Cozy Catastrophes
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Grapple with mobile carnivorous plants¸ hivemind mind-controlling alien babies¸ unknowable deep-sea aliens¸ and post-apocalyptic cult enforcers in this homage to the magnificent corpus of John Wyndham's close-to-home sci-fi stories.
Use your favourite novel for your adventure. Or play in a sandbox universe peopled with his characters and events. Critiqued by a contemporary writer for producing "cozy catastrophes" where the main characters didn't suffer enough¸ we are content to follow Wyndham's lead; "perhaps finding a kind of quiet happiness in the changed world."
The pdf includes: 12 out-of-the-box NPCs and 3 factions 12 adventure hooks and 6 locations Multi-dimensional and quick character creation 5 spaceship loadouts with easy and quick dog-fighting mechanics a brutal (optional) radiation mechanic
This is what 2 random people said when I showed them the game:
Love it!
- Nathan
But can I have a sentient plant as a pet?
- Amy
Game Expansion
If this game gets 10 votes of interest (higher-than-3-star reviews OR comments expressing interest) across all platforms; I will write 2 full adventures for this universe and find an artist to commission. I will write 1 adventure for every 5 votes.
About Pilcrow.
Pilcrow is a system to easily adapt literature into playable narrative-driven TTRPGs. Unknown conflict dice pools are rules-lite and the Narrator is guided to incorporate themes¸ plots¸ and settings.
System: 24xx by Jason Tocci CC BY 4.0.
Needed: d4 - d12 dice¸ notetaking supplies.
Time to play: 10-minute character creation for an easy¸ enjoyable 2 hours.
Ages: As long as there's no danger of eating the dice.
Uncle Vova CC BY 4.0