Dark Fortean Times: A Snarl of Corpses
A downloadable game
A Snarl of Corpses Dams the River is a deadly terrain trap that forces players to push their luck and make hard decisions under pressure. It is a quick stand-alone challenge that can be easily integrated into many OSR adventures* or hex crawls. The rules are simple - over the course of 3 rounds players choose an escape path and attempt to pass a certain number of tests. If the players do not succeed within the allotted time the dam breaks and they are consumed by the ensuing flood. The different paths have varying levels of difficulty and while some may only require one success, others require passing the test for multiple rounds. Actions do have consequences. If one path seems fruitless, it is expected that players will change their minds and try for a different means of escape, assuming there’s still time!
...Oh and the supplement includes a horrific backstory/adventure seed and a sickening mini-boss for your added entertainment.
The download file is formatted as an A5 300 dpi PDF document. 10 pages.
If you want to get a rough sense of the probability of survival for the different paths in the supplement at different difficult levels you can refer to this spreadsheet/calculator thingy > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oKfP_OqYaGjHPEtXwQWLhrMoNwmos1rFtxUAy_nv...
Dark Fortean Times: A Snarl of Corpses is an independent production by Champion Tree Publishing and is not affiliated with Ockult Örtmästare Games or Stockholm Kartell. It is published under the MÖRK BORG Third Party License.
MÖRK BORG is copyright Ockult Örtmästare Games and Stockholm Kartell.
* Designed for compatibility with Mörk Borg. Some modification may be required for other OSR games.
Status | Released |
Category | Physical game |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 total ratings) |
Author | Champion Tree Publishing |
Genre | Role Playing |
Tags | Horror, OSR, Tabletop, Traps |
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $2 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Development log
- Typo edit37 days ago
- Design Fix on Page 5Oct 16, 2022
Comments
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Hey Champion Tree,
You should check the dice on page 5.
Hey, do you mean credit the source of the SVG file we used? Or is there something else we missed? Thanks.
I may have an older version. But I only see two dice on the "easy" path. Which I believe requires three 6's.
Wow, we must have looked at that 100 times and we didn’t catch it. Thank you!! We’ll fix it and update.
No problem. It's a great concept. I'd love to help make it smooth as possible
Fixed! We must have lost the asset along the way, because I vividly remember gleefully arranging the dice to show ‘666’.
Cheers, we truly appreciate the support!