This video was an April Fool's prank for 2024. It's actually mostly an essay about Hamlet, but the game it's based on is "We Are But Worms: A One Word RPG," by Taylor LaBresh. It can be found on itchio here: https://riverhousegames.itch.io/we-are-but-worms-a-one-word-rpg
This is the most important essay in RPG history.
0:00-6:11 Prologue
6:12-15:54 Act I
15:55-23:35 Act II
23:36-31:14 Act III
31:15-42:26 Act IV
42:27-45:15 Act V: Conclusion
45:16-47:17 Thank yous and other places to find my work
Categories: solo, lyric, narrative
Players: All Supplies: n/a Time Commitment: as long as you may draw breath
Disclosures: n/a
Content Warnings: blood, death, decay, violence, poisoning, sui//cide, bones, digging up of bodies, discussion of “madness,” worms
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