Gather Round, Family…
In the mountains of central Appalachia, blood runs as deep as these hollers and just as dark. Since before our kind wandered into these hills, hearts of unknowable hunger and madness have slumbered beneath them. These are the oldest mountains in the world. How dare we think we can break the skin of a god and dig out its heart without also calling blood and darkness?
She is light.
Ball lightning come to earth, tendrils touching each tree like a long-lost lover arrived home at last, the earth beneath her cracking deep as it gives itself up to her. Forward she moves, or maybe she moves you, and when she stops or you stop or the world stops, there are no woods, no grove nor ground. There is only her and you and what comes next.
Dazzled, your mind says mother. Your mind says beloved. Your mind says run and retreat and no.
This, this is what you have come for. She is who you have come for.
She lifts her blinding head, one eye black and deep as a coal mine, and she says, “Ask.”
What do you do?
This Is What You Have Come For
Welcome, Family, to the Old Gods of Appalachia Roleplaying Game.
Old Gods of Appalachia is a roleplaying game of the Green, the Dark, and things even more ancient, in which player characters protect what’s important and try to know the unknowable. It is set in the Alternate Appalachia of the Old Gods of Appalachia podcast, a captivating eldritch horror anthology created by Steve Shell and Cam Collins, and the winner of the 2021 Discover Pods Best Overall Podcast and Best Audio Drama or Fiction Podcast awards.
The Old Gods of Appalachia Roleplaying Game is a standalone tabletop RPG driven by the Cypher System. It’s a hefty corebook with everything you need to play, including complete rules; character creation; extensive lore of Alternate Appalachia in the 1920s and 1930s (plus guidance on playing in other time periods); a bestiary of creatures and entities from the Green, the Dark, and elsewhere; magic; equipment; adventures; and more.
The Old Gods of Appalachia Roleplaying Game delves into the Alternate Appalachia of the award-winning, ultra-popular horror podcast. This world’s unique take on cosmic horror is personal and intimate, and heavily steeped in atmosphere— and the RPG gives you everything you need to run immersive, narrative, and deeply chilling games.
♦ A “Most-Anticipated RPG of 2023”— comicbook.com, EN World, CBR, geeknative, and tens of thousands of gamers!
♦ A complete, standalone game with everything you need to play.
♦ The enormously popular Old Gods of Appalachia fiction podcast has zillions of dedicated fans— particularly among gamers.
♦ This beautiful hardcover is loaded with detailed lore and stunning, evocative art.
♦ Powered by the flexible, narrative, easy-to-learn Cypher System, which has continues to skyrocket in popularity!
416- page hardcover
