Year of the Undead - Rulebook.pdf

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Year
of the
Undead
Written by:
Keller O’Leary
Artwork by:
Wenart Gunadi
In Extremis Digest Layout
provided by
KeganExe
Special thanks to those who have playtested and given
feedback:
Alex Reece, Collin Caroland, Lee Kamberos
Year of the Undead is a work of fiction. Names,
characters,business, events and incidents are the products of
imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living, dead,
or undead, is purely coincidental.
Year of the Undead © 2021, Keller O’Leary. All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents
What is this game?
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Rules of the Undead
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Survivors of the Undead
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The Deck of the Undead
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What is this game?
Year of the Undead is a collaborative story-telling game for 1-4
players that pits survivors against the slim odds of survival in
a zombie apocalypse. Each player represents the actions of
different survivors in this grim and unforgiving new world
that is ravaged by the hordes of undead.
But, there is still hope.
After one year has passed, the hordes of the undead will have
decayed and the threat will be gone.
This game faces the players against a temporary apocalypse,
and promises them a thriving future if they can endure one
year of hardships against the zombies.
Do you have what it takes to survive?
Find out with the Year of the Undead.
Author’s Note:
This game has been a work of passion as I’ve hacked and slashed
away at this for the better part of a year now. What comes at the
helm of ideas much more coherent than my own will hopefully serve
you and your group in having fun and creating memorable
experiences at the table together. I’ve been inspired by the works of
creators like Inky Ginge, and the games they have made like The
Gardener is Dead. Likewise, thematic elements of the zombie genre
have been informed upon from the copious tomes of horror movies
and survival games that I’ve watched, played, and admired
throughout my life.
I sincerely hope you enjoy.
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Rules of the Undead
The following text describes the game and how it is played.
Items needed for play:
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Standard deck of 52 cards
1 standard six-sided die (a D6)
Paper for survivor and gameplay notes
Before you start:
Before playing, have a brief conversation about tone and
themes that you would or would not like to be featured in this
game. Some are zany misadventures in a comical wasteland,
and some will be in-depth looks into the collective trauma a
group has endured in order to simply survive. Make sure
everybody at the table is ready to play the same game.
How to Begin:
Define your setting and group style. It does not have to be a
solitary location. Many groups wander the roads in search of
hope that a new area will offer them stability. Some stay idle
and build upwards,and some go out to find other groups to
take from. Others seek out those who need protection from ill-
willed humans and defend them selflessly. The choice is
yours.
After choosing the setting and style, players can create the
survivors that will inhabit the group. Survivor Creation can be
found in the chapter
Survivors of the Undead.
Playing the Game
Players will each represent characters in a group of survivors,
and they will take turns having their characters interact with
the challenges presented to them on the card they draw from
the deck.
Each card represents one week of the year, and players will
take turns describing their card’s results and how it affects
the group, or simply their own survivor’s experiences.
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