red

snow
an episodic single player survival horror roleplaying game
directed by
John Thomas Battle
Stop.
go to youtube.com
search - Black Hill & Silent Island
play the video and
Turn the page.
The white of the page
is all you can see

snow

for miles
and
miles

you are very cold

Roll 2d6.
for your current injury
and
write it on blank paper
this is now your character sheet
2-5. Broken leg. Take 1 extra damage every time you turn the page
6-10. Ruined Ankle.. Roll a d4, if it's a 4 the foot is not useless
if it's useless, -1 to all rolls involving feet
11. Sprained Muscle. Sore. -1 to your next roll.
12. Broken Toe. Inconvenience. Write an expletive on your sheet.
 Choose a 4 letter name
write it on your sheet if your actual name is 4 letters
each letter is a +1 you can spend write it down twice
Cross it off you lucky dog, you
if you cross off the last, you die
Roll 3d4
for your current health 3-4. whenever you roll a red dice, it counts as +1
and misfortune 5. if you are wearing red, you shield the next d12 damage
write these on your sheet in 6-11. All non-white dice count as -1
red 12. the next time you would roll a dice, use the page number as the result.
 if it is night time outside play in the dark
of this game if you have to turn the lights off
take a moment to listen deduct 1 health
write one thing you hear on your sheet for time has moved
when you use it, cross it off the sun beneath the earth
red
snow
 the
f irst
en count er
think of your best friend and write their name on your sheet
they lie face down in the snow
100 yards out
red mess around
you can roll 2d6 to search them
write down four words that describe them
you can invoke each word once
to get +1 to your roll to run away
approach them to turn the page
what do you do with the body? you can only choose one.
bury it. roll d4 and take that much damage.
describe one item your best friend had on them in this apocalypse
you may write that on your sheet but when you use it
you cry
burn it. write "match" and "oil" on your character sheet and then cross them off.
now you have 2 matches and an empty gas can.
sit and cry with it. roll d4 and gain that much hp.
-1 to your next roll.
just run. write "Stats" somehwere on your sheet.
"Run" is now one of your stats.
mark a 1 by it. you get +1 whenever you try to run.

if you searched the body...

2-11. you find a single-shot, bolt-action rifle + one bullet
12. you find a single-shot, bolt-action rifle + two bullets
your friend's corpse
(burning or not)
reaches out
and siezes your ankle
you fall
into
red snow
your friend is trying to
will succeed in
killing you
 remember
the things you have choose your move
that is why kick them off
they are fight with tooth and nail
written run
down shoot them with their own gun
roll d12 to kick them off roll 3d4 to fight with tooth and nail
1-6. you miss your kick. you feel like a failure. 3-12. write down three things that you do (punch, kick, etc.)
7-12. you land a kick. you take 1 less damage the next time after each, write the image that flashes through
you'd take damage. the back of your mind
13+. you kick them off then cross them off in red ink
+1 to next roll
 roll 2d6 to run roll 1d12 to shoot them with their own gun
2-6. you don't run, you're too scared (must have bullets to do so)
7-12. you try to run but your friend's got you too tight 1. missfire, take d4 damage from blowback
13+. you get up and run a short distance, -1 to next roll
+1 to your next roll 2-6. miss, turn the page
7-11. hit anywhere but the head, does nothing
12. headshot, kills them
 the
results
 after you make your move your (maybe on fire) best friend tries to rip your throat out
(and if your friend was not shot in the head) roll 2d6
they make their move 2-6. They succed. You're dead.
mark everything off on your sheet
in red ink
write your last words on the back
7-11. their fingers tear into your flesh
red pours out
you take d20 damage
if it kills you
follow rules above
12. their nails scrape your skin
gnarly and twisted
you take 1d10 damage
if it kills you
follow rules above
13+. you escape their attack
Gain +2 to your next roll

make another move and repeat

until one (or both) of you
ARE DEAD
 roll credits on

red
the first encounter

snow
by John Thomas Battle
 like blackened hand of god
risen from the corpse of the earth
a root kisses sky, yonder
 you walk
on soft snow
trailing red
cross off one thing that you leave behind
you gain nothing
i am sorry

the trees ahead

give you an inch of comfort

you will
continue on
fin.