Join me in creating Rooted in Trophy games, incursions or other supplements designed for Trophy Dark or Gold.

What is Trophy?

Trophy, by Jesse Ross, is "a collection of collaborative storytelling games about doomed and desperate treasure-hunters entering a haunted forest that doesn’t want them there. The games explore the physical, mental, and emotional descent of the treasure-hunters as they move deeper and deeper into the forest, encountering ancient ruins, terrible monstrosities, and the greatest horror of all: themselves."

Why a 'Rooted in Trophy' Jam?

Trophy is a big part of what recently got me into writing and designing games. It's an evocative, rules-light system that's easily hackable and explores themes I'm a big fan of (and has already been adapted to a wide variety of genres). Earlier this year I created my first Rooted in Trophy game, Candlelight, as part of Zinequest 2. I'm currently working on another Rooted game, hopefully launching as part of Zinequest 3, (assuming it's officially announced). 

In the meantime I thought it would be fun to continue exploring some ideas I have for the system, invite others to do the same, and see what the community comes up with! Whether you want to try hacking Trophy to create your own game, explore a particular mechanic or rules variant, or write new incursions for Dark or Gold, there's plenty to play with and a vibrant, supportive community of creators.

(Full disclosure - I am a contributing writer for the Trophy RPG).

Jam Rules

You can create your own 'Rooted in Trophy' games using the updated Trophy SRD, as well as use the Trophy third party license to publish material designed for Trophy Dark or Trophy Gold. 

• Make sure to include proper attribution for any content using the Trophy SRD, and use the Rooted in Trophy and/or Designed for Trophy logos appropriately if you choose.
• Price your submissions as you wish
• Please include appropriate content notices both on the incursion's store page and in its text
• Bigoted content of any kind is not allowed and will be removed from the jam

Examples (I'll be adding more, please let me know if I'm missing yours!)

Rooted in Trophy:

Climbing the Witch's Tower by Mags Maenad

In the Face of Our Despair by Jamila R. Nedjadi

Chalice by Nicholas Masyk

Isolation by Ember and Ash

EXTRACAUSAL by Josh Hittie

Oligarchy by Aaron Burkett & Eli Kurtz

Sunken by Mike Martens

Night Reign by Oli Jeffrey

Shadow Precinct by Adrenaline Games

Xenophon by Populus Ludum Syndicate

Candlelight by Gabriel Robinson

Trophy Dark/Gold Supplements:

Paid for in Blood (Trophy Gold treasure tables) by Judd Karlman

Harvest (monster parts for Trophy Gold) by Gabriel Robinson

Thanks for joining! Let's create some beautiful, horrifying new wonders to explore in the new year!

-Gabriel