Arch Villains Anonymous
Welcome to Murderless Mysteries! No one needs the violence of murder to enjoy a whodunnit.
The Arch Villains Anonymous club is having a routine club meeting when they discover that one of the members has slipped back into his or her old evil ways and is trying to take over the world. It's up to the club members to discover the culprit before catastrophe strikes!
Contents of the game
Host guidelines, preparations, prop suggestions, setup
Host script (2 parts)
Helper instructions
Character instructions (6)
Character sheets (12)
Host facts sheet
Fax
Audience ballots (20)
Villain certificates (6)
Name tags (signed for main characters, plus blanks for other guests)
Main Characters
| Name |
Description
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| Vanessa Van Avarice |
The club Secretary is a beautiful vamp, vain, ruthless
and very greedy. She flirts with all the men and is catty to all the women.
|
| Professor Trixie Gimmick |
The Club's Technical Administrator
who runs the club website is an ultimate techo-geek. She prefers machines
over people and plays with gadgets all the time, getting a little annoyed
when people interrupt her work to talk to her.
|
|
Hagatha Grub |
The Activities Director is a wicked old witch who cackles
often, sometimes for no apparent reason. Hunched shoulders under black
clothing complete with pointy hat, she frequently pets her only friend,
her cat.
|
| Captain Brutus LeCad |
The club Treasurer a former pirate
captain. He wears pirate clothes and speaks the pirate lingo.
|
| Morley Krupt |
The Security Officer is head of a gangster family. Although
he tends to speak softly, he has always carried a big stick and everyone
knows it. He believes in family first, everyone else last.
|
| Barnaby Underwood |
The club Vice President is a stereotypical villain from
melodramas. He constantly twirls his large black mustache and has an evil
laugh. He doesn't understand why everyone yells "boo" every
time his name is spoken.
|
| Pat Pennywinkle |
The President of the Arch Villains
Anonymous club is the leader of the game, presiding over the club meeting
and keeping the action of the game moving. This part is often played by
the host of the party, and can be played by either male or famale.
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Arch Villains
Anonymous is the first release in the series called 
Murderless
Mysteries.
If you have previously played any mystery party games, you will notice the following special differences in Murderless Mysteries:
- There is no murder, the crime to be solved is nonviolent.
- An unlimited number of party guests can participate.
- The same game can be played again with a different solution.
- No one, including the host and even the culprit, can ever be sure of who dunnit, until it is revealed at the end of the game.
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