Whispers on the Rails

Whispers on the Rails is a journaling game wherein you board a mysterious train, destination unknown. There are two included versions, one using a prompt table system, the other using a deck of tarot cards. As you travel through the train cars, you use the prompts or tarot cards to describe the interior and exterior of the next train car, and each train car will be its own journal entry, with the potential to be a completely different world or environment. As the prompts or tarot cards paint a picture of your surroundings in the train car, you should imagine yourself there, take a moment to reflect on how this train car makes you feel. Use your journal to briefly describe what you see, then your feelings or thoughts and how this new environment affects you. 

There is no guarantee this will be helpful to anyone, but it can be a fun way to record a journey of introspection. There is no right or wrong answers. No minimum or maximum to what you write. This is your train ride, until it's done.

When you step off the train, maybe you will have learned something about yourself. The real magic starts then, when you hand the journal off to a friend, and their train ride begins with reading your personal journey. This is entirely optional, and there is no reason you can't hop back on the train yourself. Be safe, have fun.

ALL ABOARD!

What you need to play:

• Notebook, journal, some form of bound paper (or even a text document)
• Something to write with
• One of the PDF versions of the game
• A deck of tarot cards for the tarot version
• Two 10-sided dice or a pointing instrument (your finger) for the prompt version
• Some people in mind to pass the journal along to (optional)

Note: The included Dev Notes PDF is NOT required for play. It is only a little background into this game's creation and a shout out to one of my inspirations.