🌈🚀 Reliable wonder engine. I make narrative role-playing games that imagine a weirder, queerer, more connected world.
defy the gods is dead. Long live defy the gods
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Hi Reader, Welcome! It's good to see you again. Please, sit down. All the irises are in bloom, so I've put a few in a cut-glass vase. Spring is in its full glory. It's on a beautiful day like today that I had to cancel the original Defy the Gods Kickstarter. It just wasn't going to hit its goal. Not the way I'd set it up. Valiant backers (like you) kept pledging, even as it became clear it wasn't going to clear the tree-line. I admit it, I got cocky. My raccoon empire made me proud. I imagined printing a lot more copies of Defy the Gods than I really needed to. So I'm relaunching soon—probably in about three weeks, but as soon as I practically can—with a more modest funding goal. I know we'll hit it. Especially if you and the other backers come back. Can you tell how much I want this game of queer sword & sorcery adventure and romance to become a reality? How much I want to put it in your hands? Canceling is tough, but it's all about the experience you can have with the game. I want you to get to play it. So. We're going to finish it. The new Kickstarter page is at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hecticelectron/defy-the-gods-rpg. Please sign up now so you don't miss out! Cheers, P.S. Last Monday, I sold my last copy of the Raccoon Sky Pirates box set! All physical raccoons are away—the end of an era. But you can still get the complete PDF! P.P.S. The new home for the Defy the Gods Kickstarter is here—go check it out! |
Everlasting, Neverending Game Night
🌈🚀 Reliable wonder engine. I make narrative role-playing games that imagine a weirder, queerer, more connected world.
Hi Reader, Welcome! Please, come in. Sit down. We've got some cold fizzy water and some pizza from this place up the road. On the table and chairs there's an oiled bronze sword, a boiled leather shield, a skeleton key mottled in verdigris ... let me get all that out of the way. There. As you can tell by all the detritus—We're just a week and a half away from the end of the Defy the Gods Kickstarter! So far, we've unlocked an embroidered patch, a spot-gloss upgrade for the standard edition, a...
Hi Reader, Whew! Please come in, out of that gale. Here at the table, there's a tranquil bunch of violets and some herbal tea. Those winds are Origins Game Fair blowing through Columbus like a hurricane. Also—related—Defy the Gods blowing past its second stretch goal. This week has bowled me over. I sold out of all my raccoon dice and enamel pins. I sold over fifty Quick Starts for Defy the Gods. Several people also backed the Kickstarter right there at the booth. Since I don't have a...
Hi Reader, Welcome! Please, come in, make yourself at home. On the table, next to some humble, xeroxed character sheets, is a tiny ceramic pot holding a lush orchid. I've been thinking about the densely packed experience lately. Like movies. Even though they're today's prestige storytelling format, even a great movie is just two hours (okay, two and a half) of light and sound. But in that time, it takes you on a rollercoaster. When it drops you off at the end, you feel richer—not twenty...