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Codex Volume 2

Volume 2 PDF Bundle

You can purchase Codex Volume 2 PDFs in a reduced-price bundle on DriveThruRPG. Click the button below to purchase the bundle, or learn about and purchase individual issues below! 
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Codex - Decay

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Inside Codex - Decay:
  • Under the Heel of Night’s Avenger A Misspent Youth world by Robert Bohl, inspired by a certain caped crusader.
  • Disputationem Maleficarum Bring the dead–and your career–back to life in this Fiasco playset.
  • The Big H Defend the world from crumbling under the weight of the Big H in this original superhero game by Joshua Fox.
  • Gauntlet Daddies #002
  • Three Dozen Abandoned Locations
  • 7 original illustrations
  • A custom layout by Oli Jeffery
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Codex - Beasts

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Inside Codex - Beasts:
  • The Gumberoo/The Legend of Bone-Squeezer Caverns A squishy cryptid for Dungeon World and Monster of the Week.
  • Snakes! A LARP about being heard within the twisting brood.
  • Pack of Strays An original story game about misfit werewolves.
  • Gauntlet Daddies #003
  • Three Dozen Unique Vampires
  • 7 original illustrations
  • Custom layout by Oli Jeffery
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Codex - Hell

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Inside Codex - Hell:
  • All Are Punished A dark, phantasmagoric Monster of the Week mystery inspired by Hellraiser.
  • Hell is (an Office Full of) Other People Get ready for an extremely hostile takeover in this re-skin for Funnel World.
  • Ash & Bone A Dungeon World starter filled with plagues, burning corpses, holy relics, and sausages of dubious origin.
  • Gauntlet Daddies #004
  • Three Dozen Demons (and How to Bind Them to Your Service)
  • 6 original illustrations
  • Graphics and layout by Oli Jeffery
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Codex - Lies

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Inside Codex - Lies:
  • Five Ruinous Objects A collection of devastating devices for Dungeon World.
  • Liars and Bastards, All Play con artists in a fantasy metropolis in this original storytelling game.
  • HGMO: Sherlock Mystery and romance with the fabulous Baker Street boys.
  • The Lies of the Child Kingdom Terror and whimsy in the land of King Bohemien.
  • Three Dozen Scoundrels
  • 9 original illustrations
  • Custom layout by Oli Jeffery
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Codex - Blood 2

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Inside Codex - Blood 2:
  • Día de los Muertos Explore the legendary (and entirely fictional) Día de los Muertos film franchise using these special procedures for The Final Girl and Cheat Your Own Adventure.
  • Five More Blood-Soaked Magic Items for Dungeon World A sequel to the original Five Blood-Soaked Magic Items for Dungeon World article that appeared in the very first issue of Codex.
  • The Croatoa An intense and terrifying scenario for old-school fantasy adventure games.
  • Gauntlet Daddies #005
  • Three Dozen Cult Horror Movies
  • 10 original illustrations
  • A custom layout by Oli Jeffery
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Codex - Cold

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Inside Codex - Cold:
  • Firelight This Game Chef 2017 finalist is a Powered by the Apocalypse game of survival and dread played around a real campfire!
  • The Wreck of the Void Hatred A haunted scenario for Swords & Wizardry and other old-school games.
  • Ballhir Explore the history and mystery of this tiny Irish town for Monsterhearts 2.
  • Gauntlet Daddies #006
  • Five Dozen Unusual Things About the Body We Just Found
  • 5 original illustrations
  • A custom layout by Oli Jeffery
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Codex - Love 2

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Inside Codex - Love 2:
  • The Final Girl: A Game of Love This is the classic horror game The Final Girl re-skinned and lightly hacked to tell the story of a Bachelor-style TV dating show.
  • …And Then They Met A two-player game about a couple destined to fall in love but who have not yet met. The story is about the mutual experiences and small coincidences that eventually lead them to one another.
  • Willow Bluff A queer-themed town for the classic story game Dogs in the Vineyard.
  • Gauntlet Daddies #007
  • Three Dozen Men Who Need to Be Rescued
  • 7 original illustrations
  • A custom layout by Oli Jeffery
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Codex - Moonlight

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Inside Codex - Moonlight:
  • Pack of Strays: The Moonlit Road This is an expansion for the outcast werewolf game, Pack of Strays, originally found in Codex - Beasts. It features new territories to explore and new rules that introduce the Hunters, a group of 12 individuals who each have their own motivations for wanting to take the pack down.
  • moon language is a one-player larp about communicating with the moon. It incorporates drawing in its mechanics.
  • Under the Gaze of Yr This is a collection of moonlit magic items and custom moves for Dungeon World.
  • Apocalypse by Moonlight This is a modular sub-system that can be used to add emergent mysteries to Powered by the Apocalypse games.
  • Gauntlet Daddies #008
  • Three Dozen Truths Revealed by the Light of the Moon
  • 9 original illustrations
  • A custom layout by Oli Jeffery
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Codex - Glamour

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Inside Codex - Glamour:
  • Serious Moonlight This is a scenario for Night’s Black Agents and other supernatural mystery games that focuses on David Bowie’s time in 1970s West Berlin.
  • The Glamour A new skin for Monsterhearts 2 that incorporates themes of artifice and social media obsession.
  • Midnight at the Oasis An original story game about the patrons of a crossdresser bar in 1990s New York City.
  • Three Dozen Cultural Fashion Items
  • 5 original illustrations
  • A custom layout by Oli Jeffery
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Codex - Chrome 2

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Inside Codex - Chrome 2:
  • Veil 2020 A slim, retro version of the popular cyberpunk game, The Veil, designed to be used with Cyberpunk 2020 scenarios and other classic cyberpunk RPGs.
  • Full Throttle: 1%er Wide Fucking Open This is a supplement for the outlaw motorcycle gang game, 1%er, that improves the flow of combat and adds other mechanical tweaks. A starter scenario is also included.
  • Body//Hack This 1-player journaling game is inspired by the award-winning game The Beast and is about learning to live with your new cybernetic body part.
  • Three Dozen Cyberware Glitches and Malfunctions
  • 5 exquisite illustrations
  • A custom layout by Oli Jeffery
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Codex - Storm

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Inside Codex - Storm: 
  • To the Halls of the Storm Lord A module for Macchiato Monsters (and other OSR games) wherein the party faces off against a vengeful storm giant and tangles with Uglahildr, a many-faced servant of the gods.
  • The Rubble of Chirominar's Sanctum A collection of elements for Dungeon World. 
  • The Sub-Gothi of Storms, or, Lightning in a Bottle An adventure of elemental mischief for traditional fantasy games.
  • A Murder in Port Tam A race against time and tide for The Black Hack and other OSR systems.  
  • Three Dozen Unnatural Weather Phenomena
  • 6 beautiful illustrations
  • A custom layout by Oli Jeffery
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Codex - Asphalt

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Inside Codex - Asphalt:
  • Pack of Strays: Wolf Run A card-based version of Pack of Strays (originally published in Codex - Beasts). The pack hits the road, on a journey filled with bonding and self-discovery. They just have to stay one step ahead of the hunters… This game includes print and play cards.
  • Wheels on the Road An original Forged in the Dark game about an outfit of angry, dispossessed car-dwellers building a safe, mobile community in the slowly crumbling ruins of a post-disaster city. This game features a file of character sheets and play aids.
  • Four Dozen Stops Along the Road
  • 12 original illustrations
  • A custom layout by Oli Jeffery
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