The Lost Bay

WHAT IS THE LOST BAY?

What Is The Lost Bay? The Lost Bay is a Suburban Gothic tabletop RPG set 199X. The Lost Bay is also the name of the setting where the game takes place: a coastal suburb inspired by films and media from the 80s and 90s. In it you play as a young person touched by the Weird, an ancient force that gives you supernatural powers. You roam the Bay with your gang, its malls, arcade games shops, skateparks and beaches, and fight the Horror that has awakened.

This is a pre order version. It contains the Quickstart (rules and starter edition), and a legacy PDF (First Look edition). It will be updated with the final 140 page PDF as soon as it's ready during fall 2024..

WHAT PEOPLE SAY

Goblin Archives (Liminal Horror) 

Dripping with style, Iko has built a system that asks you to return to it time and time again.

David Blandy (Eco MOFOs) 

The Lost Bay captures the intensity of teenage life in a psychedelic dream of the 90’s

Emiel Boven (DURF, The Electrum Archive) 

The suburbs of the Lost Bay are a wonderfully hazy fever dream of 90s nostalgia and unsettling urban horror. I can’t wait to go back.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND INSIDE

• Spooky Locations
• Scary MOFOs
• Supernatural Horror
• Powerful Character Classes 
• Loads of items
• Relics
• Living Saints and immortals
• Exploration tables

KEY FEATURES

Strong Vibes. Playable character classes are called Vibes and are inspired by ’90s urban and horror archetypes. There’s ten to choose from, like Splinter, Firestarter, Scanner, or Screamer. Vibes are granted specific powers and starting gear.

Lore light and flavor heavy. The lore of The Lost Bay is spread throughout the ruleset, tables, and game procedures. You’ll discover it as you create your character and play. You can customize the setting or dive headfirst into the pre-existing world.

Open and play. The core ruleset is spread over four pages and built around a unique mechanic: roll a pool of d6s and keep the highest result. 6 is a success, a 5 is a success with complications. Whether you’re a veteran or novice, you’ll need only fifteen minutes to familiarize yourself with it.

Deadly combat. Combats are fast and epic, particularly if you use one of your Powers. Powers always succeed, but might trigger Scars.

Solo compatible. The ruleset, setting, and procedures have been designed from the outset to support both  solo and ensemble play.

Vast. The Lost Bay implied setting is divided into seven Districts. For each District (Mall Nation, the Waterfront, Trashland, Sleep Country, Sinking Marshes, the Eye and the Desert), you’ll get a specific bestiary, pregenerated mini pointcrawl, detailed locations, and additional location generation procedures. 

Weird is cool. The Lost Bay is story driven and focused on exploration and character growth in an urban dark fantasy world

 

XMAS SPECIAL

MINIDUNGEON ADVENTURE

Check also UNIT DH-17 suburban mini dungeon adventure for The Lost Bay.

  

URBAN LEGEND GAME JAM

Create an Urban Legend zine for The Lost Bay RPG https://itch.io/jam/urban-legend-jam

CREDITS

Text and Layout: IKO

Editing: Laura Elle, Samantha Leigh

Art: Evangeline Gallagher 

Map: Strega Wolf van den Berg

Character sheets: Scragend

♥ The Lost Bay RPG system is a mashup of Cairn by Yochai Gal and LUMEN by Spencer Campbell. Kudos to those folks for creating such cool games ♥

COMMUNITY

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3RD PARTY CONTENT LICENSE

Text and art from the book, including maps, may not be reused or translated. If you wish to publish third party content for The Lost Bay RPG check the 3RD party license and the Creator Toolkit..

Copyright © 2023 The Lost Bay Studio LTD. All rights reserved. 

WANT TO REVIEW THE GAME OR RECORD AN AP?

Drop me a line at contact@thelostbaystudio.com I'll be happy to provide a review copy. I'll add community copies when the game gets a review/AP. Tag me on Twitter @thelostbay or on Bluesky @thelostbaystudio.com and I'll boost your review link and add community copies.

Easy peasy way to support the game and the community