The Ground Itself (2019);

The Ground Itself is a one-session storytelling game for 2-5 players, played with household materials (a coin, a six-sided die, and a deck of cards).

Focusing on place- one specific place, chosen by the group - The Ground Itself unfolds over radically disparate time periods that may range from 4 days to 18,000 years. By casting wildly into time, it considers how places both change and remember themselves. Fundamentally, The Ground Itself is about the echoes and traces we leave for others after we are gone.




The printable PDF of the 40-page playbook, with illustrations, is available for $5 or more on itch.io or DriveThruRPG.

The physical book is also available on itch.io for $18 (US Shipping) or $28 (international shipping). This comes with a download code for the PDF.

(Those with financial hardship may always contact me for a free copy of the PDF, no questions asked.)