Our Queen Crumbles (Hallowed Edition)

The conclusion is already in place. You have failed. The Queen is dead.When the Assassin swept through the Lonely City, they left rubble and blood in their wake. Fate, or some other kind of magick, pulled the Assassin past all resistance and into the throne room. It was there the Queen of the Lonely City collapsed into a pool of crimson blood.It was the Gravity Witch who moved first. In a whirlwind she gathered a pile of shards and dust—the remains of the Quickened Guard, the Queen’s army of living statues, shattered by the Assassin. And when the dust settled, there stood in the throne room a new living statue, misshapen and asymmetrical.The Queen returned.Yet this was only a temporary solution. The amalgam was not fit to hold a human soul for long, no matter the pull. There was, therefore, only one thing remaining to the Queen: Revenge.Our Queen Crumbles is a collaborative storytelling game for 2-4 players about revenge, inevitable death, and saying goodbye to those you love. It is set in the weird-fantasy land of Halloway, where the dead whisper to those who listen and the fundamental forces of nature can be bent to your will. The game is meant to be played in a single sitting, and is focused on developing interesting and dynamic characters over the course of a few hours— no matter your roleplaying experience.Our Queen Crumbles uses a bespoke GM-less storytelling system centered on progressive character revelation— though you start the game with only a vague idea of who your characters are, each scene lets you dive into their history and personality a bit more. Players build scenes around a collection of character traits and story elements, allowing you to do on-the-fly worldbuilding alongside your friends.Each player chooses what kind of relationship bound them to the Queen. Were you as close to her as a sibling? Did she dote on you as if you were her child, or were you the one acting as her parent? Or did you simply long to be her lover? For each relationship, you may pick between four playbooks, helping you build a strange and wonderful character over the course of your journey from an assortment of traits, items, and abilities.This Hallowed Edition includesThe complete rules.2 maps of Halloway, the orphaned Queendom, plus sheets detailing 16 Backdrops for the steps of your journey.2 playbooks for the Queen, the Sovereign of Halloway or the Veiled Tyrant.2 playbooks for the Assassin, the Fateful Blade or the Salt Crown.16 playbooks for the Queen’s loyal Retainers: 4 from the core game, and 12 from the expansion, with revised backstories and new character art.