As more blocks are gradually removed, actions become harder to perform without the threat of the tower falling. It's a genius technique of getting the players to actively engage in the pacing of the story. Just as the tower rises and falls, so does the feeling of tension in a session of Dread. Why use a toppling tower instead of dice rolls? It's all about the build and release of tension. Success and failure is entirely decided by whether they are able to do this without knocking the tower over. Using an official Jenga tower - or otherwise unofficial 'wobbly tower' - players perform actions such as sneaking, fighting and whatever else they may need to do to survive by pulling blocks and placing them on top of the tower. Instead, the majority of the players' interactions are driven by the looming presence of The Tower.
Horror roleplaying games have always stalked their own unique design paths, but Dread is especially odd in that - unlike D&D and its ilk - it involves absolutely no dice rolling whatsoever. Instead, the book contains a set of rules for the games master and the players portraying the main protagonists to use within a variety of horror settings, from haunted carnivals to derelict spaceships and beyond. Whereas RPGs such as Dungeons & Dragons 5E have specific worlds for players to explore, Dread doesn't have an official setting. Hence the likes of Call of Cthulhu, Vampire: The Masquerade and Dread.Īn indie roleplaying game released way back in 2005, Dread was designed by Epidiah Ravachol and was something a little out of the ordinary when it came to TRPGs.
After all, roleplaying is all about immersing yourself in a world or scenario and some people just really enjoy being scared - myself included. It's unsurprising that horror is a popular theme in tabletop roleplaying games.
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