Descent in Silver and Glass

The Heir Apparent

However old you are, you are not prepared. You are the Heir Apparent, and some day all too soon this entire country will be your responsibility to rule. Your faltering words and fragile heart will send shockwaves over the land again and again, and of all the things you are unprepared for, the worst is this:

You are weak. There is a darkness in you that you do not know, cannot control, and can barely hide.

If you take that throne as you are now, people will suffer. Lives will end.

You must be made ready.

 

You Will Need

A deck of tarot cards

A way of keeping a journal, such as pen and paper, a word processor, audio recording, or social media feed.

How to Play

This game is played by answering the questions posed, and drawing Tarot cards when prompted to, then following the instructions based on the card you’ve drawn.

At the end of the game, a score is tallied based on which cards have been drawn and which actions have been taken. This determines whether or not your character successfully completes their ritual.

Text like this shows game instructions.

Text like this shows branching paths based on which cards have been drawn.

Content Warning

This game contains themes of violence, blood, tyranny, and death, as well as some non-explicit sexual content.

This game has a theme of encountering another self, and some of the stories end in violence toward this other self, or even death.