Imagined Spaces: An anthology of innovative science fiction and fantasy roleplaying games

From Stranger Things to Critical Role, the world has never been more fascinated with analog roleplaying games such as the beloved Dungeons & Dragons. And rightly so: with an RPG, anyone can be a storyteller and make an evening or a lifetime of entertainment with little more than a pencil and a pair of dice. But the world of roleplaying games is vastly bigger than just D&D.

As a speculative fiction publisher whose staff is who is obsessed with roleplaying, Erewhon has long been fascinated by the overlap between the two worlds. Even after spending our whole lives reading science fiction and fantasy, some of the most exciting and inventive stories we encounter take place around a gaming table--but so many of Erewhon publisher and editor Liz Gorinsky's favorite games were virtually unheard of.
Hence this anthology, an attempt to collect some of the coolest SF&F roleplaying games in the world, from original games appearing for the first time in this volume, to reprints beloved within the community. They range in format from tabletop games to live-action (larp) and even games you can play via a chat room, and anywhere and everywhere between. The game designers contributing to this volume range from beloved designers such as Avery Alder (Monsterhearts) with "Universal Translator," an interrogation of language, Star Trek, and our own instincts toward comfortable universalism; Jason Morningstar (Fiasco), with "Space Post," a feel-good game about delivering the mail in the far future, roaming the galaxy in an intelligent spaceship; and many more.

Gather up this book, some paper and pens, and a few friends and get ready to imagine spaces wilder than you could ever previously dream of, let alone fit inside your own living room.

Please see the Dropbox for short summaries of all the games in the anthology