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RUTTIGERS ALMANAC Is On BackerKit!
This new fantasy TTRPG is done right by people who care and know what they’re doing.
I’m really stoked for this game, and I thought I’d already found my big hits for the year. Then I ran into Richard Whitters on X (Twitter.) I’ve been following him and his art on that platform for a while now. I like what he has going on with Ruttigers Almanac.
To make things even better, one of my absolutely favorite sourcebook creators is helping Richard out with this one. That’s right. Andrew Cawood is helping with some of the BackerKit and production aspects. I mean, he’s one of my TTRPG idols. He’s Andrew freakin Cawood! Have you seen World of Myrr and the six monster books that preceded it?
Not that Richard Whitters is to be underestimated, either. He has helped as Art Director/Concept Artist for Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: the Gathering, and Larian Studios. That’s a lot of solid experience right there regardless of what many of us say about WotC. Art credit aside, Richard is definitely a roleplaying gamer.
A lot of loving production has already gone into Ruttigers Almanac. I suspect Richard has been working on this game for at least a year now. Just by looking at the quickstart rules alone, one can see quite a bit of thought has already gone into the unique fantasy races, 24 classes, the magic, the setting, the monster generator…
Here is the link to the Quickstart Rules. I’m absolutely amazed so far.
Obviously the art is going to be off the charts for this book, as is obvious from the previews. I haven’t heard yet if Cawood’s resident artist, Travis Hanson, is involved in the project yet. I’m kinda hoping…
The rules are going to be familiar to both Old School fans and new players alike. You’ve got the same Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma, Armor Class, and Hit Points that we all know and love. Skill checks are a d20 +/- modifiers vs Difficulty Class. The weapons, armor, and some of the spells mightl seem familiar from other games. However…
Jeff, what’s a “Ruttiger?”
Here’s where Ruttigers Almanac takes a dramatic turn from what we’re all used-to. Where in most fantasy TTRPGs, adventurers coming into town fresh out of a dungeon are greeted with a hearty “Hail and well met, travelers,” Ruttigers are met with a degree of disdain, apathy, and slight loathing. No one is glad to see the tomb-pillaging, local-economy-ruining, drunken brawling Ruttigers.
If you look at the 24 character class names, it kind of gives the impression that Ruttigers generally gives. In this sort of grimdark world inhabited by Ruttigers, no one is glad to see them coming until a giant carnivorous Rhinoceros Beetle is gnawing on half their farm animals. Sure, they’re friendly as long as they need a favor, but as soon as the beetle is gone? Ruttiger reputations come back into play.
There are more surprises to come with this project,
Ruttigers Character Sheet
and I’m excited to see them.Sure, I’m still a huge fan of Dragonbane, Shadowdark, Old School Essentials, Twilight Sword, and Fabula Ultima. But I’m making room on my shelf for Ruttigers Almanac. I think this is going to be the next step forward in basic, easy-to-teach, fun-to-play fantasy gaming. It appeals to me as a creator and Game Master. I’m also looking forward to teaching at least a couple of my kids to play. It’s got tons of potential.
I once spent an entire summer back in 1990 playing/running Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying. It was the best of times. That’s what Ruttigers makes me think of. This game is going to be awesome as a common frame of reference for players and GMs who want new takes on the old fantasy races, classes, spells, and monsters along with a bunch of new ones.
Not to mention the creature crucible, a monster generator baked into the rules for GMs who like to customize their experience. That’s not the only widget coming in Ruttigers. There are rules for travel, carousing, hunting/foraging, siege warfare, naval battles, item enchantment and more on their way.
Please go take a look at the project on BackerKit. Almost 750 people were onboard before the BackerKit even opened up. I’m one of them. We’ll be talking more about Ruttigers Almanac in the days to come.
I say it every year, but I think 2026 bears repeating it. This year I intend to write more, read more, and discuss cool TTRPGs as well as supplements. Most of all, let’s just have more fun. Let’s explore. Let’s save the kingdom from the evil warlord. Let’s discuss all the fun stuff in gaming that we love.
With the world in the state it finds itself in today, please be kind. Please be considerate to one another even if we don’t agree. Lastly, please pursue the thing that brings you the most joy without harm to others. Thank you!
