2026 Gold Ennie Award Winner for Best Adventure Short Form!

This is Whispers of the Woods. A minimalistic role-playing game in which players will fill the shoes of 18th-century villagers on a journey into mysterious, dark woods. The game is focused on storytelling, making difficult decisions, and weaving a collaborative, intertwined narrative. Beautifully illustrated with art based on old linocuts, and filled with tones of story hooks, tables, and plot points, its a unique tool for creating memorable, atmospheric stories.

Inside youll find:

• 7 roles, like the Hunter, Artist, Crone, or Child,
• Character creation, filled with random tables for Secrets, Sickness, Abilities, and more
• Collaborative rulesfor fighting and resolving issues,
• Solo and GM-less playrules,
• Tools for the Gamekeeperto create intriguing, deep stories based on legends and real natural phenomena,
• Hex map generatorwith dozens of encounters supported by random tables and plot hooks.

Minimalistic and atmospheric, solo and GM-less friendly (85 pages).