APAWTHECARIA + PDF
Anna Blackwell and Brian Tyrell
WELCOME TO THE BRISTLEY WOODS — A FOREST FULL OF BEASTS WHO NEED YOUR HELP!
Play as a tiny animal from the Guild of Poulticepounders, making remedies for local beasts as you go on grand journeys with your Familiar sidekick.
Explore Scotland’s varied landscapes as seasons change, reagents bloom and fade, and the beasts of the Bristley Woods adapt to survive.
Go on adventures spanning all four seasons, across bogs, lochs, mountains, ancient titan ruins and devious behemoth barrows.
MECHANICS
- Solo-Journaling, playing card-based system
- Players explore the Scottish wilderness, using cards to generate journaling prompts
- Legacy reputation system builds across characters
- Optional co-op playbooks for in-person and online groups, from 2 to 15+ players
Click here to download Apawthecaria's character sheets and digital map.
Want to explore the Bristley Woods with your friends? Check out Scurry!
Credits:
Original Apothecaria System and Almanack: Anna Blackwell
New Rules, Revisions, Almanack, Layout & Art Direction: Bryan Tyrell
Editing: Brian Tyrell, Fiona Geist
Art: Aimee Lockwood, Anine Bosenberg, AnneMarie Rogers, Atlanta Pritchard-Barrett, Bern Lehtinen, Cecilia Ferri, Ell J Walker, Eli Spencer, Ema Acosta, Jenny Mure, Paige Brooklyn, Ver, and Brian Tyrell.
A5 softcover book, 218 color pages, illustrations throughout.
*PDFs will be emailed once the physical item ships.
