In Excess Umbra

In Excess Umbra is a tiny dungeon generation procedure designed for the 24-word RPG Jam. It requires 3 different coins and materials for drawing. The game itself is sized to fit on two sides of a standard business card.

As per the rules of the jam, it features 24 'words' (if you include the coin symbols in the table). It is intended to be played as a standalone activity or as a GM (or solo) tool for other games involving dungeons.

The prompt words in the table are my attempt at a taxonomy of dungeon encounters. In other words these can, when combined, be used to describe a wide variety of experiences. They are intended to not be taken at face value but interpreted to match the story the GM / solo player wants to convey:

Prompt	Example interpretations
DISCRETE	present, immediate, one-off, temporary, finite, static
RECURSIVE	revealed over time, reoccurring, related to previous experience, infinite, fluid
CHALLENGE	danger, obstacle, difficulty, predicament
GAIN	reward, increase, extension, emergence
OBSCURITY	darkness, uncertainty, deception, scarcity
COMPROMISE	cost, sacrifice, risk, restriction, limits

In a similar vein, you may also like DODMAN, my coin-based pointcrawl generator.

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