Court of Whispers

The Court of Whispers... the nobility here are neither great nor good. They all have dark secrets they wish to keep hidden, while hoping that their rivals are exposed and lose face in court.

Court of Whispers is a TTRPG/social deduction game for four or more players playing competitively, but requiring negotiation and brief alliances to succeed. No dice, GM or stats are used.

The Court itself can be wherever you want it to be - historical, fantastical, whatever. Perhaps it's a mythological pantheon or faerie court or convocation of demon dukes?

Decide on your name and title, then invent a dark secret in three parts.

Your rivals will, amongst them, know these details, but you will know parts of their secrets.

Who will be the last to have their secrets revealed??

You will need pen & paper/card, the game is played in real time and shouldn't take more than 30 minutes.

Originally made for One-Page RPG Jam 2023 in August 2023, inspired by the theme of the jam, 'rumours & secrets'.

[Note: honestly, this is in need of some playtesting; it may need a little more structure to help players less familiar with social deduction games and/or prevent the particular strategies being overused. However, hopefully there's plenty of potential for interesting negotiating strategies. Any feedback appreciated!]