Scottish creator-owned indie outfit Handiwork Games is back on Kickstarter with FiveEvil. The game has funded and is now unlocking various enhancements to the book and free scenarios for the game from big name friends of the company.
Next up is a free PDF scenario from Gareth Hanrahan: A renowned writer and game designer from Ireland. He’s written *deep breath* half of the award-winning Dracula Dossier campaign, Eyes of the Stone Thief, Cthulhu City, Moria: Through The Doors of Durin, The Darkening of Mirkwood, and a bunch of novels including the Gutter Prayer and the Sword Defiant. Also, long ago he wrote OGL Horror, so FiveEvil is like coming full circle…
FiveEvil is a twisted up, mutated version of the 5th edition rules set. It takes the basic components of 5e – thinks like Combat Encounters, Difficulty Class, and Inspiration – and changes them into something new and refreshingly terrifying.
FiveEvil is designed to evoke the horror genre via a set of clever twists on the underlying fifth edition ruleset. The primary focus is modern day horror, inspired by the work of Stephen King, and moody, character-driven horror films like The Ritual, The Descent and Jacob’s Ladder, alongside mini-series like Midnight Mass by Mike Flanagan, and the scariest of Twin Peaks episodes.
What people are saying about FiveEvil
“5e rules twisted to horrific efficacy. There’s some brilliant game design here.” Francesco Nepitello, Designer, The One Ring, The War of the Ring
“FiveEvil is a lean, chilling, and merciless engine for horror roleplaying. It dissects both the horror genre and the 5e system and then – with infernal ingenuity – stitches something new and blasphemous together from the grisly remains” – Chris Gardiner, Narrative Director, Failbetter Games
The FiveEvil campaign runs for another two weeks.
Pledge now at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jonhodgsonmaptiles2/fiveevil
About Handiwork Games
Handiwork Games is a small team of creators who characterise themselves as steadfastly independent, creator-owned and values led. Handiwork Games have had both critical and commercial success with BEOWULF Age of Heroes, a|state Second Edition, Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland, and accessories like Map Tiles and Backdrop Books.
Handiwork Games was founded in 2019 by games industry veteran Jon Hodgson. Two-times GenCon Industry Insider Guest of Honour, Guest of Honour at Ropecon in 2019, Hodgson has led teams to ENnie awards, Origins Awards, and Golden Geeks. Renowned for his work as an illustrator on The One Ring first edition, Hodgson is also known for his work on Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer Historical, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, Dragon Warriors and many, many more games across a 25 year career as an illustrator, art director, creative director and writer.
Also working on FiveEvil are Scott Purdy, an illustrator with an extremely wide and diverse portfolio within gaming. Scott has worked extensively for Paizo, Onyx Path Publishing, Monte Cook Games, and many, many more. Scott is the lead artist on FiveEvil, and of particular note are his recent health concerns. Having been diagnosed with AATD, this may well be Scott’s last major project, and Handiwork Games has been keep to give him the spotlight with subject matter at which he excels: monsters!
Graphic Design is by Paul Bourne, another quiet industry legend responsible for so many pieces of graphic design and layout we see in gaming. From the Level Up 5e logo, to the beautiful graphics of The One Ring First Edition, Paul has a resume as long as you’re arm, and a lot of skills far longer.
Find out more at www.handiwork.games
