Assemblage RPG

Assemblage is a science-inspired eco-fantasy TTRPG in which 2-6 players collaboratively build the story of an interdependent ecosystem on the verge of environmental disaster.

In this game, you will:

• Use cards and a guidebook to imagine your own unique and fantastic creatures
• Craft the story of an ecological assemblage: a group of species tossed together in a strange habitat
• Encounter an environmental disaster, and play to find out how (and if) you survive

Habitat Selection

You'll begin by shuffling the Habitat cards and dealing out three at random. Together, you'll choose which card to use. Here are a few of the habitats you might choose from...

Exploration

Once you’ve selected a habitat, you'll shuffle the Exploration cards, and place them face-down next to your chosen habitat. Then it's time to take turns drawing Exploration cards. Here are a few of the questions you might answer in this phase...

Assemblage Creation

Now it is time to create your assemblage. You'll take turns selecting an ecological relationship with the person next to you, and then answering the question on the Relationship Card to deepen your understanding of your species' shared biology...

Seasons

Once your assemblage exists, you'll take turns answering the question on the season card — defining the current season, and characterizing its unique environmental qualities. Then, you'll roleplay events that take place within those seasons.

As you play out seasons events, your assemblage's history will unfold before you in a series of short, impactful scenes.

The Cataclysm

Finally, it's time for the moment when everything shifts. You will choose a Cataclysm card to frame the disaster that transforms your assemblage forever. As this tragedy unfolds, you will discover how it impacts your assemblage...

As the game concludes, you'll make your way into the future, telling myths, legends, and memories of the way the world was — grieving what was lost, and witnessing the resilience leading to how things will be.