The Very Good Dogs of Chernobyl

In 1986, a meltdown in reactor 4 at the Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine occurred, punching a hole in reality that allowed creatures of darkness and madness to escape into our world.

The tragedy that befell Pripyat, the town built to house the families of the workers at the power plant, is well known. Forced to flee, to abandon their lives, their homes, and even their loyal family dogs. Only those pets that fled to the woods survived the purge of the army, and the flames of the reclamators. You will play as these very good dogs.

Wyse, Wyrd, Wyld 

When you create your dog, you'll choose a breed, which will give you edges — advantages — on certain types of actions. Meanwhile, you and the other players will define your pack, and select a Pack Die to roll when taking group action. Your generation (wyse, wyrd, wyld) will influence your relationship with humans, and how much strange and telepathic magic you bring to the story.

Easy to Learn 

The Very Good Dogs of Chernobyl runs on the Polymorph system. Each player only ever uses ONE polyhedral die: a d4, a d6, a d8, or a d10. Each die represents a different character “role” in the group. Whenever a player asks “can I do something?” they roll their die and with a quick glance at a resolution matrix, know if they succeed. It's easy for both newbies and old hats to use and learn.