Yazeba’s Bed and Breakfast RPG (Hardcover)

Our story begins in a sprawling old house outside time and space, where its always September 15th and theres always room for a new visitor. A teengirl sits on the windowsill, reading a well-wornpaperbackand listening to the splashy-crashy rain come down. She’s alone in the world, but soon enough the strangerswho reside herewill become her closest friends,family, and mentors.

If youloveslice-of-life fantasy,queer found family, andcutting-edgegame mechanics,then read on!

Yazebas Bed & Breakfastis many things. Its a bed and breakfast, of course, but its also this book. And this book is a book, of course, but its also a role-playing gamethe sort of game we can play with our friends around a table, or on a voice call while hanging out, or even very, very slowly by mail.

Yazebas Bed & Breakfastis played over the course of48chapters, each of which isa 1to2-hourscenariowith its own unique but quick-to-learnrules. Players can take control of one of the7 long-term residentsof the B&Bor choose from a cast of50 quirkyguests, each of whom has their own ongoing storylines.

The adventures contained within each chapter includelazy afternoons,frightful nights,insurmountable chores, and zany competitions, so every play session is full ofsurprises.There are bespoke game rules for overcoming mountains of laundry, picking berries, surviving a trip to the scarybasement, naming constellations, and everything else that matters in a slice-of-life story. These mechanics aresimple and modular,meaning you only need to know the rules for the chapter in front of you.It can take as little as15 minutesto start playing.

After each chapter, well be able tomake changes to our characters and to the bookunlocking new guests and chapters and advancing the individual storylines of each character whoplayed. Whether they’ve traded their heart away for magic powers or are just doing the everyday business of growing up, everything about a character can change through play, includingtheir core identities.Over time, yourcopy of Yazebas Bed & Breakfast will becomea unique artifactof your group’s play experience, a treasure that you can revisit and replay for decades.

Yazeba’s unusual blend ofpremade characters,modular rules, andlegacy mechanicsmakes it aperfect game for pick-up play: busy players candrop in and outwithout ever feeling lost, and anyone who wants to jump incan make a long-term impact withouta long-term commitment. Weve spent months playtesting and working with our developmental consultantAvery Alderto make sure the game is as easy as possible for new players to step into, while still offering incredible depth for the more experienced player.