Such a fun game! Me and my wife were looking for a nice cozy duet game to break up the sword and sorcery of D&D. Something rules light and fun, Badger + Coyote filled that wonderfully!
The 'adventure prompts' are great, as are the twists. Made a sheet to help my non-GM wife describe terrain and scenery.
We decided we could speak, but Badger is ditzy and spaces out/doesn't understand (so the social rolls still have a use). Only thing I wish it had was examples of minor/major complications, but not having them does encourage your creativity.
Maybe a few tips on how to better roleplay Badger and coyote, though You will inevitably have your own versions of these wholesome animals!
Overall very fun experience, well worth the asking price and more. My wife and my are eager for our next game!
Is there any chance of a printer-friendly format for the travelbooklet rules?
The reason I'm asking is that the zip file of alternative formats include printer friendly versions, but they seem to be different (and shorter) than the one that has all the textured backgrounds.
For example, the printer friendly version currently doesn't include the "Being Badger" or "Being Coyote" sections.
Great timing! We were working on some tweaks to the game this morning. I’ve uploaded the print-friendly versions of the character sheets and the books.
The alternative formats zip were the original edition of Badger + Coyote before the recent 2e release.
Badger + Coyote is a two-player rpg about mutualism. It's based on the way north american badgers and coyotes sometimes hunt and travel together, using the strengths of their differences to handle situations that they couldn't manage alone.
Badger + Coyote's PDF is 12 pages, with lush, well-integrated art and a very readable layout. Unfortunately, it's kind of lost in the downloads among a sea of nearly identically named files, most of which do not have art. The one you're looking for is BadgerAndCoyote_Singles.pdf for English. The game is also available in Spanish, which is great!
Gameplay-wise, Badger + Coyote is neat. It's an asymmetrical, cooperative game in which the Coyote character has social and sensory skills, and the Badger character is an unstoppable foraging machine.
Coyote splits their stats between hunting and socializing, and can give advice to Badger on a successful social roll. Meanwhile Badger builds a dice pool and can use it to flatten tasks. Neither character is difficult to create, but Coyote can uniquely lose the game by pushing their build too far towards socializing or hunting.
There is no GM role, since it's meant to float between the two players, and the game handles this by having you set objectives ahead of time, and then roleplay and dice roll your way through trying to complete them. If at least one of you is comfortable with ttrpgs, you'll pick it up instantly.
In terms of resources, Badger + Coyote provides the players with a lot. There's a gorgeous character sheet, ecological information about the animals involved, and everything essential is condensed on the character sheet printout.
Probably the weirdest quibble I will ever have for a game is that I think the badgers depicted on the cover, interior, and character sheet are european badgers, not an american ones. European badgers sometimes den and cooperate with foxes and racoon dogs, but aren't native to the same range as coyotes. However, I *do not* think this will destroy anyone's immersion, and also there is a very real chance that I'm wrong about this and should not seek a career in badger identification.
Overall, Badger + Coyote is a great pastoral, naturalist duo game with stunningly beautiful art and a cool concept. If you like low stakes, Beatrix Potter or Richard Adams style storytelling, definitely grab a copy and check it out.
I really like role-playing games with asynchronous mechanics, i.e. where each player doesn't play the same way (and I'm not just talking about the GM/player division). Badger + Coyote is a very cute example of that: you play as the two animals of the title who wander around the countryside looking for food, one using his social skills, the other one using his hunting skills. The goal is to find food without becoming too much of a stranger to your friend, so there are two different and combined rule systems. It's very cute, it's very pretty, and it's a very good idea, so it's a very good game.
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Such a fun game! Me and my wife were looking for a nice cozy duet game to break up the sword and sorcery of D&D. Something rules light and fun, Badger + Coyote filled that wonderfully!
The 'adventure prompts' are great, as are the twists. Made a sheet to help my non-GM wife describe terrain and scenery.
We decided we could speak, but Badger is ditzy and spaces out/doesn't understand (so the social rolls still have a use). Only thing I wish it had was examples of minor/major complications, but not having them does encourage your creativity.
Maybe a few tips on how to better roleplay Badger and coyote, though You will inevitably have your own versions of these wholesome animals!
Overall very fun experience, well worth the asking price and more. My wife and my are eager for our next game!
How many pages is the PDF? :o
Is there any chance of a printer-friendly format for the travelbooklet rules?
The reason I'm asking is that the zip file of alternative formats include printer friendly versions, but they seem to be different (and shorter) than the one that has all the textured backgrounds.
For example, the printer friendly version currently doesn't include the "Being Badger" or "Being Coyote" sections.
Great timing! We were working on some tweaks to the game this morning. I’ve uploaded the print-friendly versions of the character sheets and the books.
The alternative formats zip were the original edition of Badger + Coyote before the recent 2e release.
Thank you :)
Badger + Coyote is a two-player rpg about mutualism. It's based on the way north american badgers and coyotes sometimes hunt and travel together, using the strengths of their differences to handle situations that they couldn't manage alone.
Badger + Coyote's PDF is 12 pages, with lush, well-integrated art and a very readable layout. Unfortunately, it's kind of lost in the downloads among a sea of nearly identically named files, most of which do not have art. The one you're looking for is BadgerAndCoyote_Singles.pdf for English. The game is also available in Spanish, which is great!
Gameplay-wise, Badger + Coyote is neat. It's an asymmetrical, cooperative game in which the Coyote character has social and sensory skills, and the Badger character is an unstoppable foraging machine.
Coyote splits their stats between hunting and socializing, and can give advice to Badger on a successful social roll. Meanwhile Badger builds a dice pool and can use it to flatten tasks. Neither character is difficult to create, but Coyote can uniquely lose the game by pushing their build too far towards socializing or hunting.
There is no GM role, since it's meant to float between the two players, and the game handles this by having you set objectives ahead of time, and then roleplay and dice roll your way through trying to complete them. If at least one of you is comfortable with ttrpgs, you'll pick it up instantly.
In terms of resources, Badger + Coyote provides the players with a lot. There's a gorgeous character sheet, ecological information about the animals involved, and everything essential is condensed on the character sheet printout.
Probably the weirdest quibble I will ever have for a game is that I think the badgers depicted on the cover, interior, and character sheet are european badgers, not an american ones. European badgers sometimes den and cooperate with foxes and racoon dogs, but aren't native to the same range as coyotes. However, I *do not* think this will destroy anyone's immersion, and also there is a very real chance that I'm wrong about this and should not seek a career in badger identification.
Overall, Badger + Coyote is a great pastoral, naturalist duo game with stunningly beautiful art and a cool concept. If you like low stakes, Beatrix Potter or Richard Adams style storytelling, definitely grab a copy and check it out.
I wrote up a review for this game on my website! I really enjoyed it. Here's the review: https://cassimothwin.com/2022/01/25/ttrpg-review-badger-coyote/
I really like role-playing games with asynchronous mechanics, i.e. where each player doesn't play the same way (and I'm not just talking about the GM/player division). Badger + Coyote is a very cute example of that: you play as the two animals of the title who wander around the countryside looking for food, one using his social skills, the other one using his hunting skills. The goal is to find food without becoming too much of a stranger to your friend, so there are two different and combined rule systems. It's very cute, it's very pretty, and it's a very good idea, so it's a very good game.