13 votes

Wanderhome: A pastoral fantasy RPG

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    mtset
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    This is a really amazing game from the wonderful folks over at Possum Creek! I got my hardcover edition a few days ago and I have to say it's one of the most inspiring things I've had the...

    This is a really amazing game from the wonderful folks over at Possum Creek! I got my hardcover edition a few days ago and I have to say it's one of the most inspiring things I've had the opportunity to play in quite a while.

    The game takes place in "the Haeth", a land populated by moderately anthropomorphic animals, called Kith, who farm bugs, from herds (yep) of bumblebees to carrier moths and beetles of burden. It takes place in the aftermath of a great war, but as the book states in the first few pages, "there is no violence here anymore."

    The PCs are Kith who are looking for a new home, and there is no game master/DM; the players and a variety of random tables create their origins, destinations, story beats, non-player characters, and challenges along the way.

    It's one of the best examples of a game that's still able to build beautiful, compelling stories despite having no overarching structure and no concession to fighting or violence in the rules. There's also a ton of gorgeous art throughout!

    5 votes
    1. eve
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      This sounds absolutely wonderful! Thank you for sharing this, I'm mightily tempted to grab this and play with friends. Edit: I bought it, couldn't resist

      This sounds absolutely wonderful! Thank you for sharing this, I'm mightily tempted to grab this and play with friends.

      Edit: I bought it, couldn't resist

      4 votes
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    Eric_the_Cerise
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    After only 15 minutes of investigating, I'm already fascinated by this game, the history of it's creation (kickstarter raised $300+k of $18k goal), the company and their other games, their...

    After only 15 minutes of investigating, I'm already fascinated by this game, the history of it's creation (kickstarter raised $300+k of $18k goal), the company and their other games, their fascinating, unusual open-source-ish license to the game materials and mechanics, and their mysterious founder, Jay Dragon who, I think, is trans (definitely somewhere in the LGBTQ+ spectrum), and which is almost entirely irrelevant, except it feels like the driving force behind a different kind of game development philosophy.

    PS: Yeah, I'm getting the game, too.

    5 votes
    1. mtset
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      I really hope you enjoy and I'd absolutely love to play it with you some time!

      I really hope you enjoy and I'd absolutely love to play it with you some time!

      3 votes