Thousand Year Old Vampire

I’m working on an app for playing this for my own games, and I’d also like to share this with the community. The problem is that such an app would have to include the prompts themselves, which would make the pdf unnecessary.

I’d like to hear your thoughts on this! I don’t want to create anything that would damage your sales.

I cannot say thank you enough for providing a text only copy. As a screen reader user who so often has to find out only after purchase if a PDF is accessible or not, it is refreshing to run into plain text versions in the wild that take the guesswork out. I haven't played yet, erading htrough now but going to start soon. This should prove interesting to say the least. I've heard nothing but good things. I'm just sad I managed to just miss the sequel game you are making as far as backing it. Bah. Ah well, hope to see it soon enough and can't wait. Please keep up the good work!

Just finished my first session. M vampire's story became a tale of two brothers and a rivalry and hatred that spanned centuries. Over time, my vampire forgot what exactly they were fighting about. In their last clash, his brother took his sword which was tied to my vampire's very important memory; the night he turned his brother into a vampire. They met again in the 21st century, my vampire not knowing how he had wronged his brother only that it kept them at odds. They spent a day in uneasy truce. Their shared animosity grounding and familiar. That same night his brother kills him with the same sword he said was to symbolize their reconciliation, all past mistakes forgotten. 

I really respect and appreciate you providing the PDF version for free. Money's a little tight for me at the moment, but I know a few people who'd love a hard copy when Christmas comes around <3

Absolutely love this game! My conservative friends and I have been enjoying playing and swapping stories of how our vampire's lives are progressing whenever we aren't too busy spreading hate. Really a great way to relax and unwind. I don't think I'd be able to maintain my conservative views and strong hate for all people unless I had a game like this to play in the evening to help me recharge for another day of hate. Thank you!!! 

Hello! This was my first experience playing a solo game, after I saw it being played on the YouTube show/podcast Mystery Quest, and I loved it!

I had a question: I've had an idea for a solo/co-op dungeon crawling game and would like the dungeon progression to work similarly to the prompts in TYOV (specifically roll some d6, subtract a value, move either forwards or backwards from dungeon room prompt to dungeon room prompt).
Would including such a mechanic in my game (with attribution of course) be allowed? I could not find info on how "hackable" TYOV is.

Thanks again for such a brilliant game,
- Penflower

my vampire got beaten with an inch of his life no less than 8 times. i gave him a silly name to distance myself from his tragedy and it positively did not work, amazing game.

brilliant game, surprised at how much replay potential it has (and how fun it is). My first solo rpg and definitely won’t be my last! well worth the cost. 

My Aztec vampire fled to France, where they started a 300  year cult in the catacombs beneath Paris, until Nazis in WWII flushed him out. He died leading a mercenary army into the South American jungle in an attempt to catch the one that turned him. 

thank you so much. i didnt think playing a rpg alone would be this fun. i will replay it a lot i guess.

I just picked up a hardcopy at PAX East. Do you know of a good "thematic" text editor? One that has a focus mode and a parchment background? Something like the NaturalCrit Homebrewery, but WYSIWYG?

Thank you for providing these community copies! I'm using one until I have a good mailing address to order the physical book to. Great to have a way to dig in right away!

Tim, I'm curious about how you went about choosing the order for the prompts. Did you have a plan or system for doing it? I love this game; it made me really fall down the rabbit hole of solo journaling games.

My first vampire died as he lived: angry, confused and covered in someone else's blood.

Breathtaking, melancholic and deep, this game deserves all the praise it's gotten and more. Well done, Mr. Hutchings, well done!

Hey! I’ve never downloaded something off of here so definitely let me know if I’m doing something wrong, but whenever I try to get a free copy it says I must pay at least $15.00. 

Thank you so much for the community copies. <3 Idk  how itchio works but I'll definitely tip when I have the funds!

Got the PDF for free and fell in love - picked up a physical copy from my local game shop and it's gorgeous. 

at 51 I’ve never played a solo rpg but damn this is awsone. I spent a whole day from 8am until midnight writing my journal. I’m now working on turning it into an animated video. It’s a shame your hardback is a bit out of my price range but looking at the quality of it I can see why

I downloaded yesterday and I'm having trouble with the PDFs. Some of the pages are clear but the text looks half erased on some of them. For example, on page 6 (spread layout) the yellow note is completely clear but I can't read "what's needed to play" or the entire right page.

