Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Share a story-driven fantasy campaign, craft unique gear, make character-led choices, and face tactical action scenes as a cooperative troupe.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Cooperative Game
Players coordinate their actions toward a shared objective and win or lose together.
Legacy Game
Choices permanently change components, rules, or future sessions.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Narrative Choices
Choose between story options that lead to different passages and consequences.
Action / Event
Use Action / Event as a recurring structure for player decisions and resolution.
Hexagon Grid
Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
Read the full game description
Artisans of Splendent Vale is a cooperative campaign adventure about four craftspeople exploring a magical valley shaped by a crimson meteor. Each player follows one distinct character through a personal narrative book, reading shared scenes together while encountering private observations, choices, and interludes that give every viewpoint weight. Exploration reveals new locations and materials, while each artisan has a different crafting system for turning discoveries into equipment and upgrades. When the story shifts into an action scene, a spiral-bound map becomes the battlefield: the group shares a dice pool, spends symbols to move, defend, use skills, and attack, and coordinates around an initiative track and scenario-specific objectives. Stickers, character sheets, injuries, and an evolving world map preserve the consequences of the campaign. The result is a warm, inclusive fantasy journey that rewards a committed group as much for curiosity and conversation as for tactical teamwork.
