Up or Down?
A downloadable game
Tha-thump. Tha-thump. Tha-thump.
It’s the sound of an escalator. This game is played entirely over the course of a single escalator ride. PCs take actions on the ride to resolve a problem or to thwart each other’s ambitions.
Imagine:
- an escalator of frost-textured steps rising on a waterfall
- a cyberpunk escalator that is the expression of a laddered program
- a massive copper-tread escalator run on bands and gears and powered by coal
- the spiraling geometry of an escalator on a centrifugal spinning station
- an escalator arching high above a bottomless pool, with one gleaming purple tentacle feeling delicately along the outside of the rail
What can happen on an escalator? Anything! From an able escape to a zesty swap of secrets, from a parkour theft to a poignant good-bye, your group defines the story and the conflict, and then plays out the resolution as the moving staircase relentlessly pulls you Up or Down.
This one-page, GM-less, stand-alone RPG is built on Caltrop Core. Download the game, grab some 4-sided dice or a random number generator, and jump on the escalator!
This game was born at Big Bad Con 2024. Our thanks to the marvelous Big Bad Con community!
Published | 27 days ago |
Status | Released |
Category | Physical game |
Author | Unformed Worlds |
Genre | Adventure |
Tags | Casual, Comedy, Fantasy, No AI, Romance, Sci-fi, Short, Tabletop role-playing game |
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