Yesterday we had the last session in our Xas Irkalla supernatural survival horror RPG. The game was so relentlessly grimdark that it verged into comedy. Everyone had a great time, so that’s all that matters. We’ve decided to continue our weekly game sessions, and the next game we’ll play will be Mothership, a science fiction survival horror RPG.

We’re playing these games via Discord. No maps; it’s all theater of the mind. We’ve kept each session to 90 to 120 minutes, so everything moves along quickly, and we usually do two scenes per session.

I’d love to hear any grimdark survival RPG tips you might have.