NEIGHBORS*
1. Human with great age and wisdom
Over the Mountain
A SOLO RURAL FANTASY JOURNALING RPG
CHARACTER CREATION
Why are you in the mountains?
never left, family here, curious...
What is your Talent?
medium, healer, oracle...
What is your Secret?
infamous family, fears...
What is your Calling?
earn respect, save spirits...
GAMEPLAY
Locations + Neighbors
Name your town. Create separate pages
for your notes on Locations and
Neighbors. The first time you meet/visit
them, assign a name and 2-3 adjectives.
Every time you roll that number, it will be
the same Location or Neighbor. Record
the number of positive interactions you
have with them (Locations too).
Daily Entries
You get 4 encounters per day (morning,
afternoon, evening, night). For each
encounter, roll 1d4 for how many
components (marked by an *) to use. You
choose which to include then roll 1d20 for
specifics. Roll 1d6 (1=poorly, 6=perfect) for
how well it goes. For every 3 positive
interactions with a Location or Neighbor,
you may reroll. Record your resulting
encounters in your journal.
EVENTS*
1. A sudden thunderstorm
2. Human couple that is never seen apart 2. Unexpected visitor (roll Neighbors)
3. Human with practical skills 3. Unsettling news or gossip
4. Human who makes music or art 4. Strange noise only you seem to hear
5. Human with a disability 5. Sense of foreboding
6. Human with a child 6. Find an Item (roll Items)
7. Human with a quirky hobby 7. Find a magical item (free reroll)
8. Human who is really strong 8. Find a note for or about you
9. Human who is very quiet 9. Someone lends you a book
10. Human runs a Location 10. Flurry of activity nearby
11. Human who always speaks the truth 11. Sudden insight or realization
12. Human who is very spiritual/religious 12. Clock chimes loudly
13. Human that dresses in all black 13. Minor tragedy befalls a Neighbor
14. Spirit of someone who recently died 14. A sense of calm washes over you
15. Spirit of the nearby forest 15. Rain while the sun is shining
ADJECTIVES 16. Spirit that is initially hostile 16. Something nearby falls
17. Spirit that glows faintly 17. Neighbor request (see Side Quests)
Select your own or pick from these:
18. Spirit that is much taller than you 18. Unsettling shadow
new, misty, patched, grimy, amiable, grey,
19. Spirit that is actually a cryptid 19. A plant is blooming
intricate, hollow, unsettling, broken, wild,
20. Player's Choice 20. Player's Choice
glowing, welcoming, burnt, fraying, stony,
harsh, tidy, old, dangerous, lonesome,
kind, scarred, ancient, indifferent, golden,
ITEMS* BONUS ACTIONS
polluted, pristine, gnarled, prickly,
1. Item that is clearly broken
Outside of your 4 daily encounters you
gorgeous, light, preserved, delicate, can...
2. Item someone lost
strange, bold, rusted, well-worn, loving, craft a gift for a specific Neighbor or
3. Item that is handmade
stuck, fragrant, diminutive, ambivalent Location
4. Item you want to keep but shouldn't
craft a magical item which gives you
5. Item that makes you feel a little ill
LOCATIONS* 6. Item that's a hand-me-down
one reroll when used up
search for an Item
1. Gas Station 7. Item you have to wait to use
use your Talent
2. Diner 8. Item that's a part of a project
Roll 1d6 (4 or higher to succeed)
3. School 9. Item that's exactly what you need
4. Community Center 10. Item that someone else needs
5. Church 11. Item that's been stolen YOU WIN WHEN YOU'VE FILLED A
6. Grocery Store 12. Item you're unsure what it's for NOTEBOOK WITH ENTRIES OR ACHEIVED
7. Neighbor's Home 13. Item that was inherited YOUR CHARACTER'S CALLING
8. Dive Bar 14. Item that brings a smile to your face
9. Highway 15. Item of great beauty
10. Someone's Hideout 16. Item that turns out to be dangerous
11. Crossroads 17. Item that gives you hope
12. Abandoned House 18. Item that makes you nostalgic
13. Graveyard 19. Item of great value
14. Mountain Spring 20. Player's Choice
15. Makeshift Shrine
16. Cave
17. State Park
18. River A MARCHCROW GAME - BY MARZ CORBEAU
19. Archeological Site
20. Player's Choice
DUNGEONS
There are lots of strange places in the
woods. The town sewers have many
secrets. If you can imagine a Dungeon for
a Location, it exists. Once you attempt a
Dungeon, you must wait 7 days before
attempting it again or trying another. If
you have successfully cleared a Dungeon,
it cannot be attempted again at that
Location until the next Season.
