Told By Starlight

This is a fun game, but the new layout is really confusing. It felt like steps were left out; when I downloaded the old one, the instructions are a lot more clear.

The new one almost feels like pages 2 and 5 are describing completely different modes of play. It doesn't really mention referring to the tables to guide your story, so reading it front to back in order to understand how to play is simply confusing.

Also the Relationships table on page 6 has a transparent background which makes it difficult to read. The game itself is fun once you actually figure out the gameplay though.

Edit: Could you speak to why you removed the 2-player rules in the new edition? Seems like something that should be included since you already put the work in.

This is an excellent story game that works fantastic in an educational setting. I’ve run this game with high schoolers to create a shared mythology together as a class.

The generation of story can be daunting, but the oracles provided constrain and prompt the imagination in interesting ways.

Great game that I can’t stop raving about.

We played this remotely with the help of some online tools last year. It's a fantastic system for storytelling and worldbuilding, and I feel that you could use this game as a writing exercise.

I don't think I'm built for anything that involves storytelling, so I really appreciate how flexible the rules were (explicitly having the option to skip my turn was very reassuring to me). Drawing the constellation map (we chose to have a colorful one) and having prompts/archetypes helped a lot, as was the collaborative nature of connecting characters and events. Overall it was a very relaxing experience, I enjoyed it a lot!