I'm delighted to have made 3rd place! Thanks all! And good job to all, there were a lot of interesting games created for this. I'm looking forward to the next one.
Yep, the high chance to fail is to encourage that Grief and Spite bonus element, but a d4 is probably too harsh now that I look back on it. Originally it was a d6 with the limit being 7, but the bonuses became a tad too strong then.
Still, I hope you enjoy it, and please let me know how it goes!
Early draft had mechanical bonuses tied to the things, yeah. You turned HOLLOW if you lost all your things, but after a while I felt there were too many ways to die. That's thematic, but ultimately could be cut. For now though they are there to provide a buffer against gaining Grief or Spite.
