Quietus: a roleplaying game of melancholy horror

A project in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, UK by Oli Jeffery
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Quietus is a one-shot, no prep RPG of melancholy horror, inspired by tragic horror films like Oculus, The Strangers and Don't Look Now.
Backers: 741
Average Pledge Per Backer: £23

Funded: £16,732 of £3,000
Dates: May 31st -> Jun 30th (30 days)
Project By: Oli Jeffery
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Latest News

Last 48 hours! How you can help

June 28th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Final stretch goal announcement: full print run for hardcover books!

June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
We're well over 500 backers now, which I will seriously never stop being astounded by. You all are amazing. And the amount of hardcovers we've sold means that it's now feasible for us to announce our final stretch goal: a full, high quality print run... (Read More)

Final scenario stretch goal unlocked! And Quietus on The Summer of Spooks!

June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
We've hit an unbelievable £10,000. Thrilled and floored. And that means we've unlocked our final scenario stretch goal, Couples' Therapy by Grant Howitt! The core book will now come with 13 quick start scenarios in total and will be about twice the... (Read More)

Quietus streaming tonight! Plus stretch goal updates.

June 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Oli will be streaming a session of Quietus today at 5pm EST, 10pm GMT! Come watch and see how the game is played at  https://www.twitch.tv/katyfaise ! We're rocketing towards our final scenario stretch goal! There's just over £600 left until we get... (Read More)

Stretch goals and podcasts and twitch streams, oh my!

June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
We've unlocked our penultimate stretch goal scenario! The Quietus core book is getting scenarios from the very most excellent Kira Magrann and Josh Fox!  And that means it's time to announce our FINAL SCENARIO STRETCH GOAL. And it's only blimmin'... (Read More)

3 more stretch goals down! Scenarios and more art!

June 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! Thanks all for your continued support of Quietus, it means the world to me. And to pay you back, we've unlocked three more stretch goals since my last update - that's *FOUR* additional scenarios in the core book and more art from the... (Read More)

Quietus Brings The Somber Horror of Haunting of Hill House to the RPG Table

June 5th - via: 411mania.com
Horror is a stable of RPGs, but usually of the high-energy, panic-and run style. Slower, somber horror is rarer, but Quietus seeks to rectify that. (Read More)

Stretch goal update - 2 more down!

June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
We've been smashing through our stretch goals, so again a massive thanks to everyone who's helped by backing and spreading the word! We've unlocked stretch goals #2 and #3! NEWLY UNLOCKED! Darling by Alex Roberts The thing is, it likes you. Even as... (Read More)

Stretch Goal #1 unlocked! New stretch goal announcement: Misha Bushyager and Brandon Leon-Gambetta

June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We've unlocked our first stretch goal! Jason Morningstar's and Nell Raban's quickstart scenarios are gonna be in the book! That means we get to announce Stretch Goal Number 3! If we hit £4,500, we'll get two new scenarios for the core book.  Misha... (Read More)

And... we're FUNDED!

June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

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