Bibliocalypse
A downloadable gem of a game
In a world where words and concepts began to vanish, a group of Rogue Linguists arrives at the threshold of the Forbidden Library, in a desperate attempt to retrieve the primordial Lexiconomicon, defeat the False Librarian, and restore everything that has been lost...
Synopsis
Bibliocalypse is a rules-lite, no-prep, vocabulary-based OSR dungeon crawl with no designated Game Master. Instead players take turns to fill in the role of the Librarian - the game's main antagonist and rules arbiter - to generate levels and hazards which aim to stop the Linguists in their tracks. The game was designed for situations where you have nothing prepared, nobody wants to GM, but you still want to play something and have a good time.
It is also a spiritual successor to LIKE-A-ROGUE - the best indie TRPG you have never played (and why would you).
Contents
The main PDF rulebook is a 20-page, full-colour A5 zine with 17 pages of rules, worldbuilding snippets, and optional modules, which let you craft the best gaming experience for your playgroup out of the box.
If you're still reading this and thinking to yourself "Well, this all sounds like yet another indie garbage flavour of the week TRPG", I can't blame you. What I can do, however, is offer you a free copy of the Bookmark Edition - a tri-fold A4 pamphlet containing all the most important rulebook fragments. It's not as pretty as the real thing and doesn't have the optional content, but it will give you a good feel of what this whole thing is about.
Character Sheet
It's just sick. I felt like this needs a separate paragraph. Look at it.
Status | Released |
Category | Physical game |
Rating | Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars (7 total ratings) |
Author | All Eyes No Games |
Genre | Role Playing |
Tags | Dungeon Crawler, no-prep, OSR, Tabletop role-playing game |
Purchase
In order to download this gem of a game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of 4.75€ EUR. You will get access to the following files:
Comments
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We played it and had a lot of fun. I chose to play as a traditional GM to speed things up for the three players; we opted to play just five levels and in the end it seemed to be the right choice (ten levels would have been too long and maybe a bit repetitive).
I used just one monster for each level and in the end the characters (a Beautiful Explorer, a Quantistic Preacher and a Small-town Nomad) collaborated in overcoming every barrier (instead of making them roll singularly).
I have a question about tools breaking with 1's. If I have an Advantage, roll 2d6, get 1 and 6, the roll is a success but the tool breaks?
Is this available in print anywhere?
No, sorry :( But feel free to print it yourself. Just watch out for the Librarian!
I've archived Bibliocalypse on GoodReads..
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123848840-bibliocalypse
Thanks! I hope it indeed was a good read :)
Bought it yesterday, haven't read it yet. ;)
I am SO EXCITED FOR THIS!!!!
This looks SO GOOD...
Thank you!
Many amazing artists behind this - a zine hundreds of years in the making :)