Descent of the Holy

A group of priests delves into the crypt beneath the city to cleanse it of the undead skeletons. But not all battles they fight are below: on the surface, regular people with regular problems await their assistance, and deep within they wage an unending war against their sins.

This was my attempt to make cleric characters feel more priestly. I was largely inspired by Christianity, the religion I have the most experience with. As such, the game features:

• 12 prayers that give the priests benefits as long as they pray,
• minimalist equipment options,
• a clear goal for the campaign that has an end,
• attributes named after the virtues: Fairness, Altruism, Courage, Temperance,
• Sin: an attribute that contributes to most rolls... but at what cost?
• a way to generate each crypt's floor using a deck of cards,
• 10 skeleton variants,
• and more!

This game was written over a week as an experiment. At the moment, it is three pages long. I plan to expand it with things that can happen on the surface sometime in the future. For now, though, I'm glad to share the game in its current state.