Also to #Apothecaria players: do you jot notes and shit in another notebook, or are you a heathen like me and just end up scribbling your to-do list in the margins at the end of a page and noting all the other characters in the back page cause you are terrible w/names even for ppl you made up XD?
Pixel art doll of a pale woman in a green apron, teal blouse, and brown skirt. She has long, long brown hair in a braid tied with a gray ribbon. The palette is desaturated and vintage-y.
another pixel doll... i'm not happy w the shading on this one but the character is supposed to look a little Off so i accepted it. she's gonna be my character for an apothecaria game!!
base by intangibledollz
#solottrpg #apothecaria #pixelart #pixeldoll #pixeldolls #lostcenturypalette #oc
Okay time to go back to playing #apothecaria
A couple of black and white printed TTRPGs: Apothecaria and Mausritter.
Got myself a couple of printed TTRPGs, both for solo and (hopefully) future group play.
#ttrpg #osr #mausritter #apothecaria
Came home from a working weekend away to find that Doom had treated us to a selection of work by @annablackwell.bsky.social from the North East Tabletop Expo!
#Apothecaria is a wonderful little solo RPG about potion making and curing folk, and comes with loads of fantastically themed expansions 🧪
Apothecaria patient worksheet - Now with notes on a completed potion Name: Lottie Job: Apprentice Seamstress Description: Lottie is just a bit taller than Mags. She has mousey-brown hair that she wears up in a bun. Her frock is a bright, pastel blue with a fine lace-edged hem. Her front teeth are a bit larger than most with a small gap. Ailment: Phodotropy - She's a were-hampster Tags: Curse, hair Consequences: They go on another rampage, and Lottie hasn't yet paid off her debt from the last one Reagent: Old Blood Value: 2 Location: Dungeon No Seasonal Effects Tags: Curse & Rash Poison/ Sweet: 1 Poison Method: Boiled Foraging Points: 5 Reagent Coldrust Value: 1 Location Dungeon No Seasonal Effects Tags: Hot & Magic No Poison or Sweet Method: Crushed Foraging Points: 2 Reagent Mermaid's Gift Value: 2 Location Meltwater Loch No Seasonal Effects Tags: Hair Poison/ Sweet: 1 poison Method: Boiled Foraging Points: 5 Potion Name: Balsam C. Cricetus - Hampster Balm Description: A thin elixir that looks like a golden ale, but smells and tastes more like bitter matcha with a hard, tannin aftertaste
"Yes Miss. That's exactly right. This sniffer never lies." Lottie tapped the side of her nose and replaced the bottle's stopper. Then her expression fell. "Would you accept a pair of trousers or new frock as payment?" Her cheeks bloomed with color. "Perhaps a bit more... form-fitting?" #Apothecaria
Three tarot cards and a sticker. Cards from right to left: The Page of Swords labelled Fire Element and Seeker of fire with art of a winged centaur prancing between sunflowers with the face of the Celtic god Angus mac Og watching from the background Temperance featuring art of the great mother and her children as dolphin shapeshifters above the ocean floor The Journey with art showing a traveler making their way through a forest of many symbols and masks Also pictured is a sticker that reads: The trans agenda is an average life expectancy
Apothecaria patient worksheet - The timer has decreased from 4 to 3 but lists one new reagent Name: Lottie Job: Apprentice Seamstress Description: Lottie is just a bit taller than Mags. She has mousey-brown hair that she wears up in a bun. Her frock is a bright, pastel blue with a fine lace-edged hem. Her front teeth are a bit larger than most with a small gap. Ailment: Phodotropy - She's a were-hampster Tags: Curse, hair Consequences: They go on another rampage, and Lottie hasn't yet paid off her debt from the last one Reagent: Old Blood Value: 2 Location: Dungeon No Seasonal Effects Tags: Curse & Rash Poison/ Sweet: 1 Poison Method: Boiled Foraging Points: 5 Reagent Coldrust Value: 1 Location Dungeon No Seasonal Effects Tags: Hot & Magic No Poison or Sweet Method: Crushed Foraging Points: 2 Reagent Mermaid's Gift Value: 2 Location Meltwater Loch No Seasonal Effects Tags: Hair Poison/ Sweet: 1 poison Method: Boiled Foraging Points: 5
Tori and found an otter skin near a prime fishing spot at Meltwater Loch. It was pristine and carefully folded so I left it alone. Some naked bloke appeared to claim it as we harvested some algae for a potion. He seemed surprised, grabbed the pelt, and swam off after flashing a smile. #Apothecaria
