Catcrawl

You are a cat and have recently arrived in your new home. Now you’re alone in this unfamiliar environment for the first time and set out to explore it.

Catcrawl is a collaborative role-playing game (TTRPG) in which you tell the story of this exploration. You’ll use an apartment map with 24 squares for the cat to explore and several lists with details and ideas for your descriptions.

How is the cat going to interact with the environment and what is it going to discover? Play to find out!

Catcrawl is a GM-less or solo RPG for 1-4 players, who narrate the exploration together. It combines hexcrawl-like mechanics with story game techniques. The players take turns playing the cat, describing the environment, and narrating the consequences of the cat’s actions. The roles rotate with every new square. In the end, the cat cozies up for a nap and falls asleep.

Catcrawl is ideal for one-shots and has a flexible play time of about 30 minutes to 3 hours. Catcrawl is great for RPG newbies as well as for experienced players. It also works well with kids. Everything you need to play is in this zine or PDF. No preparation or experience necessary – just start playing!