Defy the Gods draws nigh

Published 9 months ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader,

What began as a silent shaking in the earth has grown to thunderous, resounding hoofbeats. The armies of Doom approach. Time to draw steel.

That is—the Defy the Gods Kickstarter ends on Thursday!

If you haven't read my emails for the last year, or I just didn't tell you, Defy the Gods is a queer sword & sorcery tabletop role-playing game set in fantasy ancient Mesopotamia—a game full of daring adventure, messy romance, and cursed power. It's a game where a single sword stroke or kiss can change everything.

It's also over 150% funded and just passed its fourth stretch goal.

Read more about it on the Kickstarter page! There, you can download the Quick Start and see for yourself how it plays.

And get a load of the art. The art is amazing.

Best,
Chrys

Defy the Gods, Smoldering Queer Sword and Sorcery, with a mockup of the book and a scene in the Underworld

Back it now!

P.S. To opt out of the next two days of emails, click here.

Unsubscribe · Preferences

Read more from Everlasting, Neverending Game Night

Mockup cover of Defy the Raccoons, with a mashup of art from Defy the Gods and Raccoon Sky Pirates

you've known us all along

Hi Reader, Welcome! Please, come in. Do you like the pantsuit? I got it at Ross. powered by Midjourney I'm glad you're here—you're just in time for a big announcement. Roll that podium over here, would you dear? In an effort to capitalize on market synergies, Hectic Electron is excited to announce two new games in our line-up: Defy the Raccoons and Queer Sky Pirates. The first one out the gate is Defy the Raccoons. In this game, inspired by Over the Hedge and the sensational,...

4 days ago • 1 min read

Nine portraits of raccoons and possums getting up to mischief

introducing the dumpster fire progress bar

Hi Reader, Welcome! Please, come in. After some whipsaw weather, spring has gotten determined here. Nothing's blooming in the garden yet, but five years ago, M rescued an orchid from a gutter, and now it's blooming for the first time. So I've put it on the table. I'm still thinking about everything I saw at GAMA Expo. So much waste. It's amazing what sells. It's discouraging how few ideas are in most of it. But it's a privilege to be in this business. I'm so glad I get to make fun things for...

14 days ago • 1 min read

A panicking raccoon in a smoking ship over the suburbs. It says Raccoon Sky Pirates Total Chaos Edition, a YOLO game for 3 to 6 players.

jump ahead

Hi Reader, Welcome! Please, come in. I'll put the kettle on ... you're an hour early, aren't you? No? It's me? I'm an hour behind? I'm still tripping over the time change. Last week, I went to GAMA Expo, the business con for tabletop games. I got to show off the advance copies of Defy the Gods and collect pre-orders. I also got to tell people a new version of Raccoon Sky Pirates is coming! I drove down with Faye of Goblin Door Games, a Horizons Fellows this year who I've mentioned before. Her...

20 days ago • 2 min read