Grim Dungeons and Ancient Lore
Grim Dungeons & Ancient Lore is a solo fantasy dungeon crawling game that takes you on an adventure through dark and dangerous dungeons. Create your hero, choose your class (Fighter, Archer, or Wizard), and explore a world of magic and monsters - all by yourself!
What's inside:
- Easy-to-learn rules that get you playing quickly.
- A simple dice-rolling system using only two six-sided dice.
- Randomly generated dungeons for endless replayability.
- Exciting challenges, including traps, events, and of course ... monsters.
- A unique character development system with talents, items, and artifacts.
- Old-school layout and design for a classic pen-and-paper RPG feel.
If you're looking for a fun and challenging solo RPG experience, Grim Dungeons & Ancient Lore is the perfect game for you!
To play you will need:
- 2 six-sided dice.
- A few sheets of graph paper.
- Pencil and eraser.
- The 56-page core rulebook with all game information.
> Download the Quickstart Rules for free
A game by Sasha Jarkaz - jarkaz.itch.io
Inspired by oldschool roleplaying games of the eighties and nineties.
Layout by Sasha Jarkaz
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Development log
- 🎃 It's SPOOKY SEASON! 50% Off Everything! 🕯️67 days ago
- My new game: The Summer of Secret PlacesSep 03, 2025
- A new adventure awaits the solitary explorer!Aug 15, 2025
- New Monster CardsAug 11, 2025
- New Rule Updates: Improved Gameplay FlowAug 07, 2025
- Character Sheet Update!Jul 21, 2025
- Jetzt wieder auf Deutsch verfügbar!Jul 19, 2025
- Two improvements - v05 is onlineJul 15, 2025
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Bonjour.
Quelle a été la volonté à travers la création de ce système. Notamment face à 4AD ou 2D6
Hello! I'm reading through the English rules and this sounds like a lot of fun! Did you base these rules off of any other game to start with?
One thing I did notice with the English translation, there are some missing bits? You have 1W6 instead of 1D6 in a some spots. Also, under the dungeon creation rules, for Passage Contents you have "Umherstreifendes Monster (Stufe des Monsters = Charakterstufe -1)". I haven't used google translate to look it up yet, but that would be something to look into if you do another draft.
Once again though, this looks like a lot of fun and I can't wait to give it a go!
Thanks for pointing out the translation errors. I'll be uploading an updated version in the coming days.
To answer your question: I've drawn inspiration from a wide variety of board game dungeon crawlers over the years. Specifically, the dungeon generation is based on the Dungeon Master's Guide (DMG) for Dungeons & Dragons as well as Paul Bimler's 5e Solo Gamebooks. I also played a lot of Four Against Darkness. As for the combat and character system, those are built upon drafts from a sci-fi role-playing game I developed many years ago.
Yeah, it's definitely a lot of fun! Hang in there during your first runs, sometimes they don't end so well. :)
wanna try u.u