The Goblin Thought
A downloadable game
A 60 pg. Neurodiverse, Meditative, Hive-Mind-Inducing, Drawing & Journaling Game (Singleplayer + Multiplayer Expansion)
The Goblin Thought
But unlike all the orcs, elves, witches, living pitch, oracles, and amateur film critics of the land, goblins thought differently.
When a goblin stands short, looks to the heavens, and screeches with all its might atop its hoard, it's expressing a mix of pure anger and joy in a world not quite made for it.
The goblin hoard - a pile of goods and trinkets - is a place of greed, yes. But it's the same greed that thrives throughout this land of men and beetles. It's the allowed selfishness that helps us learn and grow, walk and run, screech and scramble. The hoard is the goblin's memory.
What you see before you may look like trash, but it contains every nook and scratch of a goblin's living and breathing history. Without it, they are reset to factory settings and must start anew. Goblins can survive for a time without a hoard, but if they are gone for too long, they tend to forget things.
The goal of this game is to experience just a fraction of what it's like to be one of these marvelous misfits; to understand a mind separated and compiled by its own and others' experiences, which may not be as alien as you think. Build your hoard with every crook or crevice acting as a neuron firing with life. Make allies and defeat monsters, or simply exist and witness the frogs and fireflies.
Be a goblin, and look upon your story with pride.
The Goblin Thought is a unique and engaging journaling game that combines chance and narrative to create a compelling story. Players take on the role of a goblin, collecting memories and items in their hoard as they navigate through a world of wonder and danger, allowing for growth and change. With a deck of cards and a six-sided die, each turn presents new challenges and opportunities for creative storytelling, drawing, and reflection.
Upon purchase, you can jump right into the game with quick play, or gather a crew of friends and deeply explore the ramifications of sharing your individuality through hive-minds and commons.
Explore a living world while deeply engaging with your own mindset and path. Master immortality, or simply take a nap by a frog then call the day a win.
Touchstones and Inspirations
Thousand Year Old Vampire by Tim Hutchings, Comics by @_pocketss and @SecondLina, The Last Human by Zack Jordan, The Witch's Guide to Wellness by Krystle L. Jordan, Wyrms by Orson Scott Card, and my personal autistic experience.
Media
Other
Physical Tools: Pen/Pencil, Red Pen, Paper, Journal, Playing Cards, Six-Sided Die
Virtual Alternatives: Roll20 (Dice + Cards), Photopea/Photoshop, Google Docs
Before purchase if you would like examples of my prior work, visit
The Last Step (Free)
To Care is to Cairn ($3)
BEHORO ($1)
MOP - Mindful One-Page RPGs (Free)
Updated | 14 days ago |
Status | Released |
Category | Physical game |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (5 total ratings) |
Author | Kai Medina |
Made with | Adobe Photoshop |
Tags | goblin, journaling, meditation, Multiplayer, neurodiverse, Relaxing, Singleplayer, Solo RPG, Tabletop, Tabletop role-playing game |
Average session | A few hours |
Languages | English |
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Playtest Copies!
A handful of copies, hoping that those who nab them give me some feedback or leave a review :)
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