Riddle & Rook

Games

At Riddle & Rook, I create table-top role-playing games and scenarios for other TTRPGs. You can find all of my products so far listed below.

My Games

Wandering Crows

Wandering Crows is  a fast, easy-to-learn TTRPG that you can play with only a regular deck of cards, but that has all of the storytelling possibilities and character design options of a more complex game. High fantasy? Cyberpunk heists? Space opera? Regency night at the opera? Wandering Crows can do it all, and in a package the size of a deck of cards, too!

A Wandering Crows character sheet with playing cards arranged on it, reflecting an in-progress game. There is a pencil and a lit candle nearby.
A sample Wandering Crows character sheet, mid-game.

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Adventure Scenarios

Pocket Dungeons

Pocket Dungeons are hand-drawn maps on one side, and adventure notes on the other. They’re system-neutral and designed to help you plan your next adventure fast! And, with a bit of creative folding and a single cut, they fold up into a tiny booklet that fits in your pocket! You can bring them anywhere you might want to game!

A sample pocket dungeon. One side of the paper has a dungeon map on it. The other side of the paper has text describing the rooms in the map, printed so that the page can be folded up into a small, 8-page booklet. This type of booklet is also called a "pocket mod." The dungeon scenario is called "The Dragon of Destiny" and was created by John Lynch specifically for Lobocon 2024.
My Lobocon 2024 Pocket Dungeon, “The Dragon of Destiny!”

D&D Adventures

I’ve written dozens of adventures for D&D 5E over the years. As I publish them, I’ll list them here.

Vaesen Mysteries

Vaesen is my favorite game system for Victorian-ish supernatural mysteries and horror. It’s easy to learn and fun to play.

  • Before the Flood: The idyllic town of Foranger doesn’t know that it’s it terrible danger. Can your investigators solve the mystery and save the town? Or will the glacier break and destroy the town and everyone in it? Coming Soon!

Dread Scenarios

Dread is my favorite game system for horror. Instead of rolling dice, you pull blocks from a Jenga tower! And when the tower falls… your character dies!

  • Night at the Museum: Each of you has a good reason to be at the Museum of Cultural History after closing time. But will you get what you came for? Or will the terror that stalks the museum claim you before the sun rises? Coming Soon!