Ghastly Affair is authentic Gothic role-playing in the decadent and disastrous age of Marie-Antoinette, Napoleon, and Lord Byron. Experience a world of glittering beauty, terror, and the supernatural, where Love is intertwined with Death!

Ghastly Affair embraces the full spectrum of the Gothic. You can be the imperiled True Innocent bravely suffering in a wicked world, or seduce your way across salons and ballrooms as a Libertine instead. Experience the desperately romantic life of the Bandit. Live the black comedy of the Grave Robber's outrageous occupation. Command dark sorcery as the Magician. Quest for Nature's forbidden secrets as the Mad Scientist. Combat the horrors of the night as the Demon Hunter. Deal with the Devil, and bargain with Death. The twisted games and arcane rules of High Society can be as perilous as any werewolf, and dancing well might save your soul.

Ghastly Affair uses streamlined, easy-to-understand rules that employ the widely-understood terms and concepts of Old School role-playing games, but with a modern twist. Just roll under the rating of an Ability on a twenty-sided die, to do everything from deciphering an ancient manuscript to sneaking past a clan of hungry cannibals. Characters can be customized with free-form, player-defined Assets and Afflictions. The game is designed to support a fast-playing and immersive experience.