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Wanderhome
[978-1-954097-04-9]
$20.00
Publisher: Possum Creek Games
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by Chazz K. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 05/05/2021 06:28:05

"I have to deliver this hand-knit wollen sweater personally because it absolutely cannot be trusted to the moths [who usually deliver the mail]". This was one of the resolutions I made creating my first Wanderhome character, Cornilius the robin moth-tender, responsible for delivering the post and maintaining the moth-towers. Everyone aroudn the table delighted at the sentimenet and each of their characters also had tidbits inspired by the options presented in their playbooks.

A lot of people have compared Wanderhome to Redwall, and I think that comparison is right, but missing flavor. It's the parts of Redwall full of feasts and friends. THe conflicts are remembered, but not here today.

To me, the playbooks are the heart of Wanderhome and the options they present are a masterwork of implied narrative storytelling. Who is the King of the Floating Mountain and what's the deal with the magnolia rebellion? Each option tells you enough about the world to be inspiring while leaving room for imagination and shared storytelling. As a writer, I know this is often the goal in writing for RPGs, but it's a hard mark to hit. Wanderhome hits that mark repeatedly and consistently with every attempt.

The one drawback is that in an electronic format, we spend a lot of time flipping between the traits and natures as we embodied the world of the Haeth becuase we didn't have share physical materials to hold up the aspects of the world we were representing. Ultimately what that meant is our session ended up being more freeform, using the natures more metaphorically and the traits of kith as roleplaying inspiration. I'll be interested to see how it plays in a shared space once we can all get together again.

Wanderhome is a game that makes me happy.



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[5 of 5 Stars!]
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