"In The Wake of the Wanton Wizard" is a tabletop roleplaying game created as part of my "Player Indigo" residency at Nancy Manocherian’s The Cell Theatre in Manhattan, NY.
The game casts players as the servants of a philandering wizard, attempting to deal with all the consequences of his ill-advised love affairs, while pursuing their own goals. The initial idea was inspired by Diana Wynne Jones' "Howl's Moving Castle".
The game is designed to be played by up to three players and in 1-2 hours. It's a freeform RPG in nature, and went through multiple iterations before I settled on the current version. In particular the "keyword-driven prompt"-style epilogue took a while to reach!
The current version of the game was exhibited at The Cell Theatre in the Spring of 2022.
CREDITS
Game Design by Sharang Biswas
Illustration and Graphics by John Smith
Playtesting by Nathan West, Rebecca Drapkin, Evan LeClair, Peter Hagmann, Gregory Duvall, Carl Nelson, Lucia Starkey, Dave Ring
Special Thanks to Shaun Akhtar, Jonah Levy
