Purgatory House: A Casual Horror Role-Playing Game
A project in Lancaster, OH by Robert Turk000days
:
00hours
:
00minutes
Funding Successful
Pick Up & Play RPG! Easy to learn, card-based mechanics. Hardback book, professional art, haunted house horror! Will you alone survive?
Backers: 254
Average Pledge Per Backer: $38
Funded: $9,689 of $8,000
Dates: Oct 3rd -> Oct 31st (29 days)
Project By: Robert Turk
Backers: 254
Average Pledge Per Backer: $38
Funded: $9,689 of $8,000
Dates: Oct 3rd -> Oct 31st (29 days)
Project By: Robert Turk
Tags:
casualcard gameplaying cardsrpghorrortabletop game +SuggestSuggest Tags
Saving your suggestions...
$9,689
current pledge level
Last Updated: November 1 @ 00:04 -0400 GMT
121%
of goal
(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
Now you can share!
Help your backers reach your daily goals and help others see how you're doing. It's easy, with Kicktraq Mini.Here are a few quick snippits of code you can use to embed your personalized widget on your website, in your blog, and even on your favorite forum.
HTML for websites & blogs
Copy HTMLBBCode for forums
Copy BBCodeReddit code for... well, Reddit
Copy Reddit CodeSpecial Note: Kickstarter recently disabled remote embedding for images on project pages, so embedding code doesn't work on project pages (yet) - just everywhere else.
You can read more about it here.
Latest News
Last day! Amusement Park *UNLOCKED* 
October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Here we are on the last day of the Purgatory House kickstarter! This has been one crazy ride and I am glad you have all jumped on it with me. I seem to have caught a cold and possibly developed a few ulcers along the way, and I am pretty sure my... (Read More)
Funded! 200+ backers! New Stretch Goal Survey!
October 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Holy wow, folks! We are now well past funding and chasing down the first stretch goal! You all ROCK! Just a few days ago I was chatting with the artists on how to move forward if we didn't fund, and now we are chatting about specific illustrations... (Read More)
Relentless Horrors & 4 Days Left!
October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello friends,I have literally begged my personal Facebook friends to share the link to this kickstarter this morning. And they are doing it. If we want to see this game get funded, those of you who aren't my friends on facebook may need to do the... (Read More)
5 Days Left! *Stretch Goal Poll*
October 26th - via: kickstarter.com
There are only five days left in the Purgatory House kickstarter and we still have a great shot at making it! The most direct way to get there means at least 40 more backers, which also achieves the next Social Stretch Goal and adds a new scenario... (Read More)
One Week to Go! Play through videos!
October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Gandersnitch the Goblin: Interview with the creator of Purgatory House
October 24th - via: thegoblinguy.com
Hello friends, faeries, and freaks. It is I, Gandersnitch the Goblin, Banished Barber, Brilliant Author, Head of the Naughty List, and Instigator Supreme.
This morning I was forced to sit down with fellow author and game designer, Robert Turk, and ask him some deep probing questions about his new game, Purgatory House. (Read More)
Artist Spotlight: John Donald Carlucci
October 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
I have never met John Donald Carlucci, so he might not even exist! His body of work would suggest otherwise though, as Mr. Carlucci has been making art for film, advertisement, and horror magazines for many years. You may have seen his recent work... (Read More)
11 days! 2 New Reward Levels! Scooby Doo Unlocked!
October 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello friends,First off, I know we didn't really hit the Scooby Doo social stretch goal in the time I had allotted. It was silly of me to push for 19 new backers over a weekend. But we have blown past that number now, and I really feel like I should... (Read More)
[Q&A] Robert Turk (Purgatory House)
October 19th - via: gmshoe.wordpress.com
[PODCAST] - Hello, my name is Robert Turk and I am the creator of Purgatory House, a pick up and play Haunted House RPG currently on Kickstarter! (Read More)
Mechanics: Creating the House
October 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Creating the House (a brief overview) Step 1: Draw 2 cards from the House Deck Step 2: Check the Room/Obstacle Charts Step 3: Add Room to Map Step 4: Describe Room & Obstacle Step 5: Players decide "What to Do?" Step 6: Survival Test! (Read More)
*Important* Mid-project Retooling
October 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Friends,Yesterday I said that projects slow down in the middle and that this gives us a chance to evaluate what is working and what isn't. Yesterday I did that. We re-crunched numbers, we brainstormed new ideas, I read up on best practices, and... (Read More)
Back from Oddmall & Clearling up Some Misconceptions
October 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everybody! I am safely back from my weekend at Oddmall in Toledo, where I met plenty of fans, talked a lot about Purgatory House, spitballed with some other successful game creators, and ran a new scenario.So far we have passed out over 500... (Read More)
50% + Combat Video + New Weekend Social Goal!
October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello friends, Yesterday was our best day yet! We blew past 50% funded and also past 100 backers! Kickstarter sent me an email suggesting I take you all out to pizza. While that sounds like fun, we probably need to focus on making a book instead :)As... (Read More)
Artist Spotlight: Tony Steele
October 11th - via: kickstarter.com
This is Tony Steele. Tony is one of the professional artists working on Purgatory House. Fun fact about Tony, he is comprised entirely of beard, banana bread, and talent! I met Tony several years ago at Con on the Cob. Though we had crossed paths... (Read More)
Weekend "Social" stretch goal achieved!
October 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We did it! We hit 75 backers (77 at current count) before the 1-week mark! That is awesome! In honor of this milestone, I will be making a Kickstarter exclusive scenario based on the very creepy hotel I stayed at this past weekend. The hotel at which... (Read More)
If you have additional news that doesn't appear here, shoot us a link!