Hi everyone,

Hope this is the right place to ask.

Basically, as the title says, I'm looking to run an RPG for my friends set in a haunted American house. Discussion of weird WASP American dynasties gives me the creeps anyway, so I figured I'd set it in something that scares me and hopefully that transfers to the players. Unfortunately, I'm not a yank so my knowledge isn't too good, and googling "spooky wasp dynasty stories" doesn't come up with much.

Sort of stuff I'm looking for:

  • My creepy WASP family, the... Vanderchilds... had a daughter that caused them difficulty so they had her lobotomised. Her vengeful ghost will be amongst the spirits in the mansion that the players must help have their vengeance on the cruel Vanderchild ghosts.

Would also like help coming up with a better family name than the Vanderchilds.

Thanks homies.

  • cilantrofellow [any]
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    4 years ago

    Look into the Veiled Prophet society in St Louis. there was a TrueAnon ep on them and it’s pretty wild.

    You can probably just look up some names of Boston brahmin families and maybe try a google with “controversy” or “scandal” tied with some of the more we’ll known names like Lowell.

    • neverstopscreaming [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Will do! This is how ignorant of this stuff I actually am It turns out Boston Brahmin families is exactly what I wanted I just didn't k ow the term to Google it.