Knightcore the RPG
Bringing gleaming armor, flowing silks, shiny swords, and ethereal glows to a ZineQuest Kickstarter near you.
It is an age of darkness, uncertainty, and chaos. Would-be kings, violent tyrants, and bloody barons bring war to isolated fiefs, leaving destruction and death in their wake. The only source of succor for the people is the knights. They are the gleaming beacons of hope and justice, piercing the gloom with steel and silk.
Thus begins your journey into the new RPG from Mottokrosh Machinations, creators of Hypertellurians and Wolden, launching this February as part of ZineMonth.
The Knightcore zine is a complete game, together with a starting adventure, all made by humans. This author became fascinated with the knightcore—or castlecore—trend on social media, and it wouldn't leave his mind, until he wrote a full game and several adventures for it, commissioned original art, and organized a big knightcore photoshoot with his friends. Let's see if any of that pays off.
If you like the idea of diving into a roleplaying game where what you wear is as important as how sharp your sword is, this might be for you. Simple but deep rules support and encourage a game loop around the knightcore aesthetic, and the chaos die keeps you on your toes.
A earlier version of the ruleset is already available on the Mottokrosh Machinations website, including an adventure (different from the one in the zine). The text of the game will be release under Creative Commons, so you'll be able to hack it to your heart's content.
