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The Sitters is a tabletop role-playing game for 2 to 5 players of all ages.

At the heart of Mother-Forest live the Sitters. They are forest spirits connected to one another by a collective consciousness. They roam Mother-Forest, marvelling at its poetry and the beauty of the place and its inhabitants. They are charged with protecting Mother-Forest from all that threatens it: The Foulness, The Nothingness, Natural Disasters or the irrational acts of Humans. And sometimes, their curiosity leads them to stray a little off the beaten track.

With a mechanic that encourages shared storytelling, The Sitters lets you play short games or campaign games in which adventure blends with the poetry of nature.

The sitters, as a ttprg about nature spirits protecting a forest, is about the cycle of life and death. It could be cruel, poetic, fun, epic or all at the same time.

-Emerging scenario 

-Shared storytelling

 -Rotating GM


In this document, long of 32 colorized pages, you will find : the complete rules, elements of context and setting of the Sitter’s world, character sheets and tools to help you improvise and create emerging scenario games.

Writing and ame design : Guillaume Jentey

Art and lay out : Willy Cabourdin

English transaltion : Sabine Jentey

You can find Willy Cabourdin’s other creations at willycabourdin.com or at http://www.instagram.com/archimondainjolypunk

Updated 23 days ago
StatusReleased
CategoryPhysical game
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
AuthorGuillaumeJentey
GenreRole Playing
TagsForest, improvisation, Indie, light, nature, poetic, spirit, storytelling

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The_Sitters.pdf 10 MB
The_Sitters_Rules_Overview.pdf 654 kB
The_Sitters_character_sheets.pdf 407 kB
The_Sitters_Word_Bushes.pdf 1 MB

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(+1)

I own this game in French and absolutely love it and wanted to share it with my friends back home in the UK. It is a poetic communal journey that makes you stop and think about our world...

I was actually lucky enough to play with the author, and it was magical.

(+1)

This game is an absolute gem! It's a captivating experience to step into the role of Nature itself, confronting adversities with grace...or not!!! The beauty of its poetic narrative and the impact of its themes resonate deeply, making it a truly enchanting and unforgettable journey.

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FIVE STARS!!! I LOVE IT!!! This is an absolutely gorgeous game - whimsical and story-focused it will appeal to anyone who loves the magic and mystery of the natural world. Being family-friendly is a beautiful bonus and I can well imagine groups of friends and families creating beautiful stories and memories together as their nature spirit characters strive to protect mother forest. A real little gem of a game! 

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A new game from Guillaume Jentey is always worth a look! Even more when it's about something as cool as playing the role of Sitters, who protect a forest from harmful outside influences, be they magical or human... It's really a pretty sweet game, which also has a complex, even strategic, mechanical part, and allows darker things to appear if we feel like it. And when the game is superbly illustrated and designed by Willy Cabourdin, there's no reason not to take a look...