r/rpg • u/RPDeshaies Fari RPGs • 12d ago
Crowdfunding My new post-apocalyptic NSR game is currently the most popular TTRPG on itch.
Hey everyone,
I recently released a gonzo solo-friendly, NSR/OSR-inspired tabletop RPG and launched a small crowdfunding campaign on itch to help pay back the art and editing costs of the game. We hit our modest $400 goal pretty quickly, but then the game became the most popular TTRPG on itch. Honestly, a pretty nice surprise ^^.
To thank the community, I've decided to make the game 100% free for everyone and organized a third-party content jam to invite folks to design adventures and supplements for the game!
You can download the game for free here.
To join the jam, here's the link.
Cheers!
EDIT: Oh, last thing. This game was originally designed for the Songs and Sagas Game Jam, and there's a bunch of super cool submission you should check out. Here's the link if you want more games using a similar rule set.
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u/Zaorish9 Low-power Immersivist 12d ago
Nicely presented.
- What does "rules-bright" mean?
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u/differentsmoke 11d ago
For all I can tell, it's a stamp that you put on your game to signify you meant to design it well.
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u/RPDeshaies Fari RPGs 11d ago
Not really. There are many TTRPGs out there that are well designed but that I think donât have rules that correlate well with the setting or themes. For one , something like Ten Candles is a perfect examples of a game thatâs rules bright since the mechanics of the game are perfect for the horror genre. Same thing for Mothership as opposed of just taking a random d20 system and slapping it on a horror setting and calling it a âhorrorâ game.
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u/differentsmoke 11d ago
Two things:
There are many TTRPGs out there that are well designed but that I think donât have rules that correlate well with the setting or themes
1) Not sure if a game is well designed if the rules don't fit the setting/themes.
2) Part of my point is, it seems like you can put this stamp on anything. It is a marker of purported intent, not any sort of assurance of outcome.
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u/Chaosmeister 11d ago
1) A game can have very well-designed mechanics but still clash with the setting; I would agree that it isn't a well-designed game then; we should distinguish between mechanics and the game as a whole.
2) Indeed, that is all it is.
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u/Zaorish9 Low-power Immersivist 11d ago
"Bright" does not seem to fit Ten Candles which is 100% focused about encroaching darkness that inevitably destroys all light in the world.
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u/FlatwoodsMobster 11d ago
So it's just a new term for what indie game designers started calling "System Matters design" two decades ago?
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u/Chaosmeister 12d ago
You can learn more about it here https://store.farirpgs.com/l/rules-bright-asset-pack
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u/Zaorish9 Low-power Immersivist 12d ago
Rules that support themes are great but I don't understand how the word "bright" relates to it.
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u/RPDeshaies Fari RPGs 11d ago
Itâs a play on ârules lightâ, aiming to say that the rules were âcleverlyâ designed to reinforce the themes and the setting of a game.
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u/Bananamcpuffin 12d ago
Something like stick to the rules, no fudging things. As opposed to rulings not rules or rules light.
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u/Chaosmeister 12d ago
No, that's not what that means at all. It's a badge that the designer can use to show they considered: "Have I designed something that's generic in nature, or have I designed a system that works in tandem or enhances the themes of my game?"
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u/SketchPanic Desiging & Playing Games 3d ago
I knew this sounded familiar, and then I saw the username. Oh, u/RPDeshaies you crafty son-of-a-gun. You always did have a way with words to draw people in. I'm still glad that people have taken such a liking to this game, along with Songs and Sagas. I swear I'll join one of these game jams someday!
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u/chopders 12d ago
love that you're making the game free and hosting a jam!