Anyone have any idea what's happening?

A brilliant game. I got the physical copy, which is also artbook-level beautiful. If you want to see how it works in practice, you can check out my vampire's journal.

To say it once more—I absolutely adore this game!

I’m pumped as hell to try this out! I snagged a community copy to demo, as I’m newer to solo TTRPGs, but have heard good things!

I checked your website to see if physical copies are available and read your opening paragraphs on the store page. Based as all hell, thanks for using your voice for good, it’s greatly appreciated. 😌

I’m hoping to fully delve into it this weekend, will keep you posted! Thanks for creating!

Just finished my first playthrough it of a couple days ago and it was beautiful, and also saved me from boredom at work.

I'm excited to play this game--a commenter recommended it on a Youtube video about a different game called Delve. I googled this one and was sitting on the fence about getting a copy until I saw that there are community copies available for people who cannot afford it.

Instantly decided to buy and to pay extra as a thank you for that. I am so excited to try it and also show my friends too!

It is keeping me such good company.

Finally played TYOV. Two vampires. They ended on pages 73 and 74. Uhuh. That's a truly great game! Thanks Tim Hutchings!

(I spoke about it on my blog. That's in French but I added a few pictures ermites.club)

I just want to thank you for offering community copies-- I ordered a physical copy from a Canadian reseller so it didn't come with a PDF but I was absolutely itching to play it in the meantime. You rock!

My trust in Tim Hutchings is completely gone. The Companion Volume's description was a mystery, and my passion for mysteries together with my trust in a company allowed my conscience to pre-order. 

The book is empty pages.. for $71 incl shipping. 

The mystery is an expensive scam and anyone saying the consumer is a fool, is fooled by this creators sense of humor and explanation it's a "work of art". A waste of chopped trees and climate.

Okay, weird questions here. Under Diaries, it says that you cannot add any more experiences in the memory that is in the diary. I'm a little confused.

Can you add partially filled Memories to a Diary? Can I put a Memory with 2 Experiences in the Diary, knowing that it takes up one of the Diary's four available Memory slots?

When you put a memory in the Diary, does that reduce the number of memories you can have?

For example, if I fill three of my Memories with Experiences, and I decide to put those three Memories in a Diary, do I now have 5 empty and open Memory slots again, or do I only have two Memory slots left because the other three are held in the Diary?

If the latter is the case, does the destruction or loss of the Diary free up those Memory slots?

Thanks in advance!

hi. The POD option seems to have disappeared of DTRPG.

But I have found a 2nd Print version in the UK, so thats cool.

On thousandyearoldvampire.com you have 3rd print run copies. Is there any difference from the 2nd printing?

This game got me started playing solo RPGs. I love it so much. The book is gorgeous. I’m so happy to just flip through it. I’ve played this a few times and every time it went in a new and weird direction. 

Hi Tim, I recently bought the print copy of TYOV. I thought I'd get a pdf via email, which, barring a confirmation of the order, I'd thought of as a confirmation. I haven't received the email yet. Is there a different way to confirm the order?

Hello there, 

I want to say first, that I truly think this a fantastic game and hope to see more of your games in the future. 

But I would like some clarity on the rules. 

This probably has been answered somewhere in this huge comment section, but I'm a bit confused with this rule.

Am I suppose to start with the very first prompt, or am I suppose to role the dice first and then from prompt one, move to the actual first prompt of the game?

I know in one version that the rules say, Start at prompt one, but the 2nd printing says, start counting at prompt one. I don't know, maybe I'm just misinterpreting the rule, but I'd rather ask you for clarity. 

I've been playing games where I rolled first and then moved to another prompt and then that new prompt would be my first, but if you're meant to start the game with the very first prompt, I can try that out. I just always thought of the first prompt to be the hardest to start with since you're forced at the start to essentially kill off a mortal and get bloodthirsty. 

But anyways, sorry for this long comment, but I'm hoping to get some further clarity on the rules.