Dwarfdom

Dwarfdom (preview) by Fervent Workshop (itch.io)

Rebuild a civilization

The dwarfs depend on you, their crystal golem, to guide their civilization after the dragon apocalypse. Defeat the enemy. Multiply the population. Build new cities. Explore a magical world. Trade with other Peoples. Thrive!

Choose-Your-Own-Path

Structured as a branching narrative, Dwarfdom invites you to direct the plot -- but only if you master a unique combination of dice challenges.

Extremely easy to start

Print 1 page and navigate the hyperlinked PDF. You need only 5 standard D6 dice, a pencil, and an eraser. There's no lengthy rulebook. The game explains all key mechanisms as they appear.

Free access to much more

This playtest preview includes one-quarter of the full book. You'll receive free access to the rest of the book if you complete a 5-minute feedback survey, which will guide refinement and extension of the game.

Make this your epic

As the prequel to What Lies Beneath, Dwarfdom presents the epic backstory to a magical world. Make it your story! Play through the whole book at one go, or play 10 minutes per day.

It's your choice.

It's your fate.

Turn the page on destiny today..

You dream you’re in a chapel. Small, high-pitched voices sing an ancient song. Yet a sense of unease washes through you. The core is more macabre. Dream yields to waking confusion. Dust, bones and dried death. A flickering torch. Underground. A crypt.

You catch a wisp of a breeze, heavy with the stench of rot. You gag. Yet a breeze suggests a way out. You take the torch, determined to get out of here alive.

Synopsis

Structured as a branching narrative, What Lies Beneath invites you to direct the plot – but only if you master a unique combination of game mechanisms. Enjoy all the challenges of solo roleplay:

• Buffing your character: Gain items that unlock new powers
• Classic skill checks: Roll against thresholds to hit enemies
• Intellectual puzzles: Manipulate dice using limited actions
• Dexterity tests (optional): Flick dice at specified targets

And when (not if) you die, you can spend experience points to boost your next character. Perhaps, this time, you will survive.

Learn More and Download

What Lies Beneath by Fervent Workshop (itch.io)
https://ferventworkshop.itch.io/what-lies-beneath

On Sale until the price rises. When? Well, soon, I suppose, when there's a lull in downloads. Anyway, it's your life, so choose your own adventure -- buy it if it looks cool, or wait and see whether you still want it after the price goes up. 

If you enjoy building a city as in Suburbia, or displaying and manipulating a tableau of cards as in Magic: The Gathering, then you'll probably enjoy Cartref, winner of the 2023 BoardGameGeek Two-Player Print-and-Play Contest.

https://ferventworkshop.itch.io/cartref