Storybrewers Roleplaying
About
Emotionally rich, character-driven TTRPGs; explore history, literature & queer narratives.
Vee Hendro and Hayley Gordon are the award-winning designers and married duo behind Storybrewers Roleplaying. We’re an Aussie indie studio known for emotionally rich ttrpgs starring underrepresented themes—romance! drama! feelings! Our games explore history, literature, and queer narratives, bringing players together for heartfelt, collaborative storytelling.
Come visit us for our first ever visit to the UK, all the way from Gadigal land in Sydney, Australia. Peruse our full lineup, from new release My Late Father's Correspondence (solo letter-writing experience), to Littlebox series (oneshots packed with story), to Fight with Spirit (sports drama with innovative card-driven play), and much more!
Following back-to-back wins at PAX Aus Indie Showcase, and two Game of the Year awards at the ARPIAs, we’re stoked to be at Gen Con sharing the games we’ve poured our hearts into. Drop by for a friendly chat, exclusive enamel pins, and most importantly…. rpgs that will hit you right in the feels.
Games
Decaying Orbit
On a distant space station, an AI awakes. Its fragmented memory reveals a secret.
Decaying Orbit by Sidney Icarus is a storytelling RPG about a failed space station falling into a faraway star. As you play, you’ll piece together the mysteries, joys and horrors that occurred on board. In the station’s last moments, you’ll decide on the final transmission that the AI sends for earth to remember.
Inspired by media like Sunshine, Alien, Observation and Ad Astra, the story of your station is for you to decide.
Game of the Year – ARPIA 2023
Fight With Spirit
Fight with Spirit is a sports drama rpg about a team growing up together and fighting for their passion. In this game, you’ll hone your skills, face down rivals, and strive to take your team to the national championships. Along the way, you’ll explore friendships, feelings, and the fleeting nature of your time together.
2 to 5 players (including a facilitator)
Play any number of sessions, a full tournament takes 6 to 8
Online play support included
WINNER – Best tabletop game at South by Southwest Sydney Games Festival
WINNER – Pax Aus Indie Showcase
My Late Father's Correspondence
Unfold a bittersweet family drama one letter at a time in this solo or duet story game set in 1832. Read, reply and make your mark.
My Late Father’s Correspondence is an epistolary roleplaying game of bittersweet family drama. You play as the younger child of the deceased Col. Thomas Lockley, answering letters he can no longer reply to, and learning about the father who played a difficult role in your life. The game is simple—you will open, read, and reply to the letters you receive at Eadly Hall. However, family, duty, and grief are not simple at all, and you will make hard decisions about the future to come.
You can play My Late Father’s Correspondence by yourself or with two players. As the letters you receive arrive over time, you can enjoy an unfolding story over days or weeks of real life play, or binge the game like your favourite drama series.
The game has been painstakingly compiled, with 70+ pages of detailed handwritten letters and documents. Even the ink colours, stationary, and postmarks stamped on each letter have been historically researched and considered, giving clues about those who you will interact with and their world. We hope you will enjoy the details which bring the story of the game to life.
Our Mundane Supernatural Life
A cozy game of extraordinary daily living.
Our Mundane Supernatural Life is a cozy two player RPG that explores the everyday life of a supernatural person and their loved one. It’s a game about the difficulties of going grocery shopping when you’re partly ethereal, or the importance of finding good child care every full moon.
In this game, you play through a single day of your life together. But life always comes with its problems. Face supernatural and mundane troubles as your day unfolds.
Game of the Year Nominee – Indie Groundbreaker IGDN 2021
Best Rules Nominee – Indie Groundbreaker IGDN 2021
Most Innovative Nominee – Indie Groundbreaker IGDN 2021
Official Selection – Pride at Play Festival 2021
Saltfish & Almanacs
Saltfish & Almanacs is a storytelling RPG about a merchant company embarking on their yearly journey through new and familiar places. You and your fellow merchants travel in different directions around the same route, experiencing life on the road and discovering the mark the others have made on their visit.
As you buy and sell goods, you’ll craft your own story of discovery, love, passion, and what it means to be parted. How will your journey change you?
Best Rules Winner – Indie Groundbreaker IGDN 2023
Indie Showcase Winner – PAX Aus 2023
Tabletop Showcase Selection – SXSW Sydney 2023
Villagesong
Villagesong is a fantastical RPG about communities, leadership, and change, inspired by tales from ancient Java. Your decisions will determine the future of your village and the island. What will you sacrifice, and what will you hold dear?
You play a village leader, responsible for your home. As the game progresses, draw cards from the change deck to discover the events facing your village. You will make tough decisions, form and break bonds with other leaders, and discover how your island changes. Choice by choice, you will shape the song of your village, sung for many years to come.
Game of the Year Winner – Australia ARPIA 2021
Excellence in Narrative Finalist – Freeplay 2021
Non-Digital Game Award – Freeplay 2021