D&D & Call of Cthulhu Event Essex | Rolldark Fest VI

Date: Sunday 9th November
Time: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Location: Weeley Village Hall, Clacton-on-Sea, South East England
Tickets:

• Call of Cthulhu Table Seat

• Dungeons & Dragons Table Seat

• Head Table (Private Room – Call of Cthulhu Only)

A One-Day Immersive RPG Horror Experience from the UK’s Premier Game Master Agency

Rolldark Fest has returned…
This time, in the sleepy Essex village of Weeley, something unnatural festers beneath the surface of council minutes, village fêtes, and the scent of damp scones.

Seven tables, 6 players per table, and one impossible truth bind together in a single day of collaborative storytelling, grim investigation, and eldritch horror.

Step into the worn corduroy of 1970s Britain… Where parish councils govern with quiet menace, everyone’s in the Rotary Club, and something is terribly wrong with the allotments.

The Game Format

• Seven tables of 6 players: a mix of Dungeons & Dragons (2024 Rules) and Call of Cthulhu (7th Edition)

• Each table follows its own spine-chilling thread, but all are woven into a single shared mystery

• Professional Game Masters perform live cut-scenes throughout the day to reveal new information, suspects, and horrifying developments

• Players collaborate across tables to uncover the truth before nightfall

• The Head Table, a private, Cthulhu-themed room, serves as the epicentre of the unfolding madness

Player Format: What You’ll Need

Whether you’re joining a table of creeping cosmic horror or gritty rural fantasy, your character is your lifeline. Prepare accordingly.

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS (5E)

Players should create a Level 5 character using the 2024 Player’s Handbook rules. All official races, classes, and backgrounds from published Wizards of the Coast sources are allowed.

To reflect the heightened stakes and immersive nature of Rolldark Fest VI, you may begin with:

One Uncommon Magic Item
(Chosen from any official published Wizards of the Coast book)

Bring your best. Something wicked waits in the hedgerows.

CALL OF CTHULHU (7th Edition)

Investigators should be created with the 1970s British setting in mind, a world of dying villages, crumbling parishes, and occult secrets in polyester suits.

All players will begin with a boosted range of 40–60% in their key Occupation skills. Beyond that, you may choose ONE of the following starting advantages:

• One piece of specialised equipment relevant to your Occupation (from the rulebook or Keeper’s Guide)

• A mythos-adjacent book or object you've "inherited" or discovered (Keeper-curated list)

• +20% to a secondary skill of your choice, marked as “Past Experience” (e.g. Occult, Library Use, Locksmith)

Choose wisely. The past is watching you.

STORY OVERVIEW: THE BLACK TIDE OF WEELEY

Weeley, Essex – November 1977
Bonfire Night has come and gone. The fireworks are over. But something else has been burning beneath this village for centuries… and now it wants out.

The Parish Council has called an emergency meeting. The WI is in disarray. The vicar's eyes are different colours every Sunday. The fields are failing. The bees are gone. And the local water table has turned black as pitch.

Locals whisper of "The Tide", an ancient darkness buried beneath the village hall, sealed long ago during the Great Storm of 1703. But someone has disturbed it. Someone has invited it back…

Now, reality frays like a church jumble-sale cardigan, and only a patchwork alliance of occult investigators, reluctant heroes, and unknowing villagers can stop what’s coming.

Each table takes on a different piece of the puzzle:

• The D&D tables may find themselves chasing local legends, breaking into arcane ruins, or dealing with haunted woods behind the allotments.

• The Call of Cthulhu groups dig into bureaucratic cover-ups, missing people, and sinister rituals disguised as local traditions.

• And the Head Table? They’re the ones in the know. Or at least we hope!

But no one, not even the councillors themselves, are ready for the truth behind The Black Tide.

Tickets Now Available

Seats are strictly limited. Choose your table wisely.

> Call of Cthulhu Table – Dive into 1970s investigative horror

> Dungeons & Dragons Table – Experience fantasy twisted by the rural weird

> Head Table (Private Room) – A darker, more intense role at the heart of the story

Bring your dice, your best vintage threads, and whatever courage you can muster. Because in Weeley, the old ways never truly die.