Where Fields Go Fallow One-Page RPG

The One-Pager Version

Something followed the war back home.

Where Fields Go Fallow One-Pager RPG is a short, free one-page version of the sharp folk-horror RPG with the same name about ordinary villagers who must band together to fight a monstrous remnant of the Autumn War – something twisted by chimeromancy, stitched from sorcery, beasts, and nightmares, and now drawn to your hamlet by the scent of life.

You play as farmers, herders, and smiths – not heroes. You have no magic, no tactics, no grand plan. But you have the land. The village. And each other. You will fight together. And not all of you will return.

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What is this?

This is the updated version of the One-Page RPG Jam 2024 submission of Where Fields Go Fallow, formerly titled PITCHFORK. It is a free, standalone microgame, and the seed from my upcoming UNTETHERED monster-hunting game.

It runs on the lightweight OGREISH narrative framework – a story-driven system of dice pools, narrative outcomes, and facets – that enable conversations with mechanical implications.

Where Fields Go Fallow stands between village horror and communal defiance. It offers a short-form experience ideal for one-shots or con play, while hinting at deeper stories beneath the soil.

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What kind of experience does it provide?

• Play villagers, not heroes – you are underprepared, outmatched, but not alone
• Face a singular monster – a living relic of the war, unique every time
• Tell grounded stories – build your village together before it is threatened
• Use the OGREISH system – quick resolution, strong fiction, no combat turns

It is designed to evoke loss, tension, solidarity – and the bitter clarity of doing what must be done.

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Want more?

The full game was expanded and successfully funded through our Kickstarter edition.

Check out the campaign here to learn more about the full zine game it led up to. 

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More from the same world  

• Check out the full WFGF game – 36 fully illustrated A5 pages in zine format (soon to be released)
• Check out the Shadow of Salt – a monster-hunting playset for WFGF set after the original game.
• Get the OGREISH System – the free narrative framework behind all our games.
• www.empathchamber.co – is soon live, where you can get the SRD or buy the full 36-page game.
• Join our Discord – our daily chat community.

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Thank you for reading. We hope this one-pager finds a place at your table.

– Chris / Empath Chamber
– Art by Steven De Waele