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ABOUT ME I'm a game designer and writer based in DC. I've been playing pen and paper RPGs for more than 10 years, and designing my own places, maces and monsters for almost as long. Along with writing TTRPGs, I do layout for myself (and others) and freelance web design and production work. ABOUT UPSTAIRS & DOWNSTAIRS Design and Layout Richard AdcockPlaytest Release Date November 15, 2018Print & PlayPrice PWYW ($1 suggested)Named after the TV series? Kind of
Upstairs & Downstairs: a Lasers & Feelings hack
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Wise Women   - A ttrpg about witches using plant magic to protect their community, while having to navigate its prejudices and taboos.
Our Final Gathering: The Dreaded Reflections of the Immortal Soul   - An RPG where the final immortals have gathered to fight to the last.. and to relive the past.
The Family Order   - A Tarot Based Storytelling Game of Magic and Family
Yokai Hunters Society   - A rules-light pen & paper RPG about monster hunters in Meiji Japan.
Under the Seal of Solomon, an Into the Bronze adventure   - Under the Seal of Solomon, an Into the Bronze adventure for the RPGLATAMJAM
Together We Write Private Cathedrals   - A game for writing queer history.
Microscope   - Fractal Game of Epic Histories
Whispers in the Walls   - a solo journaling game you play in the dark
Gravemire   - A tabletop horror RPG about mortality and growth, set in an uncanny, creature-infested version of 1890s Louisiana.
Tangled Blessings   - Enroll at the cursed Academy
Stories of Love in Manila   - Interpret the magic of love
Slayers   - Monster hunting in a cursed city.
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Anamnesis   - A solo tarot game about discovering yourself after memory loss
Village Witch Post   - A postcard game for a witch writing letters about her new home.
The Stars and Their Stories   - A storytelling game about constellations for 1+ player(s)
Fairy Corgi Steeplechase   - a 1-page racing game with fairies and corgis
Village Witch   - A solo journaling game about a witch finding a home.
The Land Whispers   - A card game of discovery and improvisational storytelling for 1-4 players
Oh Maker   - A game about being androids discovering your identity and relationship with your creator
Swordquest - Micro Edition   - A One Page Fantasy Adventure Game
Told By Starlight   - A storytelling game about drawing constellations and creating mythology
The Machine   - serial journaling game of futility and invention
Rise or Fall of [INSERT NAME HERE]   - A solo storygame with an uncertain end using an ordinary deck of cards
Rod, Reel, & Fist   - Save your village by landing the catch of a lifetime in this feature-length fishing ttrpg.
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Jonathan Frakes Wants Your Attention, And You Must Not Give It To Him   - A game of being haunted by a vengeful spirit, in the form of the actor from Star Trek.
The Slow Knife   - A game of wretched villains & patient revenge.
Something Is Wrong With This House   - a nightmare tug of war
Sword Saga   - Telling the story of a weapon from its creation to when it stops being used
Branching Streams   - A supplement of additional game seeds and hacks for An Altogether Different River
The Oracle   - A story-telling tool for solo play and fiction writers.
Untitled Ghost Game   - A single session gmless story telling game about creating and haunting a village
RIVALS   - A 2-Player story telling game about the final showdown between two rivals
Come Rain Come Shine   - A Solarpunk Collaborative Story-telling and Role-playing Game, based on the Four Points system.
Journey through Goblinland   - Prophesied heroes must cross Goblinland to end the war… Too bad for them! You’re goblins! Stop them!
What's So Cool About Vampire Hunting   - Stalking Those Who Stalk The Night
Your Friend in Witchcraft   - An epistolary game for two players.