SPITE

Sometimes, you're spiting a monster. Sometimes, you're spiting yourself. 

Sometimes, those are the same thing.

SPITE is a solo journaling game based on the Wretched and Alone and Breathless SRDs, and utilising the Twist mechanic from the Second Guess System. 

In this game, you're trying to defeat the creature that smiles at you from your reflection, no matter the cost. If you let It, It will eat your Past, your Present, and your Future.

Unless you eat them first. 

• A standard deck of 52 playing cards
• A d10, d8, d6, and d4
• A way to record your game. If you’re using audio or video, you’ll also need a pen and paper for your character sheet.
• A mirror. Preferably one large enough to stand on its own.
• Something to eat. Choose something with crunch that’s easy to count or otherwise chop up. You will need 10 pieces.

This is a game about going too far, about the lines we cross in pursuit of a goal, about teetering over a precipice and deciding to take the chance we might not fall.

And then falling.

This is also a game about the harm we can do to ourselves, whether with thought or word or action or sharp edge, as well as the loss of self. Autocannibalism is a mechanic. Whether that’s metaphorical or literal is up to you, but either way food and hunger are a constant undercurrent. Please keep all of this in mind and pace yourself as you play. If a prompt makes you uncomfortable, feel free to ignore it and write your own or pull another card.

Remember that walking away is always an option.

It may, in fact, be the only option.