.dungeon//remastered

Welcome to the ruins of Annwn. The once populated hills of this massively multiplayer online game are now void. They call it a Dead MMO. A polygonal mess of PS1-era graphics, empty plains, and dungeons that grow and grow and grow from the inside of the planet's wounds. Up above, the eye of the sad god glares its chromatic light down upon the remaining players, while its tormented hand contorts into magical shapes, rarely crossing paths in their messy orbit. When they do, the shadow magic that powers the game explodes with its ancient might.

.dungeon//remastered is the second edition of the award-winning TTRPG, .dungeon, released in 2021. The game wears the aesthetics of gamefaqs walkthroughs, player screenshots, and cryptic dev notes, meant to evoke the sense that this book is the culmination of a community delving into the mysteries of this dead mmo to pry out anything of use. 

To play the game you assign dice to your stats, rolling them against obstacles, angry mobs, and combative players. The higher number wins and accomplishes their goal while the loser gets closer to a Game Over. You'll gather roles, which are equippable classes that grant bonuses to your die rolls or give you special abilities. With those, along with your unique, meta-power known as an Aspect, you'll brave the dangers of this dead world.

 We tried to experiment with the form of this TTRPG, putting player-introduction first and foremost. The book is laid out so that the first thing you see is a tutorial adventure. Reading/playing the adventure will teach everyone at the table how to make a character, when/how/why to roll the dice, and teach them the basics of exploring this virtual world. 

The same goes for the Server Host (or the GM in other games). Reading/running the tutorial adventure will teach you the rules, how to create challenges, and all the basics to continue the game beyond the tutorial. 

The rest of the game is full of tables, lists, and ideas for doing just that. Continuing the game. It features tools for building a hex map of the surrounding area. It has a chart for creating dungeons procedurally using just a d10. There's rules for rebuilding settlements and brining life back to the game's world. Along with enough gear, magic, and unique items to sprinkle throughout the world as treasure.

At it's core, .dungeon is a game about interacting with the other living and breathing people that are still clinging to this abandoned mmo. One of the last sections of the book includes tables for creating these Players Unknown (or PUGS). Including tips, hints, and ideas for sparking conversation, fleshing other players out, and even helping them fulfill whatever it is they're still here to accomplish.

.dungeon//remastered, like its predecessor, is a game with a defined ending. The entire party tracks a shared pool of HP, called Sync. This represents their bonds to the game. One of my favorite parts of this system is that you can never know when your game will come to an end. It creates this desire to make every moment count. To have as many meaningful experiences as you can before it's time to move on

This book is 136 pages, black & white, and features art from several sources, including the public domain, Charlotte, Thomas Novosel, Micah Anderson, and Aekashics. Hardcover copies of the book are available here. Or grab a community copy if you can't afford to purchase a pdf. 

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Written by Snow

Edited by Vi Huntsman

Layout by Micah Anderson

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