Wanderhome brims with deep joy, the kind that can hold wonder and awe and even grief. Every playbook is an invitation to experience a different kind of journey, some who seem to dance in light and others trudging out of darkness. In this world, violence and heroism are flip sides of the same coin, and neither are welcome or even allowed.
Playing Wanderhome requires a table who commit to being kind and sharing, which doesn't mean being gentle or boring. Without a GM, every player can and must add challenges to the world. Wielding that responsibility requires deep trust that your fellow players can catch what you throw. Despite its cozy aesthetics, the game requires you to put forth serious emotional effort.
I've played this with friends, and I've played it as a bedtime routine with my kids, and I've played it as I dreamed myself to sleep. It's not hyperbole to say that this game changed my life.
Long time reader, first time player. So much joy when my partner and I had our first Wanderhome session last night! A haunted veteran and a bright-eyed young dancer who reminds her of the people she knew in darker times...I am excited for the sweetness and sorrow of their adventures both!
I love how this game encourages so much creativity, and keeps surprising players even without any 'true' random elements. The highlight was improvising the plot of an entire play when the duo attended a community theatre production. I definitely didn't see that coming when we were picking out natures for a new location!
I recently got the chance to play Wanderhome and it is a wonderful, wonderful game that evokes the feeling of a hot mug of cocoa on a cold winter evening.
Even reading through the book (which I do more than I should admit) is a treat.
Wanderhome designer Jay Dragon and book designer Ruby Lavin added a deeply insightful annotated version of the game, one which not only provides fascinating insights into the layout and construction of the text, but also makes explicit a lot of history that was originally obscured. In order to organize these lore tidbits, I’ve taken it upon myself to construct a theoretical timeline of the Haethlands, divided into three, very loosely-defined Ages.
I just played my first session of Wanderhome at Gary Con this past weekend and was absolutely blown away. The group I played with told a truly touching and moving story together that I'm not likely to forget for a long, long time. What an excellent game!
I was about to be sad that I couldn't afford this, but turns out I own it from a previous megabundle. Aaaaa I'm so happy! I'll for sure have to try this game out. It looks so cozy!
i got the pdf in june and then just got the physical copy for christmas and this game is genuinely actually one of the coolest things i've ever seen! i have read it countless times and played it once (planning to do a campaign over the summer tho) and it's changed the way i think about storytelling and got me into ttrpgs
thank you so much jay and everyone else who worked on this !!!!! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
I got Wanderhome in a bundle and I have not had the privilege of playing it yet but my gods I adore this game so much, It was the first group storytelling TTRPG that I found and it holds such a special place in my brain and I truly hope I can get my group to play this with me soon!
Though I did have the honor to talk about this game on my podcast with one of my friends who loves it in hopes more people will learn about it!
Would it be possible to receive a community copy of this?
I keep looking at the demo and it feels like something I can adapt and pull parts from to use in my journaling experiment for my classroom this year to encourage my struggling readers to read and write.
If so, my email is Sharyna at gmail dot com … if not I understand completely!
Just reading the book is an invitation to imagine a world that you want to spend time in. I still haven’t got to play the game but even if I never do I’m happy I have this in my collection.
Helloo, I was wondering if there were any more community copies available? I adore the concept of this game - it sounds so heartwarming and sweet! Tysm in advance :)
i purchased this with the bundle, and this is perfect for me and my sibling. weve been wanting to play tabletop roleplay type of games, but its hard with only the two of us. this game seems just perfect. theres so much soul in the universe and how the characters work, and the rules are so forgiving and relaxed. a flaw with the dnd world is that its kind of generic magic universe, which is fun, but it just isnt what we want.
we are currently making our characters and im learning the universe and how things work, i cant describe my excitement! i honestly feel bad that i payed 5 dollars to get access to it, and none of which goes to the developer ;u;. i definitely am going to save up to get the physical book!
will there be more community copies or can we message for a discount? I can't work due to disabilities but I do get a small amount of money by selling my own art as stickers. ; - ;
the game is currently part of a bundle for trans rights in florida and you can get it (plus a bunch of other games) for $5, so you can get it for a good cause and on a discount :]
This game is such a gem; I got the pdf in a bundle and then my friends got me the physical book for my birthday and it just continues to bring me joy time and time again. I particularly enjoy the emphasis it puts on rest, enjoyment, care, and community.
I haven't played Wanderhome yet, and I don't even own it. I just thought I should share that seeing the artstyle, and how peaceful and happy everything is, brought me to tears. This is one of the most gorgeous TTRPG's I've ever seen.
