In Ealdsmyth, the catalyst for play is the Steward. Stewards manage or look after the Player’s collective narratives. The Game World is a negotiation between the Steward and he Players.
In other systems, the “Master” gives permission to ignore or re-interpret the rules system. But it is still the master, the one who is invested in the rules system in the first place, who grants agency to a player. This fundamental concept is produced by a culture built on dominance and not mutuality. We want mutuality. We want negotiation. We want growth. We want one heck of a powerful story.
Bring Gaming to your Community
We offer workshops on Gaming culture, we lead weekend gaming retreats, and we offer online training to make your game a powerful force to build community.
How to Play Ealdsmyth
Game Pastor Training
Steward Training
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Previous Events
October 4-6 Saving Throws was a sober event presented with the support of the Episcopal Evangelism Society and All Saints’ Chapel.
Ealdsmyth System Ruleset
The next evolution of Table-Top Role Playing, Ealdsmyth is Story-centered, infinitely customizable, and built on mutuality of player agency.
Character Creation
Character Sheet
Steward Session Guide
Destiny Chart
Tales of Temperance: Epilogue: Wanted
Chavah nailed the notice to the job board in Temperance, Tennessee. She had completed a circuit: Mount’n End, Knash, Twickenham, and a dozen smaller cities and towns in between. Every roadside tavern that would take one, she posted. Now, after weeks away, she returned to Temperance to find it in a sorry state. The town…
Tales of Temperance: Chapter Six: Apex
Three humans were standing at the door of City Hall. Chavah recognized two as the town sheriff and the old monk Mr. Vane had dismissed as insane. She thought the younger one looked familiar, but his garment was what took her breath away. It was bonafide. Homespun. Mountain weave. It was of her People. It…
Tales of Temperance: Chapter Five: Quintessence
Benjin Freeman traced the scars on his hands and arms. Twenty years ago, before the war, before the boats, before the mountains, Benjin had had no scars. Twenty years ago, he and his young wife Hildie had just settled into a new life in Philadelphia, a metropolis on a continent east of the Island State…
About Us
Ealdsmyth is what happens when a soon-to-be-priest, a high school theater teacher, and a full time designer decide to fight a dominance culture and create something with more soul than rules.
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Ealdsmyth Tabletop Role Playing System 