Photo. A book, Apawthecaria, with a folded map leafed into its pages. The cover shows a mouse and a pigeon standing on top of a wooden table in a beam of warm light, reading from a book filled with hand drawn illustrations of plants. The mouse holds up a pestle taller than itself, and around the two animals are plucked flowers, large brass scales, a block of wax, closed books, and other potion making apparatus.
Image. A toad riding a hare, both leaping confidently over a gorge of thorns.
Photo. The deluxe set for Apawthecaria, showing 5 illustrated post cards, a sticker sheet of stamp designs, and a pin badge of a potion-making mouse, alongside the book Apawthecaria and its game map.
Image. A mouse applying a twig splint to a birds broken wing.
Image. A mouse leading a beetle. The mouse is smaller than the beetle, and the beetle is wearing a red bow.
Image. A city of wooden pontoons is built around the wreck of a massive human ship. Small animals go about their days atop, inside and around the ship.
Image. A repeating pattern of a swamp, with a snake as a feature spot illustration on top of it.
Photo. 5 illustrated postcards featuring patterns from the book Apawthecaria. The cards are themed; red for mountain, featuring a fox glancing at a stout and mouse; yellow for meadows; green for forests; blue for lakes; and purple for bogs.
Photo. A sticker sheet from the Apawthecaria Deluxa bundle. There are 7 differently shaped stamps with die-cut franking around their edges, so that each stamp peels to look like a realistic stamp. The stamps feature natural elements, like moth wings and pressed flowers, as if they were made by animals for a beastly postal service.
Photo. A blank post card atop a sticker sheet. The post card is stuck with a sticker-stamp on it, peeled from the sticker sheet behind it.
Apawthecaria
Photo. A book, Apawthecaria, with a folded map leafed into its pages. The cover shows a mouse and a pigeon standing on top of a wooden table in a beam of warm light, reading from a book filled with hand drawn illustrations of plants. The mouse holds up a pestle taller than itself, and around the two animals are plucked flowers, large brass scales, a block of wax, closed books, and other potion making apparatus.
Image. A toad riding a hare, both leaping confidently over a gorge of thorns.
Photo. The deluxe set for Apawthecaria, showing 5 illustrated post cards, a sticker sheet of stamp designs, and a pin badge of a potion-making mouse, alongside the book Apawthecaria and its game map.
Image. A mouse applying a twig splint to a birds broken wing.
Image. A mouse leading a beetle. The mouse is smaller than the beetle, and the beetle is wearing a red bow.
Image. A city of wooden pontoons is built around the wreck of a massive human ship. Small animals go about their days atop, inside and around the ship.
Image. A repeating pattern of a swamp, with a snake as a feature spot illustration on top of it.
Photo. 5 illustrated postcards featuring patterns from the book Apawthecaria. The cards are themed; red for mountain, featuring a fox glancing at a stout and mouse; yellow for meadows; green for forests; blue for lakes; and purple for bogs.
Photo. A sticker sheet from the Apawthecaria Deluxa bundle. There are 7 differently shaped stamps with die-cut franking around their edges, so that each stamp peels to look like a realistic stamp. The stamps feature natural elements, like moth wings and pressed flowers, as if they were made by animals for a beastly postal service.
Photo. A blank post card atop a sticker sheet. The post card is stuck with a sticker-stamp on it, peeled from the sticker sheet behind it.
Apawthecaria

Apawthecaria

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Humans are gone, lost to legend and remembered only by their ruins and the little creatures that survive them. In their place, animals have built towns, founded guilds, and created a civilisation of their own where beasts of all kinds can live in relative harmony.

In this cosy solo RPG, you take on the role of a Poultice Pounder, a beast with knowledge of ailments and their cures. It's your job to travel the post-human landscape of the Bristley Woods, visiting ailing beasts and foraging for the reagents needed to cure them, all while working towards the end of a grand Seasonal Journey.

Apawthecaria is a blend of Apothecaria and Scurry! Go on a potion-making, road-tripping, friend-making adventure with some of these exciting features:

  • A detailed map of the Bristley Woods, using Travel mechanics inspired by FTL!
  • Social Encounters that spice up the settlements and cities.
  • Barter for Reagents in markets atop trees and in deep warrens.
  • Upgrade your Tools and Waggons.
  • Bring along a trusted Familiar to help you on your way.
  • Befriend quirky Companion bugs!
  • Experience detailed encounters that make each Season throughout the year feel and play differently.
  • Multiplayer playbooks, for 2 - 15+ players!

With beautiful artwork from a smorgasbord of amazing artists, a gorgeous layout by Brian Tyrrell, and 200+ pages of Ailments, Reagents, Encounters and more to explore, Apawthecaria will delight newcomers and Apothecaria veterans alike.

You do not need Apothecaria or Scurry! to play Apawthecaria. It is a stand-alone game with its own ruleset.

Apawthecaria and the Bristley Woods are based on Loch Lomond & The Trossachs, located on the West Coast of Scotland (just north of Glasgow). This national park holds a special place in our hearts, especially for Anna who spends most of her summers hillwalking and paddleboarding out there.

Click here to download Apawthecaria's character sheets and digital map. 

210mm x 148mm (A5), Perfect Bound, 400g, 218 pages.
+ Includes a large fold-out map for use in-game.
+ Natural finish front cover, recycled paper.

Deluxe Edition:
+ 5 Postcards featuring art from the book
+ 1 Sticker sheet of stamps from the Noonmessengers
+ 1 Poulticepounder enamel pin badge

A ZIP folder containing all relevant PDFs will be available for download at checkout, and emailed to you (if you provided an email).

Free Expansions for Apawthecaria

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Apawthecaria Reagent

Autumn 5 - Apples

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By Brian Tyrrell
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Apawthecaria Social Encounter

Autumn 4 - A Gander at Port

Brian Tyrrell
By Brian Tyrrell
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Ailment Apawthecaria

Autumn 3 - Cat’s Tongue

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By Brian Tyrrell
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