Fox Curio's Floating Bookshop

i LOVE this game so much already! but i have a question about the weather/customer cards. it says to check the weather, and draw that many customer cards, but sometimes the weather only lasts till morning, or all day. am i supposed to draw customer cards for every weather pattern? or just the first one? 

this game gets a 10/10 from me so far! i LOVED the whole concept of Rinse, and writing out the whole festival really helped me unclog some writers block I've been having!

i’m new to solo rpgs and i recently started playing this one and i absolutely love it!! it’s so easy to start and understand! i keep writing and writing, thank you so much for this game!

Do you believe it's reasonable to try and play this with digital resources, or is it not worth the effort?

Playing this delightful game with my 10-year-old daughter has been a truly heartwarming experience. We incorporated this solo RPG into our summer creative writing activity, as we are new to homeschooling. The clear instructions and inviting atmosphere have sparked my daughter's imagination beautifully. Our entries consist of journal writing, scrapbooking, doodling, and note-taking, which has transformed our notebook into something truly enchanting. This has become our favorite solo RPG! We are so grateful for this lovely world. Thank you!

I'm brand new to solo rpgs, and as a librarian this sounds so cozy and perfect! <3 I'll save up and keep an eye out for community copies.

I might be misunderstanding the mechanic, but there seems to be a discrepancy with the number of customer cards you should draw between the table on page 33 and the numbers listed in Seasons section of the book (the table saying that for Snail's Pace days you should draw 1 card and 2 for Quiet days, whereas the Seasons say 2 and 3 respectively).

Additionally, the Weather table for Burn seems to be missing some of the reminder values for number of customer cards.

what a wonderful, wonderful solo RPG. the the prompts and settings are so inspiring that it almost doesn't even feel like a solo RPG - characters and events flow so easily that it takes no effort at all. I mean, i'm currently writing this one day FOUR of the first season, and I'm sitting at [checks notes] 7k words. amazing. buy this. 10/10

Estaría disponible en más idiomas? A mi me interesaría el español ciertamente.

I usually play doom and gloom, blood and gluts, grimdark, or "style over substance" edgy RPGs. I literally played a round of TRENCH before picking this up. But lemme just say...wow.

I'll edit this later, with more details, but so far: 

I'm playing Tāko the Capybara - he has always been a bookseller, but grew weary in a failing shop. He bought a bookshop boat from an ad in the paper...only to find he had a crude carving in the shop counter - no wonder it was such a good price!

BLOOM 1 (day 1): Weather: Thunderstorms all day. Customer outlook: A snail's pace. 

To do list: Inventory to start the year. 

My very first customer was a very pungent skunk named Ross. He had 12 children - each of whom bought their father a different cologne for his birthday. He refused to choose a favorite and instead wore them all. He was looking for a recipe book on soups, due to the bad weather. He was telling me his oldest son was working on some sort of flying machine up in the mountains north of TD - sounds crazy to me, but what do I know? Kid sounds smart. Sadly, Ross' cologne left me sneezing so hard I had quite the headache and decided to skip the festivities for Rinse. A hare looking for a romance book stopped in, but we didn't quite meet his needs. Total customers for the day: 20. Total books sold: 40. Total coins earned: 55.  

Weather is looking like hail. I sure hope the rest of Bloom isn't like this!

I love this game so much.

i haven't played many solo ttrpgs but this one is my favorite and i expect it to hold that spot eternally

Hi, I have looked at tons of the reviews + the preview pages and it looks like so much fun! However, I am in a tough spot and cannot afford the game. Will there be anymore community copies added. It looks liek so much fun and I would love to play.

I got the physical edition from Peregrine Coast and it’s gorgeous. I’m making a concerted effort to spend time with solo games in an analogue capacity at the moment and this one has me intrigued. The illustrations and prompts seem lovely and evocative, there’s a lot of content here I’m incredibly excited to get stuck in.

Got a copy of this as part of a bundle and have been really enjoying playing through Bloom :3 I'm on day 13 (my character's birthday!) and I'm likely going to play to the end of the season. I'lll pick it up again sometime though, for sure, I can say that much.
I do have a few things I want to make note of though:

1: I'm a tad confused by the weather system. I draw a card, which represents the weather, then another card, which represents a part of the day. Does the second card represent how long the weather from the first card lasts until, or does it connote that its occurring *only* during that part of the day? The example didn't make that distinction clear enough.

