Barbabianca
NessunDove
Love This!A roleplaying game of rumour and silence in a town that is no more.
A original/unique historical, literary, relationships GM-less, narrative, single session, story game for 3-4 player(s)
Content Advisory
bigotry, murder, mob justiceMade by Humans
Description
Crowdfunding on BackerKit from 02 Feb 2026 to 27 Feb 2026
Available to purchase on publisher's own website in digital, physical, pdf format 15 / 29 EUR (digital/physical)
Barbabianca is a collaborative storytelling game for 3-4 players about treacherous memories and poisoned words. About how hard times and easy answers can destroy a community.
Taking inspiration from Italian anti-fascist authors like Italo Calvino and Cesare Pavese, and Neorealist film directors Roberto Rossellini and Vittorio De Sica, its story is set in the deep Italian countryside at the turn of the Twentieth century. In a town of stone houses, a likely place, but a fictional one. A quiet place where secrets slumber. A place where years turn into decades, decades turn into centuries, and nothing ever seems to change. At least on the surface.
Inspired by Richard Lacey's Witch: The Road to Lindisfarne and taking a cue from the box-set format of Our Queen Crumbles, Barbabianca is a roleplaying game that requires no preparation. Its mechanics are bespoke and self-contained, weaving map-making, storytelling and roleplay into a harrowing tale about community and shame.