{"product_id":"his-majesty-the-worm","title":"His Majesty The Worm","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe forest's thickness is lessening, with room for paths of turned earth, rectangular pits, a whiteness as of mushrooms peeping from the ground. With horror we see from the thirteenth tarot that the underbrush is fertilized with half-withered corpses and fleshless bones.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\"Why, where have you brought me, Fool? This is a cemetery!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd the Fool says, pointing to the invertebrate fauna feeding in the graves:\u003cbr\u003e\"Here a monarchy reigns, mightier than you...\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHis Majesty the Worm Bursts Forth from the Underworld!\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is His Majesty the Worm?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHis Majesty the Worm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003enew-school game\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ewith\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eold-school sensibilities\u003c\/strong\u003e: a classic megadungeon experience given fresh life through a focus on the mundanities and small moments of daily life inside the dungeon. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis Majesty the Worm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a tabletop roleplaying game designed for dungeon crawling written by Josh McCrowell and published by Exalted Funeral. The Game Master is given tools to create a megadungeon called the Underworld. The players create adventurers to explore the Underworld in pursuit of their personal quests. Tarot cards are used as a randomizing element.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFood\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehunger\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003elight\u003c\/strong\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003einventory management\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eare central to play and actually fun.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTarot cards are used to create an action-packed combat system that ensures that all players have interesting choices every minute of combat: no downtime!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe game has robust \u003cstrong\u003eprocedures\u003c\/strong\u003e. Characters adventure in the Underworld, rest in roleplaying-driven camping scenes, and plot long-term schemes in the City at the center of the Wide World.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe relationships between companions, called\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBonds\u003c\/strong\u003e, powers the rest and recovery mechanic of the game. Roleplaying drives the game forward.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEverything You Need to Play (Just Add a Tarot Deck!)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game is intended for a traditional setup between a single GM and 3-6 players. It emphasizes long-term, Metroidvania-like play. The book is 404 pages long, split up over 10 chapters and 5 appendices. The print edition is silver foil stamped and has a ribbon bookmark. The digital edition is thoroughly cross-linked, with a robust index. It is a complete game with everything you need in one tome (just add a tarot deck).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Exalted Funeral Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47590173573356,"sku":"WORM-RPG","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/3572\/1452\/files\/his-majesty-the-worm-book-888110.jpg?v=1777664669","url":"https:\/\/www.slickmimics.com\/products\/his-majesty-the-worm","provider":"Boardlandia Appleton","version":"1.0","type":"link"}