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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. 

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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)

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Physical Tools: Pen/Pencil, Red Pen, Paper, Journal, Playing Cards, Six-Sided Die

Virtual Alternatives: Roll20 (Dice + Cards), Photopea/Photoshop, Google Docs

If Itch's payment system isn't your thing, here's the Drivthru link. If neither payment options work out feel free to contact me and I can make sure you get a copy.


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Buy Now$3.00 USD or more

In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $3 USD. You will get access to the following files:

The Goblin Thought, V1.3.pdf 35 MB

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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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