HERO CATASTROPHE
A project in Philadelphia, PA by Mark Kennedy000days
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the last survival checks of your mightiest heroes: rules-lite RPG starting with your death saving throws, & you play to find your fate
Backers: 114
Average Pledge Per Backer: $35
Funded: $4,026 of $800
Dates: Feb 1st -> Feb 28th (28 days)
Project By: Mark Kennedy
Backers: 114
Average Pledge Per Backer: $35
Funded: $4,026 of $800
Dates: Feb 1st -> Feb 28th (28 days)
Project By: Mark Kennedy
$4,026
current pledge level
Last Updated: March 1 @ 00:06 -0500 GMT
503%
of goal
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Latest News
8 Hours Left - New Growth Mid-Goal to Close Us Out! 
February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We're close, so I'm adding to the Chaos the apocalypse is coming! art by Ben Fox, colour edited by me for this stunt I'M ADDING A LAST 8 HOURS STRETCH GOAL: 🔥 $4000 - If we can get to $4k (about $500 to go!) I'll add 2 additional alternate... (Read More)
14-14-14-14 Hours to gooooo -- I wanna be sedated
February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
The Chaos is mounting the sky darkens, the tornado strikes, the sharks roil, the bear roars, the volcano erupts! From our humble $800 original goal for a black & white little zine, thanks to YOUR backing & support we now get to see this world... (Read More)
ROARRR!! Stretch Goal unlocked!
February 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Full Illustrations here we come! a roar of triumph! Very excited that at 48 hours to go, we hit $3000 -- a huge milestone for me, because it means I can get this game designed at the level I really wanted to hit. I'll be including 2 sample character... (Read More)
"I am stunned." - Youtube Interview with Games Played Badly
February 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Session Zero with Mike of Games Played Badly I'm so grateful for Mike's interviewing style & focus - he really gave me a chance to think through how I imagine this game fits in folks' libraries of game night options, as that one-shot or maybe... (Read More)
Wobblies & Wizards! A podcast interview
February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Wobblies & Wizards, indeed 🧙♂️ Yes I got to chat with the incredible Logar the Barbarian. Yes those are all real words I typed. This was a LOVELY chat & gave me a chance to talk about how folks have experienced the game through game... (Read More)
The harrowing tale of Rackhir III and Little Wand Guy
February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
HERO CATASTROPHE Playthru with Z.W. Garth! If you can't tell from my eyes, I'm freakin' pumped. Last night my friend Zack Garth (who's a busy father of 2! and a fantastic game designer running his own ZineQuest Kickstarter! and a great podcast host!... (Read More)
It isn't about avoiding disaster: it's about confronting its inevitability head on
February 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Our friends always teach us! From our friends at Scryptid Games' first update: I want to echo this quote from the screenshot I took again, because I love the way they put this so much: "In this apocalyptic TTRPG you play as epic heroes confronted... (Read More)
A few words on my collaborators!
February 17th - via: kickstarter.com
How Do You Do This Without a Spark? who is a great teacher & has the coolest hair?? This is Nat. They taught the TTRPG Writing & Publishing workshop I took last fall - and they did a really great job! I say this as someone who's lead... (Read More)
Start as late as possible in the middle of things
February 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Feedback from Reddit I posted about HERO CATASTROPHE in a couple Reddit forums & I found this reaction & question really helpful to articulate something special existentially under the hood of this game. Here's what they said based on my sort... (Read More)
Dicebreaker gives a shoutout to HERO CATASTROPHE!
February 9th - via: kickstarter.com
GilaRPG Shoutout (!!) One of my favourite indie designers out there was having a tough morning, & asked followers to share their stuff to shift the feeling of the morning, & it definitely made my day: thanks for backing!! Thanks Spencer,... (Read More)
A closer look at the game, its mechanics, & my hopes for its design!
February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
I cast Polymorph! Bears, tornados, volcanos, oh my! Y'all, we are at $1724, about 58% to our second stretch goal, 115% of our first stretch goal, and 215% of our original goal! This is huge! Thank you! I'm thrilled, because we're closer than ever for... (Read More)
Holy wow - we're not only funded, we've passed our first Stretch Goal!
February 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
We freakin' did it so fast! This little wand buddy is lookin' at you! Y'all, I feel like I crit on my first roll. I am VERY grateful for you -- in our first day, we hit our $800 "minimum viable product Black & White goal", and by the end of day 2... (Read More)
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