SIGNALS FROM THE DEEP
A downloadable pocket-sized rpg
SIGNALS FROM THE DEEP is a tense, ocean-floor setting and scenario made using my no dice, no masters roleplaying game system Tiny Tokens.
This scenario takes you and the rest of your old, sentient, deep sea research robot team SEA-4 on a shared voyage, exploring deep sea wonders as you seek out the source of a anomalous signal detected way down at the bottom of the ocean.
What awaits you in the depths?
Choose Your Format
The PDF is laid out to be printed as two double-sided poker card-sized cards:
- A rules card with space to fill in character information
- A scenario card with example character prompts and an art cover
The text file contains all the rules and scenario text, but no images.
This work was made by a human. No AI or machine-generated works are included in this project. Supporting this project means you are supporting real human beings who have dreams, passions, and bills.
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Attributions
Software
- Created using Affinity Publisher 2.1.1
Imagery
- "Human Made" icons used in good faith, made by HINOKODO and distributed in their Human Made asset pack.
- Icons from game-icons.net, used under CC BY 3.0:
- Eel, oyster pearl, shrimp, and underground cave icons by Delapouite.
- Nautilus shell icon by Faithtoken.
- Angler fish, bubbles, crab, curled tentacle, interlaced tentacles, and octopus, sea serpent, and triton head icons by Lorc.
Updated | 23 days ago |
Status | Released |
Category | Physical game |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 total ratings) |
Author | Aaron Goss |
Genre | Role Playing |
Tags | businesscard, no-dice-no-masters, pocket, portable, Robots, tiny, tinytokens, tokens, underwater |
Average session | About an hour |
Accessibility | Color-blind friendly, High-contrast |
Purchase
In order to download this pocket-sized rpg you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $3 USD. You will get access to the following files:
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Development log
- Character Prompts and a Fancy CoverSep 05, 2023
- Another Art FixMay 18, 2023
- Updated Art and Text-Only TextMay 18, 2023
- Art UpdateMay 17, 2023
- SIGNALS FROM THE DEEPMay 17, 2023
Comments
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Hello, I was wondering if you would classify this game as horror game or not?
Thanks for checking this out, Mint-Rabbit! :)
Even though the game is set on the ocean floor and you are seeking out the source of an anomalous signal, the range of mysterious prompts that are included are not too horror-specific. It is very much up to you and your friends how scary you want the game to be.
For a more lighthearted but eerie game, perhaps the signal you all seek ends up being a school of spooky merfolk singing in an undersea orchestra! Or for a more scary game, maybe your robotic companions start losing their mechanical minds the closer they get to some sunken artefact, seeing all kinds of mind-melting things as they go!
So, you should go as scary or not as you and your friends like. ^_^
I hope this helps!