Hollows: Core Rulebook

Rowan, Rook and Decard – makers of Spire: The City Must Fall, Heart: The City Beneath, Eat the Reich, Goblin Quest, and more – have spent four years perfecting TTRPG boss fights. Hollows is the result.

The Isles are rotting like a spoiled peach, in thrall to cosmic malignancies who prey on and empower the worst of humanity. When a person’s corruption becomes too much to bear, it blossoms into a vile flower, a self-contained world that traps its creator and poisons reality around it – a Hollow. Players take on the roles of Hunters, people who can see the poison and care enough to cure it with blades and bullets.

Hollows is a dark fantasy RPG suitable for fans of Bloodborne, Dark Souls, and other atmospheric tactical combat games. Gameplay moves effortlessly between exploration of extraordinary, horror-themed worlds and intense, tactical combat using its unique tactical grid. A Hunter’s death brings more power, and more corruption, making Hollows perfect for groups who like their TTRPG combat difficult and deadly.

The Hollows core rulebook contains everything you need to play:

• Fully developed setting: the Isles, a world rotting from within
• Flexible character creation system with roguelike advancement, allowing players to experiment with different builds over a character’s lifetime
• Unique ruleset using D20s
• GM advice on running the game
• Collection of monsters to fight and guidance on designing more
• Two ready-to-play scenarios

Selling Points:

• Dangerous, exciting combat; boss fights done right
• Unique tactical grid brings lock-on targeting to TTRPGs
• Tell stories of deep, personal tragedy and gothic grandeur

Format: Full-colour hardback, Approx. 220 Pages, 8.5 in × 11 in