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Once upon a time, before knights fought with demons, before battle, before war, and before the sun, there was a great city at the top of the world, shining throughout the night that had lasted forever. Built of ice and starlight, full of elegant palaces, shimmering statues, it was home to a people whose splendor we are not given to understand.

But that was before the coming of the Dawn. That was before the Mistake caused the destruction of Polaris.

Many stories are told about the Mistake, its nature, its origins, and its history. No one remaining among the people knows the truth, but everyone knows that before the Mistake, the city was perfect, the sky was dark, and the people had no fear. Now, their city is left a smoking crater, the sky is haunted by a brilliant sun and ghostly moon, strange-formed demons pour forth from whence the palace once stood, and the people have learned of terror.

Under the Snowflakes and Stars is a storytelling game of chivalric tragedy in the utmost north. 3 to 6 Players take one of Three Roles to collaboratively tell a story of the Knights of the Order of Stars. 

It is a reimagining of the indie RPG classic Polaris, using the mechanics and procedures from the excellent game Under the Autumn Strangely, remade to have a complete game in only 4 pages. You might want to read or play those games before this one, to fully understand what's going on. (Both those games are great.)

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A beautiful, subtle game that gets quickly to the heart of the places that inspired it.

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This is very exciting! Thank you for a new game, I will try to get it to the table soon. :)

If you play it, I would love to hear how it goes!

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Will do!