Description
The adventurer’s life is tough. It’s time to call it quits. For years you stumbled through hostile lands, living off stale rations, and struggling to get a few hours’ sleep. Now it’s time to hang up your weapons, sell off your armor, and settle down. If only it were that easy…
The service industry? Oh, we know it. Trust us when we tell you: the crew behind the counter bears a surprising resemblance to an adventuring party, their on-shift shenanigans to a gaming session. Big personalities have unexpected confrontations. A goal’s in sight. Someone negotiates, someone entertains, maybe someone does a little magic. It’s all, as the LinkedIn crowd might say, transferrable knowledge.
Stewpot: Tales from a Fantasy Tavern is a collection of 20 multiplayer, slice-of-life mini-games from Takuma Okada, the creator of solo staple Together Among The Stars. Zero-prep, rules lite, and GM-less, Stewpot’s gameplay is flexible. Import characters from other systems or dream some up from scratch. Play a few challenges or play them all. You don’t even need a full polyhedral set – a handful of d6 dice, maybe a coin or a deck of cards will do ya.
Small business adventures with a fantasy twist encourage your characters to grow, soften, and relax into their retirement. They’ll tackle missions like buying supplies, helping their new community, diffusing brawls, and celebrating with regulars. Introduce romance! Wax nostalgic! Encourage a downtrodden traveler! You can even stand out by offering snacks made of rare ingredients. Yes, that’s a “your signature dish is monster parts” mission.
- 152-page full-color hardcover book, 6″ x 9″
- Includes 20 game chapters and 4 real recipes
- Requires 3+ characters, a handful of d6 dice, a deck of playing cards, and a coin
- Those who have, in fact, dipped their toes both in the service industry and the TTRPG world will appreciate Stewpot includes the quintessential quandary, “it’s a big holiday so everyone is having fun but all that means for us is that we’re gonna be extra-busy and exhausted, yay for making money I guess”
