Betrayal Game 1 - Perchance to Dream

Haunt 13 Scenario - "Perchance to Dream" 

Hero's Intro:

"Wake up, wake up! Why won't the dreamer wake up?

One of your fellow explores has fallen asleep in the bedroom. You poke and prod, and then deliver a stinging slap. Nothing wakes the dreamer. In a terrible place like this, this can't be good.

The dreamer thrashes, crying out, "Come back! Don't do it!" Must be a nightmare."

Traitor's Intro:

"Your body has entered a new place - a very, very bad place - but a place where, you discover with a thrill of anticipation, you have a measure of control!

This is your chance to change everything. The thought seeps us from the back of your mind. Take a break; rest for a while. Why not lie down and take a little nap? It's such a nice bed...

The eyes of your fleshy cage close, and for the first time, your subconscious eyes open! Time to set your dreams free. Let the screaming begin." 

Players

• Larry, 39
• McKees Rocks, PA. 
• Suburban/urban. 
• Occupation 
• Medical courier for Quest Diagnostics  
• Education
• University of Pittsburgh, 
• Interdisciplinary studies with a specialization in children’s literature and child development 
• Fun Fact 
• Plays the drums
• Scary Movies
• Occasionally likes them (annihilation freaked him out). 
• Favorite scary movie is The Thing.  
• Scary Books
• "No, the detailed description of scary things is unsettling."
• How do you believe the area you grew up in impacted your childhood? 
• Instilled a blue-collar sensibility in him 
• Lived in a small house, little to no privacy (it was hard to find time for yourself)
• Often went outside and walked around the block 
• If you could live anywhere, where would you live?  
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the house he already lives in. 
• Made a very good purchase, good sized backyard for dogs, good neighbors etc. 
• This is his fourth time playing Betrayal at House on the Hill
• Character 
• Brandon Jaspers
• Age: 12
• Height: 5'1"
• Weight: 109 lbs
• Hobbies: Computers, Camping, Hockey
• Birthday: May 21st
• Mental Traits
• Sanity: 4 (Middle)
• Knowledge: 3 (Close to bottom)
• Physical Traits
• Might: 4 (Middle)
• Speed: 4 (Close to bottom)
• Played as a hero

• Jessica, 38
• South Side Slopes
• Urban
• Grew up in the same house several generations of our family lived in
• Grandma was born next door
• Great aunt lived across the street
• Occupation 
• Director of the Writer’s Center at La Roche College 
• Education
• La Roche College - Secondary English Education
• IUP - Masters in English Generalist
• IUP - Ph.D. in English Composition 
• Fun Fact 
• "I like to play video games but technically when they market to small children, they are marketing to me."
• Scary Movies
• "No not at all. I don’t like to feel scared. I don’t see the point of spending money or time to feel scared when I don’t find it pleasant."
• Scary Books
• "Not really. I don’t like horror but I like murder mystery, serial killer, police drama. Scary in that vain, like “who done it” just not supernatural...more like understanding human psychology."
• How do you believe the area you grew up in impacted your childhood? 
• "From a poor neighborhood, especially at the time. It made me have a certain sort of work ethic. I wanted to improve the situation."
• A certain anxiety about money. 
• Feel at home in her own skin, secure.
• In terms of love, understanding, feeling history → having a place in the world. She loves the house. 
• Common knowledge in the family that the house was haunted by grandparents. Not a negative haunting, a here to protect us type thing. Very much at home. 
• If you could live anywhere, where would you live?  
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the house she already lives in. 
• Similar reasoning to Larry. 
• She wanted to buy her childhood home. However, she is glad to have found her own thing. 
• "If you feel very secure in a home, feel more like it'ss yours than it is theirs." 
• In terms of it being more "her" home than Larry's. There would have been a constant tension. 
• This is her third time playing Betrayal at House on the Hill
• Character 
• Jenny LeClerc
• Age: 21
• Height: 5'7"
• Weight: 142 lbs
• Hobbies: Reading, Soccer
• Birthday: March 4th
• Mental Traits
• Sanity: 4 (Close to top)
• Knowledge: 3 (Close to bottom)
• Physical Traits
• Might: 4 (Close to bottom)
• Speed: 4 (Middle)
• Played as the traitor

Results

The heroes prevailed:

"The roaming nightmares lose all cohesion and vanish. The dreamer ceases thrashing, but gives voice to one final scream in a deep, hellish voice: "NOOOOO! Don't make me go back!"

Your friend wakes, blinking, and in a normal voice says, "I had the strangest dream."



This house was set up in favor of the heroes. It was easy for Larry and I to get to the room that the traitor was located in within just one or two turns. Part of the reason why we won also dealt with Jessica's misunderstanding of some of her rules as the traitor (which happens from time to time in this game).