Stonetop is “Powered by the Apocalypse,” using a system and framework similar to games like Apocalypse World, Monster of the Week, or Masks: a New Generation. It started as a setting guide for Dungeon World, but over 10 years of development and playtesting, it’s become a standalone game.

Stonetop is comprised of two 600 page books.

Book I: Stonetop contains the core rules and extensive guidance for the GM.

Book II: The Wider World and Other Wonders is a setting almanac that details the regions, sites, monsters, and arcana (magic items) unique to Stonetop.

•  A rich and well-realized world of gritty Iron Age fantasy adventure, providing enough detail to ground play immediately while leaving plenty of room for the players and GM to make the setting their own.
•  9 distinct types of player-character, each with their own reasons to look out for their community and seek adventure beyond its walls.
•  Rules for governing and improving the village itself across the seasons and over the course of years.
•  Rules for overland travel that capture the excitement of setting out into the unknown and the relief of returning home after a long time away.
•  Hand-drawn maps depicting the village of Stonetop itself, its immediate surroundings, and the extent of the known world.
•  An extensive setting almanac covering important regions, points of interest, neighboring settlements, creatures of the wild, and eerie remnants of past civilizations.
•  A collection of unique magic items, each with special rules for unlocking its mysteries, powers, and dangers.
•  Guidelines and advice for the GM, including step-by-step processes for collaborative customization of the village, adventure creation, and shaping a developing campaign.

The village of Stonetop has its own character sheet, or “playbook,” with stats, traits, and improvements to be unlocked in play.

This playbook drives much of the game. For example, the village’s Fortunes directly affect what new threats or opportunities each new season brings, and the players must manage the community’s Surplus to avoid disaster when winter comes. As a game of Stonetop progresses, the village playbook changes in response to the victories and failures of the player-characters. And as the village changes, so do the threats and opportunities that heroes face.