Caravan Jacks

This is a narrative game with no game master for 3 to 6 players. It can be played with more or fewer players with minor tweaking though.

You will need a deck of cards - no dice. The game has no maximum length, the shortest session you can have is around 40 minutes.

It's a game about discovering new people, going through places, bonding and changing. The game is made for the setting, story, and characters to emerge while playing.

The system is based on the kishōtenketsu narrative structure, meaning conflict is not the main factor driving the story (though you can easily make a story full of conflict and violence if that's what you are after.) It's also inspired by the Storylets structure by Emily Short and the objective system found in Eat the Reich by Grant Howitt.

Caravan Jacks is a submission for the 2024 One Page RPG Jam and follows the optional theme Transport.

Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0