Gothic horror investigation
The Old Blood
A dying city, a killer behind a vampire’s legend, and something older beneath the keep.
Based on The Old Blood by Doomed Zone (CC0). Converted to BRP and adapted for Elrune. · version 1.0.0
- Players
- 3 to 5
- Length
- 12 to 30 hours
- Scenes
- 142
- Maps
- 26
The story
In the shadow of a ruined keep, the city of Brannam rots. Its people rose against the vampire Edric von Braech generations ago and burned his keep, but the city never healed. Now two bodies have been found drained of blood, with puncture marks on their necks, and the old fear walks the streets again. The heroes must find the killer before the city tears itself apart, and decide what to do about what they find beneath it.
A multi-session investigation in a decaying city: ten districts to explore, a murderer hiding in plain sight, three dungeons beneath the streets, a city that falls apart a little more each night, and five very different endings.
What is inside
- 18 chapters
- 142 scenes
- 26 maps for your library
- 57 characters to meet
- 33 handouts for the players
- Fights on the 3D table, played by the rules
Based on The Old Blood by Doomed Zone (CC0). Converted to BRP and adapted for Elrune. Based on The Old Blood by Doomed Zone (CC0 1.0), an independent product published under the Shadowdark RPG Third-Party License and not affiliated with The Arcane Library, LLC. Converted to Basic Roleplaying and adapted for Elrune: rules content under the ORC License, Basic Roleplaying by Chaosium Inc. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Chaosium. The original maps, cover and background images are not used; boards are original Elrune work. The city and district boards follow the layout of maps made with Watabou’s Medieval Fantasy City Generator (watabou.github.io), with thanks.