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Vast Death Temple is a solo, GM-less journaling game using the Wretched & Alone formula originally created by Chirs Bissette with modifications I made at my own leisure.

Requires: pencil, paper, at least one d6 (possibly more or use digital), one deck of playing cards, optionally a second deck of tarot or similar cards, 10 small totems and a tumbling tower (or a d20).

This game was created for the Random Adventure Jam hosted by Chris Bissette on itch.io using the Random Adventure Title Generator.

In this game your goal is to make amends in an attempt to escape your guilt and the sentence of death. You’ll be facing your inner demons and worst fears as you walk the lonely halls of the Vast Death Temple. You’ll also be drawing a map of the place (if you want to).

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This game have not been playtested yet by other people than me. Nevertheless, I hope you’ll have as much fun playing it as I had writing it. If you have any comments or critiques I hereby encourage you to share them!

Note: the content warning may be stronger than what actually is written in the game but it's better to be safe.

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CONTENT WARNING: Some of the descriptions might evoke strong emotions. You might encounter repulsive or insightful things. This is a journaling game that will play out in your mind so if you ever feel the need to stop, do so. If the game is getting under your skin, you can end it anytime in a way that feels right for you. Themes include: Loneliness. Self-harm. Suicide. Violence. Grief. Gore. Sexuality. Anxiety. Depression. Panic attacks. Death.

CREDIT: This work is based on The Wretched (found at http://loottheroom.itch.io/wretched), product of Chris Bissette and Loot The Room, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). THE WRETCHED™️ is a trademark of Chris Bissette. The Wretched and Alone logo is © Chris Bissette, and is used with permission.

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FYI: I've been highlighting Solo But Not Alone 3 entries on my Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/RabbitMatchGame/status/1621710697741824001

Since you don't have a listing for that hellsite, here are my 280 chars: 

Favorite thing about this entry in https://itch.io/b/1692/solo-but-not-alone-3: It's open ended enough to work with settings vastly different from what the art, tables suggest. Going hi-tech sterile/sci-fi--perhaps on an alien world makes the experience, much, much, much more disturbing and creepy.

I also imagined a playthrough as Ivan VI, the son Catherine the Great through into prison...now that was really disturbing.
Impressive work (also appreciated your tweaking and adding to the W&A mechanics. When I did my entry for the bundle I was hope I was always struggling with how much might be too much...)

Thank you! I'm glad you gave it a try! :)