A downloadable game

Eldritch Instinct is an adventure game written by Linus Weber for one Warden and one or more players who act as investigators of the strange and unexplained. As a player, you will take on delusional cultists, hide from stalking shadows and face terrifying monstrosities.

Brace yourself for a blend of cosmic horror and adrenaline-pumping action in which you do the investigating, not your character. Hunt down forbidden knowledge in your quest to foil the sinister Mythos agenda.

Eldritch Instinct features:

  • Procedures, tables and advice refined over three years of playtesting to facilitate immersive and suspenseful horror scenarios.
  • Quick character generation with several random tables that includes meaningful relationships with other characters.
  • 40 pages in A5 spread layout for convenient reference at the table available as Print-On-Demand on DriveThruRPG (as soon as it's approved).
  • Free introductory scenario “Roadhouse Feast” (available separately).
  • Character sheet by Francesco Zanieri / Licopeoart.

Copyediting by Tim B. / congas.blog and editing by Carl Apostle / CrlBox & Markus / DerTaurus.

Check out the website for additional resources and the SRD (licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0). This is a game that values community contributions! Join the Discord and Subreddit to talk about scenarios, discuss rules hacks and share play reports.

Published 11 hours ago
StatusReleased
CategoryPhysical game
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
AuthorLinuz
TagsHorror, nsr, OSR, Tabletop role-playing game

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eldritch_instinct.pdf 27 MB
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ei_charsheet.pdf 1.3 MB
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player_aid.pdf 417 kB

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Hello!  This game looks amazing!  I just downloaded it and am devouring its contents.  Looks like a fantastic blend of solid Cairn/Into the Odd mechanics and Lovecraftian cosmic horror ... right up my alley!  Very excited to get this to my local gaming table!

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He’s not lying. I got periodic messages from Mograg all day telling me how great this game looks! Should be fun when he runs it.