Really enjoyed playing this game! It is a great way to have personal character moments, and a natural way to reveal some secrets about players. I love that it can be used as a "filler" for other TTRPG campaigns, or works as a stand alone game.
The "secrets" mechanic was such a great way to test those relationships and really bring in opportunities for strong emotions. Really just felt like giving an enormous hug to my fellow players after the game. Woe the limits of online play!
just played this in between pathfinder 2e sessions and had a great time creating and working with my party to help clean up their new hideaway! as a gm, I found it easy to slide into our current set up, occasionally tossing in rolls where it felt right and otherwise letting the party members discuss and work together organically. a really great module that works beautifully in whatever game you want!
I had a great chat with The Weekly Scroll about tabletop RPGs. After my interview portion was done, they did a great and in-depth flip through of Clean Spirit. Check the video description for timestamps!
Clean Spirit is a lovely and charming game that delivers on its premise -- a cozy exploration of a space and revealing hidden truths of characters.
I ran a 3 hour session for my D&D group one week when some of our players were travelling and to give our DM an opportunity to play as a character. The rulebook is gorgeous and lays out the rules in a clear and easy to read manner. The rules itself are simple, but evocative as it helped bring up stories and questions that created deeper connections between our characters, letting us learn about quirks and anecdotes that were only hinted at in the dramatic fantasy storyline of our main campaign. For virtual play, I recommend using the online whiteboard Miro as a pseudo-VTT. It was easy to upload the pdf, write on the handouts, copy-paste tokens based on events, and even has some simple drawing tools for people to doodle with.
I really loved Clean Spirits and had a great time bringing it to my table!
Super super excited by the premise of this game! Admittedly I've only gotten a chance to skim the rules so far, but I'm already eagerly daydreaming about bringing this game as a oneshot into a pre-existing campaign.
Just wanted to ask: the game mentions that it could be used for a group that's just now moving in, which I would absolutely love to do, but a lot of the game's spirit seems to be wrapped up in pre-existing memories and feelings associated with the dwelling and items therein. Do you have any advice for running Clean Spirit as a "moving in" game rather than "cleaning up" or "moving out"?
It's easy to run Clean Spirit for a move-in experience! You'll want to make sure the group has a good understanding of the location they're moving into, but ensuring group goals are move-in based instead of focused on cleaning will help. Players should focus on setting rooms up during play, describing how they are organizing items and furniture as a group. Many of the moves on the character sheet are designed with unpacking in mind, so as players go through boxes or suitcases of items, they can pull stuff out to gain motivation and make progress. I think you'll see what i mean when you review the way players make progress in the "start" section.
I am enamored with Clean Spirit! Fantastic writing, the layout and digital accessibility is amazing (the adorable tabs are clickable!), and the gameplay gets the wheels turning. I cannot wait to play through this one with my group! Really great work, Cassi!
Looks great! I must admit, when I saw the premise, I was hoping it was a game to play with your actual housemates to help get your house happily cleaned. :D
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Really enjoyed playing this game! It is a great way to have personal character moments, and a natural way to reveal some secrets about players. I love that it can be used as a "filler" for other TTRPG campaigns, or works as a stand alone game.
I played, I cried. And I LIKED IT.
The "secrets" mechanic was such a great way to test those relationships and really bring in opportunities for strong emotions. Really just felt like giving an enormous hug to my fellow players after the game. Woe the limits of online play!
just played this in between pathfinder 2e sessions and had a great time creating and working with my party to help clean up their new hideaway! as a gm, I found it easy to slide into our current set up, occasionally tossing in rolls where it felt right and otherwise letting the party members discuss and work together organically. a really great module that works beautifully in whatever game you want!
Thank you so much for the kind words!! I'm glad you and your party enjoyed it!
I had a great chat with The Weekly Scroll about tabletop RPGs. After my interview portion was done, they did a great and in-depth flip through of Clean Spirit. Check the video description for timestamps!
Clean Spirit is a lovely and charming game that delivers on its premise -- a cozy exploration of a space and revealing hidden truths of characters.
I ran a 3 hour session for my D&D group one week when some of our players were travelling and to give our DM an opportunity to play as a character. The rulebook is gorgeous and lays out the rules in a clear and easy to read manner. The rules itself are simple, but evocative as it helped bring up stories and questions that created deeper connections between our characters, letting us learn about quirks and anecdotes that were only hinted at in the dramatic fantasy storyline of our main campaign. For virtual play, I recommend using the online whiteboard Miro as a pseudo-VTT. It was easy to upload the pdf, write on the handouts, copy-paste tokens based on events, and even has some simple drawing tools for people to doodle with.
I really loved Clean Spirits and had a great time bringing it to my table!
Oh my gosh!! This made me tear up! Thank you so much for playing!! 💜💜💜
Super super excited by the premise of this game! Admittedly I've only gotten a chance to skim the rules so far, but I'm already eagerly daydreaming about bringing this game as a oneshot into a pre-existing campaign.
Just wanted to ask: the game mentions that it could be used for a group that's just now moving in, which I would absolutely love to do, but a lot of the game's spirit seems to be wrapped up in pre-existing memories and feelings associated with the dwelling and items therein. Do you have any advice for running Clean Spirit as a "moving in" game rather than "cleaning up" or "moving out"?
Thanks for checking out Clean Spirit!
It's easy to run Clean Spirit for a move-in experience! You'll want to make sure the group has a good understanding of the location they're moving into, but ensuring group goals are move-in based instead of focused on cleaning will help. Players should focus on setting rooms up during play, describing how they are organizing items and furniture as a group. Many of the moves on the character sheet are designed with unpacking in mind, so as players go through boxes or suitcases of items, they can pull stuff out to gain motivation and make progress. I think you'll see what i mean when you review the way players make progress in the "start" section.
Hope this helps!
Songwoven played Clean Spirit live on Twitch! Here's the VOD from YouTube!
Clean spirit is so lovely. The writing is beautiful, the layout is so clean.
The navigation bar at the right side is such a blessing to navigate.
Love the use of the post it notes in the design, and the color choices really makes the pages dynamic to look and read through.
Thank you so much for your comment! I'm glad you found the navigation bar useful!
I'll never be able to properly tell you how much this means to me. ❤️
I am enamored with Clean Spirit! Fantastic writing, the layout and digital accessibility is amazing (the adorable tabs are clickable!), and the gameplay gets the wheels turning. I cannot wait to play through this one with my group! Really great work, Cassi!
Oh my gosh! Thank you so much!! I admire your work a lot!
Great layout and a well put together game. After an initial readthrough, I'm excited to get into it more. Great work Cassi!
I really appreciate the kind words. Thank you so much for checking it out!
A CLEAN SPIRIT IS A FULFILLED SPIRIT
HECK YEAH.
WHAT IS HYPE MAY NEVER DIE
BUT IT WILL DUST
I can't wait to TIDY
TIDY YOUR ROOM. TIDY YOUR SOUL.
Looks great! I must admit, when I saw the premise, I was hoping it was a game to play with your actual housemates to help get your house happily cleaned. :D
Which I now want!
Maybe in an expansion??? 🤔😂
Yes please! I wonder if it would get hubby involved. :D
ITS HAPPENING
OH GOSH ITS HAPPENING
SOON!!!!
SO EXCITED
🥺 Yay! Same!