#Dnd #Rpg #Rpgblog #Rpgblogger #Rpgwriter #TTRPGblog #TTRPGblogger #Ttrpgdesign #Ttrpgwriter #BackerKit #CawoodPublishing #FantasyRoleplayingGame #NewTTRPG #RichardWhitters #Ruttiger #Ruttigers #RuttigersAlmanac #TTRPG -
THE SEDUCTION OF SHARK-MAN is coming soon!
This was a joke that got out of hand bc I loved the idea so much, and now I've written a pulpy #ParanormalRomance. Sign up to be notified about the #BackerKit #crowdfund project when it launches in August!
https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/5f46a372-65d2-4b9f-a3b1-f9c96db8ff1e/landing
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THE SEDUCTION OF SHARK-MAN is coming soon!
This was a joke that got out of hand bc I loved the idea so much, and now I've written a pulpy #ParanormalRomance. Sign up to be notified about the #BackerKit #crowdfund project when it launches in August!
https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/5f46a372-65d2-4b9f-a3b1-f9c96db8ff1e/landing
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THE SEDUCTION OF SHARK-MAN is coming soon!
This was a joke that got out of hand bc I loved the idea so much, and now I've written a pulpy #ParanormalRomance. Sign up to be notified about the #BackerKit #crowdfund project when it launches in August!
https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/5f46a372-65d2-4b9f-a3b1-f9c96db8ff1e/landing
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Here's the Weekly #Boardgames #Crowdfunding Roundup for May 10, 2026. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WOR0y5_uaDe5PjzDJTqmgRGL1OR91H5DXixAGSBo4-4
#crowdfundingRoundup #tabletop #kickstarter #gamefound #backerkit
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Here's the Weekly #Boardgames #Crowdfunding Roundup for May 10, 2026. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WOR0y5_uaDe5PjzDJTqmgRGL1OR91H5DXixAGSBo4-4
#crowdfundingRoundup #tabletop #kickstarter #gamefound #backerkit
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Here's the Weekly #Boardgames #Crowdfunding Roundup for May 10, 2026. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WOR0y5_uaDe5PjzDJTqmgRGL1OR91H5DXixAGSBo4-4
#crowdfundingRoundup #tabletop #kickstarter #gamefound #backerkit
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Here's the Weekly #Boardgames #Crowdfunding Roundup for May 10, 2026. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WOR0y5_uaDe5PjzDJTqmgRGL1OR91H5DXixAGSBo4-4
#crowdfundingRoundup #tabletop #kickstarter #gamefound #backerkit
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Is Ruttigers Almanac the New Shadowdark?
Yes. I’m serious.
I know the TTRPG crowd, especially the Old School, can be pretty picky about things. I’m pretty fickle when it comes to crowdfunding or even what games I buy nowadays. The last sourcebook I bought cost about $20 and that was two months ago. I don’t spend the money unless something screams “Value!”
VALUE!!! Here’s the link.
I’m supporting Ruttigers Almanac 100% until it wraps up on BackerKit. I’m planning to write for it if they create an Open License for it. I’m planning to teach my kids and wife to play as soon as the PDF comes out it full. They like/know Dungeons & Dragons, so the transition should be easy.
We all love Kelsey and Shadowdark.
I kicked myself daily when the initial Kickstarter for Shadowdark came around and I couldn’t possibly back it due to a massive, unexpected change in my employment status. I managed to scrounge enough together to become a late backer. Then there was the most recent Shadowdark Kickstarter for the Western Reaches stuff.
Kelsey, I love ya to pieces, honest. You were one of my best friends during Covid. I couldn’t afford to back Western Reaches. I get how this thing went over $1 Million because the basic buy-in for the Western Reaches books themselves was $85. That’s not even counting the Cursed Scroll zines add-on.
I suspect that’s how some of the scummier grifters (NOT Kelsey) on KS are getting the big bucks on their projects, too. Looking at you mister $3 Million project twice over DungeonTuber. If the entry price for the Kickstarter is $45 minimum for not-even-the-main emphasis of the project, then hundreds of thousands of dollars rack up real quick, especially if you have a YouTube channel with 500K subscribers or more. (But I’m not bitter over the amount of money he’s making, only that I think he’s kind of a smug jerk.)
