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DEATHBRINGER playtest - now seeking victims!

Deathbringer
Deathbringer
Lowell
Playtest
The game is still being tested, and your feedback is part of the point.
Newbie friendly
New players are welcome, and nobody expects you to know the rules beforehand.

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This is a live beta playtest of teh DEATHBRINGER ttrpg. Recently, Dan DeFazio (alias Professor Dungeonmaster) crushed it with a crowdfunding campaign for Deathbringer on Backerkit. This is an exclusive opportunity to become a playtester for the game system. You canshape the future of Deathbringer. Recruiting playtesters now and I would like to get rolling before October '26 is out. Games and times will be arranged based on interest. So what is Deathbringer? Deathbringer is a streamlined, grimdark TTRPG that runs in the vein of Shadowdark. It's built to create a fast-paced, gritty game. In Deathbringer, death is a real possibility, danger lurks around every corner, and you are a gritty hero struggling to survive in a hostile world. It feels less like a tactical exercise and more like a movie; you use natural language like: “I sneak up behind him and stab him in the kidney,” as opposed to, “I move three squares and fl ank him for an opportunity attack.” You are not limited by your character sheet. Want to swing from a chandelier, smite an enemy, or turn a ham-hock into an improvised weapon? Do it! Because every character has a right to kill someone with a ham-hock...

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  • Location: Lowell, United States
  • Game frequency: Oneshot
  • Organizer: JMtheGM
  • Telephone number: Log in to view
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  • Players: 0/5
  • GM: 1/1
  • Language: English
  • Added: 7. October 2026
  • Last edit: 14. October 2026
JMtheGM JMtheGM

Experienced at world-building, home-brewing, and story-driven play in multiple systems, with a fun-forward focus. This is a dedicated playtest for Deathbringer—a fun, fast, brutal, and cinematic rules-light system.

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