The Trouble at Trollhalsen -
a four game linked Shiver Horror RPG Epic
Dare to explore Trollhalsen, an oil rig in the North Sea hiding a terrifying secret beneath its waves. Join your team as you reactivate the drills, only to uncover the chilling truth of what lurks in the depths and the mind-bending force that threatens to consume everyone. Your survival depends on working with the other teams in tandem and confronting whatever is going on in the cold depths of the North Sea.
This multi-game immersive Shiver Epic over the course of a full day will be designed to test and thrill. Four separate games of Shiver will run during the day and you will be assigned to one of them playing through 5-6 hours of story. But the twist is...this is a Shiver EPIC! The actions in your game will have consequences for the other three, and their actions will affect your game.
You will be assigned to one of four teams on the Trollhalsen Oil Rig:
- Drill Team - Your primary aim will be to get the drill moving and producing some of that sweet black pay dirt.
- Support Team - You will be mostly focussing on keeping the rig itself running, power, water, heat, light, everything not to do with the drill.
- Science Team - You'll be analysing samples, oil samples, biological samples... basically anything that's required and figuring out why this rig is special.
- Security Team - While the other three teams are working, you'll be making sure they are doing it safely and according to Lancelot Industries standards.
Key Information
Date: Saturday 20th September 2025
Time: 9am-6pm
Venue: The Great Escape, Auckland Road, Grimsby, DN31 3RP
Tickets: £15 per player
To book, click below!
Player Information
What you need to know
This game will utilise Parable Games "Shiver RPG" ruleset, and we welcome both veteran Shiver players and new alike.
We will provide everything you need to play the game, including: Dice, Character Sheet, Character Background, ID Badge, Notepaper, Pencil, Shiver Rules Cheat Sheet.
We regret that due to planning and time constraints we will not be able to allow custom characters, you must use one of our pre-generated characters.
The RPG will run throughout the day with breaks for lunch, you will ultimately spend 5-6 hours of the day roleplaying.
There will be an experienced Director running each game and there will be a Producer handling some other items as well.
The venue has a coffee bar and you will be welcome to grab refreshments as and when required.
We are all experienced game masters and role-players ourselves and we want you to have the best time. If you have any specific questions or feedback please don't hesitate to contact us.
The days running order will look something like this:
- 8:45am - Arrival and welcome
- 9am - Initial briefing and character handout.
- 9:30am - The Game starts.
- 12:30pm - Lunch, either from the Black Gull cafe or you are welcome to go to any local amenities, or your own packed lunch!
- 13:30pm - The Game concludes.
- 4pm - Debrief and Ending
- 4:30pm - Thank You and Goodbyes
- 5pm - One last coffee for the road.
- 6pm - Venue closes.
Trouble at Trollhalsen - Trailer
Please enjoy this brief taster of what is in store for you...
The Venue - The Great Escape on Grimsby's Historic Docks
Located at Auckland Road on Grimsby Docks, Escape the Ordinary (The Great Escape) features workshops, a restoration yard, maker spaces, hot‑desking zones and themed meeting rooms full of character. The team rescues and restores heritage items to fund services or display in the space. It hosts artist‑led creative workshops, peer‑supported recovery groups, and hobby communities. Featuring the famous Black Gull café serving local coffee, tea and soft drinks as well as an amazing kitchen cooking up wholesome food, the venue supports inclusion, wellbeing, skills development and local creative enterprise.
We’re extremely proud to support such a vital community venture—one that blends heritage restoration, personal recovery, creativity and peer empowerment to enrich lives and regenerate place.
All profits from Trollhalsen will be donated to Creative Start to hlep fund these endeavours.
Who We Are Working With On This Project
Below is a list of partners we'd like to thank for helping bring this event to a reality.
Parable Games
We're proud to work in association with Parable Games Directors club. Thank you to the support of Parable Games for writing such an engaging RPG and thank you specifically to Adam at Parable for running the Shiver Directors Club and giving us pointers and help to organise this.
Grim Dice Tabletop Gaming
Thank you to Grim Dice Tabletop Gaming for supplying us with all our RPG needs including rulebooks and dice. We thoroughly recommend them if you need anything for the event.
Creative Start CIC
Thank you to Creative Start for letting us utilise the amazing Black Gull and Great Escape Venue as well as providing logistical support throughout.