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Ballad Hunters (Early-Access Zine Edition)

By: Molten Sulfur Press

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Role Playing Games (Molten Sulfur)


Product Info

Title
Ballad Hunters (Early-Access Zine Edition)
Author
Tristan Zimmerman
Pages
40
Dimensions
11x8.5x.25"
NKG Part #
2148177781
Type
Softcover

Description

In Ballad Hunters, you play amateur folklorists in 1813 working as agents of the British Crown. Across England and Scotland, the folk ballads of the common people are coming to life. Where ballads are sung, sometimes the lyrics take hold of people, forcing them to act out the events of the song. Enchanted victims take on the roles of characters in the ballads. Imagery and danger from the songs manifest supernaturally. You need to anticipate these events, mitigate the damage they cause, and help people where you can.

It's an investigative game with opportunities to be creative. Each character has access to a single verse from a ballad, and can make that verse come to life. The player explains the relevant imagery or action in the verse, and it comes into being. Sticking to the text of the verse both constrains and inspires creative interpretations.