The Silt Trophies

a 200 word TTRPG by @tiiimezombie

v1.0.0

You roam the backwater Americana, lush with ancient and syndicated gods alike. All too late, you’re in an unfamiliar god’s domain: unkillable Beasts or transformed (hallowed) ex-humans wander closer. Pick a god and pray.

2-4 players plus GM. Light and dark dice.

Players, you are a:

hereticSister Carpenter - history with one god, lures from others
fanaticBrother Faulkner - your god obeys, survival be damned
victimPaige, that one guy that turned into a deer - kidnapped! don’t die quickly
hunterGage and Mercer, Hayward - pursuing man and beast, for vindication!

You have three Skills, like: Rifle, Drive, Level-headed, Evasion, Well-read, Compelling

You may know Rituals, like: Trap runes, Hallow target, Injure Beast

Alas, a Ruin score: 1 per ritual. At 6, you hallow or die

When you risk, add:

one light die if 1+ Skills apply
one light die if adding singular complication regardless (like breaking valuables, attracting attention)
one dark die for risking mind/body. mandatory for rituals

And roll.

If the highest die result is:

<4, you fail miserably
4-5, succeed with complication
6, succeed and narrate
on the dark die and >Ruin score, also add ruin.

When increasing ruin, GM may assign a condition, like: sprained ankle, blurred sight, stigmata

When covertly interfering, roll one light die. Roll under Ruin to reduce.

This rpg is based on Jon Ware's and Muna Hussen's the Silt Verses using Jesse Ross's Trophy SRD. Also consider playing the official Silt Verses ttrpg based on Brindlewood Bay, ie the one I didn't realize existed when writing this up.