What is the Locksmith’s Dream?

“It’s real life, escape room-esque with 100% immersion and ten times more story and actors.”

Tonya

Secret gods live beneath the skin of the world. Each year five of them meet to exchange secrets and agree par­tic­u­lar notes of history. 

After the gods have met, a select group of mor­tal guests can vis­it the site to pick through aban­doned tid­bits of secret knowl­edge. These events have been called coun­ter­par­ties; they’ve been called symur­gies; they’ve been called the embassies of night. One such coun­ter­par­ty takes place in a crum­bling fam­i­ly man­sion in Mon­mouthshire, UK.

This is the Locksmith’s Dream.

Set in the world of the dou­ble-BAF­TA-nom­i­nat­ed Cultist Sim­u­la­tor, the Locksmith’s Dream is an occult, 1920s expe­ri­ence requir­ing no pri­or knowl­edge of the game. In short, you’ll come for a lux­u­ry overnight stay and join an occult scav­enger hunt. You don’t have to act (unless you want to), you don’t have to work with oth­er peo­ple (though it might be fun) and you can fol­low your own line of enquiries in what­ev­er order you choose. If it all gets too much, there’s always the relax­ing fire in the Flint & Wheel pub and a spe­cial­ly-designed cock­tail or two.

“It’s an occult scavenger hunt where much of what you are scavenging isn’t physical…”

Julian

Stay the night in a gor­geous manor house and explore a cor­ner of the invis­i­ble world as you tug and tease at the web of nar­ra­tive threads that sur­round you. Shel­ter behind the iden­ti­ty and title of an illus­tri­ous (or infa­mous!) for­mer guest of the house. Search for the clues hid­den in plain sight and in unlike­ly places. Trade Bird­song with the Cura­tor, gos­sip with Bar­tender, take a tour of the grounds with the trust­ed ser­vant, Hawthorn. And decide whether or not to believe every­thing the Inspec­tor says…

By explor­ing the house you will find not only oth­er guests but also peo­ple who can per­haps help or enlight­en. The house is the warp, and the staff are the weft, indi­vis­i­ble from the place and as depend­able as the bricks and mor­tar. They’ll ensure you’re well looked after, and there will always be some­one on hand to answer those burn­ing ques­tions, guide your efforts and pro­vide refreshments.

“AS NIGHT FALLS, THE HOUSE CHANGES. AFTER A SUMPTUOUS DINNER IN THE OAK-PANELLED DINING HALL, YOU’LL RETIRE TO YOUR ROOMS TO REFRESH YOURSELF AND PREPARE FOR THE NIGHT, SLIPPING ON YOUR MASK AND STEPPING INTO THE HOUSE OF THE MOON.”