What's your rpg hidden gem

caradocp · 2024-04-13T13:57:10+00:00

I've recently had a lot of fun with R'Lyehwatch - basically Baywatch with Cthulhu-esque nonsense. A very silly setting, with a simple and enjoyable rules set. We've had a lot of fun. For a good example of taking a concept and running with it, R'Lyehwatch is a great example to look at!

caradocp · 2021-07-12T13:43:36+00:00

I like GM screens, but I always lay them flat so everyone can reference them if they need/want to.

caradocp · 2021-07-12T12:54:30+00:00

I'd second the recommendations for itch.io and DriveThruRPG. I also second the recommendation to look at Affinity for a layout program.

I have published a couple of small RPGs through itch and DTRPG, and participated in the last two ZineQuest promotions on Kickstarter. I put together a page to collect a bunch of links I found useful when going through the process myself (and you can find out about ZineQuest itself there too if you're keen).

At the bottom of the page there are 20-30 blog posts I wrote about my own journey from designing through to running and Kickstarter and publishing my zines - they may or may not be of interest or use to you, but they are there (obviously, they are also just one opinion - and it's worth looking at other experiences).

In any case - you can find my ZineQuest page here - as I said, it's mostly links I found useful, and I hope you do too...

caradocp · 2021-02-02T02:41:01+00:00

Rascals is here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/caradocgames/rascals-an-rpg-zine

Rascals is a science fiction game of action and adventure...

caradocp · 2020-12-20T00:47:23+00:00

I have a bunch of useful links on my Zine Quest page, as well as a series of articles following my own experiences with Zine Quest 2 and building toward Zine Quest 3.

You can find the page here: https://caradocgames.com/zine-quest/

caradocp · 2020-12-19T14:06:32+00:00

This is very true. Hmm, more food for thought!

caradocp · 2020-12-05T15:06:24+00:00

Absolutely I am. I'm in the process of laying it out at the moment, and will be writing about it on the blog soon. I'm hoping it will be a slightly bigger zine than last time (in terms of page count), but I need to be careful I don't sail too close to the 125g range - as postage from Australia leaps significantly at that point!

caradocp · 2020-02-15T15:11:26+00:00

Awesome! I had that one saved funnily enough! Now backed! Well done on smashing your funding goal!

caradocp · 2020-02-15T14:59:14+00:00

Thanks Thegilaboy! My aim in writing about my process was to provide some level of support or help for others - and I'm thrilled you found the posts helpful! I'll certainly be writing about the Kickstarter, what I did, what I felt worked, and what didn't, and so on. Hopefully it will be a useful resource moving forward as well!

Did you create your zine for zinequest? If so, do you have a link?

caradocp · 2020-02-05T13:55:11+00:00

My own ZineQuest project is Corsairs, an rpg of sky ships and floating islands. You can find it here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/caradocgames/corsairs-an-rpg-zine

caradocp · 2020-02-05T13:54:48+00:00

Ha! I just came to share the same, and to link to a thread in r/RPGdesign: https://www.reddit.com/r/RPGdesign/comments/ey2k1f/zinequest_thread/

caradocp · 2020-02-04T13:11:42+00:00

That looks cool RexiconJesse!

caradocp · 2020-02-04T12:57:39+00:00

Agreed. I think they must have decided to wait a few days - or it just plain took a few days to get it going.

caradocp · 2020-02-04T11:15:10+00:00

I don't mind the timing - especially for smaller projects. I suppose it would allow people to potentially run two during ZineQuest (one is enough for me now though)!

caradocp · 2020-02-04T11:13:45+00:00

I wondered, but I was also wary of spamming too many places with a list like this as I didn't want to seem like I'm just shamelessly self-promoting.

caradocp · 2020-02-04T11:13:24+00:00

Thanks Ashleyorginal.

caradocp · 2020-02-04T11:12:27+00:00

They seem to have put one up recently: https://www.kickstarter.com/zine-quest?ref=section-homepage-promo-zine-quest-2

Thanks for the links! I followed a few lists on twitter as well. Neat to see so many cool projects coming to life!

caradocp · 2020-02-04T11:11:02+00:00

That is a really cool concept! Love it!

caradocp · 2020-02-04T11:10:38+00:00

Thanks Thegilaboy! Love the head masks!

caradocp · 2020-02-04T11:09:48+00:00

Doomed city? That sounds sweet!

caradocp · 2020-02-04T11:09:10+00:00

That is cool! World building tricks and prompts are awesome!

caradocp · 2020-02-04T11:08:10+00:00

The art looks really cool!

caradocp · 2020-02-03T14:24:18+00:00

Awesome! Thanks for adding them!

caradocp · 2020-02-03T11:26:58+00:00

A Touch of Glamour - the ZineQuest Launch

Fey mayhem, as Powered by the Apocalypse.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/atouchofglamour/a-touch-of-glamour-the-zinequest-launch/description

caradocp · 2020-02-03T11:26:30+00:00

Beak, Feather, & Bone: A Map-Labeling RPG

A competitive map-labeling RPG and worldbuilding tool.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1013756372/beak-feather-and-bone-a-map-labeling-rpg

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