%% date:: [[2023-03-19]] %% # [[The Witch Is Dead]] [site](https://gshowitt.itch.io/the-witch-is-dead) The Witch Is Dead is a one-page [[Tabletop Roleplaying Games|TTRPG]] system created by [[Grant Howitt]], who also made [[Honey Heist]]. The premise is that you're all animal familiars who belong to a witch that has just been murdered, and you know where the witch-hunter is. Your goal is to bring the eyes of the witch-hunter to her corpse within a certain amount of time... or just make them pay for what they've done. ## System Summary Setting:: Fantasy Classes:: No Races:: Yes: Fox, Cat, Toad, Spider, Owl, Hare, Magpie, Crow, Dog, Rat Tests:: 1d10 + modifier vs. difficulty rating Degree of success:: No Attributes:: Clever, Fierce, Sly, Quick Player agency:: Low PC hardiness:: Low - The chance of death and capture increases as danger (failed checks) increases. PC power level:: Low Rules complexity:: Low ## Distinctive Features ### Increasing danger The Witch Is Dead has a mechanic called *Danger*. Whenever a character fails a check that the GM decides is "dangerous", the charcter gets 1 Danger point. At any time, if they roll a number that is equal to or lower than their Danger number, they die, get captured, or are trapped. This is a cool design, because it means that the tension ratchets up as the game goes on, making it harder and harder to do things. ## My impressions of The Witch Is Dead It's light and fun, as to be expected from the author, Grant Howitt! The theme and the language used in the rules of the game are hilarious and set the tone nicely. ### What I like - The premise - Creating characters is simple, but they're still pretty distinctive and flavourful. The spells are weird enough not to be overpowered, but are still useful. ### What I don't like - It's not super balanced-- some of the spells are clearly more powerful than others. But who cares? - It's too easy to die! But conversely, also easy to roll another character. ### My games of The Witch Is Dead - [[001_20230314 Chaos familiars]] ## Resources -