Cryomnesis
A downloadable Cryogenic Process
Your eyes open, and you are looking at a dome of glass. Feeling returns to your limbs, and your extremities become flooded with a sense of extreme cold. As your sense of space returns, you’re lying on your back.
You feel well-rested, but beyond that, you have no idea who or where you are.
After a few moments, your glass cocoon splits open and you can see the room around you. It is simple, with metal fixtures and powered-down monitors bolted to the walls around you. As you sit up, you see that the room centers around a single round porthole. Beyond it, an infinite expanse of black shows you just a handful of unfamiliar stars blinking back at you.
On the edge of your awareness, a voice from another room seems to be repeating the same message. As you get closer to it, the door opens. The words spill into your awareness.
Critical systems error. You have been woken early from cryosleep due to [ERROR].
Pilot, please acknowledge to begin Cryomnesis.
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Cryomnesis is a single-player journaling game about waking up on a damaged spaceship and remembering why you’re there.
To play this game, you will draw a series of cards from a Tarot Deck, which align to prompts across four acts. Then, you will draw a card from the Major Arcana to inspire your response to that prompt.
After answering prompts, you use the numbered cards to try and get 21 points and try to repair your systems. You can push your luck, but going over means you break stuff.
See if you can complete your mission and get your ship home.
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thank you so much for making community copies available. I’m a disabled pension and can’t afford much besides the basic living expenses so your generosity is greatly appreciated and helps people like me still be able to have a hobby
Hello Grahame,
My name is Dmitry, and I’m writing to you from Belarus. Tabletop RPGs have been a source of inspiration and joy for me for a long time. I also have a deep interest in Tarot cards, which led me to seek out roleplaying systems that incorporate a Tarot deck as a central game mechanic.
One of the first games I discovered was Anamnesis. I translated this game and ran a few sessions with my wife. We both really enjoyed the concept that Samantha implemented in her game, and it inspired me to look for similar games.
That’s how I found Cryomnesis. I want to express my admiration for your work - it’s truly impressive! Cryomnesis completely immersed us in the atmosphere of space travel. We especially enjoyed the mechanics of module repair and resource allocation, and the well-chosen prompt questions that allowed us to craft a compelling story.
Through my translation, I would like to tell the role-playing community of Belarus about your game.
I would be incredibly grateful if you could let me know if you approve of my publishing a translation of Cryomnesis, in whatever format you deem appropriate.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Dmitry (Avendim)
That was really fun! Thank you! I was surprised at how much I ended up writing (about 8000 words). Very enjoyable!
oh dang! That's intense. Glad you enjoyed it!