The Riverlands teem with life as the tributaries froth, the branching streams babble, frogs croak their solemn cry and birds chitter along the shoreline. This is the River Prince’s song, and it is all around you.

Everyone has a story to tell along the Riverlands. Rafts carrying goods to the far-off cities to the south bring news from the mountains from which the rivers are born. Merchants venture from the cities seen in the far distance to ply their trades along the docks as pontoon boats make landfall at sunset. Children scream in peals of laughter that echoes through the deep valleys that form in places as they run through the long grass. This is the River Prince’s song, and it is all around you.

Here too there is mystery, love, and danger. A cloaked man passes a note to a boat captain, ordering the assassination of a merchant in the city of Estuary. A young woman swims across the river to meet in secret with her lover on the other side, against her mothers’ wishes. A barge catches fire just as it turns a corner, entering a dock-filled village, putting the whole settlement in danger. This, too, is the River Prince’s song. It is all around you.

What will your story be? What song will the River Prince sing for you?

Welcome to Song of the River Prince, a cozy, narrative-focused roleplaying game that immerses you in the gentle magic of the Riverlands. Whether you’re an experienced gamer or just discovering TTRPGs, this game invites you to explore a world of winding waterways, tranquil forests, and friendly communities.

Song of the River Prince is a self-contained roleplaying game built on a streamlined, intuitive system that lets you begin playing within minutes. It includes dedicated rules for navigating the rivers and streams of the Riverlands, introducing twists and obstacles along your journey. Detailed downtime mechanics invite you to explore each settlement’s activities and culture, encouraging meaningful interactions between adventures. The book showcases many distinct towns scattered across the Riverlands, each with its own festivals, seasonal weather patterns, and vibrant communities, alongside random tables for shaping your travels, compelling adventure hooks, memorable NPCs, unique wildlife, and tantalizing rumors to uncover.

Game Overview

Song of the River Prince uses a simple, narrative-first rules system designed to emphasize story and character development. Each character has three core Attributes, Physical, Mental, and Emotional, that influence how they approach challenges. When uncertain outcomes arise, you combine one of these Attributes with a relevant Skill, then roll a D20, plus one additional die tied to their Skill to see if you meet or surpass a Difficulty. Success yields meaningful progress, partial success might carry small complications, and failure means you’ve spent your day’s effort or risk setbacks.

Magic and heroism shape the tone of Song of the River Prince. Rather than focusing on grand battles, the game encourages you to forge alliances, safeguard local festivals, gather rumors, or weave everyday wonders into your journey. The River Prince’s gentle melody flows through the setting, allowing players to cast subtle spells or sense faint enchantments if their characters learn the right Skills or open their hearts to the land’s living energy.

Between major adventures, characters engage in downtime activities that reflect the life of the Riverlands, crafting lanterns for a festival, exchanging stories with townsfolk, or meditating by starlit waters. This downtime fosters collaboration, letting you strengthen bonds and refine your abilities at a relaxed pace. Every choice you make, from forging delicate trinkets to striking pacts with reclusive hermits, shapes your party’s path.

The game is played with a few dice, a flexible skill list, and a focus on open-ended storytelling. Whether you explore meandering rivers by boat, wander marshy glades for rare herbs, or delve into whispered legends of the River Prince, each action you take resonates with magic and the promise that even the smallest kindness can change a realm.

Song of the River Prince is designed for those who seek gentle roleplaying experiences, a chance to gather around the table with friends and craft stories marked by calm wonder rather than epic strife. If you love heartfelt encounters, cozy communities, and a sense of place that welcomes exploration at any speed, you’ll find a home here. Novices will enjoy the game’s straightforward rules and nurturing atmosphere, while seasoned players may relish the break from high-stakes combat to savor subtle intrigue and personal connections.

You can pick up Song of the River Prince now at DriveThruRPG, Itch.io, or get a print copy at Lulu in either Hardback or Paperback form.

Tales of the Riverlands

Tales of the Riverlands drifts through a world where rivers remember, forests whisper, and towns keep company with ancient secrets. Each tale follows travelers, wanderers, and weary hearts as they move through a land shaped by old stories and unseen watchers. Along the water’s winding path stand the many courts of the fey, shifting like moods in a dream, each carrying its own strange beauty and hidden cost.

Within these pages, readers wander through marketplaces bright with rumor, stroll beneath lanterns swaying at dusk, and step carefully where marsh paths vanish into silver fog. Some stories rest close to hearthfire warmth. Others tug at the threads of memory, sorrow, and longing, revealing how the Riverlands listens to every wish and every lie.

Here, the ordinary and the uncanny travel side by side.

Tales of the Riverlands offers a collection of wonders and perils, inviting readers to linger at the water’s edge and follow each story wherever the current pulls. You can get Tales of the Riverlands at DriveThruRPG.

You can get a print copy of Tales of the Riverlands at Lulu in either Hardback or Paperback form.

Courts of Rememory

Return to the Riverlands with a supplement to Song of the River Prince. Courts of Rememory is an exploration of the Fey and the way they touch every life along the routes of the Wide River. The entities are strange and mysterious, inscrutable to most mortal folk.

This supplement will bring you a collection of Fey Courts pledged to the High Courts of the Fey, Archfey, Lesser Fey, Fey Creatures, Borderlands between the mortal and immortal worlds, along with Spell-songs and tales of commonfolk meeting with the Courts of Rememory.

This supplement is great for any fantasy roleplaying game, allowing you to drop these creatures and worlds into your own campaign, though it is designed for the Song of The River Prince RPG.

Courts of Rememory is coming to Kickstarter soon. You can follow the project here.