s experiences. 
   ◆ Remind the Date of the promise of love.
  groundskeeper 
  moves
   ◆ Hint at off-screen horrors.
   ◆ Present evidence of previous dates’ suffering.
   ◆ Invoke the hotel’s memories and secrets.
   ◆ Undermine the Date’s senses.
   ◆ Remind the Date of her limits, physical 
  and social.
   ◆ Put the Date in danger, emotional or physical. 
   ◆ Inflict trauma, as established.
   ◆ Introduce attendants or horrors.
   ◆ Offer an opportunity at a cost.
   ◆ Turn their move back on them.
   ◆ Make a room move.
   ◆ After every move: “What do you do?”
  The Groundskeeper
  gifts
  (The Date’s submission)
  Animus:
  Fatale:
  Mother:
  Sibyl:
  Virgin:
  look
  (The Date’s insecurities)
  Hands:
  Mouth:
  Figure:
  Hair:
  Eyes:
  what was left behind
  (The Date’s fears)
  Animus:
  Fatale:
  Mother:
  Sibyl:
  Virgin:
  rooms
  bar, basement, business center, dining 
  room, executive suite, exercise room, house-
  keeper’s closet, kitchen, laundry, lounge, 
  penthouse, pool, reception, suite, supply 
  closet, utility room, vending room 
  objects
  bedside Bible, bloody sheets, book of inde-
  cipherable script, bottle of salt, decanter, 
  dirty hand towel, goat skull, hidden porn 
  mag, ice bucket and pick, incense, pentacle, 
  robe, small bottles of alcohol, used condom
  attendants
  bartender, bellhop, chef, concierge, cook, 
  elevator operator, gardener, general 
  manager, housekeeper, maid, maintenance 
  worker, night clerk, pool cleaner, porter, 
  receptionist, valet, waiter 
  
  Room Threats
  body
  subsets
   ◆ Beauty Standards
   ◆ Disability
   ◆ Eating Disorders
   ◆ Gender
   ◆ Illness
  room moves
   ◆ Drug her
   ◆ Perform a medical procedure
   ◆ Shame her by introducing a 
  perfect woman
   ◆ Paper the room with what 
  society demands
   ◆ Showcase a flaw for all to see
   ◆ Exhibit consequences of a 
  transgressive woman
   ◆ Give her the tools she needs 
  to be beautiful
   ◆ Tempt her with gems, 
  clothes, or delectable delights
   ◆ Bind her body in satin 
  and silk
   ◆ Make her hair, teeth, or 
  fingernails fall off
   ◆ Reflect the beauty of guests 
  past and future
  occult
  subsets
   ◆ Ascension
   ◆ Ceremony
   ◆ Preparation
   ◆ Radicalization
   ◆ Sacrifice
  room moves
   ◆ Give her power she 
  can’t control
   ◆ Use her in a ritual or rite
   ◆ Whisper and scream 
  her name
   ◆ Raise her above others
   ◆ Curse her 
   ◆ Demand more than she 
  can give
   ◆ Fill her cup with the blood of 
  those who failed before
   ◆ Destroy her normality
   ◆ Shackle her with responsibility
   ◆ Infect her with the  
  poisonous future
   ◆ Show her things once locked 
  away and covered up
  romance
  subsets
   ◆ Deception
   ◆ Destiny 
   ◆ Exhibition
   ◆ Loneliness
   ◆ Submission
  room moves
   ◆ Flatter her with lies
   ◆ Line her path with 
  rose petals
   ◆ Shower her with gifts she 
  does not need 
   ◆ Tell her she is “the one”
   ◆ Smother her till she 
  can’t breathe
   ◆ Stalk her from the shadows
   ◆ Ask her to give herself  
  completely
   ◆ Show her what she does not 
  wish to see then soothe her
   ◆ Touch her in ways she has 
  never been touched
   ◆ Show her she is nothing 
  without Bluebeard’s love
  sexuality
  subsets
   ◆ Abortion
   ◆ Humiliation
   ◆ Nymphomania
   ◆ Perversion
   ◆ Sexual Violence
  room moves
   ◆ Advance on a woman with 
  touch, words, or display
   ◆ Impregnate her with words, 
  ritual, or a lie 
   ◆ Break her sexuality with 
  critiques or aggression
   ◆ Show the inherent perversity 
  of objects
   ◆ Invite her to join a  
  promiscuous act
   ◆ Educate her on how she 
  should please her boyfriend
   ◆ Show what Bluebeard enjoys 
  in art, books, and toys
   ◆ Infect someone with a 
  sexual disease
   ◆ Condemn a partner or a 
  child with violence or words
   ◆ Ask what she desires and 
  parade it in public
  
