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Blackthorn. Pulp horror roleplaying about surviving supernatural crisis.

by Spicy Tuna RPG

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Blackthorn is a roleplaying game designed to collaboratively tell pulp horror stories where characters survive or die at the hands of supernatural crisis. Urgency ramps quickly and paces in and out of high-tension moments. The mechanics support lethal one shots where players expect to control multiple characters in order to drive forward surprising horror narratives.





  • Easy-to-learn d12+d6 system that reinforces escalating horror scenarios and amps up urgency.
  • Player-facing rolls, quick character creation, and exhilarating combat rules with a horror-centric wounds system.
  • Quick character creation focused on building ordinary citizen characters with unique drives and faults that enable engaging narratives.
  • 12 Drives, Occupations, Faults, and Pastimes. 
  • Player and GM principles that support lethal and collaborative storytelling.
  • Narrative guidance for using jump scares to advance the story and ending the story.
  • A complete one shot in the back of the zine so you can jump straight into play.



Brought to you by Spicy Tuna RPG. Designed and written by Marco Serrano using public domain illustrations from pulp literature and pre-code comics.

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