A tarot card: the 7 of Wands labelled Air Element and Valor with art depicting a winged lion shifter and a good boy doggy Also featured is a sticker that reads: Trans People Existing Does Nothing Negative to your Life you Crybaby Bitch
Two piles of tarot cards representing a battle Left worth 44 points - 12 of Cups labelled Water Element and Warrior of Water with art depicting a rose and a bird shapeshifter - 8 of Swords labelled Fire Element and Stasis with art depicting an icy cave with a face sheltering a bear shapeshifter during winter - The World labelled 24 Oneness with art depicting a variety of human faces and animal traits like elephant ears and eagle claws within a sphere Right worth 42 points - 13 of Swords labelled Fire Element and God of Fire with art of a stag shapeshifter flanked by a black and white bird and the sun - Judgement labelled 20 Transcendence with art of butterfly and bird shapeshifters, one holding a lyre - 3 of Wands labelled Partnership with art of two bird shapeshifters embracing in a field of flowers - The Lovers labelled 6 The Lovers with art depicting two bird shapeshifters embracing under a tree bearing fruit Also pictured is a sticker of a black cat hanging precipitously onto a flying broom
Apothecaria patient worksheet - The timer has decreased from 5 to 4 but lists two new reagents Name: Lottie Job: Apprentice Seamstress Description: Lottie is just a bit taller than Mags. She has mousey-brown hair that she wears up in a bun. Her frock is a bright, pastel blue with a fine lace-edged hem. Her front teeth are a bit larger than most with a small gap. Ailment: Phodotropy - She's a were-hampster Tags: Curse, hair Consequences: They go on another rampage, and Lottie hasn't yet paid off her debt from the last one Reagent: Old Blood Value: 2 Location: Dungeon No Seasonal Effects Tags: Curse & Rash Poison/ Sweet: 1 Poison Method: Boiled Foraging Points: 5 Reagent Coldrust Value: 1 Location Dungeon No Seasonal Effects Tags: Hot & Magic No Poison or Sweet Method: Crushed Foraging Points: 2
Tori and I met a possessed suit of armor while foraging in Hero’s Hollow today. He tried to attack at first, but the armor was rusty and slow, and he really just wanted conversation. I helped scrape some of the Coldrust and Old Blood from his joints while he told us of his glory days. #Apothecaria
Two tarot cards: The 5 of Pentacles, labelled Earth Element and Loneliness, with art featuring an old tree with gnarled roots over many discarded masks and a hedgehog shifter hiding in branches obscured by fog The 8 of Pentacles, labelled Earth Element and Skill, with art featuring a stream through a marsh, multiple faces of nature, and an older woman beneath a willow tree with a lyre trying her hand at creation as she sends new fawns into the world Also shown is a pride rainbow sticker reading: Have the day you voted for
An Apothecaria character sheet with our newly added familiar - Name: Mags (Margaret) Llywellyn - Age: 19 going on 32 - Description: Short, rail-thin, and quick-to-smile. Has freckles and chestnut-brown hair in a shaggy pixie cut. Wears big stompy boots that feel like armor to her and an old, hand-me-down, faded, blue cloak Familiar - Name: Tori - Animal: Magpie - Skill: Hunter Tools - Mortar & Pestle - Cauldron - Alembic
"Hey." I looked up to a small, black-and-white bird hopping outside the line of flower petals circling me. Their head twitched to one side as their beak opened to a lovely lyrical voice. "You can understand me, right?" I grinned and nodded, unable to contain my joy. A magpie familiar! #Apothecaria
A tarot card, the 4 of Pentacles Shapeshifter tarot art shows this as a stag shifter and is labelled Earth Element at the top and Legacy at the bottom Also featured is a trans flag sticker stating Basic Human Rights are not Politics
Apothecaria patient worksheet - The timer has decreased from 6 to 5 with no new reagents found and no potion brewed Name: Lottie Job: Apprentice Seamstress Description: Lottie is just a bit taller than Mags. She has mousey-brown hair that she wears up in a bun. Her frock is a bright, pastel blue with a fine lace-edged hem. Her front teeth are a bit larger than most with a small gap. Ailment: Phodotropy - She's a were-hampster Tags: Curse, hair Consequences: They go on another rampage, and Lottie hasn't yet paid off her debt from the last one
