in pitch we are preserved
A downloadable game
when the ground began to ooze, black and thick, nothing could claw itself out of the steaming depths. but now, after the tar has swallowed everything up, it offers a choice.
what will you sacrifice to live another day?
in pitch we are preserved is a gm-less, one-page ttrpg that can be played solo or with others.
warnings: the pdf briefly alludes to cannibalism and a core mechanic may result in role playing self-harm for survival (though it does not technically specify that the harm must be to the self)
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first time i play this kind of game and it was an extremely good experience. i didn't expect to learn as much about myself as i did while playing this little game. the mechanics are simple but effective and it leaves a lot of room for interpretation. i really liked it, thank you!
This was a really interesting game setup. Played this over a few days - having it broken up into multiple days made it easy to put down and pick up. My tarpit loved pressed and dried flowers, as was also quite pleased with paper/origami flowers. On the other hand, it hated blood - every time I tried it, I got nothing in return.
Made an account just to comment- I played through a game of this solo, using it as a tool to explore one of my characters. Not sure if it was healing or cathartic per se but I did cry quite a bit over the course of the 20 (in game) days. Also, reached 0 on the absolute final day and wasn't sure what to do, so I left it up to a coin flip.
All in all 10/10 experience. Will probably try again, either alone again or with a friend.
I'm so glad you had a fulfilling experience with it!! And I'm super honored you took the time out to make an account to comment, thank you so much! I hope you can have future playthroughs that hit the mark again, too. :)
me and my friends played this and you should know that our tarpit HATED blood and bits of human but absolutely loved ancient memes printed on old printer paper. this is a really cool system, i hope you make more pen and paper games in the future
You have no idea how delighted this comment made and continues to me haha I'm so glad y'all had a good time!!! Thank you so much! I definitely would like to continue making them!
Very fun game! some tweaking, and it could be the backbone for a really in-depth system!
Thank you! I did have some ideas for additions to it, but forced myself to keep things simple to fit within the one page restriction :)
Hi there! I was trying to play your game and I'm a little confused on the instructions. When I eat, what happens to my satiation points?
Thanks for the help! It's a really neat concept.
Nevermind! Saw the 0,1,3. Sorry about that~
No worries! Hope you liked it. :)