Survival Horror OSR House Rules V.01



Horror is probably my favorite genre of fiction (as shown by my blog), and so I knew eventually I'd have to write up some form of system to do it justice. This system still needs some playtesting, but it seems okay so far.

Here is the very early version of my survival horror house rules, I'd love feedback!

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  1. SpwackNovember 26, 2018 at 8:40 AM

    Page 6 should be at the top. It is really quite excellent, in that neat point in-between "That is so clear correct" and "Why didn't I think of that?"

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