The Crypt Has Opened

Devlog

• Here, Have A Cryptid
  February 11, 2026 by When Suddenly! Games#the crypt has opened, #crowdfunding, #crowdfund, #cryptid

  One of my favorite things to do is come up with new and weird cryptids for my one-shots. Using the 10 question prompts it often times feels like cheating. For instance, a group set their game in Atlan... Continue reading
• Making A Cryptid
  February 09, 2026 by When Suddenly! Games

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  #cryptid, #the crypt has opened, #kickstarter, #crowdfunding

  We’re super close to 60% with 20 days to go . I’m confident we’ll hit our funding goal. In the meantime I want to share something cool with you. How To Make A Cryptid One of our goals with The C... Continue reading

  
• The Crypt Has Come To Kickstarter
  February 03, 2026 by When Suddenly! Games#kickstarter, #the crypt has opened, #crowdfunding, #ttrpg

  If you're ready to back, jump over to the page now ! Plunge into a free-form magic system where there are no spell lists. The Spell Path framework will guide you and your imagination in creating uniqu... Continue reading

  
• Campy Horror Done Right
  January 27, 2026 by When Suddenly! Games

  If there is one scene that embodies campy horror, it's this one. Chef's kiss. Perfection in every way. The line delivery is flat, the lighting is too bright, the trolls too visible and the special eff... Continue reading

  
• Town Building
  January 21, 2026 by When Suddenly! Games#mechanics, #ttrpg, #update, #the crypt has opened

  Jersey Devils are attacking your coal shipments. The Brotherhood of Divine Mysticism will descend upon your town after an unfortunate incident involving a Tomb Yard. And teenagers are falling into com... Continue reading

  
• I Made A Bad Horror Game
  January 20, 2026 by When Suddenly! Games#horror, #the crypt has opened, #microscope

  This isn't just a click bait title. I truly mean I made a bad horror game. Still, it is a great game. I don’t mind boasting that either. But why is The Crypt Has Opened a bad horror game? Because th... Continue reading

  
• Crypt Chronicles
  January 17, 2026 by When Suddenly! Games#the crypt has opened, #crypt chronicles

  Greetings practitioners , ghouls , and ghosts . As we scream toward the Kickstarter launch this February, we have many things to share. A TTRPG is only as strong as the support we give it. And that wi... Continue reading

  
• Convention Season & New Team Members
  December 12, 2025 by When Suddenly! Games#convention, #dice+diversions, #team

  Convention Time! Convention season is fast approaching! We’re excited to announce that we’ll be headed to Dice + Diversions in January. Come out and play The Crypt Has Opened on either Friday or S... Continue reading

  
• The Hedge Mage
  November 16, 2025 by When Suddenly! Games#Traditions, #Kickstarter

  The smell of a strong tea, the sound of a bubbling cauldron, and the crumble of a tasty treat are true magic for a Hedge Mage. These practitioners find comfort in what others would think of as the “... Continue reading

  
• KICKSTARTER PRE-LAUNCH
  October 31, 2025 by When Suddenly! Games#kickstarter, #pre-launch, #announcement

  Good All Hallows Eve ghosts and ghouls! We're excited to announce that the Kickstarter Pre-Launch for The Crypt Has Opened is now up. KICKSTARTER PRE-LAUNCH PAGE Take your boney finger and click that... Continue reading

  
• The Help Action
  September 16, 2024 by When Suddenly! Games#game design, #mechanics, #the crypt has opened

  The Help Action We finally cracked the code, campers. During every play test players would ask me if they could help another practitioner cast a spell. The only answer I had for them was to use the Li... Continue reading
• New Character Sheets for 4.0!
  May 15, 2024 by When Suddenly! Games

  This is just a quick announcement that the form fillable character sheets have been updated to match the 4.0 play test document. Download them now!... Continue reading
• The Crypt Has Opened 4.0
  May 06, 2024 by When Suddenly! Games

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  #release, #4.0, #final, #play test, #playtest

  The Book came not with a bang... But with the post to Itch.io! This is it gang. This is the one. After about 4 years of development (pretty off and on during the beginning to be honest) we can finally... Continue reading
• New Character Sheets and New Rules!
  February 02, 2024 by When Suddenly! Games#skills, #mechanics, #update, #character sheets

  Howdy campers! It's been a minute since we've last had an update on the game. We've been running play tests, making some tweaks, and we're finally ready to test out a new system. Well, an old system w... Continue reading

