Hey there! I've never made a TRPG anything before, so this will be my first foray into that. If you want to learn more about me personally, feel free to check out my page. I don't create a lot on here but always looking for inspiration where I can so that may change.
My game is titled "Into the Woods..." and has the player venturing out into an increasingly dangerous forest that is constantly evolving in order to survive. Players must manage their health and food in order to survive a full year, and subsequently win the game. It's not a very complex game, taking place over 12 rounds of play utilizing a deck of standard playing cards. It's pretty simple, but features several charts for everything from events to equipment. There's even a full bestiary!
The game is meant to be played as a partial journal exercise with rounds only taking a few minutes to actually complete. Each game has a unique setup with a lot of variety in replays due to how everything all works together. Currently I've outlined the rules and am working on making all the necessary tables/charts. After that I will finalize the art assets to make the book pretty. Then of course, I'll playtest and release the product here.
For the duration of the Jam, the product will be completely free with a suggested donation. This may change after the Jam concludes, but I haven't decided that yet, largely will depend on how much additional work will need to be done for the project. I do plan to support the project after the Jam concludes, perhaps even making additional supplements (some of which I've already outlined) to expand the simple game. Again, undecided on this at this point.
The final product is estimated to include the following:
- Contain about 50 pages
- Have 5 full charts with a few subcharts each
- A full bestiary with variations on several of the creatures.
- Support basic character customization with four stats with several equipment and trait modifiers for abilities/bonuses
- Simple D6 event and encounter resolution
- Feature much variety for replaying the game
- Room to expand should I desire to do so.
I hope you will look forward to the game!