Sarah Rowan

I am a game designer, writer, and programmer. I specialize in ludonarrative gameplay systems that bring the worlds which players inhabit to life.

Projects

The Watching Book

Set in the world of Soothsayer, The Watching Book provides a mystery-shrouded look at the history of The Singing Plain through the eyes of the oracles.

  • A playable setting compatible with modern TTRPG systems
  • Diegetic presentation can be handed directly to players
  • Mysteries and hooks allow GMs to lay their own plans

Funded on Kickstarter in Feb. 2020
You can find the published zine here.

Soothsayer

Read the stars. Lay your prophecy. Reveal the secrets of the Wind as an oracle in Soothsayer, a medium-weight board game for 2 to 4 players.

  • Align constellations on the mirrored Star Board, finessing the future into reality
  • Create poetic prophecies, scoring extra favor for rhyming couplets
  • Tread the possible paths of your supplicants' future and past, laying out their lives before you

Find the full game here.

#LiminalLabyrinth

Liminal Labyrinth is a game about escaping the odd space-between-spaces in which you find yourself. It is a competitive card game for 2 to 5 players.

  • Conceived as an online event for GenCan't 2019, each card fits in the space of a single tweet
  • A combination of luck and strategy packs satisfying gameplay into a single card of rules

The original Twitter thread is tagged #LiminalLabyrinth.
You can find the compiled game here.

Additional Work

I have a variety of small games available on my itch page.
My professional work history can be found on my resume.

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Contact Me

I am currently available for work! If you have a full-time position or are looking to collaborate on a project, please contact me using the information below.