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Horrid Mysteries
Horrid Mysteries, an indie tabletop roleplaying game designed for 1 to 6 players that evokes the Gothic horror experience of classic tales like Dracula and Frankenstein's monster through a deck of playing cards featuring illustrations by Harry Clarke (Dracula), Caspar David Friedrichs (Frankenstein) among others. The goal is to resolve frightening situations experienced over years, with all participants assuming roles in such scenarios they've encountered before or been haunted for decades themselves. Artwork credits include public domain works from Edgar Allan Poe and Hellboy comics as well the movie Crimson Peak directed by Guillermo del Toro that serves as inspiration behind its creation (https://itch.io/jam/one-page-rpg-20211). The game's design is based on a randomly generated table taken directly from Maze Rats: https://questi ngbeast.itch. io/.
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5.00 (from 4 reviews)
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