Veil of Ignorance

Veil of Ignorance is a one-shot roleplaying game about negotiating laws without remembering who you are. The game is for 3-5 players and takes 2-2.5 hours to play.

After a catastrophe, the Earth is no longer a suitable living place. Most of humanity has died and the survivors from all around the world are being transported towards a new home planet. During the journey, the passengers are tasked with writing the Law for their new society. To prevent biases the AI of the spaceship has erased all memories of the passengers for the duration of the negotiation. The passengers do not know who they are and they have only faint memories of their values in life.

Veil of Ignorance roleplaying game is based on a philosophical thought experiment, which asks what the society would be if its laws were created by people who do not know their social status or remember their personal opinions. The game examines themes related to societies and morality through roleplay, with the players taking roles of characters who only have faint memories of their past. It explores questions like What it is to be a human without a past? and What it would take to build a fair society?

Content warnings: end of humanity, various problems societal and cultural problems that also appear in the real world, including but not limited to war and inequality.

CREDITS
Veil of Ignorance is designed and written by Miro Aurela.
The cover image for illustration is created using generative AI.