My friend asked me to petsit their narrative-powered robowyrm and now I have to actually write?!

A month-long writing challenge and solo ttrpg

Your friend is travelling to the rings of Jupiter for 30 days and has asked you to petsit their robowyrm, Bowy, while they are gone. Bowy powers itself with narrative and needs a regular supply of fresh storytelling materials. It is your job to create these by working on your writing project.

This challenge is designed to be a flexible, adaptable and motivating way of making progress with a creative writing project of your choice. It rewards you for time spent, words drafted, and—if Bowy goes into hibernation mode—journaling about your project. You can also earn helpful 'friend tokens' by engaging with other people's writing along the way.

This first iteration is a submission for the Minimalist TTRPG Jam 4. It can be downloaded in markdown format or as a PDF.

Update, 30 October 2025: A tracking spreadsheet is now available!