Liminal Horror is a rules-lite, adaptable modern horror roleplaying game about normalcharacters and their struggles against the things that go bump in the night. Pairing a quick,simple ruleset with a haunting atmosphere of investigation and survival, its a rules-lite,fail-forward system about investigators navigating a modern world of terrible and unknowablehorrors.For fans of Junji Ito, John Carpenter, Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Call of Cthulhu, Monster of theWeek, or Silent Legions but wanting rules-lite adaptable system. It is a modern horror hack ofYochai Gal's Cairn (Into the Odd + Knave).Gameplay: Fast and simple rules (the summary fits onto a single page). There are 3 stats(Strength, Dexterity, Control) and players makes saves when there is a risk of failure. Rollingequal to or under is a success. There are not rolls to hit (damage is dealt automatically).Stress & Fallout: Play deals with horror themes. This is represented mechanically by Stressand Fallout. Fallout is how characters are changed encountering horrors. The design avoidsusing mental illness and trauma as game-play mechanics.Wounds: A new system for detailing the lasting physical effects of injuries, including locationsand severity.This new updated edition contains: A simple, easy-to-learn system (rules summary fits on a single page!) Cleaner layout Clarified text A new Wounds system New Archetypes for quicker character creation Tools to align the focus more on modern horror than cosmic horror All physical copies include a Liminal Horror character sheet bookmark! And more!
