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Macabre
A one-page brutalist adventure game. Suited for low-powered, horror OSR/FKR play.Settings I think would work well with this: - Dark Fantasy (Dungeon Crawls or Black Company-type Picaresque)- Science-Fiction (Mothership/Alien-type probably works better than Star Trek)- Weird West (does not need to be set in the US, probably should not)- Historical or Contemporary Horror, Investigation, etc.In this, you will find:- Simple freeform character generation, + hit points- Accessible 2D6-based mechanics based off the original adventure fantasy game- Sacrifice rule for cruelty and heroism alikeMore of this on my blog. Artwork by Cosmic Orrery
Price:
$1.00
Rating:
4.20 (from 5 reviews)
Published:
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