Murder Mystery Event at Kinnersley Castle Hereford UK 27-29th March

Please read these rules before the event

Those players with blank firing guns are requested to initially have them completely concealed.
You should believe everything you see and treat it as real. The type of game does not work if you say something like, 'do not worry, this is not really a ghost, its someone in a funny costume’.
The aim is to produce atmosphere of period, not exact an date.
Therefore, ignore minor inconsistencies e.g. dates on books, assume they are actually a period date.
The game will not stop until the end (there are 'no time outs'), unless there is a real emergency, from start until game finishes in early hours of Sunday morning.
A large number of props are used and many are valuable: Treat them as such. Perhaps when finished with small props put them somewhere central (hence you know where they are and you can find them again), no-one will steal any props you have found once they are placed in a central location
Firearms we occasionally use .22 blank firers- be aware that they still have a small flash that can cause a flash burn and can be very loud in confined spaces. Only 8 rounds allowed per gun. May give 12 rounds to refs now- this may be available in some logical place/ time later in game.
Shooting rules: you hit the target if you make an aimed shot in same room or 10 paces outside. If target is in cover, it takes average 3 shots to hit. Crew take care of own hits, you do not tell them they have been hit! Investigators use an honesty system; if you think you have been hit, one of crew will tell you e.g. butler. If you role play well, the hit will be less likely to kill you!
Ask nearest crew before you start ripping the place to pieces e.g. before move double wardrobe, ask if good idea. If they say, ‘Perhaps that it not such a good idea’ this means no. You might have to rip something to pieces, but ask first!
You should not build barricades, locking doors, windows. Assume that the household staff/ servants go around and make the house secure in event of any trouble.
Anything secured with a lock/ padlock/ strap with padlock on it/ cannot be opened without key. You may not break it, force it or pick it! Find the key.
Small white signs saying 'No play or private' means you cannot enter that area- nothing of value is behind the area. Areas may change.