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Bit Odd, Innit? A Kickstarter from Cakebread and Walton

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The return of British Table Top Roleplaying stalwarts Cakebread and Walton, with their Kickstarter for their new game Bit Odd, Innit?.

The lazy take on this one is “British Stranger Things”, but I know it will be a full take on British Weird Supernatural Urban Folklore, expertly crafted by Peter Cakebread and his new writing partner Chris Newton.

Welcome to Goreton 

This game is set in a peculiar English Village where strange things happen. You get to play as teen adventurers who have to navigate the everyday horrors of school, home, and eccentric village life – while keeping the creeping darkness at bay.

From age-old folk horrors to experiments gone wrong at the local research facility; from the eldritch powers of the standing stones to the mysteries of the weekly meat raffle; from the ghostly and other-worldly entities that dwell within the village to the Lovecraftian creatures and gods wanting to break through from their own dimensions to invade ours; from enforced community participation weeks to school geography trips to the local Tor; Goreton is a place of thrilling adventures, fun and heartbreak, where true horror awaits! 

The book is standalone and does not require any other of the OneDice books to run, and will include all the rules along with plenty of details about Goreton village and its inhabitants.

Welcome to Goreton – Bit Odd, Innit?

New upcoming Kickstarters from the Brit-Pack

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It looks like September is a hot month* for Kickstarters from a bunch of creative friends of mine.

Opening later today is Paul Baldowski’s Sanction RPG. Taking the system from his wonderfully concise and focused Elizabethan game The Dee Sanction, Paul opens it up to any setting where a quick, no-nonsense challenge-based system is needed. It also has a sequel to the Dee Sanction, set in the reign of Henry VIII, where the characters explore the ruins of the Abbeys after the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

Next up is the next supplement for the mighty Beowulf RPG by Haniwork Games. This supplement brings a kingship phase to the game with all that entails.

Also, they’ve put together a four-page preview available now.

If you like a bit of Duck in your game, Gloranthan or otherwise, fellow Duck Fanatic Ian of Fenris Games is bringing a small, perfectly formed range of minis to the gaming table, and I believe some adventures for Dragonbane.

Finally I’d be remiss not to mention Beyond Dread Portals, which although its being published by myself, is by my good friend and colloaborator Paul Mitchener (Liminal, Age of Arthur). Opens in a couple weeks.

Notes * September at the moment is the hottest on record, as we swelter through a heatwave. Due to end next week, when normal rainy service resumes!