The Artefact, a solo RPG zine

A project in Southampton, UK by Jack Harrison ~ Mousehole Press
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Craft a unique magical item and play to find out how it changes as it passes through the hands of many different keepers.
Backers: 2567
Average Pledge Per Backer: £12

Funded: £30,051 of £1,600
Dates: Feb 2nd -> Feb 16th (14 days)
Project By: Jack Harrison ~ Mousehole Press
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Latest News

Final 24hrs! £25k stretch goal met!

February 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey all, so we hit £25,000, and are now pushing £27,000! That’s incredible! 💫 We’re visiting friends in Edinburgh this weekend, and it’s a great place to see the end of this campaign; burnished monuments, winding cobbled streets, gothic... (Read More)

£20,000 reached! New artwork unlocked! Print upgrades detailed!

February 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Seriously, folks!? The £20,000 goal was supposed to see us through till the end of the week 😅😁 So we hit £20k, which is now so far beyond what I could have imagined when launching this project that it doesn’t quite feel real. We’re gonna... (Read More)

Zine Quest Roundup

February 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning! With 4 days to go, we're almost at our final stretch goal - that's so exciting! But I thought today I'd share some other projects that have launched as part of Zine Quest 2 this month. There's so much cool stuff out there, and these are... (Read More)

Artefact Replay II - The Ruination of Thanedge!

February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! I'm really glad that so many of you enjoyed reading the little replay I posted last week. It seems to have done a good job of conveying how the game works, plus I got to do a little creative writing which is always fun. Writing out an... (Read More)

Two colour stretch goal met! A new challenger approaches...

February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
£15k!!! We did it! Thank you all so much. I'm running out of ways to say 'thanks for all of your support' - but, y'know, I really am full of gratitude. And we're only just over halfway through the campaign! Your incredible support means a better... (Read More)

An update on the deluxe boxed edition! More available!

February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone, as promised, here's some more details & an update about the deluxe boxed edition. When I started putting this project together, I thought it would be cool to have a boxed tier that contained everything needed to play the game. I'm a... (Read More)

Cover update & a NEW ART STRETCH GOAL!

February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! So I've had a chat with CROM, and we've explored a couple of ways that we can make this zine EVEN COOLER with the extra funds you've been pledging. So, the big news here is that we have a new stretch goal.  I know I said I was done... (Read More)

An Artefact Replay! A look at how the game plays.

February 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning folks! Thanks again to all of you for your continued support, it has been overwhelming and we've still got a long way to go. I've been working away in the background on some cool stuff that I can hopefully reveal soon... Anyway, I... (Read More)

Nice knowing you, stretch goals!

February 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, so we blasted through all my planned stretch goals in just over 24 hours, which is insane for me as someone running their first project! At this point, additional funding will go towards making the print process as incredible as possible (I'm... (Read More)

Stretch goals!

February 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Yo! I’m back home now, and while my toddler was napping I managed to add all of the stretch goals that we’ve already hit (!) as well as one which is pretty close as I post this... I’ll be adding more if & when we hit each goal, although... (Read More)

Funded in less than 6 hours!

February 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Oh my goodness. Thank you so much everybody! This is my first project so I had no idea how it would go, and I had to do a double take this morning when I woke up to see it almost 200% funded! I have a bunch of stuff I need to post but I’m currently... (Read More)

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