History, madness, & old-school combat meet at the end of the world: Constantinople, 1390. Every time you die, you come back—less yourself, but more powerful… In this tabletop roleplaying game using the Grit System, players take on the role of Pilgrims doomed to walk a medieval earth filled with ravening hordes of mutated undead. Fans of Shadowdark, Knave, or Memento Mori will find familiar high-lethality vibes alongside a unique Souls-like death loop: Pilgrims gain more powers each time they die.
The Danse Macabre Quickstart includes:
• Simple, easy-to-learn rules.
• 3 classes of Pilgrim—peasant, scholar, and burgher—each with 8 power options.
• 20 example maleficia (mutations).
• A full introductory quest (adventure).
• A quick guide to the high-stakes Ottoman-Byzantine setting, defined by an uneasy peace.
Danse Macabre merges real history with Berserk-level body horror. What strange new social order will emerge from the ashes of the old?
