Must Love Hell

Fire and brimstone. Ash and dust. Pleas for mercy left ignored. A sweltering heat thousands of times more blistering than the sun.

Must Love Hell is a letter-writing game for 3-4 players. Each player needs two six-sided dice (or one six-sided die, rolled twice) and a means to write letters.

Two players take on the roles of Tortured Souls writing to each other through Hell’s penpal service. Remaining players act as Tormentors who intercept each letter to determine how to up their torture game.

The Tortured Souls’ goal is to trick their Tormentors into choosing more lenient forms of torture, and Tormentors are always eager to find unique and inventive forms of Torment to use!

✦ . 　⁺ 　 . ✦ . 　⁺ 　 . ✦

SAFETY NOTE: Must Love Hell is a game that, by its very nature, features torture in both physical and emotional forms. You may also encounter religious themes during gameplay, though no specific religion is referenced by the game. Must Love Hell is intended as a comedic game with only brief moments of seriousness, but you can play in any way you like. A full safety note is included inside the game.

✦ . 　⁺ 　 . ✦ . 　⁺ 　 . ✦

This game was made for the Indie TTRPG Generator Jam. As such, the game's name and concept were generated using the Indie TTRPG Generator by Michael Klamerus.

Must Love Hell's cover, Itch.io cover image, Itch.io banner, and Itch.io background use and build upon The Last Judgement by Fra Angelico, Detail of Right Panel, uploaded by DSVTP1176 on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). In accordance, Must Love Hell's cover, Itch.io cover image, Itch.io banner, and Itch.io background are all provided under the same license. You can download those images in full size here.