The Archivists
Immersive Storytellers
The Archivists are makers of immersive digital and live-action experiences. Click the links to learn more about us, or browse our story selection.
© Krystal Arnold & Stephanie Rattanachane 2024
About
S.R.
Storyteller
Lao game dev. Animator by day, coffee addict by night - arguably the worst time to be a coffee addict. Lover of fine pretend-y games with two decades of experience writing for roleplay experiences.
K.P.
Storyteller
Thai Game Dev and poodle enthusiast. Long-time roleplay writer for online/digital games.
K.S.
Storyteller
Native American (Mono Tribe) character designer and comic artist, Kiwi enjoys animation, cartoons, and Boschian horrors. Part time clown. Honk honk!
© Krystal Arnold & Stephanie Rattanachane 2024
Services
Writing
Characters, Worlds, Games
Writing for a game is a daunting task. Looking for folks to delegate some of those tasks to? We love writing! With 20 years of writing experience for immersive games, we specialize in both world building and character writing and would love to help out!
staff
Need a hand?
We have a long history of managing online communities on Discord centered around Roleplay, as well as people managing by day. If you're a bit short handed on support and staff, we'd love to help out!
graphics
Make it pop!
We are Game Dev artists by day, and between us we can handle graphic design, branding, and kinetic assets & animation for your social media campaigns, packets, fliers, and more!
Request a service
© Krystal Arnold & Stephanie Rattanachane 2024
The bloom. A beautiful death.
Twisting vines, blossoming flowers.
Six years ago, the flowers were poisoned.The Bloom began with a seed, as most flowers do. From the seed sprouted beautiful twisting veined vines. From the veins bloomed deep red roses. From the roses, more seeds.They required no care. No water. They simply grew and spread, whether in soil, on stone, or upon the living. It did not matter where - it simply needed to nest to blossom.Those infected by The Bloom would find themselves, slowly, turned into misshapen, twisting, beautiful blooms.If you get to close to them, you may Bloom too.
A floral horror
Let rise the new Gods!
Book of Roses is a roleplay set in the fictional Grey Keep, a theocratic fortress ruled by The Order.A rejection (or disappearance?) of the Old Gods has reformed the world, and in the place of the ancient deities have risen new, young Gods ..and a strange new malady.The characters in Book of Roses are driven to discover the secrets lying in and below Grey Keep. Whether to hasten the spread of the Bloom, wake the Sleeping Goddess, or discover a cure for their plague - that is for you to decide.But they will all find the beauty in their fear.Inspired by Fear & Hunger and the works of Junji Ito!!!!Content Warning!!!!:
Horror (Psychological & Body), Mature, Gore, Death, Themes/Suggestions of Sex and Torture.
© Krystal Arnold & Stephanie Rattanachane 2024
The sunlit Garden
eternity. the power of miracles.
The path you must take has been prepared for you.
The Sunlit Garden is a Dyadic, surrealist psychological drama.Following a descent narrative, the game explores the ritualized breakdown of toxic relationships as players transition from idealized romanticism to explore their vulnerabilities, their secrets, and their hidden selves - however agonizing or lovely it may be.Will you have the courage to seek emotional authenticity at great cost, or will you continue to play the role you were given and remain eternal?Based on Revolutionary Girl Utena.
Larps
HIVEMIND
November 6-7, Port Angeles, WA.
With the modern age comes new and exciting dangers, possibilities and ever-evolving plots to save
(or destroy) the world. The Hive agents are resourceful, intelligent, adaptive—and, with any luck, Calendar Corridor’s days are numbered!
Grunhollow
TBD 2027
Deep within the mist-veiled forests of 17th-century Rhode Island, the trial of Amaryllis Codrin has ended. But the strange events that haunted Grunhollow haven’t stopped.
The Sunlit Garden
Playtesting
The Sunlit Garden is a Dyadic game focused on surrealist psychological drama. Following a descent narrative, the game explores the ritualized breakdown of toxic relationships as players transition from romanticism to explore their vulnerabilities, their goodness and cruelty, and their hidden selves. Will you have the courage to seek emotional authenticity, or will you play the role you were given?Based on Revolutionary Girl Utena.
Book of Roses
TBD
Beware the Bloom.Floral Horror set in a medieval town. Inspired by Fear & Hunger.
Wizards of the Old West
TBD
Dust, dusk, sigils, and gunpowder. Join us in Copper Creek for a weird-west adventure full of magic and deep desert mysteries.