Unholy Apostles

You’d be wise to cut your losses and turn back now with your life. Once they’ve got you, the Apostles never give back their dead. It’s a sad certainty that the ship and her genial officers embarked for the shoreless seas of eternity. Only a fool would follow them. Madness has enveloped this place. All we can do is weather the storm.

A ship has vanished amongst the Apostle Islands…

It is up to you to discover if the crew is still out there, or if the Apostles have claimed their souls to the depths.

Navigate anomalous storms. Survive encounters with the strange. Follow the remnants left in their wake. 

Face the truth of what lies below these Unholy Apostles and dare to return with your mind intact.

 

Unholy Apostles is a highly adaptable horror TTRPG about fragile minds in a strange place.

Both lightweight and flexible, the rules-lite system of Unholy Apostles allows both players and game masters to focus on creating great experiences while avoiding breaks in the action.

Gameplay: The only thing standing in your way is yourself. Players must manage their psychological strain in order to return from the Unholy Apostles with their minds intact. When the outcome of their actions is uncertain, they must either act with calculated precision, or channel their instincts and act on impulse. But be warned! Lean on your instinct too much and risk unraveling completely. Dare to rationalize the abyss and have your mind crack under the pressure. 

From bombastic and pulpy to grounded and suspenseful, you choose the atmosphere and stylings of the Apostles.

For fans John Carpenter, Mike Mignola, Junji Ito, and H.P. Lovecraft.

Created for the One Page RPG Jam 2023, Unholy Apostles was developed in the spirit of collaboration. If you like the game and want to hack it for your own purposes, please do! And if you’d like to share what you make, I’d love to see what you've come up with.

- Z. HAWLEY