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"Native American-built tabletop RPG
Coyote & Crow is a well-designed and
fascinating look into an alternate history where colonialism never occurred. In
that fictional interim, indigenous Americans bloomed into a technologically and
spiritually miraculous society, blending mysticism, tradition and science into
a fantastical setting backed by some genuinely fun mechanics.
Players take on the role of inhabitants of the territory of Makasing, which
sits across North America. Makasing is home to a society that began recreating
itself after the Awsi, or Darkest Night, in which a meteor struck the Earth and
caused catastrophic climate change.
Thanks to a mysterious force - perhaps brought by the meteor - called Adanadi,
indigenous Americans survived the initially harsh, long winters and eventually
thrived, making massive advancements in technology and creating new nations.
Coyote & Crow’s worldbuilding section gives prospective game masters - called
“Story Guides” in this instance - plenty to work with, but focuses primarily on
the city of Cahokia, a central hub of trade and culture amid Makasing’s five
collective nations. Players are invited to build their own legend in a
post-scarcity world rooted in Indigenous tradition. (In a particularly inspired
bit of worldbuilding, the game’s currency, Nizi, is made from corn-based
synthetic strips.)
The game is a breath of fresh air in a hobby where the closest I get to
representation usually ends up being whatever cultural slurry writers have used
to create their setting’s orcs. By imagining a world where colonisation never
occurred,
Coyote & Crow doesn’t treat indigenous Americans as victims or
fodder for cultural analogues, but rather the heroes of their own stories."
Available at
https://coyoteandcrow.net/
Via Susan ****
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
