Death Bed: An Impenetrably Medieval Dungeon Game has Released in Public Alpha
Death Bed: An Impenetrably Medieval Dungeon Game is a new game from A.N.I.M., the makers of Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy. This game is a new look at an old world, set in a historically grounded medieval setting that has been twisted by a calamitous apocalypse. Now, the player characters, or "strugglers," fight to maintain their humanity in the face of undeath, crawling through dungeons and building up their home with what they've found. Not all characters will be fighters, either – support and ministry form vital roles, and troupe play encourages exploring the lives of different kinds of strugglers. Like in real medieval life, Catholicism governs the rhythms of their lives, and like in Dark Souls, they can die and return again and again at the cost of losing themselves.
https://anim-ttrpg.itch.io/death-bed-an-impenetrably-medieval-dungeon-game
The Death Bed alpha includes...
A bidirectional health system, where strugglers "burn the candle at both ends" from Wounds and Fatigue.
Mechanics for loss and gain of Hollowness, a score representing where the struggler lies on the scale between mindless death and true life.
Full mechanization of sin, sodomy, gender roles (and breaching them), and repentance as they existed in Medieval Catholic society.
Tables to create a Maiden for spending EXP (this can also be a PC), a haven to act as the party's home base, and a Chosen One who the fate of the world rests on (but who isn't really involved with the party).
Detailed support for hex crawling and dungeon crawling.
Character creation, with the same style of unique Traits that fans of Eureka have grown to love, but additional options for random generation.
A rules-dense combat system where which weapon is being used actually matters, and tactics are necessary to carry the day.
Many crucial, and mechanized, roles for party members besides fighting. Many PCs will be non-combatants, though that doesn't mean their presence isn't felt in the heat of the moment. (You can build a PC whose only job is to wear nice dresses and go “Get ‘em, boys!” at every monster and all the valiant knights are like “Yes M’lady” and fight with significant buffs.)
Check out Death Bed: An Impenetrably Medieval Dungeon Game at the link below,
https://anim-ttrpg.itch.io/death-bed-an-impenetrably-medieval-dungeon-game
and check out all the other awesome A.N.I.M. projects here!
