Liminal Horror: Investigators

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Liminal Horroris a rules-lite, adaptable modern horror roleplaying game about normal characters and their struggles against the things that go bump in the night.
The game focuses on investigation, blending simple, old-school inspired rules with modern, narrative first principles, where survival is not guaranteed and those that do survive are often forever changed.Itis a rules-lite, fail forward system that leverages creative problem solving in order to create memorable experiences at the table. Players act as ‘investigators’ navigating a modern world full of terrible and unknowable horrors.

For fans ofJunji Ito, John Carpenter, Silent Hill, Resident Evil,Call of Cthulhu,Monster of the Week, or Silent Legionsbut wanting rules-lite adaptable system.It is amodern horror hack of Yochai Gal’sCairn(Into the Odd+Knave).

Gameplay:Fast and simple rules (the summary fits onto a single page).There are 3 stats (Strength, Dexterity, Control) and players makes saves when there is a risk of failure. Rolling equal to or under is a success. There are not rolls to hit (damage is dealt automatically).

Stress & Fallout:Play deals with horror themes. This is representedmechanically by Stress and Fallout.Fallout is how characters are changedencountering horrors. The design avoidsusing mental illness and trauma asgame-play mechanics.

Wounds:A new systemfor detailing the lasting physical effects of injuries, including locations and severity.

This updated edition contains:

• Cleaner layout
• Clarified text
• A new Wounds system
• New Archetypes for quicker character creation
• Tools to align the focus more on modern horror than cosmic horror