Good Society (game)

Good Society is a tabletop role-playing game based upon the Regency era novels of Jane Austen. A live action role-playing game version is also available. Good Society was created by the two-woman Australian indie role-playing game design team Storybrewers, consisting of lead writer Hayley Gordon and graphic designer Vee Hendro. In addition to role-playing, the game mechanics include spreading rumors and writing letters. It can be played with or without a gamemaster.^[1]

Good Society

A Jane Austen RPG
Designers	Hayley Gordon and Vee Hendro
Illustrators	Raven Warner, Aviv Or
Publishers	Storybrewers
Publication	2018
Genres	tabletop role-playing game, live action role-playing game
Skills	role-playing, storytelling, letter writing

Reception

Good Society won the 2019 Indie Game Developer Network award for "Best Rules."^[2]

Dimension 20's ten-part actual play series A Court of Fey and Flowers used a combination of Good Society and Dungeons & Dragons for its campaign.^[3] Good Society was featured as a two-part series on One Shot Podcast Network’s flagship actual play podcast hosted by James D'Amato, author of Simon & Schuster's "Ultimate RPG" books.^[4][5] Chase Carter for Polygon recommended it for fans of Bridgerton and Our Flag Means Death.^[6]

In 2022, a Kickstarter campaign to reprint Good Society raised AU$148,059.