Rosewood Abbey

Devlog

• EVERYTHING (book, handouts...) got updated + Last chance for pre-order 20% discount
  October 30, 2024 by Kalum from The Rolistes

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  #Character Sheet, #Collaboration Sheet, #Handouts, #rumor mill, #Rumor Mill Sheet, #Print run, #Discount, #pdf

  Hello Friars, I've been busy applying some minor updates to the Rosewood Abbey book ahead of its upcoming new print. Following popular demand, the book in print and PDF will include a copy of the Char... Continue reading

  
• New Print Run 20% Discount on books
  October 20, 2024 by Kalum from The Rolistes

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  #Print run, #Discount, #Physical copies

  Perhaps, you'de like now to buy a physical copy of Rosewood Abbey but bad news, I don't have any more to sell. Thankfully, GOOD NEWS I'm about to order a new print run and , for a limited time, you ca... Continue reading

  
• Merci Miah for the improved handouts + UK Games Expo 2024 feedback
  June 15, 2024 by Kalum from The Rolistes

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  #Handouts, #Rumor Mill, #Collaboration Sheet, #Character Sheet

  Hello truth-upholding sisters and brothers, Here's an overdue devlog and "thank you / merci" to Miah for her work on Rosewood Abbey 's multiple handouts. I highly recommend to follow her on social (al... Continue reading

  
• Curse you Titivillus! Errata Confabulation Move.
  May 05, 2024 by Kalum from The Rolistes

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  #errata, #Confabulation move

  *sigh* I should I've know better than to name the demon of errors a couple of times in the text. A horrible typo found its way into the book. Thankfully, the dedicated XGusiX found and reported it. Al... Continue reading

  
• Now with bookmarks! ...thanks to a cool review video.
  May 03, 2024 by Kalum from The Rolistes

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  #pdf

  Hello, Markus from The Chindividual recorded the cool video review below and pointed out that the PDF lacked bookmarks. The attached new version of the book now feature an adequate number of them and... Continue reading
• Dust cover sneak peak
  May 01, 2024 by Kalum from The Rolistes

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  #Cover

  I just received the dust covers from the printer and I wanted to share a sneak peak with y'all. :) Kalum... Continue reading

  
• Oops... I added a couple of missing Handouts
  April 29, 2024 by Kalum from The Rolistes

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  Oops... I failed to include the following in my previous upload. Rumor Mill , including three versions for either +/- 4, 6 or 8 sessions. Rumor Apocrypha , where you'll find prompts to transcribed int... Continue reading
• Now indulgently full of art and getting printed!
  April 26, 2024 by Kalum from The Rolistes

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  #layout, #art, #release

  That's it. Rosewood Abbey is now complete! The finalised PDF is now yours (see attached). Please just don't mind the "Download Page" link in the handouts section that I need to sort out. You can get t... Continue reading

  
• Start of layout work
  March 24, 2024 by Kalum from The Rolistes

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  #Layout

  I declare the work on the Rosewood Abbey layout officially started! 😉... Continue reading

  
• Finalised text + Print pre-order 30% discount
  March 23, 2024 by Kalum from The Rolistes

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  #Rules update, #Rules changes

  Huzzah! Rosewood Abbey 's text is now finalized thanks to Chris S Sims ' thorough editing. This release includes: Updated rule book Replay: The Rose in the Garden (NEW) Updated handouts Mystery 1: The... Continue reading

  
• Welcome to our editor + dust jacket sneak peek
  January 24, 2024 by Kalum from The Rolistes

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  Hello everyone, Thanks to your support, Rosewood Abbey takes a new step. Chris S Sims , who among many games edited my first game " Paris Gondo - The Life-Saving Magic of Inventorying ", has started t... Continue reading

  
• Merry Xmas_Fixed Gdoc Rumor Mill Sheet
  December 26, 2023 by Kalum from The Rolistes

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  #carved-from-brindlewood, #investigation, #monastery, #monks, #Tabletop role-playing game, #rumor mill, #character keeper

  Merry Xmas and seasonal wishes to everyone who celebrates something (or not)! I take advantage of some time off (and being stuck with relatives with whom I share a few conversation topics) to work on... Continue reading
• Come for the major update, stay for the Routine Almanac!
  September 11, 2023 by Kalum from The Rolistes

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  #carved-from-brindlewood, #monastery, #monks, #Tabletop role-playing game, #investigation

  Rosewood Abbey hits a significant milestone with this major update and new play-aids. If you like backstory, I started writing this one while on holiday at Centre Park. I recently felt old when our Go... Continue reading

  
• Poll for cover + Videos of ongoing playtests
  March 18, 2023 by Kalum from The Rolistes

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  #Video, #Playtest, #Cover, #Graphic design

  The playtest series with The Gauntlet is going very well thanks to the excellent players. Thanks, Sabine, Jim, Kierron, and Michele. We played three times and the next one should be the final from thi... Continue reading

  
• Report from the 2nd playtest session
  January 19, 2023 by Kalum from The Rolistes

  First of all, I finally designed a new title card for the game. I'll probably tinker more with it but it's a good start, IMO. What do you think of this new visual and the second session report below?... Continue reading

  
• Updated Playtest Rules and Reference Sheet
  December 14, 2022 by Kalum from The Rolistes#Rules update, #Character Keeper

  Here are the updated rules following our first playtest (see session report here ). Actually, some of the changes are also the result of the second playtest session. It doesn't have a session report y... Continue reading
• Report from the first playtest session
  December 11, 2022 by Kalum from The Rolistes

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  #Playtest Session, #Rules changes

  It turns out I’m very slow at writing devlogs / session reports. The first playtest session of Rosewood Abbey took place Saturday, November 5th. I’ve since then conducted a second playtest (I’ll... Continue reading
• Character Sheet & Rumor Mill minor update
  October 29, 2022 by Kalum from The Rolistes#typo, #Character Sheer, #Rumor Mill Sheet

  Hello everyone, I'm busy preparing for Rosewood Abbey's first playtest. As part of this process, I'm developing a Google Doc online Character Keeper. I'll share it with you all as soon as it's ready... Continue reading
• Someone paid attention... (corrected character sheet)
  October 20, 2022 by Kalum from The Rolistes

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  #character sheet

  Thank you Madelancholy for noticing a substantial typo on the Character Sheet. The Thorns of Sin section was wrongly titled Thorns of Virtue again. Please find attached a corrected version. Cheers Kal... Continue reading

  
• The podcast that inspired Rosewood Abbey
  October 18, 2022 by Kalum from The Rolistes

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  It's not technically an update about the game but I think it's worth mentioning the release of my episode of The RPG Academy Film Studies dedicated to "The Name of the Rose" because... ...the recordin... Continue reading

  
• Additional Community Copies
  September 20, 2022 by Kalum from The Rolistes

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  #Community copies

  I'm touched by the level of interest this project has already received. Huge thanks to everyone who bought a copy. I've just realised that all the community copies are gone. I'm adding a number of add... Continue reading
• The start of a new adventure
  September 19, 2022 by Kalum from The Rolistes

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  #PbtA, #Powered by the Apocalypse, #Brindlewood Bay, #Carved in Brindlewood, #TTRPG, #Monks, #Monastery, #The Name of the Rose, #Cadfael, #History

  Here's the first publicly available draft of "Rosewood Abbey". This is an attempt at adapting Brindlewood Bay to play mysteries inspired by “The Name of the Rose” and the 90s British TV show “Ca... Continue reading