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What Lies Beneath

What Lies Beneath

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You dream you’re in a chapel. Small, high-pitched voices sing an ancient song. Yet a sense of unease washes through you. The core is more macabre. Dream yields to waking confusion. Dust, bones and dried death. A flickering torch. Underground. A crypt.

You catch a wisp of a breeze, heavy with the stench of rot. You gag. Yet a breeze suggests a way out. You take the torch, determined to get out of here alive.

Synopsis
Structured as a branching narrative, What Lies Beneath invites you to direct the plot – but only if you master a unique combination of game mechanisms. Enjoy all the challenges of solo roleplay:

Buffing your character: Gain items that unlock new powers

Classic skill checks: Roll against thresholds to hit enemies

Intellectual puzzles: Manipulate dice using limited actions

Dexterity tests (optional): Flick dice at specified targets

And when (not if) you die, you can spend experience points to boost your next character. Perhaps, this time, you will survive.

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Why Choose Hoyle's?

Hoyle's of Oxford is a family-run games shop selling traditional and vintage table-top games, board games, puzzles, jigsaws and playing cards.

We believe that running a business comes with responsibility - not just to our customers, but to our team, our community, and the planet. From fair wages and ethical sourcing to sustainable deliveries and reducing waste, we’re always looking for ways to do better.