Games like The Hollow Grove

Hissing Darkness won Runner-Up in the 2020 Trophy Gold Incursion Contest hosted by The Gauntlet. Listen to this episode of the Trophy Podcast to hear about the winners! The Ship was launched at near light speed into the cold darkness of space in the hopes of finding a new home. But now, you are beyond the light of even the furthest stars.The Ship is a near-light speed, super-craft, ark-ship p…

Last night ended the maiden voyage of the HMT Cataphract, the first great overland engine of war. Six hours into the New Year's detente, the chief engineer of that earth-shaking steel dreadnaught cooked himself alive in the engine room, burnt to specks of carbon in an instant.With no one to maintain the Cataphract, and the war ending, you have no choice but to turn back for fairer shores. The jour…

Essence & Memories Pitchpyre: the Bloody Circle is a soulsborne roleplaying game Rooted in Trophy. You play as the Wretched who remain in the Cursed World after the sins of King Quayde led to the burning of the world's very heart. Your world is dying now, but it seems that you cannot. As time and space themselves begin to unravel, you and those like you are trapped in a slowly collapsing purgatory…

Before your elders spoke or sangBefore they first felt loveDeep in Airgead CanyonThe Terlin Mine was dug The Terlin family owned this townWith mithril stacked up tallThough only for the briefest timeUntil they lost it all Some old folks say they dug too deepAnd other say too fastThe mithril mine that fed this townCould never truly last The town was drunk on argent wealthEach miner fully fedUntil t…

"... the newly created dungeon has therefore for many years been the destination of adventurers and treasure hunters, attracted by the myth of the relic and by the treasures hidden in the Path of Decay." Path of Decay is a new incursion for the “Trophy Gold” RPG Game. The five stages of decomposition are the theme of the dungeon: - fresh, bloat, active decay, advanced decay, and dry/skeletonized …

The galaxy is vast, bright, and beautiful. The reach of the Dominion spans the galactic arms. But now, the Emprex-Demiurge is dead. Murdered on their throne-world. The Dominion Throne-System swallowed up by the black hole left in the wake of their death throes. With the screaming event horizon gleaming off the bow of your starship, you bore witness to this destruction.  Perhaps you were close enou…

This poem? Heed it no mind, captain.  There is no poetry for you this morning. It is the thirteenth day of the revolt.  The capital is in lock-down; we have put insurgents to death and martial law is in place.  All fires have been put out, all but St.Fyonne’s Street.  That’s up to you, captain. Let me introduce you to other loyal Trophy-hunters.  "St. Fyonne's Insurrection"  is a playset for Troph…

The Maelstrom beckons in this tale of tidal horror & thalassic  mystery. THE HISTORY THEY KNOW: The fishermen of Orpool plundered Whispering Sound and grew fat on its bounty until a man rose from the waves and brought a terrible storm with him.  When it was done, Orpool was lost to the tides. Folk say the sea has retreated, leaving the village a flooded ruin, accessible but perilous. Some talk of …

Vierhouten used to be a better place.  There were always some bad years, but the village always had enough stored up to get through the lean times. Saint Hester watched over the village, ensuring things never got too grim.  About seven years ago Huibert Linters, a local lord, hired himself some treasure hunters to snatchSaint Hester’s idol from its shrine atop Mount Vierhouten. That’s when things …

MONOLITHIC The MONOLITH EDITION is here.  The Monolith Edition features an entirely new layout, revised and edited text, and mechanical tweaks to the classic Extracausal experience.  The Monolith Edition adds new layers to the game and new tools to help spark more stories.  Aspects give depth and narrative impact to NPCs.Cores provide extra moods and aesthetics for locations, as well as prompting…