I have to be more careful. The beauty of Glimmerwood Grove and my search for Fairy Dust had me so occupied I startled a grumpy truffle hunter. He shot at me on reflex! It was more splinters than crossbow bolt or I might have cursed him. I had to retreat back to the cottage with nothing. #Apothecaria
A tarot deck with the card drawn: 2 of Cups Shapeshifter tarot adds that this is a Water Element with text "Love" and a dolphin-shifter selkie variant art Also shown is a trans pride button made from recycled Harry Potter book pages with "Trans Witches are Witches" printed over the prime TURF's words
Apothecaria patient worksheet Name: Lottie Job: Apprentice Seamstress Description: Lottie is just a bit taller than Mags. She has mousey-brown hair that she wears up in a bun. Her frock is a bright, pastel blue with a fine lace-edged hem. Her front teeth are a bit larger than most with a small gap. Ailment: Phodotropy - She's a were-hampster Tags: Curse, hair Consequences: They go on another rampage, and Lottie hasn't yet paid off her debt from the last one
"Witch Maddox warned me to keep extra but..." Lottie wore a sheepish expression and held out a small jar. "Sorry Miss. I know the full moon is next week, but I forgot. Last time I ate through baker Rhys' whole stock. Can you help keep me from changing into that awful hamster again?" #Apothecaria
I'm playing the cozy, #SoloRPG #Apothecaria for Pride month, featuring my neglected Shapeshifter tarot deck. Some links:
- blackwellwriter.itch.io/apothecaria
- brushibee.itch.io/unofficial-a...
- ghostcandle.itch.io/unofficial-a...
Hello Margaret, I'm so sorry I can't be there to welcome you to the cottage. I should return in just a few weeks to help teach you as promised. In the meantime, I'm leaving you all my notes on potion brewing and reagents. I know it's a lot to ask, but take good care of the folks in High Rannoc while I'm away. Consider this your first test. I have faith in you. - Witch Maddox
A character sheet for Apothecaria - Name: Mags (Margaret) Llywellyn - Age: 19 going on 32 - Short, rail-thin, and quick-to-smile - Has freckles and chestnut-brown hair in a shaggy pixie cut - Wears big stompy goots that feel like armor to her and an old, hand-me-down, faded, blue cloak Tools - Mortar & Pestle - Cauldron - Alembic
Trees part as my path through The Glimmerwood deposits me in a clearing, leaving me blinking in bright sunlight and flabbergasted. I'm here. I've arrived at the cottage of my soon-to-be mentor. I'm going to be a witch! And look, there's a letter nailed to the front door addressed to me. #Apothecaria
Getting cozy and starting my first journaling Solo RPG quest. Hoping to revive the creativity that's been slumbering deep in my soul for far to long. #Apothecaria #cozygaming #solorpg #nerdingout
Yesterday in #Apothecaria my witch got to take ner new coracle out in Blastfire bog. It’s nice being able to open up a new location with its reagents. Won an argument with an overly inquisitive large spider - flailed around with the oar yelling until it decided I was too much trouble to bite.
Did a little bit of #Apothecaria yesterday, my witch travelled to Dinas Emrys (my world’s Heatherholm Castle) with her companion to check it out. Saw a ghost, spoke to a couple of folks, then looked at the quest board and got talked into taking an Owlbear cub home to train for the groundskeeper.
Looking forwards to playing #Apothecaria tomorrow. Planning on doing the usual duties of making a potion to heal someome, then travel to the castle and see if I can use the events, cards and Iron Valley oracle tables to do some social encounters.
Been playing #Apothecaria this morning. Met a druid who pointed me in the direction of some amythest antlers, had lunch & storytime with the Elf in the Azure Courtyard, ran away from an angry bear & helped lead some adventurers out of Weaver’s Wood, where I total meant to be there and wasn’t lost!
Anyone playing #Apothecaria?
#TTRPG #SoloRPG
Of all things I thought I'd enjoy,
Solo #Journaling #RPGs weren't one of them.
But somehow #apothecaria changed my mind with a bang.
You play a witch and make potions in a pretty whimsical world. It's Cosy but also exciting. ✨
I use #Ironsworn tables to help with random events.
#ttrpg #solorpg
