The Vampire Games Day

Stakes, Lies, and Conservation Tape: Vampires Bite Back at Derby Museum

Derby Museums and Mythic Echoes are throwing open the coffin lid this May 3rd, The Vampire Games Day transforming The Wardwick at Derby Museum and Art Gallery into a haven for heavy eyeliner and undercooked steak enthusiasts to celebrate the city's Gothic literary heritage and particularly Bram Stokers ‘Dracula’.

Part of the broader 'Dracula Returns To Derby' initiative, exploring the city's links to Stoker's immortal tale, as featured in the original novel through the fictional Alldale Gazette, and that the world premiere of the original play was held at Derbys Grand Theatre in 1924.

Eight sucky adventures await mirror dodgers - with systems including Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition, Dungeons &amp; Dragons 5E, and several specialist rulesets. Game highlights include "Make Blood Boil", where players navigate vampire politics in a modern setting, and "Eat the Reich", casting players as vampire commandos in 1943 Paris - both somehow still more plausible than our current timeline, but I digress.

Title

System/GM

Notes

Make Blood Boil

Vampire the Masquerade (5th edition)
Chris Handley (he/him)

A race against time

Eat the Reich

Eat the Reich
Faith Elisabeth Lilley (she/her)

Drink all of Hitler’s blood!

(UN)dead Space

Dungeon &amp; Dragons 5E homebrew
Harper Kenwright (he/him)

The station is quiet, too quiet…

Bereft in Deadly Bloom

Vaesen
Darran Sims (he/him)

Deep in the arctic circle

The Curious Case of the Wilhelms

StokerVerse
Mark Rapson (he/him)

“Help!”

Blackout Bay

Dungeons &amp; Dragons 5E
Katie Walford (she/her)

Eerie thick fog

Strahd Must Die… Tonight!

Dungeons &amp; Dragons 5E
Jordan Carmichael (he/him)

At the entrance to castle Ravenloft!

Secrets of Spireholm

Shiver
Charlie Menzies (he/him)

Concerned Citizens of Spireholm

Beyond the gaming tables, theres a raffle, with prizes for the best-dressed player and table layouts.

Vampire Games Day runs from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM at Derby Museum and Art Gallery. Game masters include experienced roleplaying facilitators, and pre-generated characters are available for some sessions. Contact info@derbymuseums.org for booking details and content advisories.

Why don’t vampires carry cash? Because they use Crypt-ocurrency!

Images courtesy of Derby Museums and Mythic Echoes.