{"slug":"spine","title":"SPINE","url":"https://www.ttrpg-games.com/item/spine","agentUrl":"https://www.ttrpg-games.com/api/games/spine.json","summary":{"blurb":"SPINE is Asa Donald's dark solo TTRPG about inheriting a dangerous book, following its endnotes, and losing yourself through physical annotation, defacement, and literary horror.","atAGlance":"Solo literary horror • 1 player • No GM • Diceless bookplay • About 4 hours • Physical annotation and defacement","whyItFits":"SPINE fits TTRPG Games because it gives solo horror shoppers a clear finder decision: choose it when the appeal is a haunted physical book and endnote-driven possession, not a general solo oracle, a campaign journal, or a group mystery."},"constraints":{"playerRange":"1-1 players","sessionRange":"180-300 minutes","setupMinutes":5,"characterCreationMinutes":5,"prepLevel":"None","priceModel":"Paid"},"fit":{"beginnerFriendly":0,"newGmFriendly":4,"oneShotFriendly":1,"campaignFriendly":0,"soloFriendly":1,"improvBurden":"Medium","structureLevel":"Guided","contentIntensity":"High"},"scores":[{"key":"complexity","label":"Complexity","value":2},{"key":"new_gm","label":"New GM Fit","value":4},{"key":"roleplay","label":"Roleplay Focus","value":4},{"key":"combat","label":"Combat Focus","value":0},{"key":"tactical","label":"Tactical Depth","value":0},{"key":"campaign","label":"Campaign Depth","value":1}],"availability":{"quickstartAvailable":0,"pdfAvailable":1,"physicalBookAvailable":1,"vttReady":0},"recommendations":{"bestFor":["Solo players who want horror built into reading, annotation, and a physical book-object","Fans of experimental TTRPG form, endnotes, bookplay, and compact literary horror","Players looking for a dark one-evening solo experience rather than an oracle toolkit or campaign engine"],"avoidIf":["You want group play, tactical scenes, or a conventional GM-led investigation","You dislike marking up books or treating a purchased artifact as the play surface","You want a fully settled evergreen edition with a large review base and long support history"]},"facets":{"genres":["Horror","Mystery and Investigation"],"systems":[],"mechanics":["Diceless","Innovative Mechanics","Journaling TTRPGs","Narrative-Driven","Rules Lite","Solo Play"],"themes":["Dark","Mature Themes","Psychological"],"decisionTags":["Award-Winning","Low Prep","One-Shot Friendly"]},"links":{"websiteUrl":"https://backwards-tabletop.itch.io/spine?ac=YUqaLN4pVvG","reviewsUrl":"https://backwards-tabletop.itch.io/spine?ac=YUqaLN4pVvG"}}