Escape from the Monomyth

Escape from the Monomyth is a journaling RPG where you write a single narrative that changes between genres. The idea began as a counter to Joseph Campbell’s idea of the monomyth, a story format he created and that (according to him) is the basis of every epic story that exists, regardless of when, where, or by who it was written. Based on cards drawn from a shuffled deck, you will write your own genre-agnostic narrative and try to escape from the constraints of Campbell’s hero’s journey.

For this game you need a deck of playing cards with two Jokers, two coins, something to write with, and something to write on.

LICENSING

This is a Princess Sword game, based on Anna Anthropy’s Princess with a Cursed Sword, available at w.itch.io.

The art on the cover image and in the document was done by me in Microsoft Paint.