Green Oaks
Green Oaks by MS Edizioni is an unconventional tabletop roleplaying game designed by Roberto de Luca, where players assume the roles of elderly residents living in a scenic retirement home.
- Game system
- Card
- Product type
- Core Rulebooks
- Language
- English
Product overview
Utilizing the innovative ArterioscleroSys system and a standard deck of poker cards, the game blends senior recreation with bizarre mysteries, unearthing rumors of hidden basement treasures and alien medical experiments. Characters rely on their unusual past backgrounds and life experiences to survive the comedic and surreal happenings inside the facility.
Retirement Home Setting and Weird Mysteries
Set within a secluded senior residence surrounded by nature, Green Oaks mixes everyday retirement activities with wild conspiracies. Players must navigate nursing staff, craft workshops, and social gossip while investigating rumors of subterranean treasures and suspected extraterrestrial experimentation on the facility's residents.
The ArterioscleroSys Card Engine
Rather than utilizing traditional dice pools, Green Oaks is powered by the ArterioscleroSys mechanic, which resolves challenges and character actions using a standard deck of poker cards. Characters leverage their distinct, peculiar backstories to overcome bizarre obstacles and survive unexpected crises.
Questions & answers
What components are needed to play Green Oaks?
Players need the Green Oaks rulebook and a standard deck of Poker playing cards to resolve checks.
Where can the Green Oaks digital PDF be purchased?
GMCraft offers catalog details and affiliate links, while the official digital rulebook download is available on DriveThruRPG.