A Storyworlds project
Flotsam
A tabletop roleplaying series about rats with fragmented memories of being something else, surviving in a mysterious sinking city.
Welcome to Flotsam, the city of Ember.
In the game, an unlikely trio (smooth-talking hustler Vern, mischievous old lady Enid, and earnest tinkerer Reg) explore a strange city where rats live as if they were humans. Ian Thomas narrates everything that happens and plays all the other characters.
Flotsam is an original setting dreamed up by Ian. The roleplaying system is very simple, based on rolling a ten-sided dice and on skills the rats can recall from their forgotten pasts.
As we all live in different areas of the UK, we sat down to record the game remotely over a long weekend. Then we cut it up, added sound effects and music, and this is the result.
The Cast
- Jay Britton as Vern
- Amelia Tyler as Enid
- Chris Payne as Reg
- Ian Thomas as the Rest of the World
The Book
Flotsam: A Guide to the City of Ember is a city source book written by Ian: 90 pages of guide to the city of Flotsam, and 2 pages of roleplaying rules, as used in the series. Available as a PDF, as a Kindle book for tablets, or as a physical book.
