Death Throes: Zombie Outbreak Roleplaying
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Death Throes is a game about hope.
Death Throes is a game about the very beginning of the apocalypse: the early stages of a zombie outbreak¸ when there's still a chance the infection can be contained and the world can go back to the way it was. The stakes are high¸ sacrifices have to be made¸ and there's a damn good chance the characters will fail. But it's not a foregone conclusion... and most importantly¸ the characters still have hope.
Death Throes is a Rooted in Trophy game. That means it uses the core Trophy mechanics to tell a story about escalating risk and characters pushing themselves to their limits. It creates deeply character-focused stories with heights of tension and emotion. With a few six-sided dice and a simple character sheet¸ players can quickly create a Survivor with motives¸ drives¸ and skills¸ and throw them into the worst day of their lives. Some of them will fail. Some will die¸ or become monsters. But they've all got a powerful reason to live.
You can use Death Throes to simulate most types of zombie outbreak story¸ from classic survival horror¸ to run-and-gun action horror¸ to the glorious absurdity of a zom-rom-com.
It's compact enough to run as a one-shot and powerful enough to stretch out into a short story arc that lasts a few sessions.
It includes:
A full system (based on Trophy¸ with modifications to tailor it to the zombie horror genre) Stats for a range of zombies Character creation rules Guidance on how to play - and how to play safely Six ready-made scenarios spanning genres from claustrophobic survival horror to camp