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Tether RPG

Tether RPG

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At A Glance

Players:Duet (2)
Session Length
: Short (30-60 minutes)
Genre
:

  • Modern
  • Horror
  • Thriller
  • Mystery

Mechanics:

  • Playing cards
  • Journaling
  • Letter Writing

Complexity: Beginner
Age Range:
Everyone (10+)
System
: Unique
Format
: Print + PDF

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Nothing ever happens in this forgotten town. Every day is as predictable as the last, dragging on into eternity. And that made it even more strange when you happened upon the journal. It may have been hidden by the decaying foliage of last season on the forest floor, washed up on the shore of the stream that leads into the old cave outside of town, or even perched among the rafters of the old abandoned barn behind the high school, but wherever it was that you spotted it, it drew you in.

Tether is a role-playing game for two players that is played through the process of writing journal entries. Each player will take on the role of a character living in the same rural town, during different time periods. The two characters are connected by a journal known as The Tether which allows them to write notes to each other through time. The two players (and characters) will work together to discover the secrets of an ancient being that haunts the town. Players will take turns drawing a card from a deck which is associated with a prompt, then using that prompt to write a journal entry. Over the course of 16 entries, the two will play out a story of suspense, horror, and possibly triumph.

Create an artifact while you play with the Tether Bundle

12pg, A5, staple-bound, black and white

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The

This came as a set wish i had two envelopes, we can send back-and-forth to our friend. Super fun to try to get the other to say it and nice end reply.

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Sophia Webb
Even Better Than It Sounded

I bought this as a bundle with the journal. My spouse and I are writing one entry per day each, and keeping it to that is a challenge. We are both having a fabulous time exploring our ideas for our story, and intentionally letting the story line percolate between entries is part of the fun. I thought this would be enjoyable, but it's exceeded all expectations. The game is simple, portable, engrossing, and repeatable. Win on all fronts. I highly recommend it.

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Christina Boom
I love it!

I'm happy I got the physical copy of the game. Nice card stock and it makes the idea of the spooky journal more satisfying for me. I love the atmospheric art that you can build your own ideas out of and go anywhere with!

Thanks for shipping it super fast!

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S.R.

This game is so cool!

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Anonymous
Great two player fun - the concept is great and allows for a lot of flexibility and

Great two player fun - the concept is great and allows for a lot of flexibility and, I would think, a lot of replayability. The booklet is well thoughtout and the art is perfectlysuited

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Maria

Great little RPG! Very good quality printing!

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Fredda Hind
Great

Great game!

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Sarah Davis
I love Tether

Super fun and very clear, helpful instructions. I purchased this for a date night and upon realizing it takes several days to complete, we are now having a week of date nights based around writing our letters in the tether- super super super valuable purchase.

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Craig Downing
Great two-player RPG

As emphasized in the game, taking your time with Tether is one of the best ways to enjoy it. It both, heightens the anticipation while waiting for the next entry and relieves the pressure that can be placed on the players. The horror themes are prevalent but also presented in a way that allows the game to be replayed and offers a way to keep the game endlessly fresh. The real limits (aside from the materials needed to play) are simply your imagination.

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Devin Coker
Thank you

Thank you. The game sounds really fun looking forward to playing it. Shipping was excellent very protective. I will be doing business with them again.

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Samuel

Great product and well packed to ensure the game was in good condition when it arrived

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Zach Davis
fantastically easy, but deep!

Wow! This is the most writing and storytelling I have done in so long! I have struggled to get people into role playing games with me, but this one has been incredible! The beautiful little book is so intriguing and accessible!

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Anonymous
This is a cool concept for a game

This is a cool concept for a game. The rules are kind of sparse in some areas.I understand wanting to be open to allow more options but there are some areas where there can be holes. Another thing is this game is marketed as a letter writing game and it's a journaling game, two very different things.

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Charles

What an awesome concept. Coming up with some other flavors and house rules using the core mechanic, i.e.: a VHS with camcorder footage instead of a journal (1980s - 2010s), abandoned old CBBS, mysterious carrier pigeon, etc. Love it!

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Jesse Wyer

A great 2-player ttrpg that you can play with someone online quite easily. And you don't have to worry about scheduling. I have the physical copy and journal, but also the online and am starting a google doc version for the next game. They give you just enough info, imo. It's not bogged down with extraneous rules - excellent product!

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Winchester Goggin

Awesome set up and lots of room to tell a great story.

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Anthony

Beautiful work, can’t wait to play it as a letter writing game with a friend while we can’t hang out in person as much!