Field Agent Handbook (Pocket Edition): Observancy Department, 1924
As you are aware, we suspect the animal kingdom of plotting a revolution & you are here to help us understand their devices.
Our mission in the Observancy Department is to spot any such behaviour or signs of suspicious activity, note them down, draw our conclusions, and pass them back to Head Office for processing.
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FIVE 76-page Field Agent Handbooks NOW AVAILABLE!
Either separately or as a bundle, these Handbooks from the Ætherial Corporation’s long-defunct Observancy Department covering the years 1924 to 1928:
- 1924 Revolution (March) — Seek out revolutionary animals
- 1925 Leviathan (June) — Spot flying creatures in the clouds
- 1926 Communication (August) — Decode the language of plants
- 1927 Tempus (October) — Uncover pools of liquid time
- 1928 Colossus (November) — Find traces of giants in the landscape
Accompanying the series are these three supplements:
- Notebook (July) — Create your own studies
- Calibration Record (August) — Track your emotions and activities
- 2025 Wall Calendar (October) — Follow the moon moon cycle
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This is a solo RPG to be played when out and about (or inside with your pet & visiting animals).
Get your very own field agent handbook to note down any strange and unusual animal behaviour, be it by bugs, birds or beasts.
Use the Ætherial Corporation’s standard issue pendulum (a key on a string) & the incorporated dowsing board to root out suspicious activity & identify their devious motivations.
The game comes in two formats for your observatory pleasure, one tri-fold & one pocketmod. Both PDFs are A4 in size & three pages in length:
- Print the first two PDF pages back-to-back to make your handbook
- Print the third to increase the size of your book once it’s full
Video instructions on how to fold and cut a pocketmod book here: https://youtu.be/IAb31rIeGZo
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Finally, this handbook was inspired by two zine games:
- The (Un)Naturalist by Donnie Dynamo (for seeking out unusual animal activity), and
- Wreck this Deck by Becky Annison (for blurring the lines of reality)
And if you like your RPGs outdoors and with things on string then you might also want to check out Conkerers by Cat Elm.
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We wish you well in your endeavours and remember:
Be watchful
</strong>Updated | 2 days ago |
Status | Released |
Category | Physical game |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (6 total ratings) |
Author | Luke / ÆtherCorp Games |
Genre | Role Playing |
Tags | Alternate History, Animals, Cozy, LARP, pendulum, Singleplayer, solo, Solo RPG, Tabletop role-playing game |
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- Pocketmod updated (again)Aug 22, 2023
- Pocketmod updatedAug 22, 2023
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Hi! Are any more community copies available? Would love to play this, but I'm a bit tight on funds this month. :( I'd definitely leave a review, rating, and spread the word to my other solo rpg pals to show my support and gratitude!
Hello & thank you! Have just added a bunch more :)
Thank you!!!!
This is so interesting! I love the idea of using the Key as a dowsing rod!