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.

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!