{"product_id":"pariah-pdf","title":"PARIAH","description":"\u003cp\u003ePSYCHEDELIC NEOLITHIC ANIMIST OLD SCHOOL ROLE PLAY\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePARIAH is a zine by Atelier Hwei that will enable you to set up and run a tabletop RPG pitching a band of outcast humans against a dangerous, primeval world of malevolent magic and capricious spirits... all in an A5 zine format originally produced for Zine Quest 2020.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA complete game in and of itself, PARIAH is nonetheless easily adapted to your preferred old-school system. Indeed, many of the tools provided would be useful in any RPG you think suitable for the weird world of proto-neolithic roleplay!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOUTCASTS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe zine contains instructions for generating a band of pariahs - outcasts from mainstream human culture forced into the dangerous wilderness:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClassless and level-less: develop characters through interaction with the environment, building alliances, developing skills and forging pacts with spirits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLateral development: special curse templates that can lead your characters down unexpected paths including ghoul, jackalwere and blood-drinker...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTroupe play: control multiple characters, share them until they have grown into themselves, guide them as though you were their ancestral spirits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBuild a community: foster young charges, care for the old, build the skill base of your pariah band, the better to face the challenges ahead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDie: lay down your lie for the good of your allies and roll up another pariah.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eANIMISTS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEverything is alive: navigate a world where mountains, rivers, trees and even insects possess their own desires and ambitions! Rules for generating spirits and determining their attitude to the PCs. An original magic system based on conjuring, binding and bargaining with spirits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePSYCHEDELIC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a time of chaos: rationality has yet to force reality into a fixed form, and the boundaries between the corporeal and ethereal fluctuate... Six psychedelic entheogens with unique properties! Travel to the spirit world and find the true name of your enemies. Create your own rituals, customs and traditions from afresh: this is a young world, and your characters are defining a new culture!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOLD SCHOOL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmphasis on player skill over character skill: play as the characters' guardian spirits, not as the characters themselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHighly lethal: get them out of danger quickly or be prepared to roll up another one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSandbox style play: GMs are encouraged to create situations and challenges, not linear plots. Let the world come alive and happen around the PCs, with or without their participation!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRulings not rule: Take your pick of the guidelines within the zine, and fashion them to the tastes of your table. Use the tools for generating a world and populating it with danger and intrigue without being bound by mechanics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFamiliar: Uses the traditional six ability scores and five saves so easy to pick up and easy to adapt to other old school systems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e64 Page A5 Softcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soul Muppet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49767521714472,"sku":"EFRPG404","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/6832\/0296\/files\/pariah-zine-461787.jpg?v=1738010172","url":"https:\/\/wholesale.exaltedfuneral.com\/products\/pariah-pdf","provider":"Exalted Funeral Wholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}