Beneath

A TALE OF MISERY and the long way down

Cursed and scattered
Haunted by Misery

Hardship the only cure
A ritual our only hope

We brave the dungeon
Or face oblivion

Beneath is a print-and-play roguelike dungeon crawler, featuring a procedurally generated dungeon where you explore deeper and deeper levels; face trials, and perhaps even return alive! You might gain power; be terribly cursed, or be lost Beneath. If things look bleak, return to a persistent camp and delve another day.

Made for small coffee tables, the outdoors, or hotel rooms! All you need is this pdf (print it!), a pencil, eraser, a set of dice, and graph paper.

Setup time after reading the rules is a couple of minutes, and picking up an ongoing game is almost instant.

Beneath aims for maximum content density and to recreate the feeling of great dungeon crawlers in a smaller package, with quick mechanics making every foe stand out, and many opportunities to manipulate random rolls to steer your progress with planning.

Please note!

Purchases/donations are more than welcome at this time, but playtesting is equally valuable! Feel free to grab it to check it out and fill out this playtest form to make me a happy developer!

When any kinks have been found and ironed out I will release an official version 1.0, which will be provided to all playtesters who fill out the form, above.

When version 1.0 is out, Beneath will be open as a framework for others to use as a creative canvas - free to use for your own expansions - as long as this original and its creator is attributed to by name.