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Tales by Fireside
Tales by Fireside is a tiny game of establishing canon and truth in your RPG campaign. It's meant to make you think about how we decide what is true, and the role memory and record plays in that. Both in games and real life. You can read all of it in the preview images. If you like it, you can download the files and print it yourself. Give lots to your friends. If you really, really like it you can order one printed on die cut thick card from our website. We have lots of other cool stuff there and it's a great way to support us making more cool things.
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