The Spindle in the Glade

A web of invisible threads holds the fate of the world together. Like thin strands of memories carried by the wind, lifted through the air, tangled in the highest branches.

Mythic Bastionland, by Chris McDowall, is a rules-light TTRPG about a dreamlike world of strange knights and weird myths. You’ll play as errant knights travelling through a far away land. Your aim is to seek the Myths, honour the Seers, and protect the Realm. The tone is that of a weird and eerie Matter of Britain tale (touchstones: the novel The Buried Giant and the movie The Green Knight). This session will be structured as a small hex-crawl in which the knights will encounter strange omens, discover the lay of the land, and investigate its myths. Although the openness of the sand-box style that the game provides might very well throw us off in unexpected directions.

The game may include horror, injuries, violence, death, religion. But tone and subject matter will be discussed before play. Rules will be introduced during play, no homework needed.

We'll be playing on Streamyard with a Google Sheet character keeper. Safety tools include Lines and Veils, X-Card, Open Door. The game won't be recorded.