The Avatar, The Charlatan, The Forsaken
A downloadable supplement
Three supplemental archetypes for the two-player epistolary game Your Friend In Witchcraft by Kay Marlow Allen. Each archetype comes with both novice and expert playbooks as well as a list of everyday prompts to use in your writing. Please note that you will still need the full game in order to use these playbooks.
THE AVATAR is an unwitting individual who has been chosen as the avatar of an ancient god. They are compelled to do the god’s bidding while managing the overwhelming power they have been granted.
THE CHARLATAN is an imposter who was drawn in by the respected community witch position, only to find themself in a little too deep.
THE FORSAKEN was once a powerful witch, but has lost all their magical ability and must now learn to face life without their years of accumulated skill.
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These supplements are lovely to read. I feel like the original preoccupations of the game come through with some new twists and additions that feel very natural. The additional questions at the end of each archetype are fantastic and open up so many interesting possibilities for play (Is your novice from a place you have schemed your way through before? Were you more skilled than your expert before you lost your powers?). The visual design also looks so polished, I'm taking Canva notes (the cover for The Foresaken is particularly awesome).
I love how you took the Charlatan in a darker, less slapstick direction than I took the Impostor, more focused on actually avoiding detection than near-inevitably being caught. I also love that both of us put in an unimpressed familiar of the previous witch. The 'problem you're facing' prompt of a magical artefact wreaking havoc almost writes the scene by itself, while keeping storytelling options wonderfully open. The idea of the Expert Charlatan as a magical shopkeeper is just perfect.
I hope me leaving a comment isn't too awkward, I think it's awesome that we saw some of the same possibilities. I would love to play the Avatar sometime. Thanks for sharing your work!
Oh gosh I’m so terribly embarrassed that I missed this comment! I hope it’s not awkward that I’m replying literally 10 months later.
I remember seeing your Imposter and thinking that it’s so cool how two people can have similar ideas and still have such unique takes, even when there are similar themes and notes here and there. I love the humour of the Imposter (and I especially like how varied the moods of each of your playbooks are, so there’s something for every vibe I’m in the mood for!)
I loved all of your playbooks. I can’t believe I never commented or rated to let you know, because I still vividly remember my playthrough of your Construct! I’m going to go rectify that now. Thank you for your lovely, lovely comment <3
I LOVE that you designed a Novice & an Expert for each Archetype. These playbooks are so masterfully done, and provide such a rich background for each character! The design of your supplement is just lovely as well.
Thank you so much! It means a lot to hear that from you! I had a lot of fun coming up with the Archetypes and designing the document.