{"product_id":"against-the-gloom","title":"Against The Gloom","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; float: none;\" alt=\"Against the Gloom welcome to the game banner by Scryptid Games\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0017\/8464\/3619\/files\/WelcomeToTheGloom_SG.png?v=1746005562\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat if our heroes exchanged their battle axes for Stratocasters? And what if lyrics and harmony were actual magic? Against the Gloom is a fantasy TTRPG of melodic mayhem that asks this and more! It's about the joy and power of music, chosen family, and building community in the face of the void. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoll dice. Build your playlist. Fight the Gloom.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eAgainst the Gloom\u003c\/strong\u003e, players take on the \u003cstrong\u003eroles of punk pirate \u003c\/strong\u003etroubadours sailing across a vast and dangerous void—the Gloom—aboard a ramshackle ship propelled by the power of song. Use your character's sonic powers to push back the Gloom as it seeks to obliterate any pockets of community that dare to resist it. Build your story one gig at a time. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0017\/8464\/3619\/files\/AgainstTheGloom_sailboot.png?v=1746005466\" alt=\"Against The Gloom TTRPG, sail boot with musicians\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Gloom\u003c\/strong\u003e is a sentient, fog-filled purgatory world of bleakness and despair, and there is no escape. It is alive, quite intelligent, and you don't even need to ask: it really wants to hurt you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFortunately for you, the Gloom is vulnerable to one thing: music, especially amplified music. In the Gloom, \u003cstrong\u003emusic is a powerful kind of magic\u003c\/strong\u003e. And you know how to play because you are Gloomfarers, those brave and wild souls that venture out into the void. You sail aboard fantastic flying vessels, seeking new and powerful songs to strike back against the Gloom and keep your band moving. But as you sail on and rock out, you can feel the Gloom watching you, a twisted elder god with a hunger for misery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScattered around this miserable realm are the Anchora, floating islands, your stops on this surrealist concert tour. And they are constantly in trouble from the Gloom. The Gloom wants to tear them down and destroy them. Only you can stop it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo pick up a different kind of axe–or some drumsticks, or a mic–and take a stand and shine a light. Like Ghostbusters who are also Van Halen, who are also pirates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0017\/8464\/3619\/files\/melondicMayhem_ScrypticGames.png?v=1746005542\" alt=\"Against the Gloom by Scyptid Games banner\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eAgainst the Gloom is a facilitated tabletop role-playing game that encourages \u003cstrong\u003ecollaborative storytelling\u003c\/strong\u003e. The facilitator, your \"roadie,\" will help move the story along and call for dice rolls, but the spotlight is on the band.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTogether, you'll tell stories that explore the power of art, song, and being LOUD. Imagine a community of weirdos in a dark and desperate world: what would it be like if rockers were our most needed heroes, and playing with wild abandon was the true key to salvation?\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; float: none;\" alt=\"Against the gloom by Dustin Winter, testimonals\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0017\/8464\/3619\/files\/AgainstTheGloom_SG_Testimonals.jpg?v=1746005795\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"metafield-multi_line_text_field\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgainst the Gloom\u003c\/strong\u003e is a modern storygame that encourages both players and characters to wield personal autonomy and collective—rather than purely individual—power. It is about \u003cstrong\u003efinding your community\u003c\/strong\u003e, crafting your vessel, and playing actual music together (with a collaborative playlist!) to push back existential dread and the weathering of grief and time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"metafield-multi_line_text_field\"\u003eWhat's included:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA set of unique \u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003echaracter playbooks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: the Thunderwell, the Soulbell, the Brightstring, the Heartkey, and more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGuide to \u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003eAgainst the Gloom's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eeasy-to-learn \u003cstrong\u003ed6 (six-sided dice)\u003c\/strong\u003e system inspired by Yahtzee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— you'll \"harmonize\" dice values to succeed, earn and spend songs on a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003ecollaborative music playlist\u003c\/span\u003e, and truly unite your band.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRules for collectively imagining and building out Anchora\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eto visit and explore as your band sails across the Gloom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eSafety\u003c\/span\u003e tools and frameworks\u003c\/strong\u003e that support joyful, consent-based storytelling while roleplaying as messy musicians.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGorgeous \u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eillustrations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof weird musicians rocking it out in the face of despair, ennui, and self-sabotage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShort\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003efiction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby the \u003cstrong\u003egame's designer, Dustin Patrick Winter\u003c\/strong\u003e—also a published speculative fiction writer—to set the tone and inspire you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou don't need to be a musician to play one in a TTRPG! Get loud, be weird, and lead on with your heart's song as \u003cstrong\u003eAgainst the Gloom\u003c\/strong\u003e takes you on the wildest journeys you can imagine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLead Designer \u003cstrong\u003eDustin Patrick Winter\u003c\/strong\u003e (he\/him) is, among other things, a musician and \u003cstrong\u003eEnnie-nominated game designer \u003c\/strong\u003eliving in the woodsy ‘burbs near Baltimore, MD. As the lead designer, Dustin brings his love of music and encyclopedic brainful of rock-and-roll trivia aboard this fine ship. You can expect him to bring his interest in stories of found family, polyamory, and casting rad spells to this project. He can be found on social media @NeverSayDustin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"metafield-multi_line_text_field\"\u003e\"Against the Gloom is a rocking good time full of hope punk, found families, communal world building, and the power of music to heal the world.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"metafield-multi_line_text_field\"\u003e — Deidre Delpino Dykes, playtester\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Critical Kit Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Physical Book","offer_id":55438560919928,"sku":"CKSGATG","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PDF","offer_id":55438560952696,"sku":"CKSGATG-2","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/9439\/4944\/files\/Against_the_Gloom.jpg?v=1770026516","url":"https:\/\/nightspiregaming.co.uk\/fr\/products\/against-the-gloom","provider":"Night Spire Gaming","version":"1.0","type":"link"}