  The Moves
  Maiden Moves
  Care for Someone
  When you care for someone (attendant or horror), you ease their 
  suffering and bridle their torment. 
  They may demand a demonstration of your sincerity.
  Investigate a Mysterious Object
  When you investigate a mysterious object from a room, ask two:
  1   Whose item is this?
  1   What memories does this item hold?
  1   What about this item is odd or uncanny?
  1   Why did Bluebeard keep this item?
  Take Stock
  When you take stock of a tense situation, ask one:
  1   What stalks the Date from the shadows?
  1   What traps have been laid for the Date?
  1   What does this place demand of the Date?
  1   What horror here is hidden from the Date?
  
  Rose Moves
  Shiver from Fear
  When you shiver from fear, name the thing you are most afraid will 
  happen; the Groundskeeper will tell you how it’s worse than you feared. Keep 
  the rose and choose two, or pass the rose and choose one:
  1   It infects the Date with its perversion.
  1   It has the Date in its clutches right now.
  1   It speaks to you. Take one trauma... Just you, Sister.
  Caress a Horror
  When you caress a horror, roll +Blood. On a hit, the horror is swayed by 
  your stroke; direct what was intended for you to another victim in the hotel. 
  On a 7-9, it will shift its attention, but only if you participate in some way.
  Dirty Yourself with Violence
  When you dirty yourself with violence, roll +Carnality. 
  On a hit, you inflict trauma as established and choose one:
  1   Disable them      
  1   Silence them    
  1   Mutilate them
  On a 7-9, choose one from below as well:
  1   Your vulnerability opens you up to trauma
  1   Your carelessness leaves you in a bad spot
  Cry Out for Help
  When you break down and cry out for help, roll +Resilience. 
  On a hit, an attendant comes to address your concerns and calm your hysteria. 
  On a 7-9, they help you, but they first need proof of your loyalty to Bluebeard.
  Give Up the Rose
  When you voluntarily give up the rose, pass the rose to the next Sister. 
  You are immune to trauma until that Sister passes the rose.
  Exit Moves
  Escape
  When you attempt to escape without proposing a 
  truth, the Groundskeeper will offer you a hard bargain 
  or ugly choice. If you pay the price, you escape.
  Propose a Truth
  When you propose a truth about a room, detail 
  what you think happened in the room, to whom, and 
  why. Next describe the token you take that supports 
  your interpretation of what happened here and mark it 
  on the appropriate token track.
  1   If it is a token of Faithfulness, you are closer 
  to proving that your trust in your boyfriend is well 
  placed; heal one trauma.
  1   If it is a token of Disloyalty, you are closer 
  to proving that your unkind suspicions about your 
  boyfriend are true; mark one trauma.
  
  trauma track
  blood
  carnality resilience
  Stats
  One stat is filled out for you. Fill the other two with a 0 and a -1.
  Rendezvous Prep
   ◆ What is the Date’s hair like? 
   
   ◆ How do others like you to wear it? 
   
   ◆ What are you leaving behind from your boring life to 
  become Bluebeard’s Date? 
   
   ◆ When you first met online, what loving gesture did Blue-
  beard make that won you over? 
   
   ◆ What gift did you send to Bluebeard before the rendezvous? 
  Why did you choose this? 
   
   ◆ Do you trust your generous boyfriend, Bluebeard, or do you 
  hold unkind suspicions? Why is that? 
   
