
Primrose - A Woodland Critter Roleplaying Game (Core Book)
A downloadable TTRPG
Primrose is a tabletop roleplaying game set within the Primrose Territories: a small peninsula disconnected geographically from the wider world by a dangerous and unforgiving mountain range.
Within the Territories small communities have formed by various woodland critters known as Inhabitants: Mice, Squirrels, Hares, Moles, Badgers, Rats and Weasels have built their homes within the shrouded confines of dens, hollows, caves and caverns. Most are naïve and unaware of the pending threats from beyond the mountains.
Inspired by many works such as Brian Jacques (Redwall) and David Petersen (Mouse Guard); this free 260+ page core book contains all the required materials for a campaign within Primrose.
Features:
- D10 dice pool system built from the ground up.

- With no map of Primrose being the same, players will slowly fill a blank map with locations they uncover over their campaigns - discovering mysterious landmarks, massive communities and dangerous dens.

- Produce hearty meals or deadly poisons foraged from forests or powerful tools with simple materials such as wood, amber, seashells or bones!
- Explore the world and fight against the odds! Fight through inclement weather, sneaking past wandering beasts and foiling villainous plots!
- Detailed rules emulating how creatures of different shapes and sizes meaningfully interact with the world around them!
- 7 different Inhabitants to play and interact with: from the tiny common Mouse to the monolithic Badger.

- Game Masters have a variety of tools to generate holidays, Communities, and encounters.
- Inhabitants beautifully illustrated by Alisha Giroux

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| Updated | 18 days ago |
| Status | Released |
| Category | Physical game |
| Author | Bilge Rat Books |
| Genre | Role Playing |
| Tags | Cozy, Fantasy, Furry, Indie, Sandbox, Tabletop, Tabletop role-playing game |
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Development log
- Primrose 1.9 - New rules, proofreading and final touches81 days ago
- Primrose 1.7 - Fixes to Character Sheet and Small AdditionsAug 19, 2025
- Primrose 1.6 - Bookmarks and MusicAug 15, 2025
- Foundry VTT Support for Primrose!Aug 13, 2025
- Primrose 1.5Jun 12, 2025
- Primrose 1.3Jun 03, 2025
- Near Final Version and Physical ReleaseMay 23, 2025






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Hi James, have sent you an email about having you on the Not DnD podcast to talk about the game. Hope to chat soon!
This is really cool. I'm quite interested. When is the physical release and where can a copy be purchased? Will the PDF be included in the physical book cost?
A lot of work has gone into organising the physical production run and I'm somewhat confident in releasing it at the end of this year!
As it stads, I intend to keep the PDF freely available for anyone interested in the game and I plan to keep it that way for supplementry stuff down the line. Any profits that are made from this book are likely going towards getting more art or professional help to make the book/accessories as polished as possible.
Why haven't I seen this before? Looks amazing!
Oop. Thank you so much! I have been so caught up with University I completely missed this comment.