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At the end, we meet is a two-player Descended from the Queen character-building game about loss, love, and the intimacy and weight of violence. Using collaborative storytelling, players will build a history between two people who meet at the end of their lives.  You will explore the motivations behind your violence and the myriad ways in which the love and hatred between you inspire it. Through a …

MAYWEATHER is a “Descended from the Queen” game inspired by the music of Janelle Monáe and their alter-ego Cindi Mayweather. It takes thematic inspiration and borrows from album and song titles as well as lyrics as a base for card prompts. It does not aim to delve as deeply into the same topics as the music does, but takes inspiration where it is fitting and appropriate. 2719. Mayweather is an and…

A storytelling game of nightlife and nostalgia for 1 to 6 players, face to face, over video call, or by forum. In ones and twos, or in big groups you arrive at the club.The music is loud and the dance floor is crowded as you settle into your usual routine.This is far from your first night at the club.Knowing that it is your last, everything takes on depth and meaning. You find yourself reminiscin…

The Cheer Captain has you wrapped around their little finger. They have won every title and competition. They have captured hearts and broken them. Now prom is just around the corner, and they are all but guaranteed to be crowned royalty.  Will you be ready? Will you be loyal? For the Prom Queen is a game of teen drama and high school politics, inspired by films like Mean Girls, Jawbreaker, Bring …

i wish i was as strong as i made myself out to be  is a collaborative card based story game where you and up to five other players use question cards to create a narrative together to explore the intricacies and nuances of various shared relationships Game Contents: One ruleset on a B5 sized piece of paper, duplex printable question cards, excel spread sheet of cards  Number of Players: Three to s…

This game is about War, Pain, and Hate.  You warred with the Colonists. You warred with yourselves. Then the Imperials came to your “aid”. Your cousins to the North fight under the banners of the North Valley Army and with the (allegedly) radical Valley Commandos. You and your family are residents of the Southern Capital, occupied by a coalition of the Army of the Republic of the Valley, the South…

You have been parted from a dear friend for a long time. Now, they have called for you. You are going to visit your friend, and the path is long and it will take many days. As you plan and trace your route on a cloth map(or paper), using needle and thread(or pen), you will use and answer story prompt cards to discover the stories and primary incidents behind your friendship, find strange and wonde…

This work is based on For the Queen (found at http://www.forthequeengame.com/), product of Alex Roberts and Evil Hat Productions, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the town of Frazentia lies a peaceful, ne…

You and your friends have trained hard in order to enter the greatest tournament in the world. But all of your blood, sweat, and tears isn’t for you.  It’s for the Hero.  The Hero has entered the tournament to defeat the Villain. The Hero needs all of you, their closest friends and most powerful allies, to enter the tournament with them. You’ll clear their path by scouting the Villain’s powers …

The Hour of Chains is upon you and it's time to go to work, Scoundrel. The Dusk's full of opportunities if you know what you're looking for. This collection of one-page scores for Blades in the Dark offers ten ready-to-run scenarios with patrons, paydays, and problems aplenty. Suggested clocks are included, so all you need to run an explosive heist, a thrilling chase, or a tense exploration of the…