One Foot in the Grave - Paperback

They’ve fallen… but they still get up.

One Foot in the Grave is a tabletop role-playing game about elderly residents trapped inside Saint Quietus Assisted Living during a zombie outbreak.

You don’t play soldiers.

You don’t play hardened survivors.

You play retirees with bad hips, questionable memory, and limited stamina.

Every action costs precious Wind.

Every roll risks humiliating (and dangerous) Disabilities.

Every fight increases your Stink, making zombies less likely to notice you… and living people more likely to attack you.

The building is crawling with the undead — former staff and fellow residents. Somewhere inside is Ed, the terrified security guard with the only master key card. And if that fails, there’s always the long shot:

Get BINGO.

What You’ll Find Inside

• A fast d6 dice-pool system with escalating tension
• Geriatric-themed abilities like Grip, Reckon, Yap, Shuffle, and Tussle
• Wind-based stamina management that forces tough choices
• Mobility gear: canes, walkers, wheelchairs, scooters
• Improvised weapons and armor from everyday assisted-living items
• Slow, classic Romero-style zombies
• Dark humor layered over genuine survival horror

Perfect For

• 3–8 players
• Groups who enjoy horror with absurd edge
• Fans of zombie fiction looking for a fresh mechanical twist
• One-shots or short campaign play

You are not going quietly into the night.

You are slowly shuffling toward it.