baal-pit:

Your lucky number for today is 12. Why 12? Because you have 12 whole days remaining to make a Kickstarter pledge to An Atlas of the Horizons, a new tabletop roleplaying game written and developed by my friend @tabletop-til-you-drop and illustrated by my sister @gottachasepigeons​ (also on Twitter)!!

A project five years in the making, An Atlas of the Horizons is a fairy-tale-esque fantasy ttRPG set in a world on the cusp of a cultural and technological renaissance. The gods of Mayagispar have withdrawn from the mortal world, filling their sanctuaries with perilous traps and monstrous guardians; the moon has fallen from the sky in pieces, and its mountainous shards now litter the land. Now, their chosen people stand – and flourish – alone. They debate new forms of government and law, set their genius to the creation of marvelous machines, and trade and travel untrammeled by the confines of the vanished gods’ Decree of Isolation.

Armored knights square off against pistol-wielding ne’er-do-wells. Magi fan their internal magic to produce powerful spells, but must be careful not to consume themselves in the flame. Brilliant machinists construct never-before-seen wonders of engineering in a world populated with staunch traditionalists, cunning witches, political visionaries, and talking animals.

To the north, a shadowy warlord hammers free tribes into a new empire; in the deserts of Helenis, naturalists and explorers grapple with the strange, alien flora and fauna of the fallen moon-shards.

Atlas’ dice-based resolution system allows for granular resolution of actions while being structured to naturally lend itself to longer, character-driven narrative arcs. The game’s tone is optimistic and humanistic, rather than gritty and grim. Characters strive against each other with the strength of their convictions, seeking to realize their visions for the shape this new age will take. Rather than slaying the monster of the week, stories in An Atlas of the Horizons may deal with voyages to strange lands, revolutions and the birth of new nations, and the creation of marvels of art and science.

This Kickstarter is for the printing and publishing of the book, the text and rules engine already being complete. An Atlas of the Horizons is planned to be a 6″x9″ full-color paperback; if sufficient funding goals are reached, all physical copies will be automatically upgraded to hardcovers at no additional cost to backers.

Like I said, there’s just 12 days left to back this Kickstarter (it’s about 2/3rds funded right now), so you all should get on it!! A PDF copy of the final book (over 200 pages) is only $9, so you don’t exactly have to break the bank to get some bang for your buck. An Atlas of the Horizons also has a Facebook page here with more details about the game engine and setting. The writer also recently did a public Q&A here, answering more questions about the game. This game looks fun, polished, and uplifting, and I highly encourage everyone to give it a look.