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CAMP GRINWOOD
HAVE A JINGLY GOOD SUMMER!
Summer 1987 · Staff Orientation Week

EIGHT COUNSELORS. ONE EXHAUSTED DIRECTOR.

ONE KILLER MASCOT WHO JUST CAN'T WAIT TO SEE EVERYBODY AGAIN.

Welcome to Camp Grinwood, where the beer is cheap, the counselors are irresponsible, and the camp's former mascot has a rather creative approach to entertaining the staff.

He's got big ears. White gloves. An infectious smile.

And absolutely no problem getting blood on the merchandise.

THE CAMP THAT PUTS THE FUN IN FUNERAL.
Somebody really should have read the old incident reports.

DEAR FUTURE CAMP GRINWOOD FAMILY,

Congratulations! You've arrived just in time for the most exciting week of the summer!

Our eight enthusiastic counselors are getting acquainted, preparing activities, and doing their absolute best to avoid anything resembling actual work.

There's a beautiful lake, miles of scenic forest, charming rustic cabins, and enough interpersonal drama to keep a daytime soap opera employed for six seasons.

Best of all? There aren't any campers here yet.

That's right! Staff orientation week is strictly adults-only. No children, no visiting families, and nobody to complain when the counselors decide to turn a perfectly respectable campfire into an alcohol-fueled disaster.

Enjoy the sunshine. Make new friends. Fall in love. Make terrible decisions.

And please disregard any unusual noises coming from the woods.

Warmest regards,
The Camp Grinwood Management Team

P.S. If you see a smiling cartoon mouse, please notify management immediately.

MEET MISTER JINGLES!
Camp Grinwood's Favorite Friend!

He's back, boys and girls.

And he's brought a whole new bag of tricks.

THE SMILE THAT NEVER QUITS.

Once upon a time, Camp Grinwood had a mascot.

A cheerful, black-and-white cartoon mouse named Mister Jingles, complete with enormous ears, oversized gloves, vintage clothes, and the kind of grin that belonged on a cereal box.

He loved entertaining people. Telling jokes. Playing games. Making everybody laugh.

He still does.

Unfortunately, Mister Jingles also finds terror, suffering, and murder absolutely hilarious.

He's clever, theatrical, viciously inventive, and just vain enough to appreciate a captive audience. He might spend hours preparing the perfect practical joke, or decide that a fire axe would make an excellent punchline.

He isn't an invincible ghost or an all-powerful demon. He's flesh and blood, extraordinarily difficult to put down, and perfectly capable of getting hurt.

As for where he came from, why he disappeared, or what really happened during his previous stay at Grinwood?

Management would prefer you didn't ask.

YOUR 1987 SUMMER STAFF
Eight counselors. Seven questionable coworkers. One summer you'll never forget.

They're young. They're attractive. They're irresponsible.

And unlike the idiots in most slasher movies, these people have lives, loyalties, grudges, and ambitions of their own.

Get to know them before somebody starts screaming.

BRAD MITCHELL · 24
The Jock · Activities

Brad is strong, handsome, athletic, and confident enough for three ordinary men.

Unfortunately, he knows it.

Everything is a competition, every conversation is an audition, and every opportunity to remove his shirt is an opportunity worth taking.

He's also reckless enough to believe he could take just about anything in a fight.

That theory may eventually require testing.

Favorite survival strategy: Be Brad Mitchell.

TIFFANY MONROE · 23
The Party Girl · Social & Events

Tiffany has never met a party she couldn't improve, a rule she couldn't bend, or an attractive stranger she couldn't find a reason to talk to.

She's bubbly, impulsive, flirtatious, and considerably sharper than her party-girl reputation suggests.

For Tiffany, the perfect summer involves music, romance, scandal, and absolutely no boring evenings.

Careful what you wish for, sweetheart.

Favorite survival strategy: Make it a party.

EDDIE WALSH · 22
The Stoner · Recreation & Equipment

Eddie believes life's too short to worry about schedules, responsibilities, or anything that requires standing up before noon.

He's sarcastic, resourceful, mischievous, and considerably more observant than his permanently relaxed expression suggests.

Give him a problem and he'll probably make a joke.

Give him a serious problem and he might actually surprise you.

Favorite survival strategy: Remain extremely chill.

JENNIFER HAYES · 23
The Final Girl · Hiking & Outdoor Activities

Under the big hair, dark eyeliner, and intimidating rock-and-roll wardrobe is one of the most dependable people at camp.

Jennifer knows the trails, watches out for her friends, and notices little things other people miss.

She's compassionate, practical, and brave when it matters.

She also has a habit of trusting people longer than she probably should.

Favorite survival strategy: Pay attention.

Being the Final Girl archetype doesn't come with a survival guarantee.

