Games like The Mithril Mines of Airgead Canyon

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 …

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…

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 …

Within the Hollow Grove lies the center of infinity, clutched in the maw of a great beast. They say if you can break through, walk past that mirror's edge of spiraling forever, then you can claim that treasure, become that power.  This incursion for Trophy Dark will take you into the dense, shadowed, endless Hollow Grove. A place where time and space slowly begin to dissolve around you.  If you ca…

Abenteuerspiel! is a freeform adventure game that can be played solitaire, cooperatively, or guided by a referee. The game is rooted in Messerspiel and Trophy Gold and inspired by my love for the free kriegsspiel mantra of "play worlds, not rules." Abenteuerspiel! is designed to give you just enough mechanics to make things interesting... and then get out of the way so you can focus on playing the…

"... 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 …

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…

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…

Of Mirrors and Reflections is an Incursion for the Trophy Gold ttrpg. Theme: Reflection “Have I ever told you about the once free city of Gilead? Legend has it the city is found at the centre of a lake in the deepest, most dense, part of the Thicket. Tall spires, mirrored surfaces, silk and gold covering the citizens, it was supposed to be a sight to behold. The lake around it is said to be so sti…

CARE-uh-lawn (US) kuh-RILL-yun (UK) An instrument consisting of at least twenty-three bells connected to ropes and pulleys which are is connected to a keyboard made of wooden pegs. You first heard it in your dreams, played on the Black Stone Cathedral’s Carillon, the largest know instrument, consisting of  seventy-two bells made from a precious, lost metal-recipe. The Song was ethereal, beguilin…