SHIVER Role-Playing Tales in the Strange & Unknown Core Rulebook

$49.99

Estimated delivery between October 07 and October 09.

Monmouth Cards · RPGs · Parable Games

SHIVER Role-Playing Tales in the Strange & Unknown Core RulebookA horror-ready RPG book built for cinematic stories, fast characters, and tense sessions.

SHIVER is a setting-neutral tabletop roleplaying game designed for strange, spooky, and suspenseful adventures. This core rulebook gives players and Directors the complete Archetype system, symbolic dice-driven play, character creation tools, monsters, weapons and items, plus Doom Clock rules to keep pressure high whether your group wants slashers, pulp horror, cosmic mystery, or sci-fi terror.

224full-color pages
1hardcover core rulebook
Fullplayer and Director rules

What's inside: 1 SHIVER hardcover core rulebook with 224 full-color pages. The book includes character creation, the Archetype game system, rules for Players and Directors, monsters and enemies, Doom Clock rules, and a range of weapons and items.

Product highlights

  • Setting-neutral horror toolkit: Build stories across different genres and eras, from haunted houses and monster hunts to sci-fi survival and eldritch mysteries.
  • Symbolic dice system: SHIVER uses symbolic dice to keep play visual and immersive while reducing table math.
  • Complete core rules: This book covers both player-facing and Director-facing rules, making it the main rulebook for running the game.
  • Doom Clock tension mechanics: The included Doom Clock rules are designed to keep scenes moving and help horror stories escalate at the table.
  • Useful campaign support: Alongside quick character creation, the book supports one-shots, short arcs, and sequel-style linked stories.

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Product questions

What does this book include?

This listing is for one SHIVER hardcover core rulebook. It includes the main game system, character creation, rules for Players and Directors, monsters, Doom Clock rules, and equipment content described by the publisher.

Is SHIVER tied to one setting?

No. SHIVER is described as setting neutral, so you can use it for many kinds of horror, mystery, and cinematic adventure stories instead of one fixed world.

Is this a starter set or the main rulebook?

This is the core rulebook in hardcover format, not a starter box. It is intended as the main book for the SHIVER roleplaying game.

Bring a horror-inspired RPG to your shelf with the SHIVER core rulebook, then build your next strange and unforgettable session with Monmouth Cards.

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