Good Society (game)
Jane Austen role-playing game
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Good Society is a tabletop role-playing game based upon the Regency era novels of Jane Austen. A live action role-playing game version is also available. Good Society was created by the two-woman Australian indie role-playing game design team Storybrewers, consisting of lead writer Hayley Gordon and graphic designer Vee Hendro. In addition to role-playing, the game mechanics include spreading rumors and writing letters. It can be played with or without a gamemaster.[1]
| A Jane Austen RPG | |
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| Designers | Hayley Gordon and Vee Hendro |
| Illustrators | Raven Warner, Aviv Or |
| Publishers | Storybrewers |
| Publication | 2018 |
| Genres | tabletop role-playing game, live action role-playing game |
| Skills | role-playing, storytelling, letter writing |
Reception
Good Society won the 2019 Indie Game Developer Network award for "Best Rules."[2]
Dimension 20's ten-part actual play series A Court of Fey and Flowers used a combination of Good Society and Dungeons & Dragons for its campaign.[3] Good Society was featured as a two-part series on One Shot Podcast Network’s flagship actual play podcast hosted by James D'Amato, author of Simon & Schuster's "Ultimate RPG" books.[4][5] Chase Carter for Polygon recommended it for fans of Bridgerton and Our Flag Means Death.[6]
In 2022, a Kickstarter campaign to reprint Good Society raised AU$148,059.
