Moonlight on Roseville Beach

Head west on Rose Island and you get to the pricey summertime communities like Saltwinne, Destiny Bay, or Dunewood. Head east and you’ll find exclusive resort towns like Pinewood Harbor, Charmington, and Sunken Oak. But in the summer of 1979, every queer person in and around Metropolitan City knew there was just one place on Rose Island to go for a summer gaycation: Roseville Beach.

Moonlight on Roseville Beach: A Queer Game of Disco & Cosmic Horror is a tabletop roleplaying game about a queer beach town in 1979 and the residents who solve its strange, occult mysteries and protect it from elder gods, weird monsters, and greedy real-estate developers. All you need to play are friends, imagination, and some six-sided dice.

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Awards & Honors

In 2023, Roseville Beach received a Must Play designation for Tabletop Gaming Magazine, a Judge's Choice ENnie Award, an Honorable Mention from the 2023 Indie Groundbreaker Awards, and was one of the 20 honorees for The Awards in 2023.

Roseville Beach Zine Series

Zine 1: Characters

Four new origin stories and a selection of new jobs (and self-employment) for Moonlight on Roseville Beach: A Queer Game of Disco & Cosmic Horror. Create a Veteran monster hunter, a Changeling taken away from their home long ago, a Regular who has spent summers working Rose Island, and a Mainland Renegade who meant to come out for just a few days and ended up working here. (Itch | DriveThruRPG)

Zine 2: Entities

This isn’t your grandpa’s monster book! Each entity is introduced through its victims. Study the case notes of vanished detected E. Elliot. Review the log entries of deep-sea biologist Jo Norris and National Park Service ranger Vernon Foley. Try to find out what happened to Nicole Wolf whose waterlogged diary was found on the beach. Zine 2 of this series includes five new entities, investigator documents with GM notes on using each, and a quick mystery generator for adding them to your Moonlight on Roseville Beach campaign. (Itch | DriveThruRPG)

Zine 3: Bracknell Horror

Currently in layout! In 1956, sorcerer Simon Mathers disappeared from Roseville Beach, leaving his apprentice and five of his followers dead. That was 23 years ago this very night, and Simon Mathers is finally ready to come home. But coming home means finding a new body.Blending the pulp horrors of "The Thing on the Doorstep" and The Case of Charles Dexter Ward with the hardboiled gay action of detective novels like Fadeout, Skinflick, and The Man Everybody Was Afraid Of, this is a new R. Rook Studio mystery for Moonlight on Roseville Beach. (Itch)

About the Creator

Richard Ruane (he/him) is the creator of the award-winning game Moonlight on Roseville Beach. He was nominated for the IGDN Groundbreaker Award for Best Setting for Barrow Keep: Den of Spies in 2021 and Dark Designs in Verdigris in 2020. He's previously contributed to Codex, Eat Trash Be Free, and Sunken, as well as books from the original incarnation of White Wolf. You can find his work on Itch and DriveThruRPG.

Quickstart & Demo Kit

Moonlight on Roseville Beach: A Visitor's Guide to Cruisin' includes four origin stories, jobs, and strange events for character creation; the full action resolution and magic rules; and a sample mystery: "The Haunting of Flora Bly."

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