A Quiet Year: Drawing Our Future Together
A collaborative, map-drawing storytelling game where players shape a post-crisis community through seasons of hope, tension, and change.
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$5.00
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Details
Weekly / Thursday - 1:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 2–3 hours
Campaign Length / 3–20 Sessions
0 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
A Quiet Year is a unique storytelling experience where players draw a map together and narrate the story of a community rebuilding after collapse. There are no heroes, no battles — only decisions, discoveries, and the slow passage of time. Each iteration, players draw a card, interpret its prompt, and add to the map. You’ll sketch new landmarks, introduce characters, start projects, and resolve tensions. The game ends when the Frost Shepherds arrive — but until then, the story is yours. This campaign is: • Perfect for beginners and non-gamers • Focused on creativity, collaboration, and worldbuilding • Played with shared drawing tools and a deck of cards • Quiet, reflective, and emotionally resonant We’ll use a shared online canvas to draw together, and I’ll guide the rules and pacing so you can focus on storytelling.
Game style
Sandbox / Open World
Organized Play
Realm Building
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(1)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
4 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, World Builder, Creativity
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
I like to learn new RPGs and systems so picking up a new game type is easy and enjoyable. I prefer open world type DMing based on the players backstories and play preferences. I never liked railroaded scenarios or DMs that ignored the actual players. That is why I got into DMing. I like to create open worlds when I can and do use or start from premade scenerios sometimes but like to create the world.
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Creating your character
None
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Discord.
What Tyler Branch brings to the table
• Facilitator, not narrator • Beginner-friendly • Focused on pacing, tone, and shared creativity • Safety-first and emotionally aware
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Tyler Branch creates a safe table
Listed.
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Safety tools used