Scryptid Games

Assemblage

At a Glance

Duet (2 players) and Small Group (3-5)Medium (1-2 hours)Ages 13-17 (Teen) and Ages 18+ (Mature/Adult)Mechanics (System): Journaling (Custom)Genres: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and InspirationComplexity: Beginner

An eco-storytelling game of world-building and world-breaking

Assemblage is a card-based eco-fantasy storytelling game for 2-6 players where each player portrays an entire species—and collaborates in crafting an interdependent ecosystem on the verge of collapse.

You'll begin by collectively choosing a strange and mysterious habitat. Then you will draw prompt cards and take turns describing the assemblage of species living there: history, relationships, adaptations, and myths. Then you'll encounter an epic environmental disaster—and explore what it means to survive.

Contains:

  • Guidebook containing rules of play, safety tools, and help with facilitating a GM-less game for the first time
  • Habitat cards to inspire fantastical habitats
  • Ecological relationship cards to establish species interdependence and conflict
  • Event cards to inspire scenes and roleplay, and let you tell the story of your assemblage over time
  • Cataclysm cards to outline the depth and extent of the crisis your assemblage will face
  • Keystone species and Extinct species role cards that define player species who shape the story in special ways
  • A pad of tear-off species placards so you can name (and illustrate!) your species 

For fans of reflective story & worldbuilding games, Assemblage is the perfect addition to any TTRPG table seeking revolutionary, expansive play.

5 x 8 in, full color,  card box set

Includes access to print and play version