I broke this game out for a subsection of my usual group and all of us totally loved it. The song theming is just great for that moment of getting to think through which songs your character would use for the move and that just gets you into the heart of who they are and what they like which just makes playing them so much more fun.
Totally great game.
My group decided that they wanted Lovecraftian Monsters in a 90s setting (because the 1920s are overdone).
Our Bruiser-Brute is a guy who lived in an apartment full of monsters, was once human, and has been augmented against his will for use as a weapons test subject.
Our Hearth-Heart is the camp dog who had an unfortunate encounter with a car but the child wasn't ready to say goodbye and the dog somehow came back.
We gave our child the "Human Translator" power, but flavored it more toward they can speak to the zombie puppy and some other horrors the group may encounter through one of the factions. That's caught the interest of the U.S. Government who wants the kid (sort of like in Winter Tide and Shadows Over Innsmouth).
Some group of Feds invaded the summer camp where the kid was and now this group of three is on the run. The Camp owners who are married into a family of Deep Ones are a patron faction.
We're leaning heavily into "Change of the status quo brought on by external forces" as a metaphor for coming-of-age.
We lost our old man dog to his age and an injury last year around this time, so I commiserate with you on the way that throws a whole giant wrench into everything going on.
I really liked the mini version of Tea and Crumpets and look forward to seeing what's done with the new once it's ready to show off!
I've read through Wanderhome multiple times and have listened to a couple Actual Play podcasts, though I haven't had the opportunity yet to run a game with my own game group.
First of all, the book is a beautiful thing even if you just flip through for the art. The saturated, whimsical style of the art is just nice to look at. Then there's the descriptions of the natures for kith and for places that are great for getting your mind working imagining a character or a place or a story all on their own.
If just the book can bring me back this much, I can't wait to get a Guide-less game going with my usual group.
This game gave me the biggest cathartic laugh as I read the tables of inciting incidents and obstacles. I've got a group that I think would fully get behind playing this. If you've got a group who would be motivated to show that the people united will never be divided while protesting a statue of Mitch McConnell in their hometown while having to get past the Karen army, this is for you and your friends.
