XENOHELL:ESCAPE (ENG)

Civilians stranded on a distant space colony. 
A top-secret research facility.
Strange, hungry, insect-like creatures from the void outside.
One hope for salvation.
Escape.

A sci-fi one-page dungeon-crawler in space, inspired by Alien movies.

XH:E is a push-your-luck role-playing game for 2-4 players and a DM (the Doom Master) designed for adrenaline-filled one-shots, racing against time in a setting as dangerous as the creatures that crawl in the shadows.

As the DM, you can generate a list of areas as long as you want, choosing or rolling on the tables. In each area put tests and obstacles to overcome, use traits to create an adrenaline-filled and horrifying narrative, and finally guide the group towards a possible salvation. 

As a Player, you will have to work hard to exploit the few resources at your disposal. In XH:E, everything give you a dice, if you know how to insert it into the narrative: your role in the colony, your focus, force and fate, the resources you could find, the little time you have left before all is lost. Push your luck to overcome the obstacles and alien monstrosities that have invaded the colony.

HIGHLIGHTS
Main features of this game:

• To play you need only paper, pen and at least a standard dice set (d4, d6, d8, d10, 12)
• Ready to print DM and player sheets
• 3-5 players - Play as a DM with up to 4 friends
• Solo Mode included - try it solo!
• All in one page - Print the game and start playing
• One-shot rpg - Perfect for a short and fun session
• No preparation - Start playing immediately and build your colony as you play

NOTE
The game has not been fully tested yet, so I expect to make further revisions in the future.

> designed, written and published by Matteo Poropat 
> a special thanks to SimoBol and Francesco Zanchini for feedbacks and contributions and to the brave beta testers Gianluca, Francesca and Simone.
> 2024, licensed CC-BY-4.0
> created for the One-Page RPG Jam 2024
> human-made icon by hinokodo