Thousand Year Old Vampire is a one-player tabletop role-playing game by Tim Hutchings, played through guided journal writing using semi-randomized prompts. Gameplay can last from hours to weeks. The storytelling game revolves around documenting the life of a vampire, relying on the use of dice to generate open-ended prompts, which the player interprets and records as experiences. The vampire's story develops through gaining and losing memories. The player can only store a limited number of experiences, so the core gameplay loop includes erasing parts of a character's history.[1][2] The game's central question is what to do with immortality and power.[3] The print edition of the book is illustrated with detailed collages.[4]
| Designers | Tim Hutchings |
|---|---|
| Publication | 2020 |
| Genres | solo tabletop role-playing game, storytelling game, journal-writing game |
| Players | 1 |
| Skills | writing, storytelling |
Thousand Year Old Vampire won the 2020 IndieCade Tabletop Design Award.[5] It won the Gold ENNIE Awards in 2020 for Best Production Values and Best Rules, and the Silver Ennie Award for Product of the Year.[6]
References edit
- ^ Wieland, Rob. "Spend Your Time In Isolation As A Thousand Year Old Vampire". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ Thousand Year Old Vampire Review - 9/10 Undead Would Recommend, retrieved 2021-07-22
- ^ Krum, Rebekah (2023-02-17). "10 Best Single-Player Tabletop RPGs". CBR. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ "The Gaming Shelf Heads to Space, and Brings Back Tabletop News". Gizmodo. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ "Thousand Year Old Vampire – IndieCade Anywhere & Everywhere". Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ "2020 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards". Retrieved 2023-04-02.
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