
Patchwork Potions
On Quisicosas since 19 April 2023
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19 April 2023 (on Substack)
What it is about
Patchwork Potions is a solo journaling game about accepting a role as village witch in a cozy rural community. You will craft potions, explore the wilds, form relationships, and investigate mysteries. Play at your own pace and comfort! The game includes a colorfully unique grid system which acts as both a record of your past and an oracle of your future. Starting with a blank page, you will gradually fill in grid spaces with colors corresponding to the themes in your journal. As you play, your individual arrangement of colored spaces will help you determine further writing prompts. No two stories will have the same pattern of colors and themes, leaving you with a unique visual representation of your journal when the game is over. Patchwork Potions can be played by itself or as an encounter generator to another game of your choice--particularly Apothecaria by Anna Blackwell, the inspiration for this game. This edition is a preview created in November 2022 for the TTRPGs for Trans Rights in Florida bundle. I intended to kickstart a fully laid out edition in early 2023, but that project has been paused. Please enjoy the plain text version with lovely cover art by @hellewoods !