Out of the Fold; a card based magical thriller out now
From award winning designer Kayla Dice comes a GMless one-shot game about daring escapes
The Fold is a secret society of magicians. Masters of elemental forces. Weaver of reality. Twisters of the veil. The Fold took you in. Taught you the ways of magic. Now you want out.
Out of the Fold is a GMless card-based magical thriller storytelling game for 3-5 players. You play magicians hatching a escape plan to make it out of the Fold, the secret society of magicians who trained you.
The Fold won't take kindly to it. Secrets don't stay secret if just anyone can up and leave. They'll want to convince you to give up, but stopping you one way or another is their priority.
You'll pull cards to discover different obstacles you face and build poker hands together as method of casting spells to ensure your escape. Intercut with these Obstacle Scenes are various flashbacks; exploring how your magicians came to trust each other and how they were set on this course. The flashback scenes also give players a chance to redraft their hands.
The House is the headquarters of the Fold, it's where you were trained. Large and labyrinthian, not everything always appears where you thought it was last. Make it from the House and you can disappear into the wider world. You can’t just walk out. Alarms are blaring. The Fold knows. The House is on high alert.
Out of the Fold is designed by award-winning creator Kayla Dice with one-shot, zero-prep play in mind. The setup phase for the game has the table work together to create their own unique versions of the Fold and the House and then they all create their own characters picking from five unique classes themed after the court cards, an Ace and a Joker. Collectively you'll decide why you had to get Out of the Fold.
This is a game about running for your life, about deciding what you believe in and what you stand for. This is a game about trusting your allies, and needing them to trust you.
It's do or die, so are you all in?
Out of the Fold is out now digitally on Itch. Physical editions will be available on the Rat Wave Webstore in the coming weeks and and will also have copies available at an upcoming appearance at a Trans Pride event in the Walthamstow Trade Halls, as well as future conventions.
