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In some ways, tremulus is a challenge to the usual role of the players and narrator. In the unlikely case that your character lives to fight another day, the game also includes progression rules. There are also two “Grey” play styles, where players can die but can’t go insane, or vice versa. In the “White” variant, damaged characters rack up physical debilities or mental disorders but don’t die or go completely insane. There are also ways to make tremulus a less brutal experience. It’s not “game over” until all the Playbooks have been used up. However, players can always jump back in and create a new character with a new Playbook. The Keeper’s section provides a robust framework for creating all kinds of creatures, monsters, and other hazards.Īs in classic Cthulhu games, most characters will die or go insane before the story is over. Likewise, the Keeper is encouraged to create her own monsters rather than relying on Mythos staples. No pages are wasted on world-building players won’t know what horrors lurk beneath until they’re at the table. It doesn’t expect players to know much beyond “horror of the unknown” and “tentacles.” Instead, tremulus seems keenly aware that the less one knows, the more reason one has to be afraid. It’s surprisingly easy to run this mystery game without preparing any clues at all. Players make in-character decisions first, dropping dice (if necessary) second. Both players and gamemaster (“Keeper”) help to tell the story. What makes tremulus a storygame is in the finer points of its execution. A 10 or better and you’re in the clear 7-9 is a partial success, and at 6 or less something goes terribly wrong. The basic tremulus mechanic is simple: roll 2D6 and add modifiers. Storygamers will appreciate the “fiction first” approach and dice-light, improvisational gameplay. Fans of Call of Cthulhu will recognize Archetype-based character creation and a focus on investigation. It’s a modification of the Apocalypse engine ( Apocalypse World, Dungeon World, Monsterhearts) that also draws heavily on storygames like Fate and Fiasco.

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In 2014 tremulus was nominated for five ENnie Awards. You can download tremulus from DriveThruRPG.

Written by Sean Preston ( Reality Blurs), tremulus hit like an onrushing byakhee in October 2012 with a smashingly successful $62,000 Kickstarter campaign. Tremulus, featured as a bonus title in October 2014’s Bundle of Tentacles +2, is classic Lovecraftian horror with a modern rules twist. Blog tremulus: Indie horror keeps it weird Monday 27 October 2014

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