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Lovecraftesque
Lovecraftesque is the GMless storytelling game of brooding cosmic horror you've been waiting for. You tell the story of a lone Witness at the mercy of strange and terrifying events. The game helps you create a slow-building mystery, culminating in a climactic scene of horror.
- You create your own monsters and mystery that feel like something out of Lovecraft's notebook.
- All the players contribute clues to surprise and creep each other out.
- The rules ensure that the story flows seamlessly, as if an invisible GM were guiding it.
- There won't be any Mi-Go or Deep Ones--you'll get a completely fresh take on the genre.
This book includes everything you need to play, as well as scenarios and other material to inspire you.
LOVECRAFTESQUE IS A GAME FOR 2-5 PEOPLE AND TAKES 3-4 HOURS TO PLAY.
- You create your own monsters and mystery that feel like something out of Lovecraft's notebook.
- All the players contribute clues to surprise and creep each other out.
- The rules ensure that the story flows seamlessly, as if an invisible GM were guiding it.
- There won't be any Mi-Go or Deep Ones--you'll get a completely fresh take on the genre.
This book includes everything you need to play, as well as scenarios and other material to inspire you.
LOVECRAFTESQUE IS A GAME FOR 2-5 PEOPLE AND TAKES 3-4 HOURS TO PLAY.
224 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2018
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April 11, 2022
Lovecraftesque es un juego narrativo creado por Joshua Fox y Becky Annison siguiendo los pasos de juegos como Fiasco. Las reglas son menos de cincuenta páginas y busca rescatar el «sabor» de las historias de horror cósmico de H. P. Lovecraft. El juego propone que los jugadores intercambien papeles durante la partida, entre narrador, testigo y espectadores. En caso de partidas de dos jugadores, este último rol queda descartado. La duración suele ser de una sesión, aunque explica cómo hacer una «campaña de juego».
Lo bueno de este manual es que también incluye varios ensayos sobre las temáticas que trata e incluso se anima con algo de poesía de horror cósmico.
Lo bueno de este manual es que también incluye varios ensayos sobre las temáticas que trata e incluso se anima con algo de poesía de horror cósmico.
October 1, 2021
Awesome system with a surprising amount of content related to porting Lovecraft's iconic style and ideas without bringing along his deep-set racism, which is often a more difficult task than it might seem. Looking forward to playing this in person when possible.
April 29, 2019
Il gioco è pluripremiato, e voglio sicuramente provarlo, ma dall’esposizione mi è parso un po’ incasinato e “pressappochista” come meccaniche (ci son le regole, però puoi fare delle eccezioni, oppure fai un po’ come cazzo viene). L’edizione italiana è esteticamente bella, in particolare per via della “ghostlight”, ma è piena di refusi, che è abbastanza imperdonabile. Anche il layout a volte mi è parso poco intuitivo. Ben 40 pagine sono spese con saggi su quanto era stronzo e razzista Lovecraft, che vabbè, lo era, ma si poteva ridurre tutto ad un paio di box. Anche la parte sulla malattia mentale è abbastanza insopportabile. Mi ha fatto abbastanza ridere in uno degli scenari pronti la “poetessa Lao con interesse nel folklore antico”. Really?
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