But I digress. Shadowdark seemed to flatten for me when I ordered the Solodark rules which I feel didn’t have enough substance for the price tag, which is why there’s no review of it on my blog or YouTube channel. If I don’t like it, I don’t review it. Again, it’s not anything personal with anyone, but I think Shadowdark is eventually going to fall off in the vast array of fantasy games coming out right now and that have come out over the last two years.
What does Ruttigers Almanac offer?
First, and probably most obvious, is that Ruttigers Almanac is on BackerKit. They must not take as big of a percentage of the final take on BackerKit from what I’ve seen. A lot of reputable companies have moved their projects over there. Maybe BackerKit doesn’t get as much press as other crowdfunding sites, but they get the job done. I’ve never had issues with them.
The next big selling point of Ruttigers Almanac is the price. Just the PDF of the core book is C$25 (like $20USD) I like having a nice solid analog hardcover, so I originally got in on the C$50 tier. There’s also a softcover book option for slightly less. There’s also a very affordable tier that gets the Hardcover, PDF, and all the Gazetteer options for C$75 ($65USD.)
I’m stoked to see the cool worldbuilding. I haven’t talked about it much yet, but the previews I have seen are damned impressive. You can tell a lot of time and attention to detail that has gone into this project so far.
Ruttigers as a rule system is going to be simple and fun.
Break 20 as it is being called looks like it’s going to be something I enjoy running, playing, and making content for. That’s not to say I’m giving up my beloved Dragonbane like, ever. I am going to spend some time with Ruttigers Almanac when I get it in my hot little hands. I just love simpler rules systems. If I can learn enough to make a character in the first 15 minutes and get going as a GM in half an hour, it’s golden.
Ruttigers Almanac looks to be that golden game. Shadowdark was headed that way, but then everyone and their dog began dropping supplements faster than I could possibly keep up with them. Yes, Shadowdark is playable and runnable with the core book, but we all love new options.
I feel like Ruttigers has enough optional material already built into it to be almost everything I’m going to want. It’s already looking like something I’d gladly run at a convention. I’m not sure how feasible that would be with Shadowdark now given all the supplements.
If Ruttigers has an open license (fingers crossed) I know three content creators who are already salivating over the Break 20 System. I’m only one of them. I had some stuff ready to go for Shadowdark that never went up anywhere and a rules supplement that was on Itch.io for a short time during Baron DeFlopp’s Shadowdark Jam a few years ago. (Huge regrets over that one.)
Right now I’m working a lot of things into Dragonbane. Once upon a time I was doing stuff for D&D 5E that I never published. Thank Universe I dodged that bullet. Ruttigers Almanac as an Open License is going to be fun times because I want to get a feel for the system and then jam on it. (Root on it? We should organize a Ruttigers moot at some point.)
I don’t see gloom and doom for other games.
I am still all in on Twilight Sword and Dragonbane: Trudvang. But Ruttigers Almanac hits closer to home for me which is ironic given the authors are all over the place. The game feels more like something that could have come out sooner, but the timing just wasn’t there yet. The Universe just hadn’t created the circumstances until more recently.
We’re going to build vast underground complexes for the Ruttigers to explore. We’re going to fight epic monsters and sing epic ballads of our deeds. Maybe we are scallywags and ruffians, but by golly we’re going to have fun with it!I say it every year, but I think 2026 bears repeating it. This year I intend to write more, read more, and discuss cool TTRPGs as well as supplements. Most of all, let’s just have more fun. Let’s explore. Let’s save the kingdom from the evil warlord. Let’s discuss all the fun stuff in gaming that we love.
With the world in the state it finds itself in today, please be kind. Please be considerate to one another even if we don’t agree. Lastly, please pursue the thing that brings you the most joy without harm to others. Thank you!
#Dnd #Rpg #Rpgblog #Rpgblogger #Rpgwriter #Ttrpg #TTRPGblog #TTRPGblogger #Ttrpgdesign #Ttrpgwriter #BackerKit #Ruttigers #RuttigersAlmanac #Shadowdark -
A Dark Double Feature of Shadowdark Horror Adventures is Up for Crowdfunding
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Equal parts cute. Equal parts mayhem!
