Assigning the right characters to your guests is essential for creating a successful and memorable murder mystery party. Here are some key tips to keep in mind when assigning characters. When assigning characters, it’s important to consider the following:
- Match personalities: Consider whether your guest is introverted or extroverted. Assigning characters that align with their personality type helps ensure they feel comfortable and confident throughout the event.
- Understand comfort levels: Our murder mystery kits may include activities like giving speeches, making drinks, or dancing. If a guest isn’t comfortable with these tasks, avoid assigning them to roles that require these actions.
- Factor in real-life relationships: While mixing guests with others they don’t usually interact with can lead to interesting dynamics, it’s important to avoid potentially awkward pairings. Assign characters with close relationships to friends who will feel at ease working together.
This guide includes detailed character profiles, outlining personality traits, key actions, and relationships to consider when assigning roles. We’ve also added an extroversion scale for each character to help you match roles to your guests’ social comfort levels.
Max “The Magnet”: The host of the Moonlight Mixer! Max "The Magnet" or Celine Star would make excellent characters for the host to play. The guest playing this character needs to be comfortable reading out two long speeches.
- Character personality: Extroverted, life of the party, confident
- Gender: Male
- Extroversion Level: High
Celine Star: Max’s soon-to-be ex-wife and co-founder of Eclipse 54. The players for Max and Celine should be comfortable playing ex-partners. Celine has a rivalry with Aerobic Angie, so it’s helpful if these players get along in real life
- Character personality: Warm, nurturing, enchanting
- Gender: Female
- Extroversion Level: High
Tommy Twirl: It helps if this player has a good relationship with the player of Reggie Rich.
- Character personality: Charismatic, conflicted, supportive
- Gender: Male
- Extroversion Level: Low to medium
Reggie Rich: The player of Reggie should be comfortable playing a more menacing role and have a good relationship with Tommy Twirl’s player.
- Character personality: Menacing, cagey, entrepreneurial
- Gender: Male
- Extroversion Level: Medium
Mandy Moneywise: The club’s meticulous accountant. This role is great for someone who might enjoy playing a professional, rule-following character.
- Character personality: Diligent, guarded, professional
- Gender: Female
- Extroversion Level: Low to medium
Aerobic Angie: Angie has a rivalry with Celine Star, so it’s helpful if these players get along outside the game.
- Character personality: Alluring, secretive, caring
- Gender: Female
- Extroversion Level: Low to medium
Blaze the Breaker: This role involves impromptu dance performances, so pick someone who loves being in the spotlight.
- Character personality: Youthful, overconfident, loves to dance
- Gender: Neutral
- Extroversion Level: High
Nicky Neon: Max’s sibling and the club’s DJ. Frankie is flamboyant but adaptable, so the player can decide how far to take it.
- Character personality: Flamboyant, leader, friendly
- Gender: Neutral
- Extroversion Level: Medium
Blake the Bartender: This role involves making drinks and needs to have a very good relationship with the player of Aerobic Angie.
- Character personality: Flirty, cheesy, hopeless romantic
- Gender: Neutral
- Extroversion Level: High
Benny the Bouncer: Any male could play this character.
- Character personality: Observant, ambitious, assertive
- Gender: Male
- Extroversion Level: Low to medium
Sammy Scoop: Any person could play this character.
- Character personality: Investigative, intelligent, enjoys stirring up drama
- Gender: Neutral
- Extroversion Level: Low to medium
Chef Stu: This role is perfect for louder group member, someone who enjoys being a bit bossy and funny in their interactions.
- Character personality: Bossy, direct, slightly rude
- Gender: Neutral
- Extroversion Level: High
By thoughtfully assigning characters based on personality and real-life dynamics, you’ll set the stage for an unforgettable 80s murder mystery experience at Eclipse 54!
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