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All you need is a GM and a player. With more players the possibility of interactions, traitor acts and assistance is possible. But nothing restricts a solo game against the GM.

I'm thinking of developing a version with cards to create random encounters so that you can play by yourself but I need to study more on those games before promising to do that. :)

Hello! This is my first attempt at designing a game in the first place so I'm sure it has plenty of flays already haha.

Scarred is an horror themed RPG based around a high school premise where a group of students explore an abandoned annex of their school, while dealing with the atrocities inside and the mental trauma they inflict upon them.

It is inspired from RPG maker games like Mad Father, Ib, Corpse party, the Witches House and the Crooked Man. Other inspirations include, Another (manga), Higurashi, Ousama Game, Mirai Nikki,  Alone in the Dark, Silent Hill, Alan Wake, Phasmophobia.

The main mechanic revolves around Dread, a quantifiable value that determines the mental state of the student. The more Dread they accumulate, they can use it to improve their abilities or increase the chance for a successful die roll. However should they let it increase too much and they become insane, mad or possessed.

I came up with most systems of this game but I'm sure there might be some inspiration from other games that I am not recalling.