Hallowtide - Core Rulebook - Preorder

Hallowtide is a mini-agnostic eldritch fantasy skirmish game set in a world on the brink. 45 years ago, during the height of an industrial revolution, the dead returned to Voyrune in an event known as the Rising and devoured the old world. Many of the wandering dead have since returned to their graves, and yet the fractured remnants of humanity continue to wage a constant battle for survival against horrors spawned from the fringes of nightmare.

Written and created by Chris Bunge

Players control a crew of hunters who have sworn to eradicate the forces of darkness - be it to make the world a safer place or merely to line their pockets with glittering silver. This is not a task for the faint of heart: enemies are deadly, time is limited, and mounting stress can cause even the bravest hunter to lose their reason. This is not a game of brave heroes and storybook adventure; it is a battle fought by desperate survivors attempting to make the best of an increasingly grim future.

This is a preorder and is set to start shipping in Q1 of 2027.  

FREE BONUSES: Each preorder will come with a free PDF copy of Chris Bunge's novel set in the Hallowtide world, Mother Marrow, as well as a resin miniature. 

• The Hallowtide Core Rulebook includes:

  • Complete core rules (PDF Version Included)

  • Custom hunter creation with different homelands, ten classes, and unique talents

  • Weapons and Gear

  • Encounter generation, deployment rules, and primary and secondary objectives

  • Creature behavior and activation rules

  • Chronicle campaigns featuring linked narrative games

  • Hunter advancement

  • Lore exploring Voyrune, its history, and the lands of Korvast

What are the rules like?

Hallowtide uses card-driven activations and pools of D4–D12 dice to resolve actions, with creatures following their own behaviour rules. Hunters can take Stress to improve rolls or gain extra actions, but pushing too far risks panic.

Play standalone encounters or link games through a Chronicle, exploring an overland map and developing your hunters as they gain experience, lasting wounds, and mental scars. Play solo, share a crew with friends, or lead separate crews.