Pigsmoke: A Roleplaying Game of Sorcerous Academia

A project in Oxford, UK by Chris Longhurst
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A tabletop RPG about being the faculty at the Pigsmoke School of Sorcery, America's foremost institution for the magically gifted.
Backers: 789
Average Pledge Per Backer: £11

Funded: £8,672 of £3,000
Dates: Jan 5th -> Feb 4th (30 days)
Project By: Chris Longhurst
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Latest News

Finished!

February 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Aaaaaaaaaand we're done! First of all, a heartfelt thank you to everyone who backed this project -- I honestly had no idea that my slightly off-beat game about wizard academics would generate this much interest. So, what now? Well, the first things... (Read More)

Text!

January 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Hey hey. As the Kickstarter draws to a close, Brie Sheldon has been kind enough to interview me for her blog on the subject of Pigsmoke. It's bite-size reading, even given my penchant for writing vast long screeds when a couple of lines will do --... (Read More)

Audio!

January 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks. Last weekend Richard Rogers was kind enough to interview me for the +1 Forward podcast, in which I rambled like a delirious fool and then we played a quick scene of Pigsmoke with me as the MC. Rich reckons he's got the editing chops to... (Read More)

Video!

January 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks! One week to go, £6500 gained (!), and the good folks at the Saving Throw Show have played a couple of hours of Pigsmoke so you can see the game in action! It's got chicken nuggets, dubious accents, and departmental politics -- so check it... (Read More)

Pigsmoke Full Cover

January 24th - via: kickstarter.com
I've mentioned in the Kickstarter comments and elsewhere that I don't have any art ready, in part because I need the money to pay Jacqui before I can commission the interior illustrations, and in part because Jacqui's a popular woman and booked up... (Read More)

A Role and a Department

January 15th - via: kickstarter.com
So, things are going well. My original planned series of updates mostly involved begging for cash so this good fortune has slightly derailed that. First world problems, etc. Anyway, taking an idea from the comment thread this update is going to... (Read More)

Well, That Was Quick

January 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Funded!The way I thought this was going to go was that I'd launch, pick up about £1000 from the initial buzz, then spend the rest of January clawing my way towards -- and hopefully across -- the green line of funding. I didn't expect to be funded... (Read More)

Pigsmoke Unedited Text

January 5th - via: kickstarter.com
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