Description
Turns out Father Jenkins was right with all his doomsayin’ about the end of the world.
Nobody that’s seen It survives, or at least not as the same person they were. Them that don’t die become Its servants, lyin’ and manipulatin’ folks into going out and meetin’ the same damned fate. No way to avoid it s’far as we can tell. We’re just delaying the inevitable.
We got a few people holed up in the church, using it as a safe house. Been a few days since It came. We got food an’ water for now, but soon we’re gonna have to go outside. Pump more water from the well, find whatever food ain’t rotted in the general store.
Some folks are bein’ optimistic, sayin’ God’ll save us. We just have to wait It out. Other folks are thinkin’ these might be our last few moments in this here world. I guess all we can do is try to survive and find out who’s right.
Each day that passes makes me think the odds ain’t in God’s favor.
The Last Hand is a zero-prep, one-shot, historical horror RPG. Welcome to Paradise, Colorado (1912), a town under siege. A mysterious, murderous creature stalks the streets and the remaining townsfolk – imperfect Wild West characters as they may be – are going to try to make it ’til the end.
Enjoy a classic survival-horror story driven by a unique GM-less Texas Hold ‘Em-inspired mechanic. Each round, one person becomes The Dealer, setting the scene and revealing Troubles. Players use cards from their hands to make decisions – solve problems, work together, learn about the creature, survive. Watch your Troubles build (and watch your back). It’s the Wild West, after all. Play your cards wisely. Can you make it to the epilogue?
The Last Hand includes quick, straightforward character generation, a d66 table of creature encounters, a d12 Troubles table, and a d12 table of locations around Paradise. Game is full-color with a thematic remix of public domain images, American West landscapes and 1900s-era illustrations from Dutch artist Jean Bernard.
Also check out It Is Out There, a collection of six genre-spanning additional settings to expand your The Last Hand gameplay.
- 28 pages, full color staple-bound zine
- For 2-6 players, requires a deck of playing cards and a set of polyhedral dice to use tables
- Via the game creator, Rule Zero: The colonization of North America and the Westward expansion of the United States was rife with atrocities and horrendous acts of cruelty … The Last Hand, while the default setting is in the American West, explicitly does not allow for players, stories, or actions that perpetuate this hate and evil. Racists, bigots, and fascists are not welcome to play this game. Take care of one another.
