Pine Shallows as written doesn't contain any rules for combat.
Still, people do ask on how to handle combat (and my own players are also known to start a fight).
I wrote up some guidelines!
https://monstermind.substack.com/p/pine-shallows-combat-rules
Emir was so kind to interview me for his Tavern Talks series. We talk about my games: A Visit to San Sibilia, Hiria: The Eternal City and Pine Shallows, but also about creating games, starting with ttrpg design, and how I got started myself.
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Coming next year: Pine Shallows in print!
Follow the pre-launch page to be notified when the Kickstarter goes live:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/monstermind/pine-shallows-a-meddlesome-kids-game?ref=9vj2iz
Proud to present Midnight Light - A Mystery Adventure for Pine Shallows
Strange lights. Forgotten secrets. A chilling mystery.
The first 3rd party adventure for Pine Shallows. It's perfect for Halloween!
One of the best feelings a creator can have, is finding somebody who likes your stuff and shares their thoughts with the world.
Want learn more about Pine Shallows? Want someone else to tell you it's good?
I’m going to write this article a little backwards here, and say, in this first paragraph, the conclusion: Pine Shallows is a game I’d use to run a Gravity Falls style game and I think that it’s almost completely waste-free as a game purchase. In 40 pages you get a tight design, it shows its […]
I just uploaded solo rules & procedures for Pine Shallows to itch & DriveThru.
Pine Shallows is a ttrpg inspired by The Goonies and Gravity Fall. You play as small town kids going on adventures and solving mysteries.
And now, with the solo rules, you can do it on your own!
https://jimmyshelter.itch.io/pine-shallows
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/439103/Pine-Shallows
The current sale goal reflects editing & art for the first adventure, it will get updated whenever new content is added.
There's more coming after Grasp of the Understory:
- a soapbox downhill race mini game/adventure
- downtime clubhouse rules
I hope you all love the new stuff for Pine Shallows.
Find the game (and the new adventure Grasp of the Understory) here:
During the Pine Shallows Halloween Bonanza, you’ll get regular new content for Pine Shallows, with all proceeds going to fund editing & art for it.
First release is: Grasp of the Understory, now available for download for all owners of Pine Shallows.
The kids will have to venture into an overgrown greenhouse in search of their missing teacher. Where is he? What are these weird plants? And why does the greenhouse seem bigger on the inside?
I think Pine Shallows is a great game, but well, I'm biased.
Getting a review like this, really warms my heart. It made my day.
Curious about this Goonies & Gravity Falls inspired game?
Check it out here!
I'm close to finishing the first draft of a new Pine Shallows adventure.
It's a depth crawl into a greenhouse that's larger on the inside than on the outside. Can you rescue your teacher mister Witherflor?
I could really use some people who want to playtest this! Let me know!
Peter
