Watch “PNP of the Week 08 What Lies Beneath solo RPG,” a board game review for What Lies Beneath from Out of the Box [Board Games] on BoardGameVideo.
Description provided by Out of the Box [Board Games] on YouTube:
This week I've been playing a bit of "What Lies Beneath", a solo RPG choose-your-own-adventure game. This video overviews the game and the interesting way it deals with skill tests. I've tried to avoid spoilers but you will see pages of the game in the video.
I was provided a review copy of this game.
BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/365751/what-lies-beneath
PnP available at:
PnP Arcade: https://www.pnparcade.com/products/what-lies-beneath-1
DriveThru RPG: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/449489/what-lies-beneath
(NB: for those that don't like the physical dexterity test there is an alternative roll mechanism for Dex tests described at the back of the rules.)
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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
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.