What Lies Before
Dragons breathe fiery judgment upon the dwarfs. As a lowly but mighty golem of the dwarfs, you must help reunite the shattered Houses, reclaim lost arcana, and spark a rebirth of civilization. Or erode into history with all of Dwarfdom.
What is What Lies Before
Dragons breathe fiery judgment upon the dwarfs. As a lowly but mighty golem of the dwarfs, you must help reunite the shattered Houses, reclaim lost arcana, and spark a rebirth of civilization. Or erode into history with all of Dwarfdom.
The game includes 5 Missions leading to 7 unique victories (and dozens of endings where you're destroyed).
Structured as a branching narrative, this solo RPG gamebook invites you to direct the plot – but only if you master a unique combination of game mechanisms.
Level up your character: Upgrade your attributes and skills
Game details
- Players
- 1
- Age
- +14
- Duration
- 180 min
- Difficulty
- —
- Type
- Board game
- Year
- 2026
- Mechanics
- Dice Rolling · Flicking · Narrative Choice / Paragraph
- Categories
- Adventure · Book · Fantasy
- Designer
- Chris Scaffidi
- Publisher
- Fervent Workshop
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How many players is What Lies Before for?
What Lies Before plays with 1 players.
How long does a game take?
A game takes about 180 minutes.
What age is it suitable for?
It is recommended from age 14.
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