At the time of writing there are a few days left on the clock to back this Kickstarter. It’s asked for £2,000 and is approaching £10,000 which is good nws for the Kicking it Forward.org it’s part of. For more details about the campaign check out the pitch.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/703093372/rpg-concept-cards-creatures-treasures-and-a-9-deck
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The pitch video doesn’t really tell you what you’re backing but Ste Coffey and Loz Hensel have successfully run Kickstarters in the past; Instant NPC cards funded at 478%, Location cards scored 1104% and RPG plot, character and location inspiration made 941% of its goal. It seems hard to fault the campaign plan.
You get two decks with the campaign (should you go in at £17 level) and I’ve looked around, briefly and then a little more, for an idea how to use them… and well, I guess the concept is so straight forward it doesn’t need to be documented. A video over at a previous campaign contains a demo.
The cards are just slices of inspiration which you can reach for any time. You can either take each nugget from the card or play more to mix things up. I think they take up less space and are rather more fun than encounter tables. You also get to leave them out behind your GM screen as a reminder.
This is the only Kickstarter pitch I’ve seen with a dragon stealing a pair of glasses.
