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The main reason for me being here, is to connect with #roleplaying #game designers, talk theory and practice, but also to get more eyes on my #scenarios.

SO, why should you read and play #Zâr, my best game?

Zâr is a short-form (can be run in a couple of hours) #scenario that premiered at #Fastaval 2022, as a sort of prequel to my (cancelled) Fastaval 2020 scenario #Ahriman (not yet translated). It is a story about four theurges venturing into the #dreams of the eternal consciousness of the Shah, a mythical ruler who was interred upon a sacred mountain, and now maintains order in the realm.

Genre-wise it is an intense #TechnoMystical #ScienceFantasy game of #surreal dream-like narrations. It features a #homebrew card-system that inspires this #naration, and gives it all a dark, symbolic feel.

Now it's time to brag: The scenario was nominated to three of the Fastaval #Otto awards, for Best Characters, Best Mechanics, and Best Scenario - and it got a third place in the Participants' award, which is done through popular vote.

At the time it was rightfully criticized for poor editing, which I have now rectified. It still takes a bunch of printing cards and cutting them out and such, but I promise that it's worth it.

If you play online, you can try out the #TabletopSimulator module I've made:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2790687974

And if you give it a shot, feel free to send me a message, I'd love to hear about what a non-Fastaval roleplayer makes of it.

Download here:
https://rakatung.itch.io/zr