GM Terminal Kit

Overview

Turn your table into a hacker movie. GM Terminal Kit lets you build a fake retro computer, with files, passwords, email, programs, alarms and glitches, then hand the keyboard to your players. It's one file that runs in your browser, even offline. Originally designed to be a prop for TTRPG's, Murder Mystery Parties or other in person events, GM Terminal Kit has gone on to adopt a number of features which can make for an entertaining terminal-based standalone game.

What you can build

  • Clues hidden in files and folders, password locks, files that self-destruct
  • Accounts with mail that arrives mid-game
  • Events: when players read a file or type a phrase, new mail appears, a character starts typing, or a countdown begins
-Sound effects and a robotic voice, made right in the browser -Screen glitch, shake and flash -12 looks, including 80s green CRT, DOS PC, military teletype and cyberpunk -Questions with branching answers -Animated GIFs that play as ASCII art -An event map that shows how it all connects, and Run now to test any script -Export for players: one file you can send, with locked content encrypted Comes with Kestrel Station, a short sample game that shows off every feature. Pay what you want. Want to see how a full game is put together? For $2 you also get the Thornfield Terminal source: the complete scenario to open in the kit, plus a walkthrough. Play Thornfield free on this page. If you make something with it, a credit is always appreciated: Made with GM Terminal Kit by RomanSerius.

Thornfield Terminal

A guest login to a research lab's computer, 1989. A friendly message from someone called Pan. Evidence that needs to get out. Read files, crack passwords, dig up deleted mail, and decide who to trust. Short, with two endings. Turn your sound on. Your progress saves in your browser. Made with GM Terminal Kit, free to download, so you can build your own. Want to see how Thornfield works inside? The source is $2 on the kit's page. Please let me know if you find any glitches or have any questions!

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