the bard of the animus

I've been playing ttrpgs since I was 11, but I never really clicked with any of the systems I tried. There was always something that I just didn't vibe with.

It's not you, it's me...

I first tried out DnD, like any nerdy kid, but I soon saw it wasn't for me. So I just started making shit up, basically. And it was fun, but most of the time that meant that I was just chilling with my friends.

In my mid to late teens, though, I discovered the World of Darkness. Much better suited for me. For a long time that's what I was playing, but it never really fully scratched that itch for me. So I began to try more niche systems.

At some point, I was tired of looking up new things to try, and went back to my old way of doing things, making shit up. But this time, I had something younger me didn't. Experience. So I decided to make up a system from scratch.

Weeeell... Based on a few things, actually, but we'll get there.

Enter: Darkness

Before I go on to talk about Enter: Darkness, I have to give my thanks to the giants that came first. This system would not exist without World of Darkness and Chronicles of Darkness, Call of Cthulhu, and Apocalypse World (special thanks to Monster of the Week). These are the systems which make Enter: Darkness possible, so thanks.


Enter: Darkness is a d12-rolling system

The Basics

Narrative Scenes

Combat Scenes

When violence begins

Punch by punch

Initiative tiers

Combat actions

Combat zones

Zonas de combate são os locais onde ocorrem o embate físico e moral entre duas ou mais forças com objetivos próprios. Toda zona de combate possui: 1. um título, como saguão, laboratório, rua deserta, etc; 2. um tamanho, que pode ser micro, pequeno, médio, grande, ou imenso; e 3. uma ou mais marcas de característica.

A grande maioria das zonas são de tamanho médio. Várias são pequenas, algumas grandes, e raramente são micro ou imensas. A diferenciação dos tamanhos é como se segue:

Características:

Antagonism

Antagonistas agem em sua faixa de Iniciativa sempre após todos os jogadores daquela faixa agirem.

Narrator prep

Investigative Scenes