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4	''Brindlewood Bay'' is a roleplaying game created by Jason Cordova which combines elements of DetectiveFiction (specifically ''Series/MurderSheWrote'') and CosmicHorrorStory. The players are a group of elderly widows and {{Amateur Sleuth}}s known as the Murder Mavens who must solve murders around their titular hometown, in the process uncovering evidence of an ApocalypseCult who threaten to bring about the End of All Things.
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7	!! Brindlewood Bay contains the following tropes:
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9	* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: The players are known as the Murder Mavens.
10	* AmateurSleuth: The Murder Mavens are a group of mystery-loving widows who have taken up solving crimes.
11	* ApocalypseCult: The Midwives of the Fragmented Void, a Hellenic death cult behind the murders the Mavens are investigating and are attempting to summon a force that bring about the End of All Things.
12	* DreamingOfThingsToCome: The "[[Series/TwinPeaks Dale Cooper]]" move grants a Maven clues via strange, unsettling dreams.
13	* FictionalDocument: The Murder Mavens are all fans of The Gold Crown Mysteries, a series written by Robin Masterson about globetrotting super-sleuth Amanda Delacourt.
14	* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: The "[[Series/MiamiVice Sonny Crockett]]" move gives a Maven a noticeably flashy wardrobe.
15	* LovecraftCountry: Brindlewood Bay is a fictional costal town in Massachusetts, though it's much more warm and friendly on the surface than most examples.
16	* MacGyvering: The "[[Series/MacGyver1985 Angus MacGyver]]" move lets a Maven do this once per mystery.
17	* MasterOfDisguise: The "Series/RemingtonSteele" move turns the Maven into one.
18	* MysteriousInformant: The "[[Series/TheXFiles Fox Mulder]]" move gives a Maven one of these who gives them information about the Midwives of the Fragmented Void.
19	* OlderThanTheyLook: The "[[Series/TwentyOneJumpStreet Tom Hanson]]" move allows a Maven to pass for someone much younger.
20	* ShoutOut:
21	** Each of the characters gets to pick a special "Maven Move" give the character a trait or ability based off the television or literary character they're named after.
22	*** "[[Series/TheATeam B. A. Baracus]]" allows a Maven to negate harm to her and her friends once per mystery.
23	*** "[[Series/{{Columbo}} Frank Columbo]]" allows a Maven to gain an extra clue by getting under the skin of the rich and famous.
24	*** "[[Series/TwinPeaks Dale Cooper]] increases a Maven's sensitivity to the supernatural and gives them [[DreamingOfThingsToCome prophetic dreams]].
25	*** "[[Series/MiamiVice Sonny Crockett]]" gives a Maven ImpossiblyCoolClothes which they can use to gain an advantage in certain situations.
26	*** "[[Series/FatherDowlingMysteries Frank Dowling]]" gives the Maven a strong religious faith that lets them resist the Void.
27	*** "[[Series/TwentyOneJumpStreet Tom Hanson]]" makes a Maven OlderThanTheyLook.
28	*** "[[Series/HardcastleAndMcCormick Milton Hardcastle]]" allows a Maven to gain extra experience by dealing out extrajudicial justice.
29	*** "[[Series/HartToHart Jonathan Hart]]" gives the Maven a jet-setting lifestyle that makes them come across as more charismatic.
30	*** "[[Series/MacGyver1985 Angus [=MacGyver=]]]" gives the Maven the option of, well, MacGyvering their way out of a situation once per mystery.
31	*** "[[Series/MagnumPI Thomas Magnum]]" makes the Maven a personal friend of Robin Masterson, the author of [[FictionalDocument The Gold Crown Mysteries]].
32	*** "[[Series/TheXFiles Fox Mulder]]" gives the Maven a MysteriousInformant who will give the Maven information about the Midwives of the Fragmented Void.
33	*** "[[Series/KnightRider Michael Knight]]" grants the Maven a trusty mode of transportation, though nothing as flashy as a talking car.
34	*** "[[Series/SimonAndSimon Rick & A. J.]]" gives the Maven a sibling they have SiblingYinYang with, whom they can call on for help.
35	*** "[[Series/QuincyME R. Quincy]]" gives the Maven a medical background they can use to their advantage.
36	*** "[[Series/TheRockfordFiles Jim Rockford]]" causes the Maven to receive an enigmatic phone message at the start of each mystery, asking the Maven to complete a task seemingly unrelated to the case, for which they will gain extra experience.
37	*** "[[Series/ScarecrowAndMrsKing Scarecrow]]" causes a mysterious stranger to hand or drop off a Clue to a Maven once per session.
38	*** "[[Series/TheFallGuy Colt Seavers]]" lets a Maven automatically perform a daring stunt once per mystery.
39	*** "[[Series/{{ALF}} Gordon Shumway]]" gives the Maven a cat as a LoyalAnimalCompanion.
40	*** "Series/RemingtonSteele" turns the Maven into a MasterOfDisguise.
41	*** "Literature/CAugusteDupin" lets the Maven deduce if something is about to happen.
42	* SiblingYinYang: Taking the "[[Series/SimonAndSimon Rick & A.J.]] move gives the Maven a sibling who is their opposite.
43	* WhatWouldXDo: Once per mystery, the Murder Mavens can think about how Amanda Delacourt, the protagonist of the Gold Crown Mysteries, handled a situation similar to the one they're in, and automatically overcome the obstacle by following her example.
44	* JustForFun/XMeetsY: The creators specifically describe the game as combining elements from Series/MurderSheWrote and the works of Creator/HPLovecraft.

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