Experience a lifelong quest through Arthurian myth as the heroic Knight Errant and the Questing Beast they pursue. The Knight must seek the Beast, and the Beast must make the Knight worthy of their legend.

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What is Glatisant?

Glatisant is a GM-less, asymmetrical TTRPG for two players using the Carta system. Discover a world of high adventure as you cross a tableau of playing cards, encountering people and places from Arthurian myth with each card you turn over. The game can be played in 45 minutes or a few hours, depending on the depth of your journaling.

One player takes on the role of the Knight Errant, seeking the object of their quest, the Beast and turning over new cards in the tableau as they search. The other player controls the Questing Beast, and secretly chooses the win condition; either a place on the tableau the two players must meet, or a combination of resources that the Knight must have or not have when they meet. The Beast must guide the Knight player, leaving clues and directing the Knight to be in the correct condition when they meet. 

Each card flipped also comes with prompts for each player to respond to, and to flesh out the story of this lifelong hunt. 

Players: 1-2
Ages: 13+
Time: 45–60 minutes
Required to play: Book, a deck of cards, pencil, journal, and some tokens. 

Features:

• Exploration-focused gameplay
• A full deck of adventure, each card a scene
• 40 pages with full-color illustrations throughout
• Crunchy resource management mechanics
• Simple, easy-to-learn rules
• Thoughtful conversations on love and heroism
• Solo mode for one-player adventures

The System

The Carta system uses a spread of playing cards to create a point-crawl adventure. As players move to a new card, they find a story prompt matching the card’s suit and rank in the rulebook. Based on solo journaling game with one resource, Glatisant adds a second player, a hidden objective, and multiple resources to expand the system’s potential and themes.  

Actual Play

See the game in action as Hannah and Giancarlo take on their roles as Beast and Knight on their YouTube channel Drimbus. They do an excellent job explaining how the game is played, as well as showing off their adventure. 

The Team

Lucas Zellers - Lead Designer

Emily Entner - Layout and Cover Designer

Ally Morcom - Editor

Fran Morton - Illustrator