{"product_id":"fiveevil","title":"FiveEvil","description":"\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eFiveEvil is a standalone horror roleplaying game from Handiwork Games, the fiendish minds behind \u003cem\u003eBEOWULF Age of Heroes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ea|state second edition\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMaskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eFiveEvil has been carefully crafted to evoke the horror genre by cleverly twisting the underlying fifth edition ruleset. FiveEvil subverts fifth edition play to defy expectations and concentrate the horror. It’s so mutated away from its roots that you don’t need anything else to play. The core FiveEvil rulebook gives you everything that you need.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking rules you know, and twisting them up, FiveEvil creates a truly intense and unsettling horror gaming experience. It’s also packed with advice and ideas on how to create the very best horror gaming sessions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe primary setting focus is modern day horror, inspired by the work of Stephen King, and moody, character-driven horror films like The Ritual, The Descent and Jacob’s Ladder, alongside mini-series like Midnight Mass by Mike Flanagan, and the scariest of Twin Peaks episodes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRather than seeking out evil in order to vanquish it, or investigating clues to battle malign influence, characters in FiveEvil are regular people trapped in a terrifying situation just attempting to survive and escape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFiveEvil was created and written by Morgan Davie, features art by Scott Purdy and Jon Hodgson, and boasts graphic design and layout by Paul Bourne.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis standalone core book contains all the rules you need to create characters and play the game, as well as five sample adventures to show you how best to run FiveEvil, with tons of customisability and replay value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eThere are also plans afoot to cast a wider net with scenarios set in different eras: a key feature of \u003cem\u003eFiveEvil\u003c\/em\u003e is the ease with which it creates settings and scenarios woven together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat’s in the Book?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFiveEvil is a 280 page, full colour hardback, packed full of advice and tools to run effective horror games.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Innovations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eFiveEvil goes further than creating creepy situations with locations and monsters. It is a series of key innovations to the 5e ruleset which drive the horror. If you’ve seen what we did with the ENnie-nominated BEOWULF: Age of Heroes, you’ll be aware that we know our way around the 5e engine and how to make it sing. FiveEvil goes even further. If you’re at all interested in RPG rules design, and how rules create play, this is well worth your time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are the key innovations within FiveEvil. You can explore these in more detail \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/en\/product\/495664\/fiveevil-splinters?affiliate_id=267183\"\u003ein the free Splinters\u003c\/a\u003e, detailed below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntensity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntensity replaces DC and is a radical innovation for FiveEvil. Every check is based on the intensity of a scene. And you can bet your bottom dollar it’s going to escalate as the horror unfolds…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesperation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesperation replaces Inspiration. Rather than a vague cookie that you’ll forget to eat, Desperation is a debt you take on to gain the benefits of Inspiration, one which will need to be repaid. Of course like any debt, you can keep adding to it, but will you ever recover?  Desperation goes beyond just a replacement for Inspiration. You can spend it to do more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePersonality Aspects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYour character’s personality aspects are what will help them shake off the debt of Desperation. So rather than the fuzzy and optional reward of inspiration for role-play found in standard 5e, playing your character is baked into FiveEvil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescriptions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescriptions are a shorthand for NPCs that can replace entire stat blocks in order to streamline play and keep the horror moving. For Player Characters they work like skills providing bonuses to a dice roll.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdvanced Ability Checks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFiveEvil gives you a clear structure for different kinds of skill check – where success is impossible, or where there’s a complex interplay of desired outcomes and unattractive possibilities bound up in one check.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTerror Encounters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTerror Encounters are where things really kick off in FiveEvil. Rather than combat encounters where you might expect to trade blows and whittle away hit points, thing are remarkably different in a Terror Encounter. There are no standard combats in FiveEvil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGetting Hurt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlayer Characters in FiveEvil do not enjoy the luxury of copious hit points, and they are more fragile than their standard fantasy counterparts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuffering\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuffering is a new way to track descriptive damage and structures it into play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConditions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFiveEvil leans hard into conditions and has its own horror-appropriate list of conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoom Checks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGMing Horror, and making it relentlessly punishing for the Player Characters can be hard. When you don’t know which way to go, Doom Checks are here to do the hard work for you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInvestigations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFiveEvil offers a solid structure for investigating a creature or a situation using existing 5e tools in new ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Verge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe verge is the structured place where the monsters are hiding, moving, changing and outflanking you while you’re not looking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHunt Encounters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeing hunted is a big part of the horror experience. FiveEvil provides a framework for running tense, exciting hunts and chases.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScenarios\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eFiveEvil contains 5 scenarios: The introductory Wakefield House, which our play testers will recognise, and four additional scenarios. As well as allowing you to get into playing right away, with expertly crafted scenarios that make the very best of FiveEvil, these scenarios also show you how best to work the levers and dials within the new rules, and explore the various themes they provoke. 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