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SEEK THE TRUTH TO SURVIVE!

A grave crisis has descended on the kingdom’s most glorious city!

Horrific monsters have emerged from the depths to wreak havoc on Lugyon City. Those who have escaped the monsters’ deathly grip are now falling ill due to the spread of a vile pestilence. Survivors have barricaded themselves indoors, terrified and fearing the worst. Others wander the city, seeking refuge as they try to traverse the monster-infested alleys. 

You, a lone survivor, trapped in the city, hunted, cornered, and overwhelmed. As you face certain death, a mysterious woman clad in arcane silver appears, giving you a spark of hope. 

“Hold onto the warmth of the pulsing light and seek the truth, for this is the only way to salvation.“




"Calling of the Matriarch" is a premium print-and-play, narrative-focused, fully cooperative 1-4 Players Role-Playing Adventure Board Game. 

The game takes place in a grimmer aspect of the fantasy world Spheria, as you create a character and assume the role of an adventurer trying to survive an outbreak of monsters in the once-thriving city of the Kingdom.

You, "The Sojourner", takes refuge with the city's survivors in a haven known as "The Lith", guided by a mysterious figure known as The Matriarch, you go on dangerous quests into the monster-ridden city, alone, or together with your ally, to overcome challenges that may bring you closer to you and the other's ultimate survival, and at the same time, seek the truth of the event by acquiring information and hints throughout your many quests.

Inspired by role-playing games and dungeon crawl games of deep storytelling, adventure, and dynamic combat, as well as skirmish games with miniatures, "Calling of the Matriarch" is both a solo and cooperative game with no need of any adversary players. You may venture into the danger as a lone adventurer to create their own legend, or together with their ally, carve their way through many events and dangers to reveal the hidden truth behind the crisis.

The "Calling of the Matriarch" digital package contains all the rules and cards you need to play the game. Paper miniatures are available to enhance the experience as well as pre-made characters to quickly get you right into the adventure. You'll also need some colored dice, blank dice, and colored tokens.




"Project Rose" stories are told from the perspective of the player's character. Throughout the adventure, your character receives pieces of information, and it is up to you to determine how to interpret them to discover the hidden truths. 

In "Calling of the Matriarch" the player takes on the role of an adventurer caught in a monstrous outbreak. With the help of a mysterious figure, the Matriarch, your character journeys into the unknown, seeking knowledge that might help him along the way, and finally, to save himself from this crisis.

Yet, does this monster infestation go beyond that? In the face of all these truths, how will you react and decide what to do? The decision is yours.




  • Total of 450 pages print & play document, including the fully illustrated narrative prime and rulebook, and more than 1000+ easy-to-make, premium quality game components.
  • Prepare to seek the truth and question everything in this tale as you uncover the grimmer side of the world of Spheria.
  • Explore a ruined city plagued by vileness and monstrous horrors alone or with your fellow players.
  • You can face your dreadful enemies alone or with your fellow players, with the capability of customizing your battle tactics and combining your team's strength.
  • Assume the role of a pre-made character, or create your own character by choosing one of the 10 classes, and customize it to your playstyle with many skills, weapons, spells, techniques, accessories, and items cards.




"Calling of the Matriarch" includes all the components you need to make your own board game. All you need is a printer and paper, some colored dice and blank dice, as well as optional board game accessories.  

All components are distributed as print-and-play PDF files.

Download Contains:

  • Printable PDF for Narrative Primer and Rule Book.
  • Printable PDFs for all game components (Cards, Board Sections, Paper Miniatures, Tokens, Character Record Sheets, & Dice Stickers.)


LIST OF CONTENTS
RULE BOOK
  • 70+ pages Narrative Primer + Rulebook

BOX ART

  • A 44.10 x 44.10 cm, 350dpi large print.
  • Affix to a plain board game box  (sold separately) with dimensions of 29.7 x 29.7 x 7.3 cm.
CHARACTER STACKS
  • 5 x Pre-made character cards
  • 10 x Custom character cards
  • 39 x Skill cards
  • 64 x Specialization cards
  • 33 x Weapon combo cards
  • 48 x Item cards
  • 31 x Accessory cards
  • 48 x Technique cards
  • 66 x Spell cards
  • 9 x Relic combo cards
  • 23 x Bronze Tier Treasure Cards
  • 38 x Silver Tier Treasure Cards
  • 23 x Gold Tier Treasure Cards
  • 4 x Battle scene Reference cards.

ADVENTURE STACKS
  • 36 x Quest Cards
  • 34 x Profile Cards
  • 54 x Battle Script AI Cards
  • 45 x Entity Cards
  • 24 x Event Cards
  • 24 x Location Cards
  • 20 x Hazard Cards
  • 34 x Encounter Cards
  • 2 x Battle Scene Status Cards
  • 56 x Search, Grace, and Bane Cards

BOARD SECTIONS
  • 7 x Double-Sided Battle Scene Hive Tiles
  • 9 x Double-Sided Battle Scene Scatter Terrains
  • 7 x Dungeon Boards
  • 1 x Homebase Board
  • 6 x Keeper Cards
  • 4 x Overworld Scene Hive Tiles
  • 1 x Grace Bane Panel
  • 1 x Battle Scene Panel
  • 3 x Dials with rotational arms

PAPER MINIATURES AND TOKENS


NARRATIVE STACKS
  • 66 x Legend Cards
  • 10 x Clause Cards
  • 6 x Interlude Cards
  • 4 x Closure cards
  • 12 x Relic Cards

CHARACTER RECORD SHEETS


CREDITS

Original Creator: Alexander Baehre, Aurora Foo

Game Designer: Alexander Baehre

Main Scenario Writer: Alexander Baehre

Editors: Aurora Foo, Ella Micheler

Lead Artist: Aurora Foo

Illustrators: Alexander Baehre, Aurora Foo, Maciej Zagorski

Graphic Designer: Alexander Baehre

Special Thanks: Lyle Dalgleish


The game narrative is based on the Legends of Spheria™ world-setting created by Alexander Baehre & Aurora Foo.

The game rules are based on the original Project Rose™ narrative role-playing game system created by Alexander Baehre.

Legend of Spheria, Project Rose, are trademarks owned by Minstrel Creative. All characters, character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks owned by Minstrel Creative.

This material is protected under the copyright laws of the Commonwealth of Australia. Any reproduction or unauthorized use of the material or artwork contained herein is prohibited without the express written permission of Minstrel Creative. 

This product is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual people, organizations, places, or events is purely coincidental.


©2021-2022 MINSTREL CREATIVE. All rights reserved

Designed in Australia.

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Purchase

Buy Now$35.00 USD or more

In order to download this board game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $35 USD. You will get access to the following files:

Narrative Primer and Rulebook V0.9 46 MB
Print and Play Guide V0.9 (Read this first before making) 2.7 MB
Print & Play PDF - Character Card Stacks 77 MB
Print & Play PDF - Adventure Card Stacks 98 MB
Print & Play PDF - Board Sections 50 MB
Print & Play PDF - Paper Miniatures and Tokens 29 MB
Print & Play PDF - Narrative Card Stacks 44 MB
Print & Play PDF - Character Record Sheets 2.6 MB
Custom Dice Stickers 3.1 MB
Box Art Cover for 29.7 x 29.7 x 7.3 cm Plain Box 22 MB
Project Rose Snapshot Miniatures Collection Special Pack 8 MB
if you pay $45 USD or more

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