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Written in collaboration with Alex Roberts.

DEATH WAS THE ONLY ROAD OUT OF TOWN is a psycho-horror pulp noir murder simulator which does some fascinating things with the power dynamic between the players and the GM. Can you kill your way out of the malevolent dream in which you find yourself trapped?

StatusReleased
CategoryPhysical game
Rating
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Authorgshowitt
GenreRole Playing
TagsOne-page

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DEATH_WAS_THE_ONLY_ROAD_OUT_OF_TOWN.pdf 2 MB
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how'd you find the art (wikimedia gave me nothing good when i tried

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This was my first one(two)-page rpg and I played it again recently. The improv tokens really add to the overall dream feeling and that theme is perfect for the noir style. I still love it!

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just turned it into a wargame

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Like previous commenter dawnbreez noted, great for adaption. I used it this week to create a oneshot within DND "Lost Mines of Phandelver" when I stepped in as a substitute GM for the campaign GM.

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I am going to adapt this to so many absurd surreal meta-narrative campaigns and no one can stop me