You are a god.

Well, not yet.

But you will be.
You just need to will yourself into existence first.
Advent is a game about an aspiring god and their attempt to will themself into existence. To play all
you need is 5 six sided dice, something to write on, and something to write with.

Advent

It is no easy feat to will yourself into a godly existence, and in order to accomplish this task, there
are several truths that must be established first. Once enough truths about the aspiring god are set
A Siren's Song Game by Meghan Cross in place, they will be able to enter the pantheon of the world as a new god.

How to Play On a miss: if you fail to complete an objective within Objective Prompt
On the table to the right, there are seven different objectives three rolls it counts as a strike, as the will of the
What will you be the god of?
to complete throughout the course of the game. godling falters and they must rest before trying to 3 of a Kind
Why have you chosen that domain?
bring themself into being again. Each game has three
strikes - if you fail to complete an objective three What will your godly form look like?
To begin playing, roll all five dice in an attempt to complete 4 of a Kind
times, each subsequent failure negates one already What will you look like to mortals?
the listed objectives one at a time. What order the objectives
are completed in is completely up to you, there is no set completed success. Do you exist in another form now?
order they need to be done in. Once you have made your 5 of a Kind (Human, nature spirit, ghost, etc)
initial roll, you may then reroll any or all of the dice up to If enough successes are negated to the point where If yes, what do you look like?
two more times in an attempt to complete one of the completing five objectives becomes impossible, the
game is over with the fledgling god failing to will Full House What powers and abilities will you have?
objectives, setting aside the dice you want to keep and
themself into the world. Answer the end game (2 of a Kind & 3 of a Kind)
rerolling the rest.
prompts to reflect on what kept the aspiring god What is your personality like?
When an objective is met, answer the prompt associated from reaching divinity and whether or not they will Small Straight Describe yourself in three adjectives.
with the objective, thus setting a truth about the aspiring try again. (4 dice in sequential order) What three adjectives would others use to
god into the world. For the aspiring god to successfully will describe you?
Endgame
themself into existence, five of the seven objectives must be Large Straight How will you be worshiped?
The endgame is triggered when the player has either
completed (5 dice in sequential order) What will you require of your believers?
completed five objectives or has failed to do so in a
way that completing five objectives is impossible. 6-15 - Gain one additional strike, but this
These turns are repeated until five of the seven objectives
Chance objective doesn’t count towards the five
have been completed, at which point the player will answer
On a success, the aspiring god is able to will (Add value of all 5 dice to required objective completions
the end game prompts to tell the story of the new god
themselves into being, and enters the pantheon of determine outcome) 16-30 - What are you called?
entering the world and establishing their origin story into
the world as a new god. Answer the associated By yourself? By other gods? By mortals?
the mythos of the world.
prompts to narrate the moment when the new god
enters the world. Endgame - Success Endgame - Failure
Will you try again?
On a failure, the aspiring god is unable to bring What does this moment look like?
What do you believe held you
“Surely you know everything that exists themselves into being and must abandon their goal - Does anyone witness it?
back?
at least for now. Answer the associated prompts to What is the first thing you see as
imagined itself into existence.” a god?
Do you still wish to be a god?
narrate the moment when the aspiring god realizes
Sophie-Anne Leclerq, True Blood Will you make any changes to
they will not be able to accomplish their task. How will this story be told for
yourself or your goal before
years to come?
trying again?