The Other Shoe
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The Other Shoe is a GMless tabletop storytelling game about goal setting and living with an inexorable curse. The curse is a very thinly veiled metaphor for mental illness. (Oops¸ I gave it away)! This has been one of my more personal projects¸ and probably the one that I was most hesitant about putting out into the world¸ but here goes. Because it's (loosely) based on some pretty heavy personal experiences¸ The Other Shoe is not explicitly designed to be fun¸ exciting¸ or uplifting. Those things are not outside the realm of possibility¸ but this game can occasionally end up being kind of a bummer. If you are not in a good place right now¸ you might want to avoid playing it unless and until you feel safe in doing so. Your health and your safety should always come first. Additionally¸ safety mechanics are an integral part of playing this game¸ and it is recommended that groups that do decide to run it establish safety rules up front. As to the nitty-gritty¸ this game supports 2 to 6 players and requires a single¸ standard deck of Tarot cards to play.