Fortune Dark

You are an acolyte of a capricious god.
Your god demands that you claim tribute in its name.
And grants you fortune to aid your dark quest.
Will you claim enough to sate its appetite?

Fortune Dark is a system designed to run dark and desperate TTRPG adventures. It is a hack of Shane Marble’s Occultation, which itself is a hack of Graham Walmsley’s Cthulhu Dark, Jason Tocci’s 2400 and Jesse Ross’ Trophy Dark, plus a dose of Trophy Gold. These games feature light and flavourful rules that give players high agency in communal storytelling. 

In Fortune Dark, characters strive to gain treasure and glory against ever lengthening odds. Their shield is a dwindling pool of fortune, held by the entire party, which raises chances of success and is characters’ only recourse against the afflictions and harms they’ll suffer. But with every risky action comes the threat of cursing the fortune that should aid them. Fortune Dark sets out to make each individual’s choice affect the whole party, bringing tension and conflict amid the darkest doom.

Thanks to Shane Marble for permission to build on Occultation, and to Jack Wiltshire for his illustrations.