Lovecraftesque is a GMless, prepless, diceless RPG devoted to recreating the atmosphere of HP Lovecraft's original works while rejecting the author's bigotry.
Lovecraftesque is a GMless game of creeping cosmic horror for 2-5 people. The game lets you create your own eldritch monstrosities and apocalyptic revelations with the help of your friends. You will build a story that feels like Lovecraft could have written it, one clue at a time.
Like Lovecraft's own stories, the game focuses on a single Witness who stumbles upon something terrifying and has their worldview blown apart. They gradually uncover a horrifying secret before undergoing a journey into darkness and encountering a monstrous creature or finally comprehending an awful, worldview-shattering truth.
Each turn of the game, one player will act as Narrator and introduce some kind of strange clue. One player will play the Witness. Any other players will be Watchers who provide extra atmospheric detail, play secondary NPCs and such.
After each turn, players leap to conclusions about what the horror is based on the clues so far, then rotate roles and go again.
After around 6-8 clues, the game suddenly accelerates as the Witness enters the Journey into Darkness, culminating in a terrifying conclusion that one of you will weave using the conclusions they've leapt to.
The design team has made a real effort to keep the game free of Lovecraft's racism and odd ideas about mental illness. There are tools in the game to help make the game feel Lovecraftian without duplicating his bigotry.
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