Sanity
A downloadable game
Investigate and solve horrifying mysteries in a world whose deeper truths you cannot possibly fathom.
Sanity features:
- 2d6 resolution that will change you, as does knowing the horrors of the world
- colaborative mystery mechanics (may thus also be played solo)
- tables!
The system is inspired by the Sanity stat of Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu, the simplicity of Cthulhu Dark, the improvised mystery of Brindlewood Bay, and the one stat idea of Lasers & Feelings. The ethos is Free Kriegsspiel Revolution peppered with the cinematics of Grimwild.
Art is modified public domain art (by seedling). Splatters in the background are by Aaron King. The title font is a GOZR-inspired font made by rthorm.
Sanity is licensed under CC BY 4.0 and was made for the One-Page RPG Jam 2025.
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It's an interesting hack of Brindelwood Bay ! Not really sure abt the Sanity, it feels to vague, but the investigation part looks very simple and "elegant", getting rid of the Difficulty rating of a typical BBay Mystery !
Thanks for the feedback and checking the game out!
Glad the investigation mechanic resonated. Sanity is definitely very open to interpretation. In addition to the admittedly slim guidelines, I would generally give players the power to define themselves whether their Investigator is acting sanely or not in risky situations. For clues, Sanity is mainly there to make sure some clues appear weird and horrific.
Hope that makes some sense!