{"product_id":"rosewood-abbey","title":"Rosewood Abbey","description":"\u003cp\u003eRosewood Abbey is a roleplaying game about upholding the truth no matter the consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is inspired by Umberto Eco’s novel The Name of the Rose, its 1986 film adaptation, and the British mystery television series Cadfael. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Carved from Brindlewood (PbtA) game is for 3 to 6 players. It works well for one-shots but truly shines for short campaigns, thanks to its unique \"Rumor Mill\" story-building mechanism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Fratres Herodoti comprise an informal brotherhood of scholars who swore an oath to knowledge and truth. The mysteries these Friars, the player characters, investigate are often mundane and unrelated to one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNonetheless, at the Abbazia di Palissandro, Rosewood Abbey, other monks and their flock are prone to interpret situations as either the work of God or that of maleficent spirits. As rumors spread out of proportion, the papacy becomes compelled to settle the veracity of alleged miracles or heresies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWill the Friars uphold their oath? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRosewood Abbey is rooted in Walloon, Flemish, and European folklore often irreverent towards religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game isn’t intended as a comment on contemporary religious beliefs and practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Carved in Brindlewood\" means it is directly adapted from the roleplaying game Brindlewood Bay with the blessing of the author, Jason Cordova.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book features three mysteries. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Rose in the Garden (expanded) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMocking Grotesquery by Sean F Smith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFugit Inreparabile Tempus \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Rolistes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44353285095600,"sku":null,"price":53.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/3121\/4512\/files\/Rosewood-Abbey-front.gif?v=1744500213","url":"https:\/\/www.beadndgames.co.nz\/products\/rosewood-abbey","provider":"Bea DnD Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}