The Assembly

Become a  Member of The Assembly. A manipulative group whose ambitions reach every corner and every page.

This game is to be played while reading any book with discernible characters in a narrative. In service of The Assembly, recruit Assets to perform Interventions within the book, and change the direction of the story to their design. Be warned, intervening will cause you to develop greater Influence within the narrative, increasing the odds of your Dismissal.

Tools of the Trade: 

• A writing utensil.
• A book.
• A 20 sided die,
• A dark, opaque marker. (Preferably one that won’t bleed through the pages.)
• A cutting tool. (Precision knife works best!)
• Tape or Glue.

Created for the TTRPG Bookmark Jam.

Updated for the  Forever Open Source  2025, and “Barely a TTRPG” Jams.

Grab a free community copy at the link near the bottom of this page.

Please note, aspects of this game’s design ask of you to “damage” the book. This includes writing, cutting, and censoring within. Do as you wish.

The Assembly © 2025 by Improvised Being is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/