Hello there! Today I finally started playing the game and I'm really happy with it. The only thing I'm currently a bit confused by are the upgrades. It is stated that you can start with a garden plot and that the garden plot can have one reagent at a time of value 8 or lower.

How often and when can you harvest it? And would you need to have a specimen of the plant first to plant it? Like you'd have to collect seeds or spores or something to plant it? Or is this up to the player?

Thanks for answering and also making such a cool game :). I played it with my mom (even though it's solo but we made our decisions together) and we had a blast!

any chance community copies will be updated soon?

I would love to review this game for a community copy, please!

When will more community copies be added?

love the game! It’s cute and cozy~

This game sounds amazing. I'm itching to play it. I just got Delve, so I'm going to wait a bit, but this one also seems right up my alley as an artist, forager and witch!

I have yet to play this game, but I must mention how incredible Anna is: I reached out for an educator's discount for Apothecaria after reading about it (I run an after-school TTRPG group for some students with dyslexia). Instead of just a discount, she sent me a free PDF, mentioning how a digital copy would be more accessible for my students (in addition to a discount code for any additional materials). Considering how much hard work has gone into these games, I am incredibly grateful for her generosity and thoughtfulness. This is why I love independent creators and the community to which they've contributed. Thank you Anna!

Is there a way to be notified when community copies gets released?

Hello! I bought a hardcopy version at GenCon last year. Is there any way I can get a digital copy or a discount?

Love world building this is exactly the type of game ive been looking for!

Oh no! I can't believe I missed the community copies again! such bad luck, I'll keep checking in the hopes of better timing :D I'm in the middle of doing village witch and was hoping to learn some potions with apothecaria

Great idea for solo game. Using cards as a mechanic + Stardew Valley = ❤️

I just Started Playing as a beginner solo RPG and have so much fun! I got a hard copy from one of my local fairs I am uber-curious about the postcard and mini-game.

10/10 from me

I picked up the BundleofHolding bundle and am now reading the core book to learn how to play.

Five star rating from me. Looks great!

Just picked up Nightfall, too.

And I see there are some goodies here that weren't in the bundle. I don't mind paying the $13 to complete it, as it looks to be worth the cost. So grabbing it here, too.

Hello! Is there a chance to get a community copy? I would love to buy it, but sadly the conversion from USD to my country's currency is a little too much for me at the moment

Are there more community copies? :>

its possibile to have a community copie?

I cannot for the life of me figure out how to leave a rating on mobile. But rest assured, between the various odd ailments, interesting encounters (I have tea once a week with a forest royal), and engaging, challenging ingredient collecting, I would leave a 6 stars out of 5. Both an astounding game and wonderful research for a budding game designer like myself! Well done!!

Apothecaria is wonderful. There's the exact right mix of structure and free-form writing to make it interesting and move the plot along, but not leave you stranded in a quagmire of choice. ngl I wrote 6k words for the first segment alone and have no regrets.

An amazing game, and an amazing community! Stepping into this cozy little world was so easy and satisfying, and the first time I ever dedicated myself to keeping a handwritten TTRPG log. I love the freedom to craft a story around the detailed potion making process, and each flip of a card is as exciting as the last. I can't wait to play all the expansions!

Such a cozy, comforting game. Great inspiration for writing and imagination. It provides a tight mechanical loop searching for reagents and brewing potions while also delivering open-ended narrative opportunities in events, prompts, downtime, large-scale quests, etc. The annotated commentary PDF is also a fascinating insight into the decisions that went into writing the game.

I adore Apothecaria, I am so glad that I purchased it, it is my first solo RPG. I am hooked. I love the immersive soundtrack.

Apothecaria is everythinggggg I've introduced multiple friends to the game so we can play it together. I think I've been tricked into writing a short story and honestly I'm having a great time.  The discord community is also active and thriving if you have questions or just want to meet other witch characters across dimensions :)

I'd also recommend checking out:

1. Patchwork Potions by bespoketacle (a series of prompts inspired by this game to flesh out your village and relationships, perfect to whip out during downtime sessions)

2. Village Witch and Build A Witch by Kestrel Eliot (Build a Witch is amazing for creating magical characters, and includes some sample witches to fuel your imagination or populate the world; Village Witch has some great prompts to give any witch a 'problem of the week', especially the Major Arcana prompts)

3. The oracles from Iron Valley by M. Kirin (I use them constantly. You can roll for everything from villager aesthetics and gender to the weather. The base game is pay-what-you-want here on itch.io, and the oracles can be rolled online on Chartopia.)

This game also has plenty of fun expansions, which you can find on itch.io or on Anna Blackwell's Patreon.