Haiku Journey - Solo Journaling Game
On Quisicosas since 26 June 2025
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26 June 2025 (on Substack)
What it is about
Haiku Journey – A Solo Journaling Game in 5-7-5
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Whispered truths. Forgotten paths.
A world unfolds - three lines at a time.
Haiku Journey is a solo journaling RPG that combines the elegance of haiku poetry with the magic of emergent storytelling. Using a simple structure of dice rolls and poetic prompts, you’ll uncover moments of beauty, danger, and insight. Whether you're exploring deep space, quiet forests, haunted cities, or enchanted worlds.
Each game session is a meditative journey of imagination, reflection, and creative freedom. No preparation needed. Just pick a theme, roll some dice, and let the story write itself.
Inside You’ll Find:
A simple gameplay loop that uses 1d6 & 1d20 rolls to generate story elements
Fortune & Misfortune tables to guide narrative twists and emotional turns
60 poetic prompt words across Essence, Action, and Descriptor tables
A Plot Hook Generator to spark compelling story seeds
A growing list of theme categories, from Space Opera to Anthropomorphic Animals
Two full examples of 3-haiku story arcs to help you start
Perfect for solo players, writers, educators, mindfulness journaling, and light RPG play
Create something meaningful in just a few quiet minutes, or craft a saga one haiku at a time.
No stats. No rules lawyering. Just you, your imagination, and the beauty of brevity.
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