Also, "Wanderhome" is introduced on the Japanese Youtube channel "PhantomRadio"!
Many people are looking forward to the official Japanese translation of this game. As a fan, I hope that a complete Japanese translation will come out.
insectophobe edition? cobsultant approved for (almost) all? you're a treasure and if my mic... or pc.. worked I'd try to wrangle an online group up ❤️🩹
Any chance an epub/mobi file with the rules will be made available in the future? The PDF is beautiful but can be a struggle on smaller ereaders. Even a plaintext would be nice…
This game is so enchanting. I picked it up to play it with some friends and now I don't want to put it down. This wasn't my first time playing a GM-less game but something about it redefined what storytelling can mean for a group. I am so incredibly fond of the Haeth and the stories within it.
I've read through Wanderhome multiple times and have listened to a couple Actual Play podcasts, though I haven't had the opportunity yet to run a game with my own game group.
First of all, the book is a beautiful thing even if you just flip through for the art. The saturated, whimsical style of the art is just nice to look at. Then there's the descriptions of the natures for kith and for places that are great for getting your mind working imagining a character or a place or a story all on their own.
If just the book can bring me back this much, I can't wait to get a Guide-less game going with my usual group.
I'm so sorry that happened! If you got a physical copy and you still have the receipt, you can send that to main@possumcreekgames.com and we can send you a PDF copy.
Hi! I want to say - I love what you've made! I'm from Poland, a rather conservative country (the most discriminating against LGBTQ+ and women in Europe, some say) and I think having ttrpgs that are wholesome and support stories of healing, acceptance and kindness is really important. We generally love to play in D&D, Warhammer, Call of Cthulu or Kult, but seeing how people react to Wanderhome with amazement and squeals of joy when they get to be a cute, cuddly animal is pure gold. I've played Wanderhome with friends (and a bit more random people from discord) and all of them loved the contrast to what they usually play.
Thank you for having enough courage, drive and creativity, to come forward with Wanderhome. It's beautiful and fully capable of changing the landscape of the ttrpg fandom.
Hi there, I just bought your book from an online store in Canada, which came with the PDF (Though it seems to be only about 50MB). But coming here after the fact I see that you also provide a variant PDF which wasn't included in my purchase, can you give a bit of information as to what's included in that file? Thanks, really looking forward to diving in!
First of all, thank you for the incredible work put into this beautiful game. I'm considering a Haeth where I can wander in my indigenous heritage, and I have a question about Sprawling Natures. Densely populated permanent settlements were unusual for us -- is there another aspect to sprawling that I should keep in mind? (This can wait until after the crowdfunding campaign for Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast, I know you've got your hands full.)
Hi, I'm so glad Wanderhome resonates with you! So if I was playing a game where I was mainly avoiding sprawling natures, my approach would be to generally not select them unless a picklist prompted me to, and then once selected interpret them through a metaphorical lens. Like, what is a forge metaphorically about? Is there a space for a place that contains many people coming together and intermingling, even if it's not a literal metropolis? Another approach might be to draw more heavily on 3rd party natures or those in the stretch goals PDF, all of which can be found here — maybe if there's no equivalent to a metropolis, you could pull in a beach, fallen star, or shade.
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Halo, is it possible for us to get more community copies? Would love to play the game after seeing the demo
thank you!
Wanderhome brims with deep joy, the kind that can hold wonder and awe and even grief. Every playbook is an invitation to experience a different kind of journey, some who seem to dance in light and others trudging out of darkness. In this world, violence and heroism are flip sides of the same coin, and neither are welcome or even allowed.
Playing Wanderhome requires a table who commit to being kind and sharing, which doesn't mean being gentle or boring. Without a GM, every player can and must add challenges to the world. Wielding that responsibility requires deep trust that your fellow players can catch what you throw. Despite its cozy aesthetics, the game requires you to put forth serious emotional effort.
I've played this with friends, and I've played it as a bedtime routine with my kids, and I've played it as I dreamed myself to sleep. It's not hyperbole to say that this game changed my life.
Long time reader, first time player. So much joy when my partner and I had our first Wanderhome session last night! A haunted veteran and a bright-eyed young dancer who reminds her of the people she knew in darker times...I am excited for the sweetness and sorrow of their adventures both!
I love how this game encourages so much creativity, and keeps surprising players even without any 'true' random elements. The highlight was improvising the plot of an entire play when the duo attended a community theatre production. I definitely didn't see that coming when we were picking out natures for a new location!
