Fans of Shadowdark, Knave, and other old-school renaissance (OSR) games have a treat on the way in Christopher Pickett‘s new TTRPG Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying, which recently just launched its Kickstarter, and has almost reached its $15,000 funding goal with plenty of time left in the campaign.
The story centers around the end of the 14th century in Abandoned Constantinople, where death is not the end. Those who perish are somehow miraculously revived, albeit each time with new maleficia — mutations of the spirit and the flesh. You take on the role of Pilgrims who are doomed to survive this world filled with historical intrigue, brutal combat, and the hordes of demoniacs: mutated humans who are lost to the madness beyond death.
Alongside the Rulebook (available in digital, softcover or hardcover) is the “Guide to the Abandoned World” book, which extends the game’s campaign to other parts of the Mediterranean. The book also includes new rules for classes, relics, arms and armor, and encounters as well as setting-specific quests. For you lore junkies, the Guide delves into how other cultures interpret the Abandonment of Death.
If that’s not enough for you, there’s also a third book, entitled “Unsunken: Paris Below”, an addon book that includes a “mega-dungeon” campaign set in Paris. Written by Wythe Marschall, the campaign includes several dungeons to explore, along with plenty of new quests.
Still not enough? There’s “The Reliquary” addon, which offer over 100 unique relics for Danse Macabre that contain quintessence, which is the mysterious resource that restores the natural order of death. Each relic also has an activation power that can aid you on your quest.
Currently, you can make pledges of varying amounts to several levels, which will get you either the Danse Macabre Rulebook and Guide, or include “Unsunken” or “The Reliquary”. That’s on top of whether you want the softcover or hardcover editions, which also include the PDF versions of the books.
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