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Spooks! Welcome to the Great Beyond

Tabletop Role-playing in the Afterlife

The gates to paradise are shut, the dead are restless and a shadow war between the pharaohs threatens to consume the Great Beyond... and you just got here.
Congratulations, you're dead! and the afterlife isn't what we thought.  In this fantastical game you play as a spook, otherwise known as the dearly departed, in an Ancient Egyptian inspired hereafter known as the Great Beyond.  Play as a bhoot, doll, ghost, ghoul, skeleton, vampire, wraith or zombie in a predominate Victorian society.  Meet people from history, explore a rich and infinite world under the shinning lights of Necropolis, city of the dead.  Tour infamous locations such as the River of Styx, manifest into the Spirit Realm to haunt the living, unravel the dreams of yesterday and today through the Dream Veil, brave the dangers of the Hellfire Lands or quest for the lost paradises of old such as Elysium, Valhalla or Avalon.  How will you spend your afterlife?

Game Features

  • d6 mechanic that pools dice for purposes of determining fate and skill rolls.
  • Non-class system where players choose their spook, select their skills and buy equipment without feeling restricted by class abilities.  Watch this video for how to make a character: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfsOEKxQ9G4
  • Statistic point-buy system that is determined on character level and not a variety of rolls.
  • Characters don't die, they just faint.
  • Improvise-friendly game where challenges and denizens can be created in a manner of minutes without spending hours ahead of game in preparation or cause large amounts of in-game downtime.
  • Spell card magic system, where players can either use an official Spooks! WTTGB spell deck or use any playing card deck to track their spells.  No memorization or spell slots on how often a spell can be used.  Magic is tracked by magic points, much like hit points, and regenerate quickly.
  • 24 historical non-player characters (NPCs) that the players can meet including George Washington, Ada Lovelace, Lord Byron, Edgar Allan Poe and more.
  • 12 organizations characters can encounter or possibly join in the afterlife.
  • 34 magic items specific to the game
  • 41 denizens to incorporate into your stories
  • Plus all the rules you need to create your own spells, equipment, magic items and denizens.
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Adam G July 16, 2018 9:42 pm UTC
Hi, there, have my hard copy, but how do I download the PDF copy?
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Nathan M July 16, 2018 11:56 pm UTC
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Hey Adam! Thank you so much for buying "Spooks! Welcome to the Great Beyond". There are a few ways. If you have purchased online, the game should already be in your library. Just scroll to the top of the page and check "My Library". However, if you purchased it directly from me at a convention, if you provided your e-mail address, DrivethruRPG.com would have sent you a complimentary copy of the game from the email address of no-reply@drivethrurpg.com. Sometimes spam filters can block the content from your inbox so I recommend checking those. If you can find the email, there's a discount link provided in the email that will take you to checkout with the price of 0.00 for the PDF. Just proceed through checkout and it'll provide you with a download link and place it in "My Library" in case you need to download it again later. If you can't find the email, shoot me a direct email at nathanreesemaher at gmail dot com and I'll be happy to send you a copy that way.
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Tobias W July 10, 2014 4:54 pm UTC
I received my book through the kickstarter, so I wasn't able to write a review however I would love to say this this RPG is one of the unique systems and settings that just about anyone can get into. I love the fact that not only is the content fun but it can also be educational because of your tendency to meet historical characters who are now long dead but not inactive! I have found myself more and more paying attention to historical characters from documentaries and reenactments and saying now that would be a cool personality to meet in a game of Spooks! The book is easy to read both for the writing style and the way the layout was done. I would recommend anyone new or veteran to give this RPG a few tries. I would especially encourage RPG families and history buffs who are also roleplayers.
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