The Shepherdess
A downloadable solo roleplaying game
On the grassy southern slopes of the mountain, there's a stone hut where the Shepherdess lives alone, eking out an existence, no company but her sheep, the landscape, the weather, and those who come to see her, from time to time.
And come they do, for she is wise, strong, clever, and beautiful. Stay a while, and rest your feet, for her year is long and short, quiet and loud, empty and full.
A solo roleplaying game based on the Wretched & Alone system.
The Shepherdess copyright © 2023 by Marx Shepherd
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This work is based on The Wretched, a product of Chris Bissette and Loot The Room, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
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Cover illustration: Lightly adapted from The Shepherdess by Stanislas Lépine (1835-1892), and licensed under CC-BY-NC-4.0. With thanks to Art UK and Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums.
Note:- Under the terms of the license chosen by Art UK for the cover illustration, I am not permitted to sell this work commercially. You are, however, welcome to tip me.
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I really like the way this game is done, but I found some of the explanations regarding the kings and the dice confusing until I had read through the entire text -- I wish there had been a little bit more explanation of this up front.
Also, what is the purpose of removing the kings before shuffling? Is it just to ensure that they're not the top card of their respective stacks?
Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, I'm just playing through it again and I wish I'd been clearer on that. If I revise this at some point I'll take that onboard!
Removing the Kings is just to make sure it's not on top, yeah. I probably should have been clearer about that. I try to make sure they're in the lower half of the stack. I thought it would feel like how you do this in The Quiet Year but the piles are too small for it to feel natural.