The Long Road Home

By Alex White

- One minute read - 167 words

In Development. A game inspired the idea of the Hobbits travelling home after the events of their great quest. Reminiscing together about the friends they made and lost along the way, and wondering whether they will find their touchstone back home.

In Development

The Long Road Home is a Retrospective Game inspired by the end of the Lord of the Rings and similar stories that have a ‘quest’ structure. It is a game that takes place after the quest has been completed, while the characters are returning safely to their original home - all the time thinking back to the triumphs and tragedies of the adventure that they have been on, telling the stories of the world they discovered and perhaps destroyed.

You will start by creating together the world which you inhabit, the reason for the quest and likely treasures, locations and threats you can draw on during the game.

You then tell each other your stories of what happened along your quest, mingling together into a single narrative tale, introducing friends and enemies along the way.

A standard game will have 6 chapters and then a homecoming, although the game can be extended by repeating some of the central chapters for a longer, more epic game.