Hero Games are aiming for a 240-paged book with all the rules necessary to play the classic Fantsay Hero RPG. While it will be compatible with all Hero System 6th edition books; you don’t need anything else to play. [Back this Campaign] There are PDF copies of the book available and those who back with […]
The Inochi Project
It’s tough on Kickstarter these days; especially in the computer game sector. Good ideas don’t always have an easy time. The Inochi Project will be feeling the pain. It looks like a quirky, funny, customise and play robot game. [Back this Campaign] Forward For, a West Midlands based company, need £30,000 for the game to […]
Steve Jackson Games puts Scott Haring at the wheel of the next Car Wars
Car Wars is coming back and Scott Haring will be in the driver’s seat. Steve Jackson Games first released Car Wars back in 1981. The vehicle combat simulation was set in a post-apocalyptic future with players driving everything from motorcycles to tanks, heavy with weapons and with the simple goal of survival. The original game […]
Pasts, Personas & Prophecies funds
There’s about two days left on the Kickstarter clock and the indie RPG Pasts, Personsa & Prophecies has made it past their $8,484 funding goal. The pitch video introduces a lightweight, story focused RPG with an interesting use of prophecies to drive character development. This European blogger is struck by the “super radical” use of […]
Take a look at LARP: the movie
It’s not often you see a Kickstarter video that oozes cinematic skill. In fact, there’s so much video goodness that there’s actually two videos; one for Kickstarter and another pitch video. Let’s look at both. [Back this Campaign] A $1 backing gets you a vote as to whether Larp Girl‘s character lives or dies. That’s […]
Explore Altais: Age of Ruin
A big project pitch for a new RPG from Parhelia Games. This is a dystopian science fantasy game set in a world nearly destroyed by magic. Here’s the pitch. [Back this Campaign] Parhelia are looking for AU $40,000 to fund the full colour book. It’s worth noting the exchange rate. If you work in US […]
Storyteller Cards: Fantasy inspiration takes to Kickstarter
For $10 you’ll get yourself a toolkit for creating stories and running games. Here’s the pitch. [Back the Campaign] File this Kickstarter under “might as well”. They’ve 9 days on the clock and about half of the $13,000 goal to collect. This can be done. I see the attraction to the storyteller cards. I’ve not […]
Daring Comics RPG cancelled
The Kickstarter for Daring Comics RPG has been cancelled. It was only a few pledges short of success. Anna Lunsford, financial officer for Daring Entertainment, posted a notice on the site to explain the decision. In short; not enough demand. That’s interest. The kickstarter wasn’t flying; that’s true… but it did get close to passing […]
EN Publishing’s What’s O.L.D. Is N.E.W. hits Kickstarter
[Back this Campaign] EN World’s Russ Morrissey has been keeping social media followers in the loop on the development of What’s O.L.D. Is N.E.W. for months. Now the double-game is live on Kickstarter. For $10 you can have either the O.L.D. or N.E.W. PDFs. Each is a separate game. Of course, the point of the […]
Daring Comics Role-Playing Game
I like Daring Entertainment’s open and honest pitch for the Daring Comics RPG. They say things like; Keep in mind, a Kickstarter is not a product pre-order. You are pledging money that will go into actual book production so that we can get it into your hands and into retail. Which means that each Backer […]
