"Do not be afraid; our fate
Cannot be taken from us; it is a gift."
— Dante Alighieri
The three join to spin, measure and cut a handful of lives that span time and worlds.
The Fool's Journey is designed by Cheyenne Wall-Grimes and published by Glittercats Fine Amusements. Check out our rules primer here.
We're assuming the roles of the three fates, Atropos, Lachesis, and Clothos and using the following script for our framing.
One Player: We are the three, sometimes called women, sometimes goddesses, sometimes one who is three, sometimes three who are one. Those who have loved us call us the Graces, those who fear us the Furies. They have called us the Parcae, Matronae, the Norns, the Moirai, the Fates.
1st: The first of us, youngest and oldest, is Clotho - the spinner, who creates the thread from the raw stuffs
2nd: The second of us, the eternal and ever-changing, is Lachesis - the allotter, who measures the thread and tests its strength
3rd: The last of us all, the oldest and the youngest, is Atropos - the unturnable, who cuts the thread and marks the end.
1st: Sisters, we have come to the table to tell a life
Hand each player a suit of cards and place the Major Arcana Aside
2nd: Sisters, we begin as all lives begin, a fool at the start and a death at the end
Place the Death Card to the right and the fool card to the left, shuffle the rest of the arcana
3rd: Sisters, we will take measure of this life and test its integrity
PHASE ONE
1st: Sisters, we can stir the pool before the child emerges. I choose to...
2nd: Sisters, we can adjust the slope of the path before the child steps. I choose to…
3rd: Sisters, we can darken the sky before the child opens their eyes. I choose to…
PHASE TWO.
UNISON: This life is spun, measured, and cut.
We're using the Aquarian Tarot from David Palladini
Find Joe DeSimone on twitter @iheartfargo
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
"Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
The three join to spin, measure and cut a handful of lives that span time and worlds.
The Fool's Journey is designed by Cheyenne Wall-Grimes and published by Glittercats Fine Amusements. Check out our rules primer here.
We're assuming the roles of the three fates, Atropos, Lachesis, and Clothos and using the following script for our framing.
One Player: We are the three, sometimes called women, sometimes goddesses, sometimes one who is three, sometimes three who are one. Those who have loved us call us the Graces, those who fear us the Furies. They have called us the Parcae, Matronae, the Norns, the Moirai, the Fates.
1st: The first of us, youngest and oldest, is Clotho - the spinner, who creates the thread from the raw stuffs
2nd: The second of us, the eternal and ever-changing, is Lachesis - the allotter, who measures the thread and tests its strength
3rd: The last of us all, the oldest and the youngest, is Atropos - the unturnable, who cuts the thread and marks the end.
1st: Sisters, we have come to the table to tell a life
Hand each player a suit of cards and place the Major Arcana Aside
2nd: Sisters, we begin as all lives begin, a fool at the start and a death at the end
Place the Death Card to the right and the fool card to the left, shuffle the rest of the arcana
3rd: Sisters, we will take measure of this life and test its integrity
PHASE ONE
1st: Sisters, we can stir the pool before the child emerges. I choose to...
2nd: Sisters, we can adjust the slope of the path before the child steps. I choose to…
3rd: Sisters, we can darken the sky before the child opens their eyes. I choose to…
PHASE TWO.
UNISON: This life is spun, measured, and cut.
We're using the Aquarian Tarot from David Palladini
Find Joe DeSimone on twitter @iheartfargo
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
This is a brief overview that lays out the rules summary of The Fool's Journey by Cheyenne Grimes (find them on twitter @cheyennergrimes). Purchase a copy here. Find more about their design company Glitter Cats Fine Amusements on twitter @PlayGlittercats and online here.
Recommended number of players: 2-4 players, Play time around 30 minutes.
To play you'll need:
Rulebook,
Tarot Cards (any standard deck will do- the art can inspire the tales so you can play with different flavor using different decks),
A pool of six-sided dice.
The Fool's Journey is a GM-less game of lightly competitive bidding to control a timeline, followed by a round of storytelling, much like a campfire tale telling session.
We recommend picking the PDF or Physical copy from Indy Press Revolution.
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found distraction from your eternity in the void this week!