Pilgrims of the Murk Dome
Pilgrims of the Murk Dome is a dark fantasy, fiction-first TTRPG rulebook published by Hollow Press. First printing, October 2025. English Edition, limited to 2300 copies.
World
The setting is a macabre, apocalyptic Middle Ages fractured by the coming of the Murk Domes — pulsating pockets of nightmare that open onto the horrors of the dream world. The Wakelands are what remains of humanity: decimated survivors gathered in fortified Chapters, holding against the plague of the Domes. Beyond them lie the Nightmare Lands.
Players take on the role of Nightblood Pilgrims — seekers of Oneiric Matters who move between the Nightmare Lands and the Wakelands. Within the Domes they can assume a Dream Form and wield the arcane forces of Fear and Desire. They carry hope. They also carry corruption. The Game Master is called the Shadow.
"Welcome, traveler of the Eternal Night. Stay awake if you can. Dream if you dare. Die if you must."
System
The rulebook runs on the Shadow Forge System, an evolution of the Forged in the Dark framework. Design follows a fiction-first philosophy: the narrative drives mechanical resolution, not the other way around. Game design by Iacopo Frigerio.
The Physical Book
A4 format, 184 pages, full-colour offset printing on Magno Volume 150g paper. Hardcover with stitched binding. The cover carries a black UV spot and debossed effect; edges are finished with black lapping and no bleed cut. Weight: approximately 1.2 kg.
Over 100 illustrations by Strange House run throughout. The rulebook also includes a printed quick rules sheet and a double-sided map of the Wakelands and Nightmare Lands, drawn by Plastiboo.
Setting by Jack Sensolini and Luca Mazza. Graphic design and supervision by Marco Cirillo Pedri. For buyers interested in other art-forward publications, the shop's Artbooks collection offers related context.
