Awakened Applewood

You are. You exist. What will you learn about yourself and the nature of life? In this cozy-melancholy solo journaling game, you play as a newly alive sacred dragon statue seeking answers. Draw cards to encounter townsfolk with deep inner worlds in the cozy medieval fantasy town of Appleford. "I love love love the exploration of one self through characters in a story... it is all a reflection of myself." 1 player · GMless · PDF or Print · Requires Deck of Playing Cards & A Die · ~90 Minute Playtime · 48 Page Zine In this game, you were crafted ages ago to represent a dragon-saint just outside of the apple country market town of Appleford. One day, perhaps not a significant one to anyone else, you open your eyes and become aware. You awaken with a limited understanding of what it means to be alive, and as such, you carry several questions. You might awaken with these questions: "What does it mean to feel love?" "Why must you endure suffering?" "How do I recognize that something has changed?" But there are many questions a suddenly awakened being might carry. "It has more heart and soul than a lot of other things I've gotten to play." As you journey into Appleford, you find townsfolk to ask. Yet, as you quickly learn, people are complicated. The townsfolk do not possess final answers, often answering through conversation, action, story, argument, refusal, and even misunderstanding. These aren't always clear, and often they come with more questions to resolve. Perhaps the next person will have an answer? "I loved the fact that it brought out the writer in me that I had never been able to explore." You are. You exist. What will you learn about the nature of your life as an awakened sacred object? Awaken. Discover what questions you carry. Seek answers in Appleford