Stakes, Lies, and Conservation Tape: Vampires Bite Back at Derby Museum

Derby Museums and Mythic Echoes are throwing open the coffin lid this May 3rd, The Vampire Games Day transforming The Wardwick at Derby Museum and Art Gallery into a haven for heavy eyeliner and undercooked steak enthusiasts to celebrate the city's Gothic literary heritage and particularly Bram Stokers ‘Dracula’.

Part of the broader 'Dracula Returns To Derby' initiative, exploring the city's links to Stoker's immortal tale, as featured in the original novel through the fictional Alldale Gazette, and that the world premiere of the original play was held at Derbys Grand Theatre in 1924.

Eight sucky adventures await mirror dodgers - with systems including Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition, Dungeons & Dragons 5E, and several specialist rulesets. Game highlights include "Make Blood Boil", where players navigate vampire politics in a modern setting, and "Eat the Reich", casting players as vampire commandos in 1943 Paris - both somehow still more plausible than our current timeline, but I digress.

Title	System/GM	Notes
Make Blood Boil	Vampire the Masquerade (5th edition) Chris Handley (he/him)	A race against time
Eat the Reich	Eat the Reich Faith Elisabeth Lilley (she/her)	Drink all of Hitler’s blood!
(UN)dead Space	Dungeon & Dragons 5E homebrew Harper Kenwright (he/him)	The station is quiet, too quiet…
Bereft in Deadly Bloom	Vaesen Darran Sims (he/him)	Deep in the arctic circle
The Curious Case of the Wilhelms	StokerVerse Mark Rapson (he/him)	“Help!”
Blackout Bay	Dungeons & Dragons 5E Katie Walford (she/her)	Eerie thick fog
Strahd Must Die… Tonight!	Dungeons & Dragons 5E Jordan Carmichael (he/him)	At the entrance to castle Ravenloft!
Secrets of Spireholm	Shiver Charlie Menzies (he/him)	Concerned Citizens of Spireholm

Beyond the gaming tables, theres a raffle, with prizes for the best-dressed player and table layouts.

Vampire Games Day runs from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM at Derby Museum and Art Gallery. Game masters include experienced roleplaying facilitators, and pre-generated characters are available for some sessions. Contact info@derbymuseums.org for booking details and content advisories.

Why don’t vampires carry cash? Because they use Crypt-ocurrency!

Images courtesy of Derby Museums and Mythic Echoes.

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