Tether
A downloadable game
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.
This is the digital version of Tether and includes a PDF with all of the rules necessary to play. If you'd like to purchase a physical copy of the game, you can do so at https://pandiongames.com/products/tether-rpg?_pos=1&_sid=c857d5fe3&_ss=r or https://rattiincantati.com/products/tether
| Status | Released |
| Category | Physical game |
| Author | AdamBaffoni |
| Genre | Role Playing |
| Tags | Horror,journal,journaling,Multiplayer,Psychological Horror,Two Player |
| Average session | A few seconds |
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Hey there! I'm really glad to hear that you're enjoying Tether! I certainly encourage you to publish any material of your own related to Tether, and I only ask that you include somewhere that the work is "inspired by the roleplaying game Tether by Adam Baffoni."
Also, I would love it if you could let me know if you do publish your writings so that I can share it on my social media pages! If it is a direct publication of your journal entries, I think that would be a fantastic resource for new players to see what a playthrough looks like. Thanks!
Saw this on a tiktok ((4)#beggartok | TikTok) and immediately bought it. Looks amazing. Now I need to buy a bunch of stamps.
Hey Adam, I'm currently working on a solution to play the game online (using Google Sheets). In case you are interested, for example to add it as an asset to the game, I'd love to get in touch about more details :) additionally, I'd be interested to talk about a translation into German if that sounds interesting to you as well. Cheers!
