Phobos

C.W. Body and Psychological Horror. 

Phobos is a Tabletop Horror Roleplaying experience written by RishikaRolls, an independent TTRPG content creator, inspired by the world of The Magnus Archives, a podcast produced by folks at the Rusty Quill.

Imagine a world where terror is more than a human emotion, a world where the fears are eldritch horrors that prey on the anxiety and trauma of those who delve a bit too close. Atleast, they used to do so... until someone opened the door. 

In the past, you were just one of the billions; unaware of the true nature of reality until the day you were "marked" by a fear. Maybe you fell into a dark hole leaving you terrorised by the small spaces, or maybe you saw something unexplainable that still keeps you up at night. You tried to ignore it, you tried to forget it... but it never left your side.

One day you wake up, and the world is a completely different place: space and time have collapsed, everything is a barren wasteland interspersed by small bubbles of reality where innocent people are tortured with their trauma by manifestations of the eldritch entities of fear. Somehow, you were spared. Not only that, but for reasons unknown, you realize what was once your trauma, has now given you strange powers that allow you to manipulate reality itself.

But why? Why you? What are you supposed to do? 

The story is yours to tell...

This game was written as part of the Dice Jam 2022. This is a not-for-profit fangame. Check out The Magnus Archives and the other wonderful shows by the Rusty Quill wherever you get your podcasts. If you are feeling generous, support Rusty Quill on Patreon at this link: https://www.patreon.com/rustyquill. Feel free to mail me at neurorishika@gmail.com or use the discussion boards below :).

DISCLAIMER: Full Disclosure, when we playtested this game, a lot of weird unlikely things happened irl which were related to the fears we were talking about in-game. PLAY AT YOUR OWN RISK!