GAME CREDITS

STARDRAWN

You look to the stars, to space, to the vast black that is so alive and on fire and not empty at all, because each brightling flame in the sky is still there, still full of life, the planets breathing in their tidal, ancestral orbits of systems and species. You look to the stars, Pilot, fighter, ‘riser, air-breather, light-seer, you who feel warmth and cold and loss and love, and you cry for them.

SOUTHERN HOLLER

In the hills and valleys of Appalachia lie many a hidden holler. These are secret spaces, liminal and oracular. You know in the mountains there is coal, those dark, black diamonds that mean riches and a life of leisure. Hidden in between the dense forests and winding creeks, the fog and spiritualists, the shale and caves, there is hope, future, a hidden and secret valley. But the mountains, southerner, are older than you. And they’re waiting.

MERROW

You play a pod of merrow living near the land, where a group of humans live. At least one of you desperately wants to be human. The other merrow might also want to be human (as desperately as you do), or they might be indifferent, supportive, or derisive. This is about finding knowledge, finding yourself, and finding out what you are willing to sacrifice to get what you want. 

WE WILL STOP THE BULLDOZERS

This game is set in Clear Creek, Kentucky.  it can take place anywhere along Appalachia, but I recommend West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, or the Carolinas. Strip mine country, coal-land, dark mountain teeth. It is 1972. You will create characters, setting up your place in Clear Creek. Next, you will create the stacking block game together, helping develop the setting and your motives. Third, you will play the main game, pulling blocks and describing the challenges and setbacks between your two characters. When the tower collapses, the game is over.

THE BOOKSHELF

The Bookshelf is a game about taking the time to organize your books, remember their value, and rewrite a story based on the stories you have already created. If you have toys, photos, or magazines, you think about different merits and continue the narrative. 

STARSPEAKER

You are a Starspeaker - a celestial ship-mage who crafts magic with the help of the stars, sun, moon, wind, and oceans. Your astrology helps determine positioning, the movements of other boats in the water, beasts that might be hiding in the depths, hidden challenges, and other hazards at sea. You are diviner and harbinger, and your power is both oracle and evocation.

WHO WILL YOU SAVE, WHO WILL YOU SERVE

This is a game where two players recreate the folkloric story of Shamhat and Enkidu. It is a game of power, consent, knowledge, loyalty, and love. It uses a deck of cards to help narration.

THE EMPEROR IS UNDEAD

Play as either the Cavalier or Necromancer of your House (or both!), ascend to lyctorship, and obviously, prove you're the best necromancer alive. Or undead. Whatever. Maybe smooch some babes. I can't tell you what to do. (Co-written with Mandy Szewczuk)

PUNKS AND THE FEVER PITCH

Punks and the Fever Pitch is a two-page Lasers and Feelings hack about saving punk rock in your hometown. You play a band that is fighting the man...a franchise trying to take over the local record store, a group of concerned parents trying to shut down the local battle of the bands, or even against gentrifiers occupying your local bar. Whatever it is, it SUCKS and you're going to put a stop to it.