Paizo, publisher of Pathfinder and Starfinder, announced its new horror-themed TTRPG 13 Omens in April. Via the official mailing list, a few more details have been shared.
We already know that the game is being designed by Pathfinder creator Jason Bulmahn and Starfinder's Joe Pasini. It's a modern-day supernatural horror game, with a narrative slant and a new game system.
The game engine is d6-based, using a shared dice pool. Some of these dice are 'Omen' dice, while others are 'safe'. Bad rolls on an omen die means bad things happen--and these omen dice increase in number as the game progresses, adding to the suspense and danger. The dice are kept in a bag, which all the players use to make checks.
This is quite a departure for Paizo, with a brand-new game system--it's first since Pathfinder and its spinoff, Starfinder. Horror isn't new to designer Jason Bulmahn, though, who--under his own Minotaur Games imprint--created zombie game Hopefinder, the occult Eventide horror setting, and modern horror RPG Hellfinder. However, he did not invent d20 fantasy roleplaying.