Been playing Red Panda Surprise lately, where Dylan managed to pull off his signature “looks cute, plays clever” magic yet again.
Read my take in the 90th issue:
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Equal parts cute. Equal parts mayhem!
Been playing Red Panda Surprise lately, where Dylan managed to pull off his signature “looks cute, plays clever” magic yet again.
Read my take in the 90th issue:
https://pnptime.beehiiv.com/p/pocket-sized-chaos -
Equal parts cute. Equal parts mayhem!
Been playing Red Panda Surprise lately, where Dylan managed to pull off his signature “looks cute, plays clever” magic yet again.
Read my take in the 90th issue:
https://pnptime.beehiiv.com/p/pocket-sized-chaos -
Crowdfunding Carnival: May, 2025
Welcome to the Crowdfunding Carnival for May! It’s spring, and the buds on the trees have burst open into green leaves. Similarly, the post-ZineQuest hangover is over and RPG campaigns are bursting forth all over Kickstarter and BackerKit. Want a game about fishing, or making jam? How about a three-book space opera extravaganza? There’s lot’s to check out this month, so let’s get to it. […]https://cannibalhalflinggaming.com/2025/05/07/crowdfunding-carnival-may-2025/
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Crowdfunding Carnival: April, 2026
Welcome to the Crowdfunding Carnival for April! It’s spring now, which means I’m spending more time outside riding my bike and less time writing. That’s why this post is going up on a Thursday! Okay, that’s…not entirely true (it’s also not entirely false). The post is going up on a Thursday also because I didn’t want to post on April Fool’s Day. Also also, some really cool stuff went live on Wednesday, and if I posted too early I wouldn’t get to talk about it. In addition to all of the campaigns below, Orbital Blues Month started on April 1st on Backerkit, and there are a bunch of neat campaigns supporting that particular game of sad space cowboys. It’s all underpinned by Outlaws and Corporations, a new Orbital Blues first-party supplement. With that, let’s get into it. The major campaigns section is a bit negative this month; as it turns out money corrupts, and that’s how we get proprietary apps and wholly unnecessary D&D 5e money-grabs. Luckily, Pelgrane Press and The Gauntlet also come to the rescue with two big and worthy campaigns. […]https://cannibalhalflinggaming.com/2026/04/02/crowdfunding-carnival-april-2026/
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Crowdfunding Carnival: April, 2026
Welcome to the Crowdfunding Carnival for April! It’s spring now, which means I’m spending more time outside riding my bike and less time writing. That’s why this post is going up on a Thursday! Okay, that’s…not entirely true (it’s also not entirely false). The post is going up on a Thursday also because I didn’t want to post on April Fool’s Day. Also also, some really cool stuff went live on Wednesday, and if I posted too early I wouldn’t get to talk about it. In addition to all of the campaigns below, Orbital Blues Month started on April 1st on Backerkit, and there are a bunch of neat campaigns supporting that particular game of sad space cowboys. It’s all underpinned by Outlaws and Corporations, a new Orbital Blues first-party supplement. With that, let’s get into it. The major campaigns section is a bit negative this month; as it turns out money corrupts, and that’s how we get proprietary apps and wholly unnecessary D&D 5e money-grabs. Luckily, Pelgrane Press and The Gauntlet also come to the rescue with two big and worthy campaigns. […]https://cannibalhalflinggaming.com/2026/04/02/crowdfunding-carnival-april-2026/
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Crowdfunding Carnival: April, 2026
Welcome to the Crowdfunding Carnival for April! It’s spring now, which means I’m spending more time outside riding my bike and less time writing. That’s why this post is going up on a Thursday! Okay, that’s…not entirely true (it’s also not entirely false). The post is going up on a Thursday also because I didn’t want to post on April Fool’s Day. Also also, some really cool stuff went live on Wednesday, and if I posted too early I wouldn’t get to talk about it. In addition to all of the campaigns below, Orbital Blues Month started on April 1st on Backerkit, and there are a bunch of neat campaigns supporting that particular game of sad space cowboys. It’s all underpinned by Outlaws and Corporations, a new Orbital Blues first-party supplement. With that, let’s get into it. The major campaigns section is a bit negative this month; as it turns out money corrupts, and that’s how we get proprietary apps and wholly unnecessary D&D 5e money-grabs. Luckily, Pelgrane Press and The Gauntlet also come to the rescue with two big and worthy campaigns. […]https://cannibalhalflinggaming.com/2026/04/02/crowdfunding-carnival-april-2026/
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No sé si queda alguien por aquí que pueda estar interesado en el #BackerKit del #juegoderol
#TheBetween y no haya entrado, pero tened en cuenta que:1. es tremendo juegazo
2. el plazo está a punto de terminar
3. si pides desde las Españas, te podrías unir a un pedido conjunto que estamos preparando para ahorrar en gastos de envío
yo no sé qué más necesitas...
