PARIAH Volume 1

PSYCHEDELIC NEOLITHIC ANIMIST OLD SCHOOL ROLE PLAY PARIAH is a zine by Atelier Hwei that will enable you to set up and run a tabletop RPG pitching a band of outcast humans against a dangerous, primeval world of malevolent magic and capricious spirits... all in an A5 zine format originally produced for Zine Quest 2020. A complete game in and of itself, PARIAH is nonetheless easily adapted to your preferred old-school system. Indeed, many of the tools provided would be useful in any RPG you think suitable for the weird world of proto-neolithic roleplay! OUTCASTS The zine contains instructions for generating a band of pariahs - outcasts from mainstream human culture forced into the dangerous wilderness: Classless and level-less: develop characters through interaction with the environment, building alliances, developing skills and forging pacts with spirits. Lateral development: special curse templates that can lead your characters down unexpected paths including ghoul, jackalwere a