{"product_id":"danse-macabre-quickstart","title":"Danse Macabre Quickstart","description":"\u003ch2\u003eConstantinople, 1390. Every time you die, you come back—less yourself, but more powerful...\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIn this tabletop roleplaying game using the Grit System, players take on the role of Pilgrims doomed to walk a medieval earth filled with ravening hordes of mutated undead.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFans of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eShadowdark\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnave\u003c\/i\u003e, or\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMemento Mori\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewill find familiar high-lethality vibes alongside a unique Souls-like death loop: Pilgrims gain more powers each time they die.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Danse Macabre Quickstart includes:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimple, easy-to-learn rules\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 classes of Pilgrim—peasant, scholar, and burgher—each with 8 power options\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20 example maleficia (mutations)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full introductory quest (adventure)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA quick guide to the high-stakes Ottoman-Byzantine setting, defined by an uneasy peace \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.itch.zone\/aW1nLzI4NDk2MTYzLnBuZw==\/original\/3TQ%2FP9.png\"\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eExplore more of the Abandoned World\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/stillfleet.itch.io\/danse-macabre-rulebook\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/aPyGarhl0iw?si=31Ud1MqcdB78LTJN\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWatch actual play of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDanse Macabre\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026gt;\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cu\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003ca rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLhPCktK3kmF-5-1V-8GVzzaiZMTitdePa\u0026amp;si=3hYzobz1Ubum36b9\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatch interviews with the creators \u0026gt;\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Danse Macabre Quickstart\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Quickstart uses selected material from the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDanse Macabre Rulebook\u003c\/i\u003e. Full credits:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWriting and art by\u003c\/strong\u003e Christopher Pickett\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesign and layout by\u003c\/strong\u003e Anthony Grasso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional art by\u003c\/strong\u003e Ethan Gould and Anthony Grasso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional writing and developmental editing by\u003c\/strong\u003e Wythe Marschall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCopy editing by \u003c\/strong\u003eJedd Cole\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical and linguistic consulting by\u003c\/strong\u003e Erica Bridges, Ph.D.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarketing and operations led by\u003c\/strong\u003e Sunaree Paiwong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArabic language consulting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSenua Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProofreading\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAlex McGuigan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© 2026 Stillfleet Studio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-center\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.itch.zone\/aW1nLzI4NDk2MTA3LnBuZw==\/original\/kvsMI6.png\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-center\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.itch.zone\/aW1nLzI2MTkwMDUzLnBuZw==\/original\/JhzWaP.png\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stillfleet Studio","offers":[{"title":"Digital (PDF)","offer_id":48035606790370,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Physical (Softcover)","offer_id":48035606823138,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/4736\/4322\/files\/Danse_Macabre_Quickstart_cover_DTRPG.jpg?v=1784126117","url":"https:\/\/stillfleet.com\/products\/danse-macabre-quickstart","provider":"Stillfleet Studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}