KULT: Divinity Lost vs Public Access
Compare KULT: Divinity Lost and Public Access side by side. See differences in complexity, dice, genre, and more.
| KULT: Divinity Lost | Public Access | |
|---|---|---|
| Genre | Horror, Modern | Horror, Modern |
| Tags | Atmospheric, Character-Driven, Fear & Stress Mechanics, Fiction-First, Investigation, Licensed IP, Lore-Heavy, Playbook-Driven, Player-Only Rolls, Strong GM Support | Investigation, Mystery, Collaborative, Player-Only Rolls, Fiction-First, Character-Driven, Atmospheric, Corruption |
| Core Mechanic | When a player Move calls for a roll, roll 2d10 and apply its listed modifiers. A total of 15 or more is a complete success. A result of 10–14 succeeds with complications. A result of 9 or less lets the GM make a Move. The GM never rolls dice. | When a move is triggered, roll 2d6 plus one of five ability modifiers. A 6 or less is a miss, while many moves split hits into 7–9, 10–11, and 12+ tiers. After a result is narrated, a player can turn a Key to raise it one tier and replace that outcome with a different timeline. |
| Dice | 2d10 | 2d6 |
| Complexity | High | Medium |
| Availability | Free quickstart | Free core rules |
| Runnability | 4 of 5 book tools | 3 of 5 book tools |
| License | All Rights Reserved | Proprietary |
| Third-Party Publishing | Noncommercial only — Helmgast Fan Content Policy | Not yet researched |
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| Publisher | Helmgast AB | The Gauntlet |
| Year | 2018 | 2023 |
| Languages | English, Swedish, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Italian | English, French, Spanish |
| Best For | Groups seeking adult occult horror where personal secrets drive investigations and dangerous confrontations. It suits tables willing to establish explicit boundaries and develop a campaign around their characters. | Groups seeking a finite collaborative analog-horror campaign where player-built theories, personal histories, and found-footage prompts shape the truth behind a small-town conspiracy |
| Highlights | Dark Secrets feed the GM's Intrigue Map, turning character histories into connected campaign threats. Stability makes horror exposure create lasting vulnerabilities to further supernatural pressure. Dramatic Hooks reward players for bringing their requested character scenes into play. | Clues have no fixed locations or canonical answers, so players assemble them into a theory and roll to establish whether it is true. Turning a Key raises a resolved roll by one tier and replaces the narrated failure with an alternate timeline. Odyssey tape prompts let players author uncanny broadcasts that become a campaign timer and feed connections back into Deep Lake. |
| Considerations | The game addresses sexual violence and torture, requiring agreement on boundaries before play. The GM develops the Intrigue Map between sessions as threats react to the characters. Optional Enlightened characters introduce supernatural abilities that change the balance of ordinary human horror. | Dawn, Day, Dusk, and Night must occur in order, which constrains free-form scene pacing. The Keeper must synthesize campaign discoveries into a custom final TV Odyssey mystery. The intended campaign engages childhood trauma, body horror, ritual sacrifice, and other dark material. |