Publishers blurb:
Squatting outside the city the Demon Gate, roofed as it is, is an uncertain haven for travellers, vagrants, mendicant monks, criminals, lost spirits... and you.
There was a trial, about a man that died. They made you speak there. You saw something, right? You still don't understand it; the pieces don't fit. There was a trial, and there will be an execution, and your part is done. But it haunts you.
There are two hours before the ferry comes and you can get out of here. Which leaves you stuck with answering the question: what exactly happened?
A live action storytelling game for 10 12 players loosely based on Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa), and "In A Grove" and "The Rashomon" (Ryunosuke Akutagawa). (GM note: while relatively dark, this game does
not have any themes of sexual violence.)
Requirements
Players: 10-12, F - 2 M - 2 E - 8
Venue: Outside, preferably with an open, roofed structure that allows a fire.
Costumes: Aims for Edo-period Japanese; some characters are a bit more specific.
Time: Run time 2 hours, plus setup and pack out.
Themes: Unreliable narration; everyone is guilty; a flower of hope in the wasteland of despair; minor supernatural themes; and horror.