
Rivers and Lakes
On Quisicosas since 9 September 2025
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9 September 2025 (on Substack)
What it is about
Rivers and Lakes is a solo journaling game which you play as a Xiake (hero) making a name in jianghu (rivers and lakes, also known as the world of martial arts), from their birth to their inevitable end. Throughout the game, you will experience many ups and downs. Your Xiake may be forced into difficult and uncomfortable scenarios where they may perform unpleasant or even make despicable decisions.
The game follows the A Thousand Year Old Vampire system where you progress through answering Prompts that guides your Xiake through their tumultuous life. Their life will be chronicled and immortalized. Their legends could be heard in jianghu even after their death.
What kind of songs will they sing about you?
What you need:
This guide
1d6 and 1d10
Something to record the game
1d100 (optional)
This game includes:
80 Prompts
Oracle tables including character names, techniques, locations, and more
Original artwork
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《人在江湖》是一款單人桌上角色扮演遊戲。在遊戲中,你將扮演一位江湖俠客,隨著她(他)的一生,試圖在武林中謀求一席之地。在這場冒險中,你的俠客將經歷風雨洗禮,面對各種挑戰和逆境,甚至可能被迫背棄信念,做出傷天害理之舉。
遊戲采用《千年血族》的遊戲機制,通過回答不同的引導經歷俠客的一生。即使在俠客去世多年後,她(他)的傳奇仍然能夠在江湖中傳承。
遊戲所需:
這本書
一枚六面骰子和一枚十面骰子
記錄遊戲的工具
一枚百面骰子(非必需)
遊戲包括:
八十條引導
武俠類神諭,包括姓名、武功招式、地區等
原創插圖