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The Stand
Light the wick
Each dusk brings tonight's stand — the same world, opening and threats for everyone. Forge your hero: Might, Wits or Nerve.
SmolderDaily d20 survival story
Every night is one night long.
At dusk the calendar deals the same night to every player: a world, an opening, twelve hours, three threats. You have one hero. Roll a real d20, spend your Embers wisely — and try to see the dawn.
Free · One night a day · Grim & addictive
How to play
The die is honest. The night is not.
A whole night of choices in about fifteen minutes. Here's how a stand goes.
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The Die
Pick a way through
Every hour offers three paths, each Easy, Hard or Dire. Choose one, roll a real d20, and the app settles what it cost.
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Embers
Kindle. Stoke. Hold.
Kindle to roll two dice and keep the best. Stoke for +3 after the roll. Once an act, put your back to the wall — and pay for it next hour.
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Ashes
See the dawn
Survive twelve hours, or fall trying. Every hero ends in the Hall of Ashes with an epitaph. Every dawn feeds the streak.
Natural 20 · Critical
Success
Partial
Natural 1 · Failure
Six worlds
Six roads into the dark.
Dark fantasy to orbital horror. Each world has its own six threats, its own relics and its own way of killing you.
Dark fantasy
Ashen Kingdom
The beacon on the ridge went dark an hour ago. Something is climbing the stairs.
Orbital horror
Derelict Orbit
Life support gives you twelve hours. The crew manifest lists one more name than there are bodies.
Folk horror
Hollow Parish
The church bell rang thirteen. The village has locked its doors from the outside.
Noir
Rain District
The billboard on the corner just said your name. The mayor has been dead for three years.
Western
Salt Frontier
The posse arrives at dawn. The town has already decided whose side it is on.
Grim fairy tale
Winter Court
The Queen's hunt rides tonight, and your name is on the invitation.
What's inside
Built for one more night.
A pocket tabletop adventure with real rules — every effect is exact, every roll is fair.
A shared daily night
Every player faces the same stand each dusk. Compare scores, keep your streak alive, and use a Grace Day when life gets in the way.
A real d20
Easy, Hard and Dire checks. Twenty is always a Critical, one is always a Failure. Nothing in between is negotiable.
Twenty-four relics
Tallow Candles, Ferryman's Coins, Mirror Shards. One-use tricks — and some were made in pairs that resonate when they meet.
The Codex
Thirty-six threats hide as silhouettes until you meet them. The Hollow Knight, the Ledger Men, the Nameless Guest — fill every page.
Hall of Ashes
Every hero gets an epitaph, a score and a place in the Hall. Pin your favourite falls and share a night as text.
Trials & Endless
The Long Night, Cold Vacuum, Six Roads, Seven Dusks. Or go Endless and see how many hours past twelve you can last.
Choose your heat
Kindling, Blaze or Inferno.
Kindling
Grit 10 · Embers 4 · DC −1
Blaze
Grit 8 · Embers 3 · the standard night
Inferno
Grit 6 · Embers 2 · DC +2 · no Hold the Line
Tonight's openings
Every night starts somewhere worse.
Send word
Questions? Ideas? A bug in the dark?
Write to us at kohlisiddharth18@gmail.com or leave a message below.
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Message sent ✓
Your word has gone out into the night. We'll answer before dawn — or soon after.
The wick is unlit.
Begin.
Tonight's stand is already waiting. Free on iPhone.