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Gather ‘round the campfire to tell the tale of a folk hero long past in this storytelling TTRPG inspired by framing narratives like Name of the Wind. Explore themes of power and history as the story is warped by the conflicting ideals of those telling it
One-page TTRPGs are simple rules-light games where everything you need to play the game is contained on one sheet of paper. They are great for parties and convincing your friends that they really will like role-playing games (you swear)!
Here are 3 small, angry, fast games, which stick to their own rules. "SEX/VIOLENCE/POOP 3" explores the limits of your bad taste. "HEX & THE PUNKS" rebels against patriarchal systems. "We were punks" goes back to an era where everything seemed possible.
Threads We Share is a game about the emotional arc of a relationship, traced across three defining moments in time. You and your partner in play take on the roles of two people whose lives intersect with weight and meaning.
Corporate horror, remote worker style. You and your "co-workers" must survive an all encompassing eldritch darkness that has overtaken your home-office, with only your work group chat to communicate.
A GMless game for 3-4 players set in the deep Italian countryside at the turn of the 20th century. Think Pavese, Calvino, Buzzati. Or imagine the secrets buried beneath the stones of any village where decades go by and nothing ever seems to change.
A story game about the promises that capitalism makes, the compromises it demands, and the complicated shapes people shape themselves into, to make those two things make sense.
From burgeoning creative collective You Are Beheld comes YAB Bag #1, a zine full of games and ideas for freaks, by freaks. Projects inside the zine will explore intimacy, transformation, distance, and more through unique mechanics and gorgeous art.
The Deepest Dark is a tragic, GM-less horror TTRPG about being trapped underground.
Rise, Wizards by Robin Ekberg is a dice-stacking, map-making, worldbuilding game of wizard hubris. All's Fair by Dillin Apelyan is an 18+ duet game about wanting to f*ck each other so bad you save the world about it.
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TTRPG bundles including: * The eldritch bundle: Lovecraftesque and all its expansions! * The urban fantasy bundle: Bite Marks and Wreck This Deck! * The space bundle: Last Fleet and Flotsam! Plus our smaller games at discounted prices.
Cute Games, Plushies, Pins! Otter 2nd Edition, Capybara Crush 2nd Edition, Doom Cat, Park Life, Lucky Cat!
The award-winning TTRPG perfect for forging the stories YOU want to play. Lightning-quick character generation. Super easy to GM. Unique and imaginative campaigns. And all the flexibility, story focus, and fast-paced play Cypher is famous for!
Two history-based card games–Witch Hunt 1649 and Making History– from Central Michigan University Press
The new Hallowed Edition of Our Queen Crumbles, the beloved collaborative storytelling game for 2-4 players about revenge, inevitable death, and saying goodbye to those you love.
Infinite worldbuilding in your pocket! A Post-Fantasy game by Viditya Voleti, award-winning designer of Bloodbeam Badlands, Space Between Stars, and more.
In the Shadow of Glory is a two player epistolary game of flawed heroes and villains. Explore the nostalgic relationship between two long lost foes, as they uncover what it means to be the human behind the mask.
Describe the rooms of a grand hotel and the people who live and work there through a series of challenging descriptions.
Together, become a weird ecology. When the world shatters, how will we survive? Assemblage is a science-inspired eco-fantasy TTRPG in which 2-6 players collaboratively build the story of an interdependent ecosystem on the verge of environmental disaster.
Why We Fight is a 1-5 player narrative TTRPG where you play a crew of eco-punks fighting fascism to build a brighter, greener future. But most of all, it’s about learning about each other, and the things that drive us to make change.
Anthology zine containing three games, several articles, and a load of art. All funds raised will directly support a space dedicated to small press and indie games.
Zhenya’s Wonder Tales is a set of 6 card games retelling dark, Slavic-inspired fairy stories in 1-2 hours. Play a prince, a werewolf, an orphan, a monster hunter, and more to make difficult choices that drive characters towards uncertain endings.
In this two-player romance TTRPG, play the Dragon or the Maiden. Define their relationship and build up the tension over dangerous scenes. Will the two continue to enjoy the Dragon's bountiful lair, or will the Maiden be devoured in one great bite?
"Cabin in the Wood" but for Hallmark Movies, a tabletop roleplaying game!