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The Stars Whisper is an intensely existential LARP where you play as stars in a constellation, separated by extreme distance and talking intermittently to ward off the loneliness of a time that is both extremely long and ultimately finite. 

The PDF is 11 pages, with a little bit of interior art and a nice, consistent aesthetic. The layout is easy to read, but it does feel a bit like giant blocks of text on first impression.

As the game plays, the individual stars die out, creating communication gaps in the constellation and further forcing the survivors into tenuous isolation.

Players are limited from speaking above a whisper, but they can flash lights and do other things to signal that they are still alive---at least until they aren't.

Due to the themes and intensity, the game's safety tools are a bit of a relief, and there's a debrief included as well, but you're probably going to want a group of people who *really* like heavy games in order to tackle this.

Overall, I think Stars is a really well made experience, and if you want a game that will make you feel emotions and/or existential anguish, this absolutely does that. If that does not sound like something you want to experience, Stars is probably not for you---but if it does, you should check it out.