Glowing Roots Press

Exploring the strange and beautiful.Games to evoke wonder, horror and empathy.

Published Games

Candlelight

A game of restless spirits seeking hope in a dark forest that wants to trap them there.

  • A stand-alone game for 2-4 players, perfect for a haunted prologue or melancholy epilogue to any campaign.

  • Play as the spirits of lost explorers, retracing their steps and revisiting their final moments.

  • Flexible ruleset designed to run any Trophy Dark scenario, or create your own.

  • Options for adapting your characters from classic fantasy or sci-fi games.

  • Inspiration tables by Natalie Ash, Lin Codega, Noora Rose, Rae Nedjadi and Sarah Rowan.

  • 48 pages, perfect bound. Digital includes character sheet.

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Token

A duet game of tragic fates entwined in the dark woods.

"Token perfectly encapsulates what I love to see in fairy tales of a hero facing a monster: the initial mystery and fear of otherness slowly being replaced by understanding, familiarity, and empathy."
- Jesse Ross, creator of Trophy

  • A stand-alone collaborative game for 2 players, inspired by heroic legends and dark folklore.

  • Play as the Seeker, a failed hero, or the Dweller, a tragic monster - each seeking each other across a desolate landscape for reasons that change as you uncover clues about the other.

  • Inspiration tables and generators for creating an emerging world.

  • Guidance for creating your own scenarios inspired by folklore.

  • Featuring scenarios by Rae Nedjadi, Pam Punzalan, Lin Codega, Noora Rose, Mags Maenad and Michael Van Vleet.

  • 76 pages, perfect bound. Original illustrations by Ezra Rose, and atmospheric layout by Cathode Youth.

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Writing Credits

In Development

BESTOW

(with B. Narr)
A game of family legacy, the ties that bind, and the dark secrets which echo through time.

The Bramble Gate

A game of underground music, slumbering magic, and nostalgia for a world that never was. Playtesting soon!
(art by Evangeline Gallagher)

The Forgotten City

(with Chris Skinner & Amy Skinner)
Featured in the upcoming eco-horror anthology, Rooted in Crisis.

The Piper's Call

(with Jesse Ross)
What if Robin Hood took place in a haunted forest? In this swashbuckling approach to Trophy Gold, play as a band of outlaws in league with the mysterious Piper, outwitting a corrupt duke while aiding your community.
(art by Jesse Ross)

Press

The Silt Verses RPG

A licensed adaptation of the award-winning audio drama by Jon Ware and Muna Hassen. Written with Jason Cordova and published by The Gauntlet.

Listen to The Silt Verses audio drama:

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If you want to review or run a game for your channel, promotion copies are available.
Interested in collaborating on a project or commissioning my work? I'd love to hear from you!
-Gabriel Robinson