How to Create the Dungeon
Once you've rolled for your location, roll
2d6 to determine the number of rooms.
For each room, except the last one,
roll 1d6 to determine what lies inside:
1. Minor Threat
2. Trap
3. Empty Room
4. Minor Threat
5. Trap
6. Empty Room
The last room will always have a Major
Threat.
How to Clear the Dungeon
You roll 1d20
A Trap rolls 1d6
A Minor Threat rolls 1d10
A Major Threat rolls 1d20
You must roll higher than the Threat or
Trap in order to clear the room. You get
as many rerolls per room as you have
positive interactions with the Location the
dungeon is in. You may use Magical
Items. What narrative form clearing takes
is up to you.
Repeat Runs
For repeat runs, add 1d6 per time you've
successfully cleared a Dungeon at that
Location when creating your next
Dungeon.
Rewards
Clearing a Dungeon gives you a key
allowing you to go there in an encounter
at will once per day. Additional runs help
with Achievements.
WEEKLY GATHERINGS COLLECTIONS ACHIEVEMENTS
Once every 7 days, a Weekly Gathering To form a Collection, establish an Item As you play the game, you earn
will take place. All living human Neighbors theme, like pens. Find and collect Achievements.
will attend the Weekly Gathering. All thematic Items for each of the 20 Item
Spirit Neighbors can be found at the prompts. You may also make a collection Neighbor Achievements
Makeshift Shrine at that time. You can go for 20 Items in a single Item prompt. Town Hero: 10 positive interactions
to either and attempt to have one Multiple collections are allowed. Each with every Neighbor
positive interaction with any present (roll collection allows you to host a Party to Best Friend: 100 positive
1d6). If you go to one, you cannot go to show it off every 30 days where either all interactions with a Neighbor
the other that week. It takes the place of human or spirit Neighbors will attend Sitcom: Have 5 Roommates for at
your Evening encounter. during one encounter and you may least one season
attempt to have one positive interaction
Roll to see which Neighbor will host the with each present. Location + Dungeon Achievements
gathering. If you get a Spirit Neighbor, Town Guide: 10 positive interactions
reroll. Then roll 1d20 to determine the with every Location
type of event. All events are held at the
FRIENDS + ROOMMATES Dungeoneer: clear each Dungeon at
Community Center. Friends least once
Once you've had 10 positive interactions Lord of the Lair: Clear 5 dungeons
1. Film with a Neighbor, you can attempt to tell in a single Location
2. Dance them your Secret in an encounter and
3. Group Dinner they'll become your friend. Once your Item Achievements
4. Charity Auction friend, you can call them and meet them Curator: 100 items in a Collection
5. Religious service places rather than waiting to bump into Sleuth: return 10 lost Items
6. Clothing swap them. Fixer Upper: repair 10 broken Items
7. Birthday
8. Tasting Roommates Narrative Achievements
9. Lecture Once you've had 20 positive interactions Pet Parent: find and care for a pet
10. Bingo with any Neighbor, you can ask them to Rumored: be the subject of a rumor
11. Cause Awareness move in with you. This may be romantic or Rival: shit talk another town
12. Committee Meeting non-romantic. You may have as many
13. Memorial roommates as you like. Other Achievements
14. Debate Resident: play for one in game year
15. Festival or Fair Mayor: have 20 positive interactions
SEASONS
16. Performance with every Neighbor and Location
Every 90 days, the season changes. 4
17. Concert Town Legend: earn all other
season changes equal a year. Every
18. Anniversary Achievements
season change gives you one positive
19. Award Ceremony
interaction with each Location and
20. Player Choice
Neighbor as they become familiar with
you. On the last day of each season there
SIDE QUESTS is a seasonal celebration of your choice
For every 3 positive interactions with a that both Spirit and Human Neighbors
Neighbor, you may complete a side quest attend and you may attempt to have one
for them. When you encounter them next, positive interaction with all present.
roll 1d20 for an Item they request you
Over the Mountain
bring them. Once found, you must wait
until you see that Neighbor again to give
the Item to them. A successful side quest
is rewarded with 3 positive interactions. A SOLO RURAL FANTASY JOURNALING RPG