Good Society (game)
| A Jane Austen RPG | |
|---|---|
| Designers | Hayley Gordon and Vee Hendro |
| Illustrators | Raven Warner, Aviv Or |
| Publishers | Storybrewers |
| Publication | 2018 |
| Genres | tabletop role-playing game, live action role-playing game |
| Skills | role-playing, storytelling, letter writing |
Good Society is a tabletop role-playing game based upon the Regency era novels of Jane Austen. A live action role-playing game version is also available. Good Society was created by the two-woman Australian indie role-playing game design team Storybrewers, consisting of lead writer Hayley Gordon and graphic designer Vee Hendro. In addition to role-playing, the game mechanics include spreading rumors and writing letters. It can be played with or without a gamemaster.[1]
Reception
[edit]Good Society won the 2019 Indie Game Developer Network award for "Best Rules."[2]
Dimension 20's ten-part actual play series A Court of Fey and Flowers used a combination of Good Society and Dungeons & Dragons for its campaign.[3] Good Society was featured as a two-part series on One Shot Podcast Network’s flagship actual play podcast hosted by James D'Amato, author of Simon & Schuster's "Ultimate RPG" books.[4][5] Chase Carter for Polygon recommended it for fans of Bridgerton and Our Flag Means Death.[6]
In 2022, a Kickstarter campaign to reprint Good Society raised AU$148,059.
References
[edit]- ^ Writer, Alex Meehan Senior Staff (2021-02-15). "Jane Austen RPG Good Society comes to Kickstarter with a new reprint". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ^ "Previous Award Winners". Indie Game Developer Network. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ^ Hall, Charlie (2022-07-20). "A new actual play ports Jane Austen into Dungeons & Dragons". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ^ "The Good Society Archives". The One Shot Podcast. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ^ d'Amato, James (2021-12-28). The Ultimate RPG Guide Boxed Set. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-5072-1834-1.
- ^ Carter, Chase (2022-04-16). "8 Tabletop RPGs for Bridgerton and Our Flag Means Death fans". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
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