A downloadable press kit

Once upon a time in the infinite and ever-changing Great Library, there lived a fairy tale in search of being told, for that is how such stories survive and grow. It was the tale of an impossible theft, so it found a target, it found a thief, and soon after that, the Scryptwyrm found that a vital song had been stolen from its mind.

Fact Sheet

What is Song of the Scryptwyrm?

Song of the Scryptwyrm is a solo mystery game that slowly reveals the culprit as you gather clues from people, places, and things around the infinite Great Library. It can be played it as a stand-alone game or as a sequel to the CRIT Award-winning RPG The Librarian’s Apprentice, continuing your journey to becoming a Librarian.

This 60-page, full color game is a hack of the Hints & Hijinx solo mystery game system from Pandion Games and contains:

  • Just-in-time instructions that teach you the rules as you play
  • 36 potential suspects, contacts, or witnesses, plus generators for creating your own
  • 18 locations, plus generators for creating your own
  • Tables of motives, methods, and opportunities
  • Ephemera from around the Great Library
  • Only human-made art, including elements from Alderdoodle, Galen Pejeau, Emily Entner, and the public domain. 

PDF press copies are available.

Key Features

  • Immerse yourself immediately in the story, learning the rules as you play.
  • Gather clues with the aid of your training as a Librarian's apprentice, your familiar, and your Collection - a small oracle deck that reinforces the themes of the Library.
  • Craft a ritual for reading your Collection  - a small oracle deck - and use it to flavor your experiences.
  • Populate the Library with provided characters and locations or create your own using generator tables.
  • Explore the game itself for secret messages.

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Promotional Assets

Promotional assets and logos are available via Google Drive.

Praise for Song of the Scryptwyrm

Steph Campbell | TTRPGkids.com

Song of the Scryptwyrm starts off with a lyrical story that beautifully sets the tone and then teaches you how to play as you go. It’s full of hidden elements between the pages (like torn bits from one page showing up on another) and documents in various states and forms – basically, the layout itself tells its own story and has a magic to it as well.

A full review from Steph is available here.

Michael Low | Luck of Legends

Dan is an artist. His medium happens to be brilliant, bibliophilic, bespoke games that evoke magical realism, fables, and spark the heck out of the imagination of anyone who picks them up. This game is a love poem to libraries and stories without end, and will guide and inspire and tease and mystify you and leave you wanting more. It reminds me of every afternoon I ever got lost in a mazelike bookstore or library and imagined I heard tiny giggles in the shelves. GO. GET. IT.

Andrew Boyd | Pandion Games

Dan has given us a beautiful love letter to libraries and their keepers. Scryptwyrm is a fantastical romp among the endless library nestled between the yellowed pages of nostalgia and adventure.

Follow Up

If you have any questions, would like to schedule an interview, or want a digital copy of the game to use with a review or actual play, please contact Dan Bronson-Lowe at AlmostBedtimeTheater@gmail.com

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