{"slug":"stewpot","title":"Stewpot: Tales from a Fantasy Tavern","url":"https://www.ttrpg-games.com/item/stewpot","agentUrl":"https://www.ttrpg-games.com/api/games/stewpot.json","summary":{"blurb":"Stewpot: Tales from a Fantasy Tavern is Takuma Okada's cozy GM-less fantasy TTRPG about retired adventurers running a tavern through linked slice-of-life mini-games.","atAGlance":"Cozy fantasy tavern game - GM-less - 3+ players - 1-2 hour mini-games - 2/5 complexity - Best for retired-adventurer epilogues and low-prep slice-of-life play","whyItFits":"Stewpot fits tables that want cozy fantasy with a specific job: turn a former adventuring party into tavern owners and use mini-games to make cooking, service, shopping, repair, and emotional recovery feel like real play."},"constraints":{"playerRange":"3-6 players","sessionRange":"60-120 minutes","setupMinutes":15,"characterCreationMinutes":20,"prepLevel":"Low","priceModel":"Paid"},"fit":{"beginnerFriendly":1,"newGmFriendly":4,"oneShotFriendly":1,"campaignFriendly":1,"soloFriendly":0,"improvBurden":"Medium","structureLevel":"Guided","contentIntensity":"Low"},"scores":[{"key":"complexity","label":"Complexity","value":2},{"key":"new_gm","label":"New GM Fit","value":4},{"key":"roleplay","label":"Roleplay Focus","value":5},{"key":"combat","label":"Combat Focus","value":1},{"key":"tactical","label":"Tactical Depth","value":0},{"key":"campaign","label":"Campaign Depth","value":4}],"availability":{"quickstartAvailable":1,"pdfAvailable":1,"physicalBookAvailable":1,"vttReady":1},"recommendations":{"bestFor":["Fantasy groups that want to play retired adventurers building a tavern after the campaign ends","Tables looking for cozy, low-prep, GM-less scenes with more procedure than pure freeform","Players who enjoy food, hospitality, found family, and small emotional turns as the main stakes"],"avoidIf":["You want tactical combat, character builds, or fantasy danger to remain central","Your group dislikes shared authorship or wants one GM to carry pacing and pressure","You prefer one consistent rules engine instead of scene-specific mini-games"]},"facets":{"genres":["Fantasy","Romance & Slice-of-Life"],"systems":[],"mechanics":["Campaign","Card-Based / Diceless","Collaborative Worldbuilding","GM-less / Cooperative","Narrative-Driven","Resource Management","Rules Lite","Team-Based"],"themes":[],"decisionTags":["Award Winning","Beginner-Friendly","Collaborative","Low Prep","One-Shot Friendly"]},"links":{"websiteUrl":"https://evilhat.com/product/stewpot/","reviewsUrl":"https://evilhat.itch.io/stewpot?ac=YUqaLN4pVvG"}}