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Wretched Interbellum – Coming Soon

The shadows of the Great War still loom large in this uneasy interwar period, coloured by the lingering trauma of unprecedented violence that swept the world from 1914 to 1918. Unsettled borders, crumbling empires, and new regimes leave the political landscape fraught with tension. Strange occult forces stirred by wartime bloodshed now threaten the fabric of reality. You take on the role of adventurers in this uncertain era, navigating landscapes scarred by trench warfare’s horrors. Like the roguish sailor Corto Maltese or Steinbeck’s wandering souls, you may have no allegiances beyond your own code of honour. Alliances are prerequisites for survival, yet trust is scarce among scheming factions vying for power in the ashes of war. Moral compasses waver like ships in a storm, the lines between heroes and villains obscured in swirling fog.

Inspired by the mythic storytelling of Hugo Pratt, the cynical realism of Hemingway and Hammett, and the occult mysticism of weird fiction, Wretched Interbellum melds harsh historical truths with otherworldly fantasy. The choices you make shall shape the fate of a fragile world teetering between hope and utter damnation. Vestiges of lost empires and old regimes grasp for lost glory with tyrannical fervour. Strange pacts and mystical forces promise power, but at a dire cost to body and soul. Will you aid the brave resistance struggling for freedom? Seek lost fortunes and arcane knowledge? Or simply survive as moral relativity reigns? The future remains unwritten in this land where ghosts of the Great War still walk.

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New release from the Red Room: Wretched Minions – Reptiles (by ML Straus)

Reptiles have captivated the human imagination since the dawn of time. From ancient myths and legends to modern movies and games, these cold-blooded creatures fascinate us with their exotic appearances, mysterious behaviours, and links to the prehistoric past. This latest bestiary entry for the Wretched Role-Playing Game celebrates the limitless variety of reptiles across fiction and folklore. Now available at out store, Big Geek Emporium and Giant Slayer games.

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Spooky Sale 25% off most scenarios

As October is the spooky season, we have a Spooky Sale at the Red Room. Until November 1st all scenarios (except the three latest., Darker, Penney Tower and Good Guys Never Win) will be at a 25% discount at the Red Room store. Use the coupon code: spookysale.

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Darker, new horror scenario from the Red Room

Darker by Silvia Clemente is now available at the Red Room store, Big Geek Emporium and Giant Slayer Games (it will be later available at Lulu in print on demand). The darkest corners of Hammettville hide a menace that threatens the very fabric of reality. A malevolent entity from the Beyond know as the Devourer has been slowly spreading its influence over the city, feeding on the taint and corruption of the inhabitants’ souls.

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Penney Tower now available at Lulu

We’re back from our short holidays and we already have some news: Penney Tower is now available at Lulu (softcover). Penney Tower is a city sourcebook and an alternative location for the world of Wretched New Flesh by James Grim Desborough. You can find it here.

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I can’t believe it’s Combat Wheelchair Week again and we still got our Nice Orc decorations up!

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Good Guys Never Win – Released

Good Guys Never Win, by ML Straus was just released at the Red Room store, Big Geek Emporium and Giant Slayer Games. It will be available later at Lulu.com as print on demand. Join the super villain Tag on a coast to coast crime spree across the USA of Wretched Vigilantes. Encounter dozens of new wretched villains, heroes and super spies. Discover new powers and drawbacks for the Wretchedverse. Find out how super humans are treated in New York, Nevada, Tennessee and other parts of the US. Lean why it is that Good Guys Never Win.

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20 Reasons why you should try Wretched games by the Red Room:

1) The core book free, download it here:

… or at Giant Slayer Games or Big Geek Emporium.
2) It’s OSR. Though we made some changes for 2nd editon, you already know the rules.
3) We have races and species, not “heritages”, “lineages” or any other PC bullshit.
4) Orcs are evil. People are evil. Everyone is evil.
5) The Game Master is God. Almost… Ok, he’s a god, not God.
6) Characters can die without the player giving consent. Obviously…
7) Actually, characters should die often just because the Game Master feels like it. But not the players! Let the bastards live to play another day.
8 ) No X-Cards or other safety tools. Yeah, you can use them anyway, we can’t avoid it. But then you’re a pussy… Slavery exists. Violence exists. Torture exists. It will happen, deal with it! Or don’t, go play another game.
9) It’s inspired by exploitation movies, spaghetti westerns, bad Conan rip-offs, lousy science fictions movies of the 80s and 90s, giallo and fuelled by David Lynch’s dreamworld.
10) We have five cats to feed and the little bastards eat a lot.
11) We don’t pander to mobs. We do what we like to do.
12) Once we released a game called MEN – A Manly Game for Manly Men and we got banned from Drivethru. There’s no room for us there, we’re too fucking MANLY! Yes, even Silvia Clemente.
13) Yeah, we use AI. But we also use real art. The core book’s cover is by Jae Tanaka, and it’s fucking awesome.
14) The RPGPundit doesn’t hate it. I think we can count that as a plus, right?
15) Did I mention the core book is free? There are other free items at our store as well, such as Sexual Holocaust and Something Wretched this Way Comes.
16) We’ve just released a mini-setting by James Desborough
inspired by JG Ballard. And it’s playable. And not a story game. Who else does that?
17) We are wretched, but we aren’t freaks. Check out our channel and see how normal we look!
18) We release about 3 products a month, spanning genres such as space opera, super-heroes, horror, post-apoc, exploitation, fantasy, science fictions and western. You’ll find some genre you like.
19) We have plenty of typos for you to find. Ok, it’s not a plus… But we also keep releasing updates as well!
20) We do the games we want to play. They are all niche products, but they are done by gamers and for gamers. If you share our likes, you’ll probably find something you enjoy in the Wretchedverse.

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New Flesh and Vice now in print at Lulu.com

Wretched New Flesh 2nd edition and Vice: Sandcove Under Fire now available at Lulu.

New Flesh: https://www.lulu.com/shop/miguel-ribeiro/wretched-new-flesh-second-edition/paperback/product-nvdz76j.html?q=new+flesh&page=1&pageSize=4

Vice: https://www.lulu.com/shop/joe-coombs-and-miguel-ribeiro/vice-sandcove-under-fire/paperback/product-e7e54nd.html?q=sandcove&page=1&pageSize=4

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Something Wretched This Way Comes FREE for Halloween

Halloween is coming and you will want a few horror one-shots prepared for it. As always, the Red Room has you covered: Something Wretched This Way Comes, inspired by Ray Bradbury’s timeless classic will be FREE to download at our store and Giant Slayer Games until the end of October. This item was updated to 2nd edition Wretched rules, a few typos were corrected, and the images (and cover) were also replaced. So, even if you already have it, be sure to download the 1.2 file.