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Why are there no Guy Fawkes Nights in TTRPG settings?
Okay, Guy Fawkes was a real person from British history, and so it makes sense that no fantasy RPGs feature the British tradition. However, Guy Fawkes Night (on the 5th of November) marks a failed conspiracy by English Catholics to assassinate the Protestant King James I of England and VI of Scotland. Why the failed plot, which had barrels of gunpowder stashed under the House of Lords, depends on which side of the religious or political lines you are on. It might be in defiance or in celebration.
My question is, really, why are there so few celebrations of civil disobedience in RPG settings? The answer, I suspect, is escapism. This is all rather too heavy.
However, there are whole RPGs about this and here’s my list.
- 1001 Nights: D&D Rebellion & Revolution One-Shots by Verseluft – a whole collection of fantasy civil disobedience.
- Blade Runner by Free League Publishing – the tabletop RPG of the iconic cyberpunk, and a chance to stick two fingers up at the rich.
- Brinkwood: The Blood of Tyrants by Far Horizons Co-op – A best-selling RPG about rebels fighting off dangerous vampire overlords.
- Hard Wired Island by Weird Age Games – a sci-fi/alternative future cyberpunk game that rebels against society.
- Root: The Roleplaying Game by Magpie Games – in the TTRPG of Root, PCs are the vagabonds who are caught up and will determine the outcome of the war.
- Spire: The City Must Fall by Rowan, Rook & Decard – a highly rated game about overthrowing cruel high elves.
- Subversion by Fragging Unicorns Games – a cyberpunk/fantasy TTRPG which takes characters into the heart of rebellion.
