A Simple Tale

I launched and fully funded a Christmas RPG on Kickstarter

It is a Christmas-themed, family-friendly, role-playing game based on The Witch is Dead by Grant Howitt.

The game is completely self-contained and includes the rules, character sheets, creatures and an adventure for you to play all with hand drawn art. The rules are simple and easy to understand, perfect for someone’s first TTRPG experience, to teach to your nan, your niece or for your regular group to try something different. The rules are flexible enough to support a carefree family Christmas movie or a dark tale of revenge.

The game is small and simple and I was experimenting to see what Kickstarter would be like, what would work and what wouldn’t. I got a lot of great feedback, especially around using socials and a website to garner interest in what I’m doing before launching. Second, the scale was off, Kickstarter is better for medium and large projects that require some amount of funding, preferably with a physical book. Third, art and a video are a great way to demonstrate what supporters will get for their support.