af Kathrine Abel & Sebastian Nemeth
Sister Agnes is on her deathbed. On the edge of the bed sits Benedicte and Maria, her two closest sisters. Together they recall a life together, filled with community, loneliness, and daily routines.
Presentation
Players: 3
Gamemasters: 1
Total runtime: 4 hours
Language: Danish/English
Age limit: 15+
Material to be read: 1 side
The story centers around the lives of three nuns in a small Catholic convent during an unspecified time period, but before the last turn of the century. The players follow Agnes, Benedicte, and Maria in their lives at the convent, while also co-creating both the narrative and the atmosphere, a narrative that revolves around finding community and sisterhood in a world that is not particularly welcoming. The established premise is introduced at the beginning of the scenario and centers on Agnes and is an uncomplicated deathtale, as Agnes has grown old. From the deathbed, they visit memories from their lives as sisters and their close community amidst loneliness and the exhausting life in the monastery.
The game explores the lives of three nuns and their physical surroundings. It is a narrative story with emphasis on the physical and the bodily in relation to daily life; both descriptions and scenes will reflect this. The characters are created during the scenario, through images.
During the game the characters will be created using pictures.
- Everyday drama
- Feminity
- Uncomplicated deathtale
Player types:
God's Forgotten Daughters is for you who love to dive into storytelling and enjoy lingering in the everyday physical space. It is for you as a player, who yearns for an intimate, human story and is not afraid to talk about femininity, female bodies, and to explore life in a monastery together.
Gamemaster type:
You want to help express an inner self, describe the outer world, and balance the emotional tones of the scenario. You love setting scenes and leaning back as the players take control. There are no supporting roles to play; instead, you get your very own first-person narrator mechanic.
Content notes
Death, religion, birth, death in childbirth, menstruation, illness, and oppression of women