Palimpsest [Draft 0.2]
A downloadable Realm
Palimpsest 0.2
A Setting and Hexcrawl in the Realm where Realms Go to Die
Created for the Tabletop Graveyard Jam
Currently, PWYW until the 1.0 draft is finished. When released at a set price community copies will be made available.
This is a mostly-finished draft that really got away from me that will continue to be updated and eventually will be properly edited by someone who knows how to do that.
It is absolutely runnable as is with all lore, locations, hexmap, and most tables being complete.
This began life as ‘Baby’s [my] first hexcrawl’ for the Tabletop Graveryard Jam and just grew into what is now over 50 pages and still going, because I became so enamoured with the project and making it the best I could.
- Over 50-page PDF
- GM Map
- Player Map
- Cover and The Inexpungible Art Commissioned by Evlyn Moreau
- Guardian Detritus Art Commissioned by Chaoclypse
- Hexmap created using Hexkit by Cone Of Negative Energy
- Perplexing Ruins Hex Map Tile Set
- Lots of atmospheric art from licensed Patreons, paid art packs, and Creative Commons resources.
ADDED
Generators for Palimpsest
Names of the Lost & Forgotten (Name Generator)
Exquisitely Pointless Treasure (while not made for Palimpsest, offers some fantastical options for Vesitges)
Inspirations
- Between the Skies by Huffa
- Bloodborne
- Dark Souls
- The Dark Tower by Stephen King
- Into the Odd & Electric Bastionland by Chris McDowall
- Mad Max
- Mausritter by Losing Games
- MÖRK BORG by Pelle Nilsson & Johan Nohr
- Rune by Gila RPGS
- Troika! by Melsonia Arts Council
- We Deal in Lead by Odin’s Beard RPG
- and more
Additional Art & Assets
- Chaoclypse
- David Markiwsky
- Evlyn Moreau
- Justin Vandermeer
- Karl Druid
- Perplexing Ruins
- Roque Romero
- Thomas Novosel
- and more
Writing by RatGrrrl Games is licensed under the Creative Comrades License Agreement 1.0
Art and assets licensed from artists have their own respective licenses.
Status | In development |
Category | Physical game |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (7 total ratings) |
Author | RatGrrrl Games |
Tags | dark-souls, dark-tower, Hexcrawl, mad-max, mythology, palimpsest, Post-apocalyptic, system-agnostic, system-neutral, Tabletop role-playing game |
Download
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Development log
- Update Font & Layout PreviewApr 14, 2023
- Plaintext Draft 0.3 & Lost GeneratorApr 06, 2023
- Delay & GeneratorsApr 05, 2023
- Quick Update About FontsMar 30, 2023
- Fvck Your SystemMar 23, 2023
- Palimpsest Second Update [Draft 0.2]Mar 17, 2023
- Palimpsest Release and First Update [Draft 0.11]Feb 28, 2023
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Are you still working on Palimpsest? it’s really COOL
I really appreciate your kind words! Thank you.
I absolutely intend to! I've just been dealing with some rather difficult times with my chronic and mental health and have had to step away from TTRPG stuff, but it's definitely something I would love to keep working on when I have the capacity.
Much love x
Hey, this is fkn awesome. The direction of the content with the added art really brings it together into something that’s fun to look at and pleasing to read.
II can't thank you enough for the kind words!