Drained

Drained is a social horror game in which players are vampires and must navigate mundane social situations, try to blend in with humans and keep their cool when things go wrong.

The game is intended to mirror a conventional "dungeon crawl", with an understanding that social situations are as risky and stressful for a vampire as delving a lost tomb might be for a more traditional adventurer. Players will have to manage limited resources and come up with clever solutions to problems like not having the right ticket, trying to order a drink at a busy bar or persuading a local celebrity to listen to their band’s demo tape.

We hope that players will find both humour and tension in the contrast between the normal situations they need to navigate and the horrific power they wield as vampires. Humans can easily be killed, beguiled or terrified, but these apparent solutions are  likely to escalate a tricky situation into uncontrollable chaos.

Also available to download is a sample haunt - sort of like an adventure module - that can be used to learn the system and as a fun "one shot" game. "Gargax Lager" challenges vampires to attend a rock concert and hopefully meet the band before they inevitably lose their Composure and everything goes horribly wrong.

NEW: Printable Versions!

If you want to print the game out and have a physical copy, we now include two printable versions to download - one in colour and a super-printer-friendly black and white version that removes backgrounds and other things that might discourage home printing. Both of these should be printed "double sided" and folded in half to make a little booklet.