The End of the World: Wrath of the Gods

Wrath of the Gods is a rules‑lite modern‑day survival game using a simple positive/negative d6 pool. Classless and low‑prep, it focuses on crisis decisions, scarce resources, and moral tradeoffs as mythic cataclysms unravel society. Ideal for one‑shots or short arcs with story‑first play.

At-a-glance

Horror • Needs GM • 3/5 complexity • Low prep

Genres:
Horror Modern
Mechanics:
Rules Lite Survival
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The End of the World: Wrath of the Gods

Tone ranges from grounded survival to uncanny horror. Resolution uses a small pool of positive and negative d6s based on traits, gear, and circumstances.

Theme and Setting

Roll and compare highest matching results to determine success, stress, or complications. Characters are classless, lightly sketched with features and stresses, and advance by hard choices rather than build math.

How Play Feels

Prep is minimal: each scenario is framed with goals, threats, and branching fallout clocks. The line’s signature “you as the characters” premise, plus myth‑scale threats in the everyday world, delivers immediacy: your commute, your grocery, your phone battery—all at stake.

What Makes It Distinct

You want combat and action to drive most of the session You want low-tension or low-threat play. You want combat and action to drive most of the session You want low-tension or low-threat play.

Where It May Not Fit

You want combat and action to drive most of the session You want low-tension or low-threat play.

Decision guide

What this game is about

Key facts
Players
2-5 players + GM
Session
120-180 minutes
Prep
Low
Play profile
Complexity
3/5
New GM Fit
4/5
Roleplay Focus
4/5
Combat Focus
2/5
Tactical Depth
2/5
Campaign Depth
3/5
Who it suits
Best for
Groups that want tension, danger, and unease to stay active at the tableTables that want quick onboarding and low mechanical dragPlayers who want character, atmosphere, or story to matter more than pure tactics
Avoid if
You want combat and action to drive most of the sessionYou want low-tension or low-threat playYou want the system to stay almost invisible at the table

A strong fit for groups that want tension, danger, and unease to stay active at the table, with rules Lite helping define the experience.

Agent data

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