The Life of Abba Moses the Strong

called the Strong, the Ethiopian · c. 330 – 405

- chapters light up as you live them -

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Choose Your Saint

Each life is a different path through the desert.

The Virtues of Moses

The book revealed five virtues this man lived by.

Before the trial

A moment of choice

The Cell

Lives of the Desert Saints

A little game about getting to know the saints of the Coptic desert.

You walk beside Abba Moses the Strong - once a robber, then a beloved monk - and gently quiet the passions that trouble the heart. Still each one, and a page of his true life lights up in the Codex.

How to Keep Watch

Each turn you spend Watch (gold) to play cards from your hand.
Stillness (teal shield) soaks the passion's next blow. It resets each turn, so spend it!
Composure (your calm) is your health. Any blow not blocked comes off it. Reach 0 and you lose the encounter.
The passion shows its intent up top - what it'll do when you End Turn.

Stillness

Chapter Illuminated

Your Focus Scattered

The passion got the better of your calm this time. But a virtue stirs - seek wisdom before you return.

Your Deck