At The Crossroads¸ Dark And Low
About the Game At the crossroads¸ dark and low¸ Where city breaks against the field¸ A Lantern glows and doesn't glow. And there¸ beneath¸ they pray¸ they kneel¸ The ramblers¸ saints¸ and devils¸ all¸ Their hearts¸ and eyes¸ and hands aflame. The one who soars is like to fall¸ But takes what's given all the same. - excerpt from an ancient folk song "At The Crossroads¸ Dark And Low" is a tabletop roleplaying and storytelling game of cloaks¸ daggers¸ and¸ lest we forget¸ unspeakable powers granted to a select few by a mysterious¸ seemingly amoral entity for reasons unknown. Mechanically speaking¸ it is a fairly heavy hack of "Errant¸" another Cloud Monster Press product designed by yours truly. "At The Crossroads¸ Dark And Low" inverts its progenitor's core resolution mechanic and turns it to darker and stranger purposes. It is a game about competent¸ driven people possessed of incredible supernatural gifts. It is¸ more importantly¸ about how they choose to apply those gifts and the consequences¸ complications¸ and implications that follow their actions. Features Comparatively rules light system focused on narrative. The core resolution mechanic is not about success or failure but¸ rather¸ narrative control. A loose and weird cosmological framework. A simple¸ narrative-centric approach to Unspeakable (and Speakable) Powers. Players can manipulate Mind¸ Matter¸ Time¸ and Space to their hearts' content¸ but power this great comes with costs¸ risks¸ and¸ if you're so inclined¸ responsibilities.