2: I found an odd typo in my PDF- the Skyflower Festival's page lists it as being on 'the first day of Bloom', which is incorrect- a different holiday is on that day. I thought I should flag this as it did throw me for a loop at first.

3: The book mentions being able to fill out 'hearts' on the customer sheets in the back but they have no hearts. It's not been an issue for me- I'm journaling all of this digitally so I just added some hearts to the customer profiles I've written, but I thought it'd be worth pointing out in case it causes issues for others. 

Typos aside, I'm loving this chance to explore the river and to sell lots of books. it's the perfect kind of cozy pass-time I love during this time of year

Is there going to be a furniture add-on for this game?

I'm just joking, but one of the things that has impressed me so far (other than the worldbuilding) is the customisable bookshop. I have mild aphantasia so I like not having to visualise things by myself.

Also, may I ask what font is used in the game? EDIT: Nevermind, I saw that it's in the 6th page!

Thank you so much for the community copy.  I have a large surgery coming up and needed something to keep me occupied during 6 weeks of hospitalization with no use of my left arm.  I stumbled upon TT journalRPGs on YouTube.  I’m a DM, but I wasn’t sure if I could hold up my side of journaling.  I did my first character creation today and was fully absorbed for 3 hours of journaling immersion.  The game fits that magic sweet spot of rules, prompts, and free play.  It was amazing and will definitely keep me distracted in the hospital.  Thank you again! 

Thank you sooooo much for the community copy. I will post a rating as soon as I've played it.

I kind of feel awkward asking this, but will more community copies be made available? I'm up all night with our newborn recently and would love to play this!

Hi :( I love books and Solo RPGs so much, can I have a free copy? Thank you. I'll leave a review after <33

the Kickstarter was 50 pages zine has something changed since then? The physical copy says 220 pages and $45?

The holidays for Brink have the header Brisk Holidays.

I'm currently setting up the game (perfect way to pass the time until our internet is fixed) and I absolutely love it.

I'm a little confused about page 79, daily task 8. for Bloom. It says you need a new washer and a spanner, only the spanner is listed in the shop inventories though. Speaking of, I'd really like a quick reference of shop inventories, for when you really need to get your paws on some of that BugOff Spray.
I was also wondering about enlisting the help of a tradesanimal, does it cost anything to get in touch via the post office or is that included in their fee?
There's a small typo on page 34 under "Repairs" where it says "inhabit" instead of "inhibit".
I took some slight artistic liberty with the floorplan by flipping the counter upside down and adding windows to the small room with the kitchen. It seemed odd to not have any in a room you'd cook in!

With those notes out of the way, the game is absolutely wonderful. The book is beautifully designed and has such a cosy feel, I can absolutely see myself playing through more than one animalfolk's story of life on the river. What I like about this solo journaling game is that it gives a lot of guidance and clear prompts - that works much better for me than other games that leave basically everything up to you. The journaling game police won't get you if you change any aspect of the game to suit you better, so there's no harm in having more rather than less framework provided for your story! I'm definitely thinking of picking up a physical copy should they be easily available within the EU at some point.

I used a digital program to play around with the shop layout until I was happy, but I'm copying it onto paper to play through a physical journal. It just adds something to the experience for me, putting pen to paper tickles my brain in just the right way. Drawing out the river map by hand at the start of my journal for quick reference definitely was a nice and somewhat meditative exercise! I'm also adding (and decorating) the deck outside the two rooms, so my shopkeeping cat has a nice spot to sit down and enjoy the view or do some fishing. There's definitely going to be fairylights involved. I can't wait to sit down now and start her adventures on the river!

Is the zip file just everything in the other files combined

Any chance of more community copies?

This game is amazing! I bought the PDF, but I am also waiting for the physical release. Will there be shipping to Poland?

Oh my gosh I’ve just started but I’m loving this game!! One question though: on the page with the bookshop floor plan furniture, what is the thing in the top right?

Shoot, all the community copies are gone, any chance they will come back soon, would love to try this but cant afford.