I recently got the chance to play Wanderhome and it is a wonderful, wonderful game that evokes the feeling of a hot mug of cocoa on a cold winter evening.
Even reading through the book (which I do more than I should admit) is a treat.
Highly recommended.
I just played my first session of Wanderhome at Gary Con this past weekend and was absolutely blown away. The group I played with told a truly touching and moving story together that I'm not likely to forget for a long, long time. What an excellent game!
I was about to be sad that I couldn't afford this, but turns out I own it from a previous megabundle. Aaaaa I'm so happy! I'll for sure have to try this game out. It looks so cozy!
i got the pdf in june and then just got the physical copy for christmas and this game is genuinely actually one of the coolest things i've ever seen! i have read it countless times and played it once (planning to do a campaign over the summer tho) and it's changed the way i think about storytelling and got me into ttrpgs
thank you so much jay and everyone else who worked on this !!!!! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
I got Wanderhome in a bundle and I have not had the privilege of playing it yet but my gods I adore this game so much, It was the first group storytelling TTRPG that I found and it holds such a special place in my brain and I truly hope I can get my group to play this with me soon!
Though I did have the honor to talk about this game on my podcast with one of my friends who loves it in hopes more people will learn about it!
https://therpggoblin.buzzsprout.com/2055426/12212804-wanderhome-the-friends-you-...
Thank you Jay Dragon for making such a fantastical game!
Will also look for a communit. I think this is a realy great opportunity for my scout groups. Love the conzept <3
This game looks amazing and I’m going to watch for community copies for now. :)
Would it be possible to receive a community copy of this?
I keep looking at the demo and it feels like something I can adapt and pull parts from to use in my journaling experiment for my classroom this year to encourage my struggling readers to read and write.
If so, my email is Sharyna at gmail dot com … if not I understand completely!
Thanks!!
If you still haven’t bought the game, it’s available in the TTRPGs for Palestine bundle for 10$: https://itch.io/b/2295/ttrpgs-for-palestine
Just reading the book is an invitation to imagine a world that you want to spend time in. I still haven’t got to play the game but even if I never do I’m happy I have this in my collection.
Helloo, I was wondering if there were any more community copies available? I adore the concept of this game - it sounds so heartwarming and sweet! Tysm in advance :)
Its currently in a bundle for $10 if you haven't bought it yet and can afford it.
i purchased this with the bundle, and this is perfect for me and my sibling. weve been wanting to play tabletop roleplay type of games, but its hard with only the two of us. this game seems just perfect. theres so much soul in the universe and how the characters work, and the rules are so forgiving and relaxed. a flaw with the dnd world is that its kind of generic magic universe, which is fun, but it just isnt what we want.
we are currently making our characters and im learning the universe and how things work, i cant describe my excitement! i honestly feel bad that i payed 5 dollars to get access to it, and none of which goes to the developer ;u;. i definitely am going to save up to get the physical book!
This is a really cute story! i hope you two enjoy the game.
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will there be more community copies or can we message for a discount? I can't work due to disabilities but I do get a small amount of money by selling my own art as stickers. ; - ;
the game is currently part of a bundle for trans rights in florida and you can get it (plus a bunch of other games) for $5, so you can get it for a good cause and on a discount :]
Hello will there be more community copies I'm on disability and can't spend much
Same :(
Will there be community copies available again? I really wanna play this but I'm in a rough spot and my currency doesn't translate well to USD
This game is such a gem; I got the pdf in a bundle and then my friends got me the physical book for my birthday and it just continues to bring me joy time and time again. I particularly enjoy the emphasis it puts on rest, enjoyment, care, and community.
I have the chance to play Wanderhome with my friends recently and what a wonderful little journey it was.
Thank you so much for making this game, Jay and Possum Creek team! Thank you so much!
Is this a PbtA game?
No, it's belonging outside belonging — a spiritual descendent of PbtA that uses no dice and has an optional MC/GM role.
I haven't played Wanderhome yet, and I don't even own it. I just thought I should share that seeing the artstyle, and how peaceful and happy everything is, brought me to tears. This is one of the most gorgeous TTRPG's I've ever seen.
Hello! I'm a Japanese TTRPG player.
On February to March 2022, I played Wanderhome with friends.
It was a lot of fun! I summarized the impressions tweeted by everyone on Twitter.