  Sisterly Bonds
  Your sisters do not see the wisdom of your ravings, but…
  …______________ is perfect bait. Explain how you have 
  used them to fulfill your deviant desires 
  …______________ attracts the wrong kind of obsession. 
  Explain how you have suffered to keep the unwanted affection 
  of others at bay.
  Choose a Face
  The Lover
  When you cry out for help by appealing to the hotel itself, 
  roll +Blood instead of +Resilience. On a hit, the hotel reshapes 
  itself instead of sending an attendant; on a 7-9, the hotel still 
  needs proof of your loyalty. On a miss, the Date is drawn further 
  into the hotel’s occult madness. 
  The Phage
  When a fellow Sister shatters, you take on some of their 
  essence; take a face move from their sheet for yourself, even 
  one they did not personally possess.
  The Prophetess
  You can see what will be. When you take stock of a tense 
  situation mark one trauma to answer a question from the 
  list, your choice. The Groundskeeper is bound by the answer 
  you give, as if it was their own. 
  Sibyl
  Your aura promises obsession and narcotic 
  futures. Others wish to be the subject of your 
  ravings, the muse for your madness.
  +1
  
  trauma track
  blood
  carnality resilience
  Stats
  One stat is filled out for you. Fill the other two with a 0 and a -1.
  Rendezvous Prep
   ◆ What are the Date’s hands like?  
   
   ◆ What weakness do you give away when others hold 
  your hand? 
   
   ◆ What are you leaving behind from your boring life to 
  become Bluebeard’s Date? 
   
   ◆ When you first met, what loving gesture did Bluebeard make 
  that won you over? 
   
   ◆ What gift did you send to Bluebeard before the rendezvous? 
  Why did you choose this? 
   
   ◆ Do you trust your generous boyfriend, Bluebeard, or do you 
  hold unkind suspicions? Why is that? 
   
  Sisterly Bonds
  You hold yourself apart from your sisters, but:
  …______________ is the only one who soothes you. Explain 
  a time they calmed your rage. 
  …you are envious of ______________. Explain why you can 
  never compare to them.
  Choose a Face
  The Brute
  When you investigate a mysterious object by breaking 
  it, ask a follow-up question about the object. Its essence still 
  remains, but the item can no longer be investigated by any Sister.
  The Rooster
  Mark one trauma to give a direct order to an NPC. They do it, 
  but choose one: Your order…
  ... is carried out to the letter and then some.
  ... is overwhelming and carried out sloppily.
  ... is not something they can do, and a third party steps in 
  to carry it out.
  The Shield
  When one of your Sisters marks trauma, explain to her how 
  the trauma she is experiencing is her fault, then ask if she 
  believes you. If she believes you, she marks one less trauma. If 
  she rejects your explanation, mark one trauma as you experi-
  ence the shame of your own impotence.
  Animus
  You hold onto righteousness  
  with both hands. Others admire  
  your strength and bow to your will.
  +1
  
  trauma track
  blood
  carnality resilience
  Stats
  One stat is filled out for you. Fill the other two with a 0 and a -1.
  Rendezvous Prep
   ◆ What does the Date’s mouth look like?  
   
   ◆ How do others keep her quiet? 
   
   ◆ What are you leaving behind from your boring life to 
  become Bluebeard’s Date? 
   
   ◆ When you first met, what loving gesture did Bluebeard make 
  that won you over? 
   
   ◆ What gift did you send to Bluebeard before the rendezvous? 
  Why did you choose this? 
   
   ◆ Do you trust your generous boyfriend, Bluebeard, or do you 
  hold unkind suspicions? Why is that? 
   
  Sisterly Bonds
  Your sisters are who they are, boring and predictable. But…
  …______________ has no idea of a woman’s true power. 
  Explain why you wish to teach her. 
  … you try to draw in ______________ with your seductive 
  aura. Explain how you hide your insecurities from her.  
  Choose a Face
  The Dancer
  Remove a piece of your clothing to care for someone. That 
  item of clothing is lost to you forever, but it feeds the appetite 
  of the horror or attendant until the Date speaks again.
  The Mistress
  You are the one really in control. Mark one trauma to take the 
  rose from your Sister.
  The Spider
  Your beauty and charm get you what you want. When you trap 
  an attendant or horror with your feminine wiles, they will tell 
  you a secret about either the hotel or Bluebeard. 
  Mark a trauma to ask a follow-up question.
  Fatale
  You drip sensuality from your lips.  
  Others watch your every move and crave  
  for you to take control.
  +1
  
  trauma track
  blood
  carnality resilience
  Stats
  One stat is filled out for you. Fill the other two with a 0 and a -1.
  Rendezvous Prep
   ◆ What is the Date’s figure like? 
   
