Shrines is a system-neutral sourcebook of holy sites for analog adventure games, including...
Twelve illustrated vignettes with micro-fiction and gameplay hooks for GMs to embed in their worlds
Procedural tables for generating new shrines and their scenery
A player-facing Pilgrimage system for spiritual characters (A6 worksheet card included)
Critical theory on sacred space in fantasy roleplaying games.
8x8" perfect-bound book. Sixty-seven pages. Matte, antique-feeling stock with 130lb foiled covers and 100lb interior pages. Full color throughout.
Writing & layout by James Pianka (Magic: the Gathering, State of Decay 2, TMNT: Splintered Fate).
Illustrations & layout by Conner Fawcett (Wanderhome, Lancer, Last Train to Bremen).
Editing by Jerimiah Goad (Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: the Gathering).
Cultural consulting by Khenpo Pema Wangdak of the Vikramasila Foundation, James Mendez Hodes (Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Avatar Legends), and Jeremy McMahan (Rubin Museum of Art, Guggenheim Museum).
Published by Empty Mountain (Nothing Can Die).
Shrines is a system-neutral sourcebook of holy sites for analog adventure games, including...
Twelve illustrated vignettes with micro-fiction and gameplay hooks for GMs to embed in their worlds
Procedural tables for generating new shrines and their scenery
A player-facing Pilgrimage system for spiritual characters (A6 worksheet card included)
Critical theory on sacred space in fantasy roleplaying games.
8x8" perfect-bound book. Sixty-seven pages. Matte, antique-feeling stock with 130lb foiled covers and 100lb interior pages. Full color throughout.
Writing & layout by James Pianka (Magic: the Gathering, State of Decay 2, TMNT: Splintered Fate).
Illustrations & layout by Conner Fawcett (Wanderhome, Lancer, Last Train to Bremen).
Editing by Jerimiah Goad (Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: the Gathering).
Cultural consulting by Khenpo Pema Wangdak of the Vikramasila Foundation, James Mendez Hodes (Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Avatar Legends), and Jeremy McMahan (Rubin Museum of Art, Guggenheim Museum).
Published by Empty Mountain (Nothing Can Die).