RICK DAWSON · 26
The Womanizer · Waterfront & Boating

Rick has the looks, the confidence, and the irritating ability to make even a terrible idea sound like the best thing you've ever heard.

He's charming, adventurous, shamelessly flirtatious, and not especially interested in being told no to a dare.

Underneath the cocky exterior, he's more capable and perceptive than people tend to assume.

Which is useful when your workplace includes a lake, an isolated forest, and an alarming number of opportunities to make bad decisions.

Favorite survival strategy: Charm his way out.

HEATHER COLLINS · 22
The Spoiled Rich Girl · Arts & Crafts

Heather was promised a summer of personal growth.

She was not informed that personal growth involved communal bathrooms, mosquitoes, and people who don't recognize designer labels.

Stylish, charismatic, dramatic, and spectacularly high-maintenance, Heather has every intention of making Camp Grinwood accommodate her standards.

Whether Camp Grinwood survives the experience is another question.

Favorite survival strategy: Demand to speak to management.

DANNY MERCER · 21
The Horror Nerd · Media & Entertainment

Danny can identify a slasher movie from three seconds of grainy VHS footage, explain exactly why the sequel was better, and recommend a dozen films nobody else has heard of.

He's creative, intelligent, loyal, and a little hopeless when actual human beings are involved.

Which is unfortunate, because he might be the only person at Grinwood who recognizes a horror-movie situation when he's standing in one.

Favorite survival strategy: Watch more movies.

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The Eighth Counselor · Role Defined by You

Seven coworkers. One exhausted director. And now there's you.

You're part of Camp Grinwood's eight-person counseling staff, reporting for orientation before the summer season begins.

What kind of counselor are you? That's your business.

Your appearance, personality, background, assigned duties, and relationships are yours to establish.

Whether you become the responsible one, the troublemaker, the unlikely survivor, or somebody nobody saw coming is entirely up to you.

Favorite survival strategy: Your call.

AND THEN THERE'S MANAGEMENT.
Somebody has to keep this place running.

MAGGIE GRINWOOD · 52
The Boss · Camp Owner & Director

Margaret Grinwood inherited a summer camp, a mountain of responsibilities, and an apparently endless supply of employees determined to test her blood pressure.

She's strict, stubborn, exhausted, and fiercely protective of the place her family built.

She also knows a thing or two about Camp Grinwood's past that hasn't made it into the promotional brochures.

Good luck getting her to discuss it.

Favorite survival strategy: Keep the damn place running.

SO WHAT'S THE PLAN?
Besides surviving orientation.

THE CAMP IS YOURS TO EXPLORE.

Spend your days at the lake, explore the trails, hang out in the cabins, investigate old camp memorabilia, or join the counselors for a night of spectacularly poor decisions.

Make friends. Start rivalries. Fall for someone. Break somebody's heart. Throw a party Maggie definitely didn't authorize.

Or become the one person who actually takes the camp's strange history seriously.

YOU'RE THE EIGHTH COUNSELOR.

You're an adult member of Camp Grinwood's counseling staff during orientation week. Your appearance, personality, background, responsibilities, and relationships are yours to establish.

You're not automatically the designated victim, romantic lead, or chosen hero.

The other counselors recognize you as a coworker, but your relationships develop through the story.

You decide what kind of summer this becomes.

THE STORY DOESN'T WAIT FOR YOU.

The counselors have their own lives. Friendships can change. Rivalries can grow. Secrets can surface. People can make mistakes, disappear, survive, or die.

Mister Jingles isn't obligated to chase you. He has an entire camp to entertain.

And nobody, not even the person who looks suspiciously like the Final Girl, has guaranteed plot armor.

No fixed death order. No mandatory romance. No predetermined ending.

Just one very long week before opening day.

A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM CAMP MANAGEMENT

IMPORTANT SAFETY REMINDERS!

• Please respect all posted trail signs.
• Swimming after drinking is strongly discouraged.
• Unauthorized parties are strictly prohibited.
• Report damaged equipment to the director.
• Never leave sharp objects unattended.
• Do not investigate suspicious noises alone.
• If approached by a smiling cartoon mouse, do not accept invitations to participate in games.

Management is not responsible for injuries, emotional distress, missing persons, or unexpected musical performances.

RATED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES

Adult language, drinking, drug references, sexual themes, flirtation, adult relationships, psychological horror, stalking, graphic violence, gore, and possible character death.

All characters appearing in the roleplay are adults aged 18 or older. No campers or minors are present during staff orientation week.

Romance, intimacy, violence, and survival outcomes develop through the story rather than being mandatory events.

CAMP GRINWOOD
HAVE A JINGLY GOOD SUMMER!

Come for the sunshine.
Stay for the friendships.

Leave before the mascot finds out you're here.

Staff Orientation · Summer 1987

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