Haunted RPG: The Dead Don’t Testify — Ep. 1: The Pier 9 Murder

Description: On a freezing December night in 1929, the murder of Orion Bellwether draws medium Faye Bellwether and private investigator George Valentine into the fog-choked South Docks of Bellweather City. With the police eager to close the case and something strangely silent beyond the Veil, the investigators begin following Orion’s final clues into a mystery of grief, ghosts, and buried city secrets.

Listen to the episode 1 and 2 Post-Session Talkback: https://audio.com/maias-game-room-misc/audio/haunted-ep1-2-talkback

Content Warnings: Gun violence, murder, blood, police corruption, grief, alcohol use, supernatural horror, drowning themes.

Edited by: Maia Wilson

Character Art by: @balascraft on Instagram

Cast

• Maia Wilson as your Narrator / Gamemaster
• Michael Gilbert as The Shamus, George Valentine
• Anna Glover as The Medium, Faye Bellwether

About the Game: The Dead Don’t Testify is played in Haunted, a supernatural noir tabletop RPG about troubled investigators, impossible cases, and the wounds that follow them home. Instead of dice, Haunted uses a tarot deck, turning every draw into a story prompt, consequence, or moment of revelation.

This season is sponsored by Burzerkerr Studios, the two-person studio behind Haunted. Haunted launches on Gamefound on October 1, 2026 as part of Gamefound’s RPG Party 2026.

Learn more and follow the game at hauntedrpg.com.

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