Tending: A Game of Devotion

Somewhere in the world, a holy place waits for your arrival. Pilgrims come, give themselves to it for a time, and leave again. You won’t be there long, in the scheme of things. But your time there will alter it, and you. What is Tending? Tending is a mixed media journalling game where you take the role of a devotee at a holy site. Over a span of seasons you'll carry out sacred work, seek the divine, and change everything in the process. The game invites you to create a fantasy religion inspired by elements of nature, and to then explore how time, events, and individuals shape the practice and meaning of that religion. It also invites you to write, draw, cut and paste, and to make your own rules. You can treat it as a one-off experience, use it for worldbuilding, or slot it into an existing campaign. The core rules were written for solo play, but the game also includes suggested approaches for group and epistolary play.