The Folded Orchard

120-minute plan · 4 players · Explore changing places An orchard has folded like a paper map. Familiar paths meet at impossible angles, and a seed cart waits inside a crease while the keeper’s map shows a route nobody has walked. Content notice: Changing paths and mild disorientation. All routes are firm and visible; characters can return to the gate whenever they choose.

At the table

Describe what your character tries and the help they offer. Ask the GM what a choice will cost before committing. The group may pause, change a detail or stop. Write names, promises and unanswered questions on paper.

Orchard gate

A dry gatehouse overlooks a path turned like a page corner.

Survey press shed

A paper press holds old orchard surveys and two wide clips.

North blossom terrace

A terrace of closed blossoms rises along a paper-like ridge.

Listening apple row

Apple trunks carry the sound of a small cart bell.

Low stone bridge

A firm bridge crosses a narrow irrigation channel.

Mirror cistern

A shallow cistern reflects two rows that fail to meet.

Folded cart pocket

A seed cart stands on a flat shelf inside a wide folded path.

Old windbreak lane

A long firm lane follows the orchard’s outer boundary.

Your record

Our names and useful skills: Our shared aim: Places we have visited: Evidence and promises: What we still want to know:

The Folded Orchard — known placesThe Folded OrchardSurvey laneApple rowTerrace stairUpper contourDry channel bankStone crossingCart shelfOuter cart trackBoundary laneLong perimeter return1Orchard gate2Survey press shed3North blossom terrace4Listening apple row5Low stone bridge6Mirror cistern7Folded cart pocket8Old windbreak laneKnown connections · no movement scale