The Rumor Broker’s Ledger of Names: An NPC Compendium

A project in Washington, DC by Games Unbound
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A diverse collection of NPCs with unique backstories, motivations, and mechanics, compatible with 5e.
Backers: 216
Average Pledge Per Backer: $71

Funded: $15,335 of $15,000
Dates: Jul 1st -> Jul 31st (31 days)
Project By: Games Unbound
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Latest News

FUNDED?!

August 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Full disclosure, we had a whole update planned for the "not funded" scenario. Very touching, with lots of thank you's and what we planned to do next because we put way too much time, effort, and love into The Rumor Broker to let it get away that... (Read More)

OMG!!! Last push!

July 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Holy moly we're at over $10k with less than an hour to go, thank you thank you thank you!  (Read More)

Less than two days and counting...!

July 30th - via: kickstarter.com
We've reached the final 45 hours! 😱 Enjoy these two quick character intros, now live on the campaign page, don’t forget to share this project with your friends to help us reach our funding goal, and as always thank you endlessly for your amazing... (Read More)

Introducing… Aesthen

July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
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Introducing… Nana Sharpe

July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
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What happens next... + Stream Announcement!

July 26th - via: kickstarter.com
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Let's stay in touch + Kickstarter feature!

July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
As we're drawing to the final week of our campaign, we wanted to take a moment to invite this incredible group of supporters (backers, followers, friends, and anyone who happens along here) to join us on other platforms. Games Unbound can be found on... (Read More)

Discord Invite for Backers

July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello again to our amazing group of backers! As promised, below is the invite link for the Games Unbound Discord server. Clicking this link will automatically add you to The Rumor Broker’s Ledger of Names group on the GU server.  Before joining,... (Read More)

New backer reward: Discord!

July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
We’d been hoping to announce this, and finally, the time has come! We are thrilled to announce that all backers from the Legit Gossip Peddler tier and up will have access to the Games Unbound Discord server. This access will also be available to... (Read More)

Another day, another milestone

July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Today we hit (and surpassed) the $5,000 mark on funding! 🥳 😁 🎉 THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!  Thank you for getting us here. There's a ways to go, but we're incredibly grateful for everyone who's helped to get us this far. Don’t forget to share... (Read More)

Introducing the writers (pre-Kickstarter)

July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
The following introductions to the writing team behind our pre-Kick campaign writers have been lovingly crafted by Sam Horne, Games Unbound President and Director of Outreach. As a reminder, these writers were contracted and paid to write the NPCs... (Read More)

New reward tier added!

July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Excited to announce that we’ve added a new tier to The Rumor Broker rewards. When we were originally planning this campaign, we accounted for five slots at the $200 level, which included all physical rewards as well as unlocked physical stretch... (Read More)

The art is in for tokens and pins!

July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Our team has been hard at work prepping samples for the Rumor Tokens (available starting at the Accomplice tier) and Enamel Pin (available starting at the Inside Source tier). The enamel pin and both types of favor tokens are available as add-ons as... (Read More)

New NPC Preview! Wildfire

July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We've added a new NPC sample page introducing Wildfire (written by Rem Diaz @remspeedwagon, art by Adrien Valdes@defenestratin). A full preview of her backstory, skills, and personality is available to backers. Huge thank you to our backers, we can't... (Read More)

Introducing... Wildfire

July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
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Introducing the Contributors

July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Art Director 🎨 Nala J. Wu is a wildly talented visual artist and freelancer in the TTRPG realm. They specialize in fantasy illustration, character design, conceptual fashion design (seriously, check out their coords), and worldbuilding. Nala leads... (Read More)

We’ve surpassed 20%!

July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Another day, another milestone as we’ve passed the 20% funded mark with nearly 50 backers and 25 days left to go. 🥳 We mentioned in our last update that we’ve got some exciting things in store and we wanted to share a little more details on... (Read More)

Introducing... Zalel Regalo

July 4th - via: kickstarter.com
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Awesome start! The Rumors are spreading!

July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much. We're only two days in and already 13% of the way to our goal. That and we've only just begun to reveal the secrets of the ledger.  We're so excited to bring you this work and we wanted to thank you for coming onboard! It means a... (Read More)

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