Please read it!
https://togetter.com/li/1858220
Thanks to fel for introducing this game to Japan.
https://twitter.com/feltk
Also, "Wanderhome" is introduced on the Japanese Youtube channel "PhantomRadio"!
Many people are looking forward to the official Japanese translation of this game. As a fan, I hope that a complete Japanese translation will come out.
Hello! This game looks absolutely amazing! Your Dungeon game looked fascinating, but this is mind blowing as I love games with animal characters!
I would love to buy those two beautiful hardbacks, but I can't even afford the pdf.
If you add any more community copies in the future, please let me know, I would love to play this!
Thank you!
When (and if) more community copies will be added? Not everyone can buy the game after all
Hey, how's it going? I want to translate your material into my language, can we talk here?
insectophobe edition? cobsultant approved for (almost) all? you're a treasure and if my mic... or pc.. worked I'd try to wrangle an online group up ❤️🩹
really enjoy the game, thank you
Any chance an epub/mobi file with the rules will be made available in the future? The PDF is beautiful but can be a struggle on smaller ereaders. Even a plaintext would be nice…
This game is so enchanting. I picked it up to play it with some friends and now I don't want to put it down. This wasn't my first time playing a GM-less game but something about it redefined what storytelling can mean for a group. I am so incredibly fond of the Haeth and the stories within it.
can this be played with just 2 players? I'm really interested but all I have is myself and my fiance right now :')
Yes! There's a few podcasts where I do exactly that (such as on Party Of One)
big fan of possum creek games, excited to read this one
I've read through Wanderhome multiple times and have listened to a couple Actual Play podcasts, though I haven't had the opportunity yet to run a game with my own game group.
First of all, the book is a beautiful thing even if you just flip through for the art. The saturated, whimsical style of the art is just nice to look at. Then there's the descriptions of the natures for kith and for places that are great for getting your mind working imagining a character or a place or a story all on their own.
If just the book can bring me back this much, I can't wait to get a Guide-less game going with my usual group.
I wish I had money to get a pdf my Physical copy got destroyed because of flooding
I'm so sorry that happened! If you got a physical copy and you still have the receipt, you can send that to main@possumcreekgames.com and we can send you a PDF copy.
I will get the money eventually since the receipt is already hone
Hi! I want to say - I love what you've made! I'm from Poland, a rather conservative country (the most discriminating against LGBTQ+ and women in Europe, some say) and I think having ttrpgs that are wholesome and support stories of healing, acceptance and kindness is really important. We generally love to play in D&D, Warhammer, Call of Cthulu or Kult, but seeing how people react to Wanderhome with amazement and squeals of joy when they get to be a cute, cuddly animal is pure gold. I've played Wanderhome with friends (and a bit more random people from discord) and all of them loved the contrast to what they usually play.
Thank you for having enough courage, drive and creativity, to come forward with Wanderhome. It's beautiful and fully capable of changing the landscape of the ttrpg fandom.
Lots of love from Poland <3
Hi there, I just bought your book from an online store in Canada, which came with the PDF (Though it seems to be only about 50MB). But coming here after the fact I see that you also provide a variant PDF which wasn't included in my purchase, can you give a bit of information as to what's included in that file? Thanks, really looking forward to diving in!
That contains a black and white version and an insectophobe version, for people who dont want color or bugs!
Did you know there's a review video on this RPG? Go Check it out!
First of all, thank you for the incredible work put into this beautiful game. I'm considering a Haeth where I can wander in my indigenous heritage, and I have a question about Sprawling Natures. Densely populated permanent settlements were unusual for us -- is there another aspect to sprawling that I should keep in mind? (This can wait until after the crowdfunding campaign for Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast, I know you've got your hands full.)
Hi, I'm so glad Wanderhome resonates with you! So if I was playing a game where I was mainly avoiding sprawling natures, my approach would be to generally not select them unless a picklist prompted me to, and then once selected interpret them through a metaphorical lens. Like, what is a forge metaphorically about? Is there a space for a place that contains many people coming together and intermingling, even if it's not a literal metropolis? Another approach might be to draw more heavily on 3rd party natures or those in the stretch goals PDF, all of which can be found here — maybe if there's no equivalent to a metropolis, you could pull in a beach, fallen star, or shade.
No matter what, I hope your wandering goes well!
Thank you, excellent advice. Just prepping for this game has been nourishing! What a wonderful and healing thing you've put into the world.
Hi! I’ve heard great things about this game and want to try it. Question, though - can it also be played as a solo RPG?
Yes!