Taels of the Heisty Vixens (Folklore Jam 2019)
A downloadable game
Taels of the Heisty Vixens (Folklore Jam 2019)
TAELS OF THE HEISTY VIXENS is a tabletop RPG by W.H. Arthur (@Aryl_Ether on Twitter and itch.io), made for #FolkloreJam. Cover art by Salem '4threset' Chen.
In this game, you play as vixens with supernatural powers, going on heists in a city occupied by colonisers.
For 3-5 players plus a master of ceremonies (MC).
APOCALYPSE WORLD by Vincent Baker and Meguey Baker and BLADES IN THE DARK by John Harper are the two main influences for the mechanics of this game. I also drew inspirations from many other PbtA games, in particular the ones published by Magpie Games.
Update 1: TAELS OF THE HEISTY VIXENS was released in 2019. I have just commissioned some new art for the game, and I have more updates planned for the future, including a MC guide and starter heists.
Update 2: I am still working on a full version of the game. People who have previously purchased the game will be able to access the full version for free.
Download
Install instructions
Download the game, grab at least two 6-sided dice and some pen and paper. Gather your friends around the table and play.
Development log
- Lore of the Taels of the Heisty VixensNov 02, 2023
- v1.1 Minor typo fixes and PDF compressionFeb 27, 2021
- Release of Taels of the Heisty VixensMay 26, 2019
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Hi! I've only just found the Taels, and I'm really looking forward to playing this game! I just need to know, is it intentional that Lurcher and Mirage have the same Starting Stats? I'm asking because, since there's six playbooks and six possible arrangements of the stats, my assumption was that each class would have a unique set of Starting Stats.
Hope you're having a good day!
Great job for spotting it!
That was certainly my intent to have one arrangement of stats for each playbook.
Mechanically, it's advantageous for Mirage to be the one with -1 Wily, 1 Nimble and 0 Foxy.
Thank you!
hi there, just wondering if any community copies would be released into the wild before Christmas
It’s a tough month for me without family and I’m after some good games to help cope with the holiday period. Kind regards
Community copies added!
thank you so much, really appreciate it
thank you!
"Vixens" is a very cool read, keyed closely to it's theming and background. There's a lot of cool stories that can be told in the world the author has created, and I for one look forward to the daring heists and "taels" that come from it.
Thank you!