History TabletopGame / DontWalkInWinterWood

* ChildEater: There are a few in the Wood. [[spoiler: And there are children who eat adults, too]].

* DontGoInTheWoods: ''It's right there in the title.'' The main goal of the game is to survive a trip into the local forest which has a reputation for many unexplained and supernatural events occurring around and inside it. Walkers braving the dangers of Winter Wood may encounter all sorts of hostile threats of both the more fantastical and completely mundane variety, such as witches and mythical monsters to common wild beasts and violent outlaws.

* TheSavageIndian: This is how the villagers tend to regard the natives due to prejudice against non-Christians, though positive interactions aren't impossible. Notably, the natives are as scared of Winter Wood as the colonists.

* {{Mundanger}}: In addition to the more supernatural threats plaguing Winter Wood the Walkers may encounter various forms of hostile wildlife such as bears, snakes and wolves. Other hazards can include hostile humans, poisonous plants and dangerous terrain.

* OminousFog: A stable of the areas surrounding Winter Wood, with the titular location always being cloaked in mist and deathly cold. In some causes the fog present in the town may be upgraded into FogOfDoom.

* HellGate: There's apparently one somewhere deep within Winter Woods and a local rumor claims that anyone who drops a letter into it will soon get a reply from demons or ghostly spirits. Given all of the other messed up crap Watchers might have to deal with while exploring the cursed forest this is probably one of the more mild dangers.

* DontGoInTheWoods: It's right there in the title. The main goal of the game is to survive a trip into the local forest that has a reputation for many unexplained and supernatural events occurring around and inside it. Walkers braving the dangers of Winter Wood may encounter all sorts of hostile threats of both the more fantastical and mundane variety, such as witches and mythical monsters to common wild beasts and violent outlaws.

* WickedWitch: The villagers live in fear of witches. They have good reason, but sometimes pick the wrong targets.

* GodzillaThreshold: People only go into Winter Wood is if they're ignorant, foolhardy, or have exhausted all other options.

* EverytownAmerica: A Colonial variant. Vagueness is intentional, in keeping with the campfire tale vibe.

* GodzillaThreshold: The only reason people go into Winter Wood is if they're ignorant, foolhardy, or have exhausted all other options.

The game is set roughly between the 16th and 17th centuries in a vague location in the American Colonies of Britain. The little villages established by intrepid or desperate colonists tend to be tight-knit and suspicious of strangers, whether they be the Native Americans who still dwell in the hills, or even folk from the next village over. The villagers work hard, keep to Christian virtues (certain... ''folkways'' notwithstanding), and for now consider themselves loyal English subjects. It's not an easy life, but they manage to get by.

Unfortunately for this ''particular'' village, there's a little extra problem: The Winter Wood that stands silent and unnaturally cold just beyond the creek. Though when necessity demands it the villagers hunt and harvest lumber from the Wood, no-one goes there if they can help it. Strange, unnatural occurrences are said to happen in Winter Wood, and now and then, something strange and unnatural comes ''out''. The name of a cruel, cannibal Indian chief killed by his own warriors carves itself into trees. The ghost of a madwoman wails at night, mourning her husband and cursing the village. Cunning, sharp-toothed deer lure hunters to their doom. A coven of witches make unholy sacrifices to unknowable powers. Somewhere, burning bright in the cold darkness, a tunnel to hell tempts unscrupulous men to correspond with the damned.

* GodzillaThreshold: Generally the only reason people go into Winter Wood is if they're ignorant, foolhardy, or have exhausted all other options.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Appropriate to the time period, the villagers are mostly devout Christians who regard "heathen" practices with fear and disgust. This doesn't stop everyone in the village from drawing a particular pagan sigil in their homes to ward off evil.

* WickedWitch: The villagers live in fear of them. They have good reason, but sometimes pick the wrong targets.

* ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight: They and other things wait in Winter Wood. This is a game about old-fashioned ghost story fear, after all.

The game is set roughly between the 16th and 17th centuries in a vague location in the American Colonies of Britain. The little villages established by intrepid or desperate colonists tend to be tight-knit and suspicious of strangers, whether they be the Native Americans who still dwell in the hills, or even folk from the next village over. The villagers work hard, keep to Christian virtues (certain... ''folkways'' notwithstanding) , and for now consider themselves loyal English subjects. It's not an easy life, but they manage to get by.

Don't Walk in Winter Wood is a rules-light collaborative horror game written and designed by Clint Krause and published by Red Moon Medicine Show. The game's intent is to capture the feeling of an evening of campfire ghost stories; as such, mood and narrative are prioritized.

Unfortunately for this ''particular'' village, there's a little extra problem: The Winter Wood that stands silent and unnaturally cold beyond the village bounds. Though when necessity demands the villagers hunt and harvest lumber from the Wood, no-one goes there if they can help it. Strange, unnatural occurrences are said to happen in Winter Wood, and now and then, something strange and unnatural comes ''out''. The name of a cruel, cannibal Indian chief killed by his own warriors carves itself into trees. The ghost of a madwoman wails at night, mourning her husband and cursing the village. Cunning, sharp-toothed deer lure hunters to their doom. A coven of witches make unholy sacrifices to unknowable powers. Somewhere, burning bright in the cold darkness, a tunnel to hell tempts unscrupulous men to correspond with the damned.

Don't Walk in Winter Wood is a rules-light collaborative horror game written and designed by Clint Krause and published by Red Moon Medicine Show. The game's intent is to capture the feeling of an evening of campfire ghost stories; as such, mood and narrative are prioritized over rolling dice and fighting monsters.

Unfortunately for this ''particular'' village, there's a little extra problem: The Winter Wood that stands silent and unnaturally cold beyond the village bounds. Though when necessity demands the villages hunt and harvest lumber from the Wood, none of the villagers go to the Wood if they can't help it. Strange, unnatural occurrences are said to happen there, and now and then, something strange and unnatural comes ''out''. The name of a cruel Indian chief killed by his own warriors carves itself into trees. The ghost of a madwoman wails at night, mourning her husband and cursing the village. Cunning, sharp-toothed deer lure hunters to their doom. A coven of witches make unholy sacrifices to unknowable powers. Somewhere, burning bright in the cold darkness, a tunnel to hell tempts unscrupulous men to correspond with the damned.

All these stories and more ''might'' be true. At least they're true enough to devil villagers unlucky enough to draw the attention of ''something'' in the Winter Wood. Left with no other options, the Walkers (player characters) must walk in Winter Wood, and find salvation or unspeakable horror. The Watcher (game master) guides their progress through the Wood, where madness and ruin are a dice roll away.

* EverytownAmerica: A Colonial variant. Vagueness is intentional, in keeping with the campfire tale vibe.