A downloadable solo game

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        THE VALE IS NOW OPEN        


explore the ever-grey vastness of the Vale, the dark hallways of the Deep, and the claustrophobic  forest of the Willow. 

included in the zine:

  • an implied setting through vii truths of the world.
  • rules inspired by dark fort and into the odd using a d4 and a d6.
  • tables to populate each region with encounters, discoveries, and monsters.
  • survival mechanics
  • random monster generation by tracking clues they left. 
  • random character generation inspired by cairn.
  • random treasures.
  • a spell recharge system inspired by mausritter.
  • a minimalistic oracle and spark table.
  • loot the body.


this is an ashcan version, the long-term plan is to expand this game further with:

  • npc generator
  • quest generator
  • different types of dungeons
  • proper artwork
Published 24 days ago
StatusReleased
CategoryPhysical game
Rating
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
AuthorvanSaxen
GenreRole Playing, Survival
Tagsdark-fort, Dungeon Crawler, Exploration, Hexcrawl, into-the-odd, mausritter, solo, Solo RPG

Purchase

Buy Now4.00€ EUR or more

In order to download this solo game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of 4.00€ EUR. You will get access to the following files:

hopeless-vale-ashcan-pages.pdf 46 MB
hopeless-vale-ashcan-spreads.pdf 45 MB
hopeless-vale-character-sheet.pdf 444 kB
playsheet-The-Deep.pdf 266 kB
playsheet-The-Vale.pdf 4.5 MB
_printfile_release.pdf 52 MB

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Community copy

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  • I will add 7 more for each purchase.
  • In exchange for the free copy, I'd really appreciate a rating, thanks!

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this game looks amazing! Can’t wait to play it, I love how the creator expanded on the ideas in dark fort and built out greater variety.