Oates is not a genre writer, but like most writers sincerely engaged in the job of telling stories, she isn’t afraid of genre motifs, and The Accursed is packed to the gills with them: ghouls, succubi ...

“A time of consecration for nations of the earth. A time of consecration for the church for the accursed things have come into the camp. Your own have brought such accursed things into the camp of the ...

That said, if players are looking for something a little different, find themselves intimidated by D&D's complexity, or are simply looking for a graphical analog, there are several video games out ...