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A jam submission

Astral BaristaView project page

A Short Solo TTRPG
Submitted by ven taylor (@vertigo_log) — 5 hours, 49 minutes before the deadline
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(+1)

Charming! I'm especially fond of Strength reversed. The overall visual design is lovely.

Developer(+1)

thank you, I really appreciate it! my spouse did the formatting (did not want page credit) so I will pass that along!

Jam Host(+1)

The rules themselves are such poetry! I really love the fun gameplay loop. My crush was Temperance -- what a sweetheart. 

Developer

thank you, i'm super glad to hear that! your crush being temperance sounds absolutely lovely.

Submitted(+1)

Oh my goodness, so all of those times I dreamed and I was just doing my normal day job, I was working in the astral plane? No wonder it was so much easier to move furniture and appliances! 

Seriously though, this is lovely! I don't own a tarot deck but have wanted one for a while, and this seems like a great excuse to get one. You walk a really fine line between mechanically clean and clear + funny and insightful, it's great! That line at the end especially got me, as did The Fool wanting a cup of whipped cream (it me!). 

Also: the use of carrying over charisma "the next day" and using your tips to buy awesome swag that carries over! I want that pronoun pin dang it 🧡 And I definitely need to borrow that concept for future games; I mostly make solo journaling games that have minimal mechanics, and I love how seamlessly you weave a few cool mechanics in here! 

- ✨Beth

Submitted(+1)

super charming! very beautifully laid out, i love all of the customer descriptions. such a playful use of tarot. definitely going to try this out!

Developer

thank you, I really appreciate that! I had a lot of fun trying to use some of the vibes of the tarot cards while keeping it relatively light. I hope you enjoy it!