This is

A narrative-driven game designed by the ENNIE-nominated team LIMINAL ARTIFACT

Dreadnought is a grimdark RPG dredged up from the depths where deep things see without eyes.

And it’s completely free to play.

The Tale of a Living chemical spill

The tsunami washed over Port Rasema, leaving behind death, destruction, and an ancient demon-possessed submersible known as The Black Maw. 

Now, the rusted hulk is mutating the survivors, twisting them into mindless husks that feed its bottomless hunger. Everyone will be like them or worse before long. 

The heroes must kill The Black Maw or flee before it claims them too.

RETURN of

THE BLACK MAW

Free Full Rules & Starter Quest

Download the rules FREE!

Return Of The Black Maw teaches you how to play Dreadnought.

You get a fully illustrated digital book & toolkit that includes:

Rules for the game

The Black Maw primer

A flooded city to explore

A malevolent region beyond the walls of the city

4 Archetypes to play

9 Horrors hungry for souls

Charts and tables for building your story

Rules are available in PDF, EPub, and raw text formats.

Play kit is formatted for 8.5 x 11 quick reference print.

Playtest Feedback

Dreadnought is in its playtest stage, and we need feedback from players like you to make it better.

Sign up for the NEWSLETTER

Get updates and playtesting kits.