Overgrown TTRPG

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Have you ever imagined what it would be like to soar amongst the clouds like an eagle? Swing through the trees like a monkey? Leap amongst the ocean waves like a dolphin? What if you could do all of those things in one single character?

Well you're in luck! With the Overgrown TTRPG you can be that dolphin-eagle-monkey! Or an octopus-dog-wasp. Or hippo-koala-snake. What are your favourite 3 animals? Merge them into one creature and play as them!

Overgrown is a rules-lite naturepunk TTRPG in which you create and play as rapidly evolving hybrids of literally any animal you can think of. Roam a far-future world where nature has fought back against humanity AND WON. Explore a jungle covered planet, trek vast continent stretching forests and delve into the dank swamplands where a dark element is arising to threaten life itself.

This all-ages game is a work of collaborative fiction between the players and game-runner, where you build up communities and locations together and craft your own unique story. The intuitive system allows you to have a character made in minutes and to fully understand how to play within that very first session. Just roll a 20 sided die for whatever action you wish to take and add modifiers for each animal feature you can justify using at the time. Check out the fun random character generator @BasiliskOnline made for the game here: https://basiliskonline.itch.io/overgrown-character-generator

There are some small extra mechanics on top of that, including assists, prep, and opposed actions but the fun really begins with crits: every natural 20 on the die unlocks a new animal feature relevant to the roll, whether suddenly gaining claws to climb with or gills to breathe underwater or a shell to defend against those darn gorilla-rhino-bees!

Here you can see a playthrough of a special Halloween one-shot of Overgrown, played for a U-rated stream, giving a perfect example of how the game could be played for all ages and still be family friendly:

For a more grown-up version of this same scenario, you can see the alternate stream over at: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1189497421

Or for another grown-up stream of a different sample scenario go here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1408987205

For more info, regular updates and general chat, please find me over on BlueSky @bennewbon (or discord under the same handle)

                                                                                                                                                

Testimonials:

                  Michael Robbins: 

"Overgrown’s mechanics are extremely well put together.
They are very easy to pick up, but verbose enough to allow for a
fantastic range of actions. Your imagination is the only limit! One
of the best parts of Overgrown is the variety. You can do anything
you can imagine with practically any combination of animals. The
best part of Overgrown, for me, is the disability accessible options!
Ben has really come through for those of us with sight and vision
problems. Once you have this much variety and excitement, it’s
hard to go back to a more complex but less versatile system."

                  Nick Udell: 

"I got into a swordfight with a gopher while
we both leapt through the sea like dolphins.
I was a bear and a bee. 10/10"