Hellguard: Curse of Caina

Hellguard: Curse of Caina is a one-night dark fantasy roleplaying game about vagabond demon hunters in a forsaken land, faced with no choice but to fight fire with hellfire. Inspired by games like Diablo, Castlevania, and The Witcher—and dripping with the same Gothic infernal horror—Hellguard: Curse of Caina is delivers the perfect blend of horrific investigation with anime-inspired combat in unforgettable one-shot experiences.

Adventure in a Broken World

Each session, the Game Master guides the players through a suspenseful one-night mystery set among the haunted ruins, desolate byways, and isolated villages scattered across the forsaken lands of Caina.

Horrific Investigation

Hell is cunning and will not fall to swords alone. As Hellguards, players will interrogate locals, investigate crime scenes, and invoke their infernal powers to uncover the source of evil at the heart of the evening's horrors.

Deadly Combat

Dart across beautifully detailed battlemaps in highly mobile and tactical combat. Deploy cinematic attacks and set up clever combos to overcome Hell's relentless foes. Enemies act just as frequently as the heroes in a simple yet rapid-fire initiative system that keeps the pressure on and pulses pounding.

 

Fight Fire with Hellfire

Hell's fiends won't reveal themselves easily. You'll need to use your infernal heritage to detect Hell's hidden agents, but calling on these dark powers comes at a cost. Each time you use your gifts to speak with the dead or uncover a suspect's deepest fears, you risk accruing Ruin, beckoning Hell's influence into the world. The more Ruin you accumulate, the more Caina twists and breaks under its weight. At critical moments in the narrative, as Hell thrashes below the surface of the world, you'll quickly find the dead stirring in their graves and once-helpful NPCs turn paranoid—and at times, hostile—as they fear you more than the evil that hides among them.

Each point of Ruin risks taking the story in a darker, more disturbing direction.

Five Playable Classes

Play as one of five pregenerated characters, each descended from an ancient, accursed bloodline. Wield a unique set of dark talents, suited for both investigation and combat against the arrayed forces of Hell. Defend your allies as Gwynn, the Knight; bring a swift death to your enemies as Kezia, the Shadow; charge headlong into battle as Torvald, the Breaker; master the arcane arts as Amælia, the Sage; or beguile the living and the dead as Brom, the Witch.

Best of all? Everything you need to play is on the sheet.

Not For the Faint of Heart

Hellguard is a mystery game teeming with haunting locales, grisly fates, and cunning supernatural evils. Once you’ve uncovered the infernal entity responsible for the evening's horrors, you’ll face your (literal) demons in fast-paced, anime-inspired combat that's as lethal as it is tactical. And beware: the Ruin you’ve amassed doesn’t just change the story but feeds the legions of Hell, empowering them in the night's final conflict.

Will you survive the consequences of your decisions?