Sit down, you scattered sea-folk: listen as the Spirits sing of the world that was. Of green hills and sandy shores, now swallowed by the rolling waves; of the great cities of old, starting with the wondrous Atlantis, drowned long ago.

Nearly all of the land has sunk beneath the sea, and those who survive have been confined to ships, living as adventurous pirates; transformed into merfolk to remain among their sunken ruins; or are born new into an old world as easy-going selkies.

Fortunately, some have started to dream: in their dreams is a prophecy of a new world about to hatch from the Spirits of old. The chosen dreamers can change this new world – and it can change them. Pirates, merfolk, and selkies alike journey forth to the last remaining island in the world to gamble with the Sea Spirit for a chance at shaping the future itself. Bring your dice, bring your dreams, and try not to let the sea swallow you whole.

“Be the Change You Wish to Sea” is a light litform game of gambling and shenanigans. It won the 2018 Iron GM contest, with the secret ingredients of sea stories, metamorphosis, math, and a silver egg. A partial record of past run outcomes can be found here; if you run this game and would like to update the list, add a comment to that document.