{"product_id":"the-darkest-woods-hardcover-expanded-deluxe-edition-by-monte-cook-games","title":"The Darkest Woods Hardcover Expanded Deluxe Edition by Monte Cook Games","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003eFind out why humanity has always feared the wild places…\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDo not mistake the forest’s quietude for mercy. Nor its shadowed depths as denser versions of its pleasant shallows. For to venture deeper is to become lost in the ancient chambers of the forest’s dark heart, where twisted and sinister things dwell.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eDo not lose yourself to the Woods’ darkening depths. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor no matter where you come from—no matter what daylit world you previously walked—the Woods and its sinister inhabitants will test your mettle as you wander its dusk-dark paths. Find out who you are—and what you’re made of—inside \u003c\/em\u003eThe Darkest Woods\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Darkest Woods is a system-agnostic horror experience that seamlessly integrates into your existing campaign—no matter what game and system you’re playing. The spiritual successor to \u003ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/product\/the-darkest-house\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Darkest House\u003c\/a\u003e, The Darkest Woods will take your players on an epic—and unexpected—subplot and chill them to their cores. Unforgettable encounters will shake even the most battle-hardened characters, all while life-altering challenges will forge richer characters, deeper motivations, and more powerful party bonds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you game face-to-face or online, the unique format of The Darkest Woods makes the GM’s job easy while providing an amazingly immersive experience for the players.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-align-center\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Woods watch you as you wander, lost among the trees.\u003cbr\u003eThe Woods don’t care.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Woods see you isolated, lonely, and in terrible danger.\u003cbr\u003eThe Woods don’t care.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Woods are ancient (eternal?) and vast (infinite?).\u003cbr\u003eYou are small and brief. Hardly worth noting—to the Woods.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\"\u003eRooted In Any Setting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-align-right\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe hiking trail that seems to be perennially littered with missing posters. The forest children avoid on their walk home, the canopy’s shade too dark, too deep. The great, twisted tree with finger-like branches reaching towards your bedroom…\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-align-right\"\u003eThe Darkest Woods is not a single expanse of forest; rather, it is the harsh, uncaring soul of the wilderness itself, and it can be encountered wherever the wilds go untamed. Like the relentless tendrils of an invasive vine, the Darkest Woods pushes its way into our world—your world; any world—in the depths of any patch of wilderness shunned, or undiscovered, by civilization. If there are woods you can get lost in, those woods might lead you into the Darkest Woods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-align-right\"\u003eThe Darkest Woods includes enough content for many, many sessions of play. It’s a mega-adventure, of a sort, but not a dungeon to be explored and looted; once the PCs find themselves in the Darkest Woods, their goal will be survival and escape. That’s not to say there are no treasures to be found—just that this is first and foremost a true horror experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003eMaking Your Game Better\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Darkest Woods is compatible with the game you’re already playing—in fact, it’s specifically made to be integrated into your current campaign. Why? Because the Woods draws upon characters’ memories and personal fears. It challenges their very notions of morality, family, friendship, love, and truth. You can run The Darkest Woods with new characters, but it really shines when played with characters that already have history, personality, and shared bonds. The true horrors in the woods aren’t measured in hit points, but in the threat they pose to everything the PCs hold dear. In facing and surviving these challenges, your characters will emerge from the woods with greater insight into their world, their companions, and most of all themselves. The Darkest Woods was really built to be added to your existing campaign—and by deepening your PCs, it will make that campaign even better!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Darkest System—including The Darkest House and The Darkest Woods—easily converts characters from the game rules you’re currently using (it takes about five minutes), and then lets you return to your normal character sheets when your PCs emerge from the woods. The Darkest System is a sort of RPG Rosetta Stone, allowing easy translation from any game system—and even letting you bring characters from different games together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour regular, ongoing game will be better after you’ve experienced The Darkest Woods. PCs emerge more deeply developed. Parties emerge more cohesively, with stronger bonds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes crowdfunding reward\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vortakgames","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56390756991142,"sku":"Darkestwoodsexpanded","price":119.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/3062\/0582\/files\/Darkestwoods1.jpg?v=1776374344","url":"https:\/\/vortakgames.com\/products\/the-darkest-woods-hardcover-expanded-deluxe-edition-by-monte-cook-games","provider":"vortakgames","version":"1.0","type":"link"}