A steampunk drama by Frederik Jensen
No man on is truly free, all are slaves of money or necessity. Public opinion or fear of prosecution forces each one, against his conscience, to conform.
⁃ Euripides
A father raises his newborn high with hope. His face turns dark in disappointment. Another girl. A gift for the mountain the midwife asks.
A young woman scans for sails of a homebound ship. Her hand on her belly betrays what is on her mind. When will you come she whispers to no one.
The face of a young man pressed hard into the arena sand. Tears of pain and shame sprout from his eyes. Yield, he cries.
A mother sees the face of her son in a dream. Tomorrow the council decides. Old men sending young men to die. I deserve to be heard she mutters.
Four people about to make decisions that will define who they are for the rest of their lives.
The City is a steampunk drama about the choices we make to fit in. A tabletop roleplaying game for four players and one game master that plays in 3-4 hours.
Content warning: Sex, violence, and dead babies (off screen).
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The game is available for free and published under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- The City (2025-01-25)
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