The Stranger – A Lyric TTRPG Inspired by Gabriela Mistral

The Stranger is a lyric TTRPG inspired by Gabriela Mistral’s haunting poem La extranjera. It is a quiet, poetic game for 2–4 players that invites you to reconstruct the fragmented memory of a mysterious woman—someone who lived among you but was never truly known.

You will light candles, speak in whispers, draw cards, and share rumors and memories—both warm and unsettling. As the game unfolds, her life takes shape through moments of tenderness and silence, love and loss, until all candles are extinguished.

This is not a game of winning or losing. It is a ritual of remembrance, a collaborative act of storytelling, and a meditation on estrangement, identity, and the traces we leave behind.

🕯️ Requires:

• 4 candles

• A bowl of water

• A partial deck of playing cards (Hearts and Spades, A–8)

• A quiet space

🕯️ Duration: 60–90 minutes
🕯️ Themes: Memory, longing, identity, exile
🕯️ Language: English (PDF included)

Written by Felipe García-Soriano & Manu González.
Inspired by the life and poetry of Gabriela Mistral (1889–1957), Nobel Laureate and voice of Latin America and Chile.