Dreadnought

This is Dreadnought

Dreadnought is a rules-light game designed by the ENNIE-nominated team Liminal Artifact that pits noble-dark heroes against cosmic horrors borne from the depthless unknown. The game has no stats and easy-to-use mechanics that fit on a single sheet. 

It's designed to be about the characters and their story. The game rules are built to drive the narrative forward using an Apocalypse Engine with a dreadful twist. 

The Dread

Dread controls the game; players control the story. Dread is represented with a creeping die that starts as a d4 and grows as the players encounter increasingly dreadful horrors and events. Players make moves and take action by rolling the challenge dice — 2d8 — trying to roll higher than the dread die.

What the players do

Players take on the roles of grizzled heroes searching for safety, glory, or the godly relics of griefsick angels.

One player is the Dread Maker — the DM. The DM referees the game and helps the players drive their story forward by increasing The Dread.

The starting adventure

Use the included starter quest The Return of The Black Maw — The Tale of a Living Chemical Spill to learn how to play.

"The tsunami washed over Port Rasema, leaving behind death, destruction, and an ancient demon-possessed submersible known as The Black Maw. 

Now, the rusted hulk is mutating the survivors, twisting them into mindless husks that feed its bottomless hunger. Everyone will be like them or worse before long.  The heroes must kill The Black Maw or flee before it claims them too."