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"Do I want her, or do I want to be her?"

The Admirer is surrounded by amazing, wonderful people who inspire them by being themselves, but doesn't yet have a strong sense of self. Their central conflict is distinguishing between self-discovery and budding feelings.

Despite the name, the Admirer is not about being in romantic love. The Admirer is all about seeing what's good or cool or interesting about other people, and trying it out for themself. It also asks what it is that draws them to those traits in others — is it admiration or attraction?

With the Admiration mechanic, the Admirer takes on and tries out moves based on those that inspire them. With each use of an Homage move, the Admirer learns more about who they want to be.

Ultimately the Admirer playbook is about experimentation and self-discovery. By embracing what it is about others that fascinates or inspires them, new ways of being open up to them. 

Every purchase includes:

  • 9-page PDF including the playbook, relationship questions, GM moves, play guidance, and Homage Move Quick-Picks
  • Printable, form-fillable character sheets (with and without artwork) and Homage Move Quick-Picks handout
  • Mobile-friendly .epub
  • Plain text .txt

My greatest thanks to April, Christie, Michelle, and Morgan.

Thirsty Sword Lesbians™ is a trademark of April Kit Walsh.

The Powered by Lesbians Logo is © April Kit Walsh, and is used pursuant to the open licensing terms at poweredbylesbians.com.

Purchase

Buy Now$5.00 USD or more

In order to download this playbook you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $5 USD. You will get access to the following files:

Admirer TSL Playbook v1.3.1.zip 36 MB
Admirer Playbook - Character Sheets (Formfillable).pdf 1 MB
Admirer Playbook - Character Sheets (Formfillable, No Artwork).pdf 838 kB
Admirer Playbook - Singles.pdf 17 MB
Admirer Playbook - Spreads.pdf 17 MB
Admirer Playbook.epub 10 kB
Admirer Playbook.txt 10 kB

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I just wanna say that i adore this art style

Thank you for saying so, that's super encouraging to hear! ๐Ÿ’œ

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Hi there - just thought I'd flag up that the v.1.2.0 zip doesn't seem to be working when downloaded? I found this through the bundle it's in right now and it wasn't working? It's probably nothing to worry about :)

Oh, thank you so much for letting us know! We'll check it out asap!

Thanks again for raising this issue! The zip file should now be fixed!

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This playbook is a stand-out auto-include for TSL. The way the temporary Admiration/Homage moves build upon the Smitten mechanic and the journey of Self-Discovery really connect the mechanics and the metaphor of Thirsty Sword Lesbians in a way that sings!

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Aw, thank you so much for trying out the playbook, and taking the time to leave this lovely review! ๐Ÿ’œ

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