Curios and Bygones

It catches your eye 

Obviously old 

Inexplicable in its exact purpose 

Hiding its secrets

Found on a dusty shelf in the back of an antique market, lost in the bowels of a library, or carefully placed in a display cabinet of a wealthy collector, there are hundreds of Curios to be found within this simple pamphlet.

Simply combine Effects, esoteric Mechanisms, and an appropriate Object to get started, then the story is passed to you. What is a Drag Shadow, A Blood Drip Drill, or the Incomparable Plague Mash Bucket?

Perfect for all manner of horror, steampunk, early gunpowder and many other settings and games. There are no stats to adapt or implied mechanics. Truly system agnostic and MOSAIC Strict, the pamphlet contains 12 sample Curios and the tools to make hundreds more.

Downloads include a PDF laid out for printing as a standard trifold pamphlet and a .txt file of the contents.

Design & Notes

Built to work broadly for a wide variety of games and settings, including contemporary and historical horror, steampunk & similar , and settings reaching back as far as you push. This project is not affiliated with any particular title or property.

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