Moonlight on Roseville Beach

Queer pulp meets cosmic horror! It's 1979, and you're spending the summer working in Roseville Beach, the queerest little town on Rose Island. You might have come here looking for an escape, some fun, a little extra money, or even love, but now people are seeing phantasms, strange animals—and stranger old gods—wander the woods, mysterious monoliths appear randomly, and that strange music is coming from somewhere.

Check out the free Quickstart and Demo Kit. If you just want the ePub, pick up the Art-Free ePub.

What's in the Book?

• Character creation, including your origin story before you got to Roseville Beach, jobs on the island, and strange events that introduced you and your housemates to Rose Island's strange supernatural happenings.
• Over 20 options for Guest Star characters: Ready-to-play characters for those friends who drop into your game for a session or two, created by Sharang Biswas, Ezakur, and Alison Cybe.
• Rules of play driven by simple d6 mechanics inspired by Psi*Run and Goblinville Gazette.
• A full chapter on running the game and another with deep dives into the town and Rose Island from Ethan Harvey, Rick Chia, and Rob Abrazado.
• Mysteries and mystery starters from Maxwell Lander, Catherine Ramen, Sean F. Smith, Anne Toole, and Noora Rose.
• Six flash fiction pieces by Sharang Biswas, Bendi Barrett, Ennis Rook Bashe, and Erin Roberts.

Print Copies

Print copies are available for online order from Spear Witch, Ratti Incanti, Plus One EXP, Indie Press Revolution, and Exalted Funeral, or in retail stores including Brooklyn's Twenty Sided Store, Salt Lake City's Under the Umbrella, Gabi's Olympic Cards and Comics in Lacey, WA, and Labyrinth Games & Puzzles in Washington, DC.

What People Are Saying

The pulpy goodness in Moonlight on Roseville Beach is a satisfying blend of familiar themes and genres that have been mixed together in such a way that feels absolutely unique. Between the occult mysteries, the vibrant queer community setting, and intense nostalgia, I can see this becoming many people's comfort game. It somehow manages to evoke all those guilty pleasure feelings of reaching for a vintage pulp story while also taking full advantage of contemporary knowledge of queer identities and cultures to create a thoughtfully inclusive experience.

Yeonsoo Kim, Women are Werewolves

Moonlight on Roseville Beach is full of wonders. Its queer pulp aesthetic and its minimalist, collaborative system offer new and veteran gamers alike a chance to explore Rose Island's bohemian community and many secrets. I never realized that the confluence of weird fiction and queer pulp could be so engaging, whether for an evening or an extended sequence of mysteries, but Richard Ruane and his creative team have charmed me. Let those who can heed its call pack your bags—Roseville Beach awaits!

James Estes, Mage: The Ascension and Fading Suns

Probably the RPG with the best art I've seen this year, at least! Also the RPG with the best advice on romance as plot I've ever seen, period.

Côme Martin, Broken Cities and Meanwhile, in the Subway

Reviews

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From Logan and Griffin at The Story Told podcast

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From Brandon and Josh at The Goblins & Growlers podcast

Demo Files and Free Content

See below for links to the free online character keeper and consent worksheet and check out the playlist from Sam Leigh (now with bonus Donna Summer)!