DIG.
A downloadable game
DIG. is a simple worldbuilding game about leaving the world above and trying to find a new home in the world below. There are win and loss conditions, but you can ignore them. Play the game and interpret the result as a new dungeon, megadungeon, or whole subterranean region to add to your fantasy world.
Draw a simple grid on a piece of paper, use your choice of spreadsheet program, or whatever else works for you.
Made for the 36-word RPG Jam!
All content and art by Ben Brophy.
Fonts
Pretzel for the title text.
Handserif for everything else.
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Hello Ben, how can I reach you by email?
Apologies for the late response!
You can reach me at thecircleofbears@gmail.com
This is awesome. The mechanics are simple and stellar, the design is minimalist and evocative… I don’t know if I’ve seen a ttrpg capture the feeling of all of subterranea’s wonder and longing and loss and darkness and dread as well in a thousand words as this does in 36.
Here’s my playthrough:
It ended in a Grave (loss), which I decided to interpret not as my explorer’s grave, but the grave of the person they went looking in the dark for, now forever out of their reach. I wonder when, if ever, they’ll finally turn and leave the tomb behind.
Woah, I absolutely love this! Apologies for the late response; apparently I didn't have my notifications set up correctly.
It makes me so happy that you gave it a shot, and the result looks awesome. I love the way you interpreted the rolls, especially the ending! Exactly the kind of thing I imagined while I was putting the game together.
Thank you so much for checking it out!