  
• 3.6 - HYPERLINKED PDF!
  August 13, 2023 by When Suddenly! Games#patch, #ttrpg, #pdf, #hyperlink

  With the rules being in a much stronger place, I've gone ahead and updated the Hyperlinked PDF to the latest rules. While the word doc is much easier to update and get into your hands quickly, the PDF... Continue reading
• Big Oof
  July 18, 2023 by When Suddenly! Games

  The upload I threw up here the other day was apparently an old document and didn't have any of the new town building rules. Sorry for the mix-up. That's been corrected and this latest update is the mo... Continue reading
• Fixed Quick Start Builds
  July 17, 2023 by When Suddenly! Games

  While setting up the character sheets on Role VTT I noticed that there were some problems with the Quick Start Builds. First, many of them had the wrong entry under Special. Now Each Quick Start shoul... Continue reading
• Aspects as Knowledge & Character Sheet
  July 11, 2023 by When Suddenly! Games

  Added in another sub section about how to use your Aspects for knowledge and investigation rolls. We also updated the character sheet to include a section for your Benefits and Special abilities... Continue reading
• IMPOSITION, XP, AND MORE
  July 09, 2023 by When Suddenly! Games

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  #rules update, #imposition, #experience

  HUGE UPDATE What we're calling play test version 3.5 is is a doozy. First, we've updated the resolution mechanics to match with how we've been play testing it recently. In short, instead of worrying a... Continue reading
• Big Changes
  June 23, 2023 by When Suddenly! Games#ttrpg, #table top roleplaying, #srd update

  GET READY The Imposition Dice System has been in development for a while now. One of the first things we nailed down was the dice resolution mechanic during personal play tests. It felt fun, interacte... Continue reading
• SRD 3.0 IS NOW...ALIVE!
  May 03, 2023 by When Suddenly! Games#ttrpg, #update, #srd

  BIG UPDATE We're so pumped to release this latest update to The Crypt Has Opened. After some incredible play tests we've tweaked the rules a bit to reinforce what's working and added clarification to... Continue reading

  
• SRD Layout change and Character Sheet fix
  November 27, 2022 by When Suddenly! Games#bug fixes, #character sheet, #table of contents

  Heya my fellow practitioners! This is a quick post to let everyone know that the SRD has had a small layout fix and update to the TOC. We opted for this version to appear as it was designed, as a prin... Continue reading
• THE CRYPT HAS OPENED SRD
  November 17, 2022 by When Suddenly! Games#ttrpg, #ttrpgs, #tabletoproleplayinggames, #tabletopgaming, #tabletopgames, #tabletoproleplaying, #cryptids, #cryptid, #magic

  THE CRYPT WAITS FOR YOU... After 3 months from receiving our developmental edit we're excited to announce the release of The Crypt Has Opened SRD. This document contains all the rules necessary to pla... Continue reading

  
• Developmental Edit
  June 10, 2022 by When Suddenly! Games##ttrpg, ##tabletopRPG, ##devupdate

  Hello Cryptids! I'm super excited to finally announce that we've received the developmental edits back from the editor, Jacky Leung, who has worked with other amazing indie devs in the TTRPG space of... Continue reading
• Next update in the works
  March 13, 2022 by When Suddenly! Games#playtest, #beta, #devlog

  First I simply want to acknowledge how awesome the charity bundle is doing. From starting with a humble goal of $5,000 to fast approaching $420k, it’s been incredible to watch. Secondly I’d like t... Continue reading
• The Crypt for Trans Rights in Texas
  March 04, 2022 by When Suddenly! Games#transtexas, #charity bundle, #tent

  Y'all, I'm honestly at a loss for words. When I'd first heard about the charity bundle being put together to raise money for Trans Youth organizations in Texas, I knew I'd wanted to help in some way... Continue reading
• Even More Information!
  January 24, 2022 by When Suddenly! Games

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  This is a huge jump in content with version 2.0 Inside you'll find a blurb on each magical Tradition and how they approach magic within context of The Crypt. Additionally there is more flavor text on... Continue reading
• Update PHB v1.2
  October 12, 2021 by When Suddenly! Games#update

  This is a quick update to the PHB. The major changes are: Expanded rules on "Playing the Game." Expanded rules on "Running the Game." Changed "Playbook" to "Trope." Added Special abilities for each "T... Continue reading