
Lie To Him
Published 11 May 2026 · On Quisicosas since 14 May 2025
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14 May 2025 (on Substack)
What it is about
He is standing face to face with you. He trusts you. He wants to know the truth. He cannot know the truth. LIE TO HIM. Lie To Him is a solo roleplaying game about deception. Pull cards from a tarot deck to select from over forty minimalist, open-ended prompts, guiding you to build your own narrative based on what they suggest. A wooden block tower tracks your dishonesty - the longer your story becomes, the more risk of it all falling apart. The details of the situation are up to you. The lies you tell are up to you. There is only one constant: you must lie to him. This game includes a free mobile app which allows you to play without a physical tarot deck or wooden block tower. ----- Game Design by Michelle Kelly Cover and Illustrations by Jen Vaughn artstation.com/thejenya Layout by Francita Soto byfrancita.carrd.co App Development by Aleena Yunuba github.com/aleenayh ----- Purchase of this game includes a digital PDF of the full 12-page zine, and a plain text PDF for accessibility. You will also get free access to the Lie To Him mobile app, which makes it possible to play through the game without physical tarot cards or a wooden block tower. The demo version available for free on this page is the original ashcan created for the Standing Ovation TTRPG jam and is formatted as a simple text document with no design elements. The major arcana prompts are incomplete and there are some errors and some unbalanced elements. ----- This work is based on the Standing Ovation SRD created by InnocentGoblin TTRPGs and licensed for use under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International. Human Made: No generative AI was used in the creation of this game.

