Small Stories

Small Stories is a tabletop game publishing moniker for Chloe Sobel, a creative jack-of-all-trades based in New York City.

I create games about intimacy, with a focus on gothic horror and romance. As genres, I consider horror and romance to be two sides of the same coin, and I am fascinated by where they can meet in fiction. I’m drawn to historical settings, and my work is typically set during what’s called the long nineteenth century, a term that covers the period of European history beginning with the French Revolution and ending with the start of World War I.

Sorry if links don't work, this website is still under construction as I move on from Squarespace!

I’ve been interested in tabletop games since I bought Deliria sight unseen at age 12, and in writing and history for far longer. My hobbies include playing a variety of tabletop games, reading historical romances, cheering on the Mets, and hanging out with my cats.

☞ Courting Scandal, a Penned to Good Society game that focuses on the minute nuances and intricacies of emotions and relationships. (It used to be called Small Stories, and then I liked it so much I used it for my publishing moniker instead.)

☞ Beyond the Veil, a set of expansions of Thinly Veiled expanding it to haunted houses (Within the Walls), cursed families (Twisted Roots), ghost investigations (Congenial Spirits), and gothic fantasy (Of Blood and Magic).

☞ The Grand Tour, a Penned to Good Society hack that introduces mechanics for long-term travel. Written with Dorian Sinclair. Ashcan out now.

☞ At the Castle, a game about two times bleeding into each other at the same castle, mixing Penned to Good Society with Belonging Outside Belonging.