{"product_id":"emissary","title":"Emissary","description":"\u003ch2\u003eYOU ARE A \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 100, 0);\"\u003eVISITOR\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eA LIT MATCH THROWN INTO A \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 100, 0);\"\u003eWORLD\u003c\/span\u003e OF TINDER.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmissary is a GM-less storytelling game for 3-5 players. Players collaboratively imagine the worlds of \u003cem\u003eHere\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThere\u003c\/em\u003e, and then take turns guiding the actions of the Emissary as they encounter a new world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmissary is a love letter to Ursula K. Le Guin's Hainish Cycle. Many of these stories—including \u003cem\u003eThe Left Hand of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Dispossessed\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Telling\u003c\/em\u003e—follow a shared structure, beginning with a lone traveler who visits a culture profoundly different from their own. By the end, the visitor understands something new: about the world, themselves, or both. And the world too may be changed by the encounter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 100, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo Prep\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(178, 34, 34);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Simple, diceless mechanics allow easy play with a focus on collaborative worldbuilding.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 100, 0);\"\u003eCreativity Engine\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003eWorks beautifully as a \"Session Zero\" for a campaign in any RPG system.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 100, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvocative Art\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: Now featuring cover and interior art by the talented \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nickbosworth_art\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNick Bosworth\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);\"\u003e\"A great game for players looking for more interpersonal intrigue and social conflict in their games, or for groups with multiple world-builders among them.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);\"\u003e— Knave of Cups\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IPR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44929204453552,"sku":"SMV01","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2341\/9361\/files\/image_9b27e7bd-3801-459e-af1b-6416ee5e038f.jpg?v=1768929487","url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/emissary","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}