   ◆ What do others wish was different about it? 
   
   ◆ What are you leaving behind from your boring life to 
  become Bluebeard’s Date? 
   
   ◆ When you first met, what loving gesture did Bluebeard make 
  that won you over? 
   
   ◆ What gift did you send to Bluebeard before the rendezvous? 
  Why did you choose this? 
   
   ◆ Do you trust your generous boyfriend, Bluebeard, or do you 
  hold unkind suspicions? Why is that? 
   
  Sisterly Bonds
  You know best, and try to guide your wayward sisters, but...
  … ______________ irritates you with their obstinance. 
  Explain a time they undermined your authority.  
  …you trust ______________ to have your back. Explain a 
  time they supported you in a time of need.
  Choose a Face
  The Bear
  When a Sister provokes trauma, you can step in and punish 
  the Sister who truly deserves it. Tell the guilty Sister to mark 
  the trauma instead, and mark one trauma for yourself as well, 
  as your failure to prevent this is self-evident.
  The Kingmaker
  When you insist a male attendant or horror deserves more 
  power than they currently have and give them a gift, you have 
  found your champion. Heal one trauma.
  The Martyr
  You will take your love to the ends of this world. When you 
  offer forgiveness for a Sister’s sins, mark trauma, one for two, 
  to heal that Sister.
  Mother
  You walk with authority.  
  Others ache for your approval, and 
  long for you to soothe their wounds.
  +1
  
  trauma track
  blood
  carnality resilience
  Stats
  One stat is filled out for you. Fill the other two with a 0 and a -1.
  Rendezvous Prep
   ◆ What do the Date’s eyes look like?  
   
   ◆ How do others know you want them when they gaze  
  into your eyes? 
   
   ◆ What are you leaving behind from your boring life to 
  become Bluebeard’s Date? 
   
   ◆ When you first met, what loving gesture did Bluebeard make 
  that won you over? 
   
   ◆ What gift did you send to Bluebeard before the rendezvous? 
  Why did you choose this? 
   
   ◆ Do you trust your generous boyfriend, Bluebeard, or do you 
  hold unkind suspicions? Why is that? 
   
  Sisterly Bonds
  You trust your sisters... for the most part, but... 
  …______________ blackens your innocence with her every 
  word. Explain how she became your enemy.
  …______________ often helps you play tricks on the others. 
  Explain a time when she was your ally in mischief.
  Choose a Face
  The Lily
  Your beauty is a candle in the darkness. When you care for 
  someone by showing them something beautiful, you do not 
  have to demonstrate your sincerity.
  The Moth
  When you investigate a mysterious object by placing 
  yourself in immediate danger, the Groundskeeper asks you a 
  question off the list provided. Your answer is truth. Mark a 
  trauma to earn a second question.
  The Victim
  When you caress a horror by inviting it to come closer, 
  mark one trauma to take a 10+ instead of rolling.
  Virgin
  You see beauty where there is none. 
  Others seek comfort in your warmth 
  and delight in your obedience.
  +1
  
  When you shatter, read the following passage aloud. 
  When a new Sister shatters, read it along with her:
  We are no longer whole… 
  Our connection is severed. Our mind is fragmented.  
  Our deepest fears are exposed. Our blood feeds the horrors.  
  And I welcome them.
  When a Sister misses her roll, the Groundskeeper may look 
  to you to describe what happens to the Date.
  Use the following prompts to help describe what happens to the Date:
  1   Answer with what you find frightening.
  1   Illuminate the horror in beauty as well as gore.
  1   Describe interesting details using all five senses.
  
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