

“tremulus takes classic Lovecraftian gaming and combines it with the growling, dangerous engine of Apocalypse World. New elements drive the game into more investigative directions, handle sanity loss and madness, and streamlines the role of the Keeper (the game master.) The rules of tremulus are based on Vincent Baker’s Apocalypse World and influenced by elements of Fiasco and FATE. Matt Forbeck, Award-winning game designer and author It makes it dead easy â frighteningly fun, even â to tell stories to scare the hell out of yourself.” “Deceptively simple, never dull, tremulus is not for the faint of heart but the inquisitive soul. All rolls are player-facing and serve to drive the story forward.You never roll without a reason. All the information you need to play your character is found in your playbook, so there is nothing to memorize, and once you get going it becomes second nature. Novices and experienced gamers alike can sit down and start playing right away. Is it Easy to Learn? (Short answer: Yes!)

Ron Blessing, Co-host of RoleplayDNA and Smiling Jack’s Bar & Grill (and the much missed The Game’s the Thingâ¦let’s bring this back). tremulus takes you from zero to full immersion in mere minutes, and its narrative unfolds like a story penned by Lovecraft himself.” “Sean Preston wrote a game that reflects the horror play style I’ve always had to shoehorn into existing systems. If you know what scares you or your friends, that knowledge and the guidance found in tremulus will give you more than enough to get going. (It’s not homework, but if you haven’t read any of HPL’s work, go find some. Monte Cook, Co-designer Call of Cthulhu D20 Roleplaying Game and the creator of the upcoming Numenera It’s the kind of thing you think you want to avoid at all costs, but instead can’t help but be drawn toward…” If you’ve never played any roleplaying games in the past, then this is a great game to start with. And dice? You only need a pair of regular old six-sided dice, like you find in most family board games. tremulus lets you and your friends make terrifying stories together. Tremulus is a storytelling RPG where you and your friends get together and create a haunting story in the vein of HP Lovecraft’s works.
