Horror with Rules
Monsters behave consistently enough for investigation and preparation to matter.
A School Horror-Comedy TTRPG
The school day was already hell. Then the basement opened.
Exhausted educators, staff, and campus employees face literal monsters with practical judgment, improvised weapons, and the stubborn refusal to let a supernatural crisis ruin another Monday.
The GameWelcome to Southgate Public High SchoolFamiliar school routines collide with demons, cultists, zombies, and the bureaucracy that somehow survives them all.
Faculty on the Front Line
Educators are the emergency response plan.
Cultists & Classrooms turns the recognizable routines and frustrations of school life into the foundation for concrete supernatural horror. The threats are literal, the comedy comes from human behavior, and ordinary staff become capable heroes because somebody has to handle it.
01
Choose a Persona
Build a teacher, administrator, aide, custodian, counselor, or other campus employee.
02
Set the Bell
Establish tone, boundaries, school culture, and the human relationships that matter.
03
Find the Threat
Follow concrete clues through recognizable spaces before the situation gets worse.
04
Protect the Campus
Improvise, coordinate, protect others, and stop whatever is trying to eat the school.
Comedy from People
The absurdity comes from recognizable staff behavior, not from weakening the danger.
Competence under Pressure
Educators survive through judgment, teamwork, institutional knowledge, and improvised tools.
Core LibraryRules and Character ResourcesCurrent rulebooks, printable records, and the responsive digital character sheet.
Start Here
First Session Kit
Players can begin with the Player Handbook and a character record. The Game Master should keep the Core Rulebook available for threats, procedures, and scenario support.
Bundled resources open in a new tab. The digital sheet stores its working data in the current browser.
C&CPDFBundled
Cultists & Classrooms Core Rulebook
The complete rules, Game Master procedures, threats, scenarios, support materials, and legal notes.
C&CPDFBundled
Player Handbook
Player-facing guidance for Personas, character creation, campus roles, and active-play reference.
C&CHTMLLive
Digital Character Sheet
A responsive browser-based record for desktop, tablet, and phone play with local saving and integrated dice support.
C&CPDFExternal
Printable Player Character Sheet
The current printable record for creating and running campus employees at the table.
External file; opens in a new tab.
One-Shot FileFifth Floor to HellA winter-blizzard school survival scenario with printable player materials, GM notes, emergency staff, a mixtape guide, and a beta soundboard.
PlayersPDF
Player Primer
Spoiler-safe scenario setup, player-facing expectations, maps, and practical magic guidance.
PlayersPDF
Emergency Staff Replacements
Ready-to-use substitute staff for fast starts, drop-in players, and emergency character replacement.
Game MasterPDF
GM Session Notes
The complete scenario structure, encounter guidance, room details, pacing support, and session references.
Game MasterPDF
Monday Morning Mixtape
A 1980s-focused soundtrack guide organized by scenario moment, tone, and practical cue use.
SoundboardHTML + AudioBeta
Fifth Floor to Hell Soundboard
A responsive cue directory and persistent audio player with six installed test tracks. Missing cues remain visible but disabled while the full library is assembled.
Beta build; the cue library is intentionally incomplete and will expand as audio is added.
Play ToolsDigital SupportCharacter management, scenario audio, and direct AI-assisted Game Master support.
Character ToolLive
Digital Character Sheet
Create, save, and run a staff character in a responsive browser workspace designed for desktop and mobile screens.
Audio ToolBeta
Fifth Floor Soundboard
Run scene-based music cues from the one-shot directory with a minimizable player, search, looping, fading, volume, and cue controls.
AI Play SupportLive
Official Cultists & Classrooms GM
The official custom GPT for running literal supernatural threats, recognizable school environments, educator heroes, investigation, horror, and comedy.
Requires access to ChatGPT; opens in a new tab.
PublisherAn Apogee Games TitleCultists & Classrooms is an original tabletop roleplaying game created by Brandon Sligh.
Apogee Games
Purpose-built for the people at the table.
Cultists & Classrooms is an independent Apogee Games TTRPG created by Brandon Sligh.
The game is built around a focused premise, readable procedures, concrete threats, and digital tools that reduce friction between opening the file and starting play.
LegalCopyright and LicensesCopyright, attribution, and third-party license notes remain attached to the current rulebook and release package.
Cultists & Classrooms
Cultists & Classrooms includes third-party license information in its rulebook and legal resources. Consult the current license material before redistribution, publication, or commercial use.
Fifth Floor to Hell Music
The soundboard is a private play aid. Music recordings remain the property of their respective rights holders and are not part of the original game content.
ChangelogLatest Site UpdateThe dedicated C&C resource hub launches with the current rules, digital tools, AI GM, and complete Fifth Floor to Hell support suite.
Dedicated Resource Site Launch
Established the Cultists & Classrooms site at cultclass.slighltd.org; bundled the current Core Rulebook, Player Handbook, digital character sheet, Fifth Floor to Hell player and GM resources, 1980s mixtape guide, and the v0.3.3 beta soundboard; connected the official AI GM and main Apogee Games site.