Vessel of Zodh

You are a cultist of Zodh, an evil deity from beyond our mortal realm. Tonight, you and your fellows have gathered for a single purpose - to determine who is cunning, murderous, and devoted enough to become Zodh's holy Vessel, through which He shall lay waste to the world. Only one will survive - though survival alone means nothing without the favour of Zodh!

Vessel of Zodh is an extremely rules-lite skirmish game where each player controls only a single cultist, who tries to become the Vessel of Zodh by ruthlessly murdering the opposition and praying enough so that Zodh doesn't eat them at the end of the road. In just two pages, you'll find all the rules needed to play the game, as well as rules for what to do when your cultist has been slain!

Originally developed for the One Page Game Jam, and expanded upon for the One Box Wargame Challenge.

-- ADDONS -- 

Abominations:  The ritual has gone wrong - the would-be Vessel of Zodh has been transformed into a hideous, uncontrollable monster! Fight for your life as the Abomination wreaks havoc across the field!

Kitbashing table: Simon Young, a friend from the Fringe Community, ran a Vessel of Zodh kitbash-and-play event recently, and created a Kitbashing table for the occasion! Ideal for when you want to make a cultist, but don't know what direction you want to take them in yet. Just roll on the table, and let the inspiration flow!

This work contains no AI-generated content. I made all the artwork seen in the background myself (praise Zodh for black markers and cheap paper!). All the text was written by me.

The kitbashing table was written by Simon Young - praise be unto him for his enthusiasm for this game!

-- CHANGELOG --

Changelog 05/06/2025:

• Added Simon Young's kitbashing table!

Changelog 15/05/2025:

• Reworked the Abominations expansion to be more legible and practical to play.

Changelog 03/12/2024:

• Reworked the entire document ; shuffled some parts around to make the entire structure more practical and logical.
• Removed the Vertical terrain rules, and replaced them with bigger Lesser and Greater Favour tables. Added some flavour text these tables as well. 
• Removed the majority of D4 rolls from the system - mainly to reduce the amount of dice needed to play the game. Where possible, D8 rolls were used as a substitution.
• Reworked the back cover.

Changelog 05/11/2024:

• Reworked some parts of the original rules for increased clarity and legibility.
• Added Trackers file,  on which players can track their Hit Points, Favour, and Initiative. To be printed on a regular A4, preferably thicker paper.
• Added an Expansion! In Abominations, players not only contend with one another, but also with a malformed, half-ascended Abomination controlled by its own AI!