TG Crowdfunding Thread 3: Far West has been released. That's not a joke.

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clockworkjoe: May 31, 2000; Rolled a 1 on the random encounter table, didn't you?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gregstolze/termination-shock-the-print-version

Greg Stolze has a new sci-fi RPG out on KS. Termination Shock is about :

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in broad strokes, the Sol system of the future is unjust and unfriendly, with rogue killer AIs infesting the deep edges of its orbit while transhumans at the core monopolize the best tech and the prime real estate. Squished uncomfortably between are colonists on Mars, asteroid belt miners, and the merchants who supply them.

That pinched margin is just about to get crushed when aliens swoop in on a rescue mission, trying to gather up as much unmodified humanity as they can before the expiration date. Rushed away into deep space and plagued by poor translation software humankind dumped in a cosmopolitan galaxy that doesn't hate them, but doesn't really care much either. We have to start over from zero in the midst of cultures we never expected, and that never expected us.

The breadth and confusion of the setting provides a lot of different options for play. Want to play something ultraviolent? Tool up with alien tech and go get revenge on the killbots of Sol, and maybe show those snobby exhumans a thing or two. Want to explore strange new worlds? There's a bunch, and they're always curious about new species with new cultures, either as entertainment, possible saviors, or exploitable resources. Want to make politics in a chaotic diaspora with limited resources and a severely disrupted economy? Stick around the station and try to corner the market on human goods like soap, coffee or news media.

It's a tough setting. It can roll with whatever you throw at it.

# ¿ Nov 28, 2018 04:41

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# ¿ May 16, 2024 02:51

clockworkjoe: May 31, 2000; Rolled a 1 on the random encounter table, didn't you?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/200664283/they-came-from-beneath-the-sea-a-tabletop-roleplay

A 1950s B movie RPG put out by Onyx Path, using its system. Sounds interesting.

# ¿ Dec 22, 2018 07:33

clockworkjoe: May 31, 2000; Rolled a 1 on the random encounter table, didn't you?

Arc Dream is kickstarting a card game called Wrestlenomicon:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arcdream/wrestlenomicon

It's about great old ones wrassling for dominance and features cards like

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Wrestlenomicon was conceived in the stinking mists of pre-history by DENNIS DETWILLER and SHANE IVEY, the creative team from such award-winning Cthulhu Mythos works as Delta Green and The Unspeakable Oath. Shane Ivey has managed Arc Dream Publishing for more than 15 years and, back in the day, helped produce boardgames for Avalanche Press. Dennis Detwiller conceived and wrote the best-selling video game [PROTOTYPE] for Radical Entertainment and Activision, produced high-profile mobile games for Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, and still collects bloated royalty checks for cards he illustrated for Magic: The Gathering.

Dennis and Shane tinkered with Wrestlenomicon for many years before they stumbled across the key to making it perfect: Get ROB HEINSOO to do it! Rob has designed tons of successful card, board, role-playing, and miniatures games. He instantly got what Dennis and Shane were going for in Wrestlenomicon, and instantly threw out all their nonsense and made a brilliant game from scratch. The rules developed by Rob's team at Fire Opal Games brought Wrestlenomicon's fun attacks and combos to life, making them easy to play but charged with interesting tactical options.

$20 for a copy of the game, which is fun and has cool art.

# ¿ Mar 5, 2019 23:17

clockworkjoe: May 31, 2000; Rolled a 1 on the random encounter table, didn't you?

Wrestlenomicon just posted an update with details on its playmat and some stretch goals: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arcdream/wrestlenomicon/posts/2445480

# ¿ Mar 13, 2019 18:47

clockworkjoe: May 31, 2000; Rolled a 1 on the random encounter table, didn't you?

https://twitter.com/ksr_united/status/1172511951282483200

https://twitter.com/ksr_united/status/1172521087923621888

# ¿ Sep 13, 2019 18:00

clockworkjoe: May 31, 2000; Rolled a 1 on the random encounter table, didn't you?

https://twitter.com/Papa_Shell/status/1185910789196177409

# ¿ Oct 20, 2019 21:16

clockworkjoe: May 31, 2000; Rolled a 1 on the random encounter table, didn't you?

I'm interested in that bullet game from level 99. What's their track record with other Kickstarters?

# ¿ May 20, 2020 21:22

clockworkjoe: May 31, 2000; Rolled a 1 on the random encounter table, didn't you?

I launched a Kickstarter for a podcast series featuring me (Ross Payton of Role Playing Public Radio), Greg Stolze, and James Wallis. It's called Ludonarrative Dissidents. Each episode we look at a single RPG and analyze it. Backers get to vote on which RPGs we examine. Check the list here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rosspayton/ludonarrative-dissidents-a-ttrpg-analysis-podcast-series

We have a preview episode up on RPPR right now covering Apocalypse World if you want to find out what a typical episode will be like http://slangdesign.com/rppr/2021/05/ludonarrative-dissidents/ludonarrative-dissidents-apocalypse-world-episode-zero/

# ¿ May 19, 2021 23:06

clockworkjoe: May 31, 2000; Rolled a 1 on the random encounter table, didn't you?

James apologized and deleted the tweet. It's a bad take. I haven't spoken to him about it but I don't agree with his position.

# ¿ May 20, 2021 01:38

clockworkjoe: May 31, 2000; Rolled a 1 on the random encounter table, didn't you?

Thanks for the additional info. I knew the Alas Vegas Kickstarter had a troubled history but had no idea of the specifics. To clarify a few things, this project was Greg's idea and it seemed pretty simple at the time. It was launched on my account because Greg had just launched his own Kickstarter a few months earlier and hadn't finished sending out all rewards. I will edit the podcasts and do pretty much every technical thing for it, so I will make sure it is fulfilled. James only has to show up and talk. If there is a scheduling problem, I will make arrangements to ensure the podcasts are put out on a regular basis. Also, James has apologized for his earlier tweet. I understand anyone who feels uncomfortable about backing this project because of James. I am confident we will be able to fulfill the project though.

# ¿ May 28, 2021 18:22

clockworkjoe: May 31, 2000; Rolled a 1 on the random encounter table, didn't you?

rantmo posted:

That's where I first learned about them. I couldn't function without mine, especially now that I've switched from coffee to tea.

Eletric kettles are great for coffee if you use an Aeropress or french press.

# ¿ Jun 17, 2021 23:04

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# ¿ May 16, 2024 02:51

clockworkjoe: May 31, 2000; Rolled a 1 on the random encounter table, didn't you?

I've launched a Backerkit campaign for a horror rpg zine scenario - The Night Clerk. https://www.backerkit.com/c/ross-payton/the-night-clerk-a-horror-ttrpg-scenario-zine

The Night Clerk is a system agnostic scenario usable in any modern horror game. Based on one of Role Playing Public Radio's most popular actual play episodes, The Night Clerk has been updated, after years of fine tuning and is ready for your gaming table.

Characters check in at the Sleep Easy Inn, a cheap hotel, for the night and wake up...somewhere else. At first, it looks like the hotel but the windows show only a black void outside and no one can open a door or break a window to escape. The guests are now trapped in an infinite labyrinth designed to break their minds. Escape is possible but only if they find the Night Clerk, the person who trapped them in the first place or the 13th Floor, the heart of the labyrinth.

The Night Clerk is a full color 44 page zine featuring a new monster, tables for unnatural artifacts, random encounters, and more! It's a flexible framework to make a unique architectural horror experience for your playing group.

# ¿ Sep 5, 2023 19:36

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