Epistolary

Dearest reader,

...I beg of you, if he attempts to contact you, you must not reply, under any circumstances. Please...

...They say that the mountain is magical, spiritual. Standing there, I couldn’t help but feel it too...

...A thick fog creeps over the Yorkshire coast, smothering whole towns. It claimed another only yesterday, yet already I struggle to remember its name…

There is nothing quite like getting a letter through your door full of exciting tales of adventure and intrigue.

Epistolary is a “play-by-post” role-playing game in a very traditional sense. Players write letters, in character, and send them to each other through the post. A game of Epistolary takes place over several weeks – or even months – of real time, corresponding to the same amount of time within the game world.

In Epistolary, the player characters work together to solve a mystery and prevent something terrible from happening. There is no game master or lead player: the details of the threat, and of the characters’ plans to overcome it, are created collaboratively through the exchange of letters as the game is played.

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• GM-less role-playing game for two or more players
• Asynchronous play: no need to organise sessions
• Truly collaborative: no player has complete information or control
• Beautiful artwork by Kira Smith and William Kerr
• Letter-writing guide and sample letters
• 37 pages