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/the-gauntlet/the-between
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Licensee Spotlight: Starbeards for Savage Worlds Now Funding
https://peginc.com/licensee-spotlight-starbeards-for-savage-worlds-now-funding/ #SavageWorldsLicensees #ScienceFiction #Crowdfunding #crowdfunding #SavageWorlds #BackerKit #Licensee #News -
Licensee Spotlight – Deadlands: the Weird West Core Rules Audiobook
https://peginc.com/licensee-spotlight-deadlands-the-weird-west-core-rules-audiobook/ #Deadlands:theWeirdWest #Crowdfunding #SavageWorlds #Audiobooks #Deadlands #BackerKit #Licensee #News -
ICYMI: Obojima: Tales of the Tall Grass Now On Backerkit https://popgeeks.com/obojima-tales-of-the-tall-grass-now-on-backerkit/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Obojima #TabletopGames #StudioGhibli #Crowdfunding #Backerkit
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Proud to be the 37th 😎 on @BackerKit for Mob Princess #1 - The Journey to Becoming a Made Woman. https://mob-princess-1.backerkit.com/community_shares/6051443
#Yuri #Kickstarter #Backed #KickstarterCampaign #Project #KickstarterProject #GirlsLove #Mob #Princess #MobPrincess #Made #MadeWoman #Journey #wlw #Sapphic #Lesbian #BackerKit #Project #Comic #Comics #ComicBook #NSFW #NSFWComic #Proud #Woman
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Another new sample photo - here's Leaf!! The final pin of the Earth Unit Line!
The clear enamel is a little overfilled here, but otherwise it's almost there! To get this pin, follow the Short Circuit pre-launch page here: https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/890fb8c7-209c-4f92-a691-c54f77a8da91/landing 🍂✨
#leaf #leaves #binarytree #printedcircuitboard #pcb #natureart #scifiart #enamelpins #pins #backerkit #pintopia #artistsonmastodon
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Less than an hour left to get the Early Bird Bonus reward when you back my Forest Floor Wooden pin campaign. 🤎 #NatureArt #woodenpins #forest #sciart #art #backerkit
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Pocketopia, I’m sorry 🥺🙏
Missed a major gaming event last year, and I’m so NOT missing out this time around. Especially with an adorable little killer of a title already pulling me in.
Read all about it in my 82nd issue: https://pnptime.beehiiv.com/p/i-owe-pocketopia-an-apology
#printandplay #backerkit #pocketopia #pocketopia2026 #indiegames
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BackerKit's Mega Dungeon Month brings 30+ campaigns from Goodman Games, Monte Cook, Kobold Press and more. Castle Whiterock has 30 levels. Castle Zagyg has Gygax's actual notes. #MegaDungeonMonth #TTRPG #BackerKit #RPG #Fantasy #Dungeon #Castles https://l.d20.ninja/y4SPT3
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Folks looking for a #CowboyBebop style #TTRPG might want to take a look at #OrbitalBlues Month in April on #BackerKit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/collections/orbital-blues-month
It's a collection of 6 different projects for the game - adventures and mini-settings, etc. Always great style, of course.
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I have a new set of eco-friendly pins coming this Spring! All inspired by my nature walks. 🫶🏼
Give it a follow!
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So, what is the #Sanderson equivalent to „slashdotted“? I nominate #Sandstorm.
