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What Lies Beneath

What Lies Beneath

2023·Chris Scaffidi

Videos
9
Creators
7

Mainly reviews and playthroughs. What Lies Beneath is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 2 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 2 other videos.

1 players
60 - 120 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

You dream you're in a chapel. Small, high-pitched voices sing an ancient song. Yet a sense of unease washes through you. The core is more macabre. Dream yields to waking confusion. Dust, bones and dried death. A flickering torch. Underground. A crypt. You catch a wisp of a breeze, heavy with the stench of rot. You gag. Yet a breeze suggests a way out. You take the torch, determined to get out of here alive. Synopsis Structured as a branching narrative, What Lies Beneath invites you to direct the plot – but only if you master a unique combination of game mechanisms. Enjoy all the challenges of solo roleplay: Buffing your character: Gain items that unlock new powers Classic skill checks: Roll against thresholds to hit enemies Intellectual puzzles: Manipulate dice using limited actions Dexterity tests (optional): Flick dice at specified targets And when (not if) you die, you can spend experience points to boost your next character. Perhaps, this time, you will survive.

What Lies Beneath

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Learn to play

Tutorial & Solo Playthrough PREVIEW of What Lies Beneath - Solo RPG16:10

Tutorial & Solo Playthrough PREVIEW of What Lies Beneath - Solo RPG

Tabletop For One

Tabletop For One

Review

What Lies Beneath | A Choose Your Own Adventure RPG Game Preview | Coming to Kickstarter | Sponsored11:18

What Lies Beneath | A Choose Your Own Adventure RPG Game Preview | Coming to Kickstarter | Sponsored

Always Board Never Boring

Always Board Never Boring

Watch it played

What Lies Beneath Solo Playthrough: This Book is Deadly58:26

What Lies Beneath Solo Playthrough: This Book is Deadly

Table For One

Table For One

Which What Lies Beneath video should I watch?

What Lies Beneath has 9 videos from 7 creators: 3 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 2 playthroughs, 1 unboxing and 2 other videos. They date from 2023 to April 2024.

To learn the rules, start with "Tutorial & Solo Playthrough PREVIEW of What Lies Beneath - Solo RPG" by Tabletop For One, which runs 16 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "What Lies Beneath | A Choose Your Own Adventure RPG Game Preview | Coming to Kickstarter | Sponsored" by Always Board Never Boring. 3 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "What Lies Beneath Solo Playthrough: This Book is Deadly" by Table For One, one of 2 playthroughs.

If you like it, try Tapestry: Fantasies & Futures, Tomten, Gnomadic Gardeners and Dungeon Maker: Deluxe!, also by Chris Scaffidi.

All videos

Tutorial & Solo Playthrough PREVIEW of What Lies Beneath - Solo RPGHow to play16:10

Tutorial & Solo Playthrough PREVIEW of What Lies Beneath - Solo RPG

Tabletop For One

Tabletop For One

What Lies Beneath Solo Playthrough: This Book is DeadlyPlaythrough58:26

What Lies Beneath Solo Playthrough: This Book is Deadly

Table For One

Table For One

What Lies Beneath Play Through solo RPGPlaythrough13:22

What Lies Beneath Play Through solo RPG

Out of the Box [Board Games]

Out of the Box [Board Games]

What Lies Beneath0:37

What Lies Beneath

Fervent Workshop - Chris Scaffidi

Fervent Workshop - Chris Scaffidi

What Lies Beneath | A Choose Your Own Adventure RPG Game Preview | Coming to Kickstarter | SponsoredReview11:18

What Lies Beneath | A Choose Your Own Adventure RPG Game Preview | Coming to Kickstarter | Sponsored

Always Board Never Boring

Always Board Never Boring

Dungeon Crawler Combo1:29

Dungeon Crawler Combo

Fervent Workshop - Chris Scaffidi

Fervent Workshop - Chris Scaffidi

What Lies Beneath adventure book review | Review copy providedReview5:00

What Lies Beneath adventure book review | Review copy provided

One Stop Co-op Shop

One Stop Co-op Shop

Live Stream - What Lies Beneath Solo PlaythroughUnboxing1:42:25

Live Stream - What Lies Beneath Solo Playthrough

Sir Thecos

Sir Thecos

PNP of the Week 08 What Lies Beneath solo RPGReview9:26

PNP of the Week 08 What Lies Beneath solo RPG

Out of the Box [Board Games]

Out of the Box [Board Games]

Creators who cover this

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Fervent Workshop - Chris Scaffidi
Fervent Workshop - Chris Scaffidi
2 videos of this game
Out of the Box [Board Games]
Out of the Box [Board Games]
2 videos of this game
Always Board Never Boring
Always Board Never Boring
1 video of this game
One Stop Co-op Shop
One Stop Co-op Shop
1 video of this game
Sir Thecos
Sir Thecos
1 video of this game
Table For One
Table For One
1 video of this game
Tabletop For One
Tabletop For One
1 video of this game

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About What Lies Beneath

From BoardGameGeek:

You dream you're in a chapel. Small, high-pitched voices sing an ancient song. Yet a sense of unease washes through you. The core is more macabre. Dream yields to waking confusion. Dust, bones and dried death. A flickering torch. Underground. A crypt. You catch a wisp of a breeze, heavy with the stench of rot. You gag. Yet a breeze suggests a way out. You take the torch, determined to get out of here alive. Synopsis Structured as a branching narrative, What Lies Beneath invites you to direct the plot – but only if you master a unique combination of game mechanisms. Enjoy all the challenges of solo roleplay: Buffing your character: Gain items that unlock new powers Classic skill checks: Roll against thresholds to hit enemies Intellectual puzzles: Manipulate dice using limited actions Dexterity tests (optional): Flick dice at specified targets And when (not if) you die, you can spend experience points to boost your next character. Perhaps, this time, you will survive.

Designer

Chris Scaffidi

Artist

Jason Glover

Publisher

Fervent Workshop

Categories

AdventureFantasyHorror

Mechanics

Dice RollingDexterityStorytelling & NarrativeDice Manipulation
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