Duskara: Children of the Twilight

Duskara: Children of the Twilight is a GMless tabletop RPG for 1+ players about building communit...

You are the wind-shaped people, keepers of memory and makers of new traditions. Your settlement c...

Before play, establish your settlement's foundation collaboratively (20-30 minutes). These choice...

What is the name of your settlement? Choose or create a name that reflects your community's chara...

Each turn represents one cycle—approximately 15-20 Duskaran days, or roughly one-third of Duskara...

Starting Resources (choose 2-3) What does your settlement have in abundance or reliable access to...

Select how you'll record your settlement's evolution: Map — Draw the linear city stretched along...

Standard 52-card playing deck Paper and writing implements 4-6 six-sided dice (d6)

Each turn follows this sequence. Don't skip steps—each serves a purpose.

The active player draws one card from the deck and places it face-up. This is the Prompt Card. If...

The table discusses what the prompt means for your settlement right now, given your current situa...

After interpreting the prompt, the table discusses which of the four actions fits best. Sometimes...

Resolution uses a simple dice pool system: Base Pool: Roll 1d6 Add dice for advantages (max 4d6 t...

Record the outcome: Modify your tracking (map, timeline, character web) Add/remove resources as ...

The next player becomes active and draws a new card. Play continues clockwise (or any agreed orde...

Cradle actions invest in the settlement's future: growing food, repairing infrastructure, teachin...

Ward actions respond to immediate threats: storms, equipment failures, conflicts, external danger...

Projects are substantial undertakings requiring multiple cycles and coordination. They represent ...

Deliberate actions focus on collective decision-making, resolving internal tensions, and defining...

Duration: Until the first Queen of any suit is drawn Tone: Hopeful, ambitious, foundational Focus...

Duration: From first Queen until first King Tone: Expansive, confident, ambitious Focus: The sett...

Duration: From first King until Resolution deck exhausts (or alternate end conditions) Tone: Test...

Duration: Final few cards of the deck (typically last 3-5 turns) Tone: Reflective, conclusive, we...

Hearts represent the human element: relationships, traditions, celebrations, conflicts, memory. T...

Diamonds represent the material and technical aspects of survival: water, power, food, infrastruc...

Spades represent Duskara itself: the wind, storms, temperature extremes, native life, and the psy...

Clubs represent the unknown, transformation, and deep questions: ancient structures, lost knowled...

This table provides specific prompts for each card. These are starting points—interpret them thro...

After the game ends, spend 20-30 minutes in reflection using these prompts. This is essential for...