(New crowdfunding campaign by Brandon Sanderson just launched and took down #Backerkit)
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Crowdfunding Carnival: Zine Month 2026
Welcome back to Crowdfunding Carnival! We’re more than halfway through February, and Zine Month is still going strong. As I covered a couple of weeks ago, Kickstarter’s Zine Quest and Backerkit’s Zinetopia are the key leaders of the month, with Kickstarter’s event currently a little more than double the size of Backerkit’s. Still, you’d be making a mistake if you didn’t check out both. Overall funding rates are high, with the combined total being north of 70%. Still, there are a number of projects looking to still cross the finish line, and some of them are certainly deserving of more attention. For this mid-month check-in on our zine events, I’m going to focus solely on projects that are still looking for that final push before February is out. Before we get into it, I’d like to highlight a few non-zine projects: Blades ‘68, the groovy supplement to Blades in the Dark, is campaigning on Backerkit and it looks smashing, baby, yeah! Over on Kickstarter, Free League is bringing the Trudvang setting to Dragonbane, and Green Ronin is campaigning Mutants and Masterminds 4e. Definitely some cool stuff going on, but let’s stay on target, and try to get some zines printed. Every campaign below isn’t quite funded yet, so if any of these sound interesting, consider throwing a few dollars towards the designers. They’ll notice and appreciate your contribution much more than the big guys above. […]https://cannibalhalflinggaming.com/2026/02/18/crowdfunding-carnival-zine-month-2026/
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Late to #Backerkit. Excited to be the 2,217th 😎 on @backerkit for #Feybound: A #DnD5e Expansion of Fey #Magic, Mischief, & Mayhem.
https://feybound.backerkit.com/community_shares/6753856 #pnpde #Crowdfunding -
CRYPTID MINI PLUSH Has now LAUNCHED! Love #cryptids? want cute #plush well help us fund a small collection of plush and pins! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
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Warren Spector developed Toon before Deus Ex. One asks what it means to be human. The other asks what happens when you drop an anvil on a duck. Steve Jackson Games revives the cartoon RPG on BackerKit. Campaign ends January 15th. #TTRPG #rpg #toon #deusex #backerkit #crowdfunding #steveJacksonGames https://l.d20.ninja/mryhftdt
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Renegade Game Studios hits BackerKit in January with premium accessories for Axis and Allies, Diplomacy and Ikusa. Neoprene maps, dice trays, acrylic tokens. Your annual 12-hour session deserves better production values. #Wargaming #boardgames #tabletopgaming #backerkit #diplomacy #avalonHill #axisAndAllies #ikusa https://l.d20.ninja/yckrnfmz
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Here's part of the process for the cover art of Undermind, another trifold pamphlet for the fantastic Junk City — the flagship of Mausritter Month.
Final 48 hours on Backerkit: >> https://www.backerkit.com/c/collections/mausritter-month#Mausritter #sketch #illustration #ttrpg #art #backerkit #artwork #drawing #mausritterMonth #crowdfunding #ttrpgart #osr #nsr #ttrpgcommunity #indie #indiegame
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Yes, I have more paper minis to share! The final count will be 44— total madness! We could practically play mouse skirmish games with this collection.
Final days, back it now 👉 https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/francisco-lemos/tales-from-behind-the-ferns-bundle-of-mausritter-adventures
#Mausritter #MausritterMonth #illustration #indiegame #miniatures #ttrpg #indie #osr #nsr #ttrpgart #crowdfunding #backerkit #artwork
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One Week Till the Launch of Deadlands: Dark Ages on Kickstarter!
https://peginc.com/one-week-till-the-launch-of-deadlands-dark-ages-on-kickstarter/ #Deadlands:DarkAges #Crowdfunding #SavageWorlds #Kickstarter #BackerKit #Deadlands #News -
Mad World for Deadlands: Lost Colony Now Funding on BackerKit!
https://peginc.com/mad-world-for-deadlands-lost-colony-now-funding-on-backerkit/ #Deadlands:LostColony #Crowdfunding #crowdfunding #BackerKit #MadWorld #News -
Deadlands: Lost Colony – Mad World Comes to BackerKit
https://peginc.com/deadlands-lost-colony-mad-world-comes-to-backerkit/ #Deadlands:LostColony #Crowdfunding #SavageWorlds #BackerKit #News -
The Old-School Essentials Demonic Grimoire Devours Its BackerKit Goal in Minutes
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RUTTIGERS ALMANAC Is On BackerKit!
