Dead of Night
Dead of Night is the roleplaying game of campfire tales, slasher movies and b-movie horror. It is a game of screaming victims, unstoppable killers and slavering monsters, where the horror movie clichés flow thicker than blood and the only victory is survival.
Dead of Night is designed to be quick and easy to play, with rules that help you tell horror stories without getting in the way of the fun. The rules are simple and straightforward to learn, yet offer all the options and depth to allow you to customise the game however you like.
Print edition available to buy in my shop.
PDF edition available to buy here.
Praise for Dead of Night first edition
“Neat mechanics raise Dead of Night well above the bar of ‘interesting’ and into the bar of ‘compelling.’” – Ken Hite
“Dead of Night is something special. You should play this game.” – Ron Edwards
Vital Statistics
Recommended Age: 15+
Genre: Horror
Players: 3+
Downloads
Dead of Night: character sheet
Dead of Night: editable character sheet
Dead of Night: Dust character sheets
Dead of Night: Unhallowed character sheets
Find Out More
You can find all posts about Dead of Night here, or discuss the game over at the Collective Endeavour forum.
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Hey, a friend was just telling me about this game. Is it still available to purchase in hard copy anywhere?
Yup, it’s still in print! You can order directly from me on the Shop tab, above, or from Indie Press Revolution.
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I’d love to play for Dead of night but the only platform that has it (RPGNow) doesn’t use encryption (!), at least for the browsing and logging in, this is unacceptable for an online store.
I have no legal and secure way of paying for the game and I will not use an insecure one, I hope you understand what that means. To everyone: please do not use RPGNow until this is changed.
I can’t speak for RPGNow I’m afraid, but if you would like to buy a print copy I take (secure) payment via PayPal.
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