Forever 41

Forever 41 was inspired loosely by the bloodlust mechanic in Vampire The Masquerade and every god-awful second I’ve worked retail wondering if maybe sometimes homicide is the answer.

Forever 41 is a micro RPG  in which you’re a vampire working retail. Try not to lose your mind and slaughter your customers. Or throw out your back. You were turned in your 40s after all.

Forever is a really long time. Especially for someone who’s seen currencies change like nobody’s business. Nobody wants your fucking dubloons and you totally forgot to collect ancient coins back when they were new so...you need to get a job. Shit. Well, the mall’s hiring so…

WARNING: This game is rated R for explicit language, violence, themes of retail harassment that range from mild to graphic, mentions of sex, mentions of recreational drugs and mentions of blood. You are free to and encouraged to adapt any and all aspects of gameplay to suit the comfort and safety of your table, but it is a comedic AND horror rpg and therefore should be read with these warnings in mind. 

You are highly encouraged to customize anything to your liking and play for the goal you want. Maybe losing this game doesn’t feel like losing, maybe you really want to live to work another day, maybe you manage to turn an awkward customer encounter into the start of something new. Who knows! Have fun!

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Play one of the following settings, or create your own! Each Setting comes with it's own Event Table but can be customized for your comfort!

(1) The Fast Fashion Store™️ (“Do you have this in 2437 different colors, also I barfed in your changing room.”)

(2) Food Court Job™️ (“I ordered 14 Tiny Taquitos actually, not 13 Tiny Tacquitos and 1 Not As Tiny Tacquito.”)

(3) The Goth Spot™️ (“Do you have anything less...devil worship-y?”)

(4) The Coffee Shop™️ (“uhm I ordered a double mocha frappe latte with whole milk and this tastes like the cow was Unhappy.”)

(5) The Makeup Store™️ (“Hi, I want you to match my foundation but match it to how I describe I think I’m going to look in the summer but also it has to match me Now.”)

(6) The Lingerie Store™️ (“Hey sooooo my boyfriend and I saw you restocking the shelves across the store and we really dig your vibe... ")

Have fun and feel free to play this as creatively as you'd like! Thank you!

UPDATE: I've added Streaming Kits with interfaces for each of the 6 stages, starting soon, BRB, Ad/Schedule spaces and End screens! (To Twitch & Youtube Proportions) and The Holiday Edition is available on my itch main page!

2024 Update: 2nd Edition of the Streaming Kit is replacing the old one. Updated branding, cleaner look, caption box options, added end credits, 28 total assets in zip file

March 2026 Update: Added an mp3 audiobook of the gamebook! 

Still working on both solo and multiplayer versions! I'm taking my time on them because I want to do physical releases for both!