This new fantasy TTRPG is done right by people who care and know what they’re doing.
I’m really stoked for this game, and I thought I’d already found my big hits for the year. Then I ran into Richard Whitters on X (Twitter.) I’ve been following him and his art on that platform for a while now. I like what he has going on with Ruttigers Almanac.
To make things even better, one of my absolutely favorite sourcebook creators is helping Richard out with this one. That’s right. Andrew Cawood is helping with some of the BackerKit and production aspects. I mean, he’s one of my TTRPG idols. He’s Andrew freakin Cawood! Have you seen World of Myrr and the six monster books that preceded it?
Not that Richard Whitters is to be underestimated, either. He has helped as Art Director/Concept Artist for Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: the Gathering, and Larian Studios. That’s a lot of solid experience right there regardless of what many of us say about WotC. Art credit aside, Richard is definitely a roleplaying gamer.
A lot of loving production has already gone into Ruttigers Almanac. I suspect Richard has been working on this game for at least a year now. Just by looking at the quickstart rules alone, one can see quite a bit of thought has already gone into the unique fantasy races, 24 classes, the magic, the setting, the monster generator…
Here is the link to the Quickstart Rules. I’m absolutely amazed so far.
Obviously the art is going to be off the charts for this book, as is obvious from the previews. I haven’t heard yet if Cawood’s resident artist, Travis Hanson, is involved in the project yet. I’m kinda hoping…
The rules are going to be familiar to both Old School fans and new players alike. You’ve got the same Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma, Armor Class, and Hit Points that we all know and love. Skill checks are a d20 +/- modifiers vs Difficulty Class. The weapons, armor, and some of the spells mightl seem familiar from other games. However…
Jeff, what’s a “Ruttiger?”
Here’s where Ruttigers Almanac takes a dramatic turn from what we’re all used-to. Where in most fantasy TTRPGs, adventurers coming into town fresh out of a dungeon are greeted with a hearty “Hail and well met, travelers,” Ruttigers are met with a degree of disdain, apathy, and slight loathing. No one is glad to see the tomb-pillaging, local-economy-ruining, drunken brawling Ruttigers.
If you look at the 24 character class names, it kind of gives the impression that Ruttigers generally gives. In this sort of grimdark world inhabited by Ruttigers, no one is glad to see them coming until a giant carnivorous Rhinoceros Beetle is gnawing on half their farm animals. Sure, they’re friendly as long as they need a favor, but as soon as the beetle is gone? Ruttiger reputations come back into play.
There are more surprises to come with this project,
Ruttigers Character Sheet
and I’m excited to see them.Sure, I’m still a huge fan of Dragonbane, Shadowdark, Old School Essentials, Twilight Sword, and Fabula Ultima. But I’m making room on my shelf for Ruttigers Almanac. I think this is going to be the next step forward in basic, easy-to-teach, fun-to-play fantasy gaming. It appeals to me as a creator and Game Master. I’m also looking forward to teaching at least a couple of my kids to play. It’s got tons of potential.
I once spent an entire summer back in 1990 playing/running Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying. It was the best of times. That’s what Ruttigers makes me think of. This game is going to be awesome as a common frame of reference for players and GMs who want new takes on the old fantasy races, classes, spells, and monsters along with a bunch of new ones.
Not to mention the creature crucible, a monster generator baked into the rules for GMs who like to customize their experience. That’s not the only widget coming in Ruttigers. There are rules for travel, carousing, hunting/foraging, siege warfare, naval battles, item enchantment and more on their way.
Please go take a look at the project on BackerKit. Almost 750 people were onboard before the BackerKit even opened up. I’m one of them. We’ll be talking more about Ruttigers Almanac in the days to come.
I say it every year, but I think 2026 bears repeating it. This year I intend to write more, read more, and discuss cool TTRPGs as well as supplements. Most of all, let’s just have more fun. Let’s explore. Let’s save the kingdom from the evil warlord. Let’s discuss all the fun stuff in gaming that we love.
With the world in the state it finds itself in today, please be kind. Please be considerate to one another even if we don’t agree. Lastly, please pursue the thing that brings you the most joy without harm to others. Thank you!
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