‘Into The Odd’ Tabletop RPG Launched on Kickstarter

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Are you a curious explorer who longs for expeditions of the strange, peculiar and marvelous? Free League Publishing and Chris McDowall (Electric Bastionland) announced a publishing partnership for the new edition of his acclaimed weird-fantasy tabletop roleplaying game Into The Odd. The project Kickstarter was also launched and, at the time of writing, had almost hit 4x the project target!

A rules-light, flavour-heavy, roleplaying game of industrial horror and cosmic strangeness awaits, Into the Odd is written by Chris McDowall with graphic design by Johan Nohr (MÖRK BORG) and will be printed and distributed by Free League Publishing (Tales from the Loop, The One Ring, Forbidden Lands).

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The game is written to be simple, fast, and decisive. As explorers, you’ll rely on clever problem-solving and creative teamwork rather than sacks of hit points. The Arcana that you find on your expeditions give you access to strange powers that work without complex rules. The real skill is in using them at the right time and in the right way, rather than simply rolling high. When it comes to obstacles, the answer usually isn’t on your character sheet.

The RPG features:
  • Fast Character Creation – Roll an explorer in minutes, grabbing a starter package of flavourful equipment and starting your expedition.
  • Minimalist Rules – An ultralite system that keeps the game moving forward. Combat is fast and decisive, with every turn counting.
  • Strange Things – Monsters are horrific hazards, not opponents to be fought for sport. Arcana are weird artifacts that each carry a unique ability, from firing portals to attracting bones like a magnet.
  • Return to the Iron Coral – The strange expedition location from the original game has tripled in size, now sprawling over three levels. The surrounding Fallen Marsh now hides four mini-dungeons in its 24 hexes. In the North, the desperate port of Hopesend welcomes adventurous travellers looking to go further.
  • The Expanded Oddpendium – 26 pages of modules and random tables to help you flesh out the world. Roll to create weird creatures, find the best shortcut across town, and find out what happens when you “eat the stuff.”

Check out the Kickstarter page for more info and to grab a copy!

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