DROP COFFINS are a means of deploying vampiric operatives into combat. Thanks to the force of impact, they are only usable by occupants who are already dead.
Follow EAT THE REICH on Kickstarter here:
Art by
@Chamonkee
FUCKED UP LITTLE MAN is the Dark Souls RPG you've always wanted. Play as a muttering Dark Souls NPC AND a clueless protagonist, draw a horrible dungeon, die over and over and MAYBE find the Chalice of Embers and restore light to the land?
CRASH PANDAS is a (free!) one-page TTRPG where you, five raccoons all driving the same stolen car, get caught up in the high-stakes world of LA street racing:
The year is 1943. You are a vampire commando with a single mission: drink all of Hitler's blood.
EAT THE REICH is a brand-new roleplaying game from the people who brought you Spire, Heart, and Honey Heist. (Us!)
Back it now on Kickstarter:
The Rust-Witch uses tech harvested from Atlantean satellite ruins to manipulate the forces of chance & decay; her signature move is making a plane crash-land directly on you.
Drink her blood & gain MAGICAL POWERS in EAT THE REICH:
Art by
@Chamonkee
EVERYONE IS SEAGULLS is a (free!) one-page roleplaying game where you and your friends must pretend to be a roving, voracious gang of seagulls and ruin everyone's holiday. The core mechanic is yelling!
The year is 1943. Europe is burning. You and your squad of crack vampire commandos have a single mission: drink all of Hitler's blood.
Art by
@chamonkee
, words by
@gshowitt
.
EAT THE REICH is coming to Kickstarter soon. (link below)
Vampirjäger are oath-sworn nazi vampire hunters toting blessed bullets, holy water, sharpened stakes and firebombs. But they're not the worst things you'll face on the streets of Paris.
Back EAT THE REICH here and kick the snot out of some fascists:
IRYNA is an undying heiress who, when she's not killing nazis or attending lavish soirees, dabbles in demonology. Art by
@Chamonkee
. Follow EAT THE REICH on Kickstarter here:
We’re just waking up to the news Heart has won 3 gold and 4 silver Ennies - thanks so much to everyone who voted and who helped to make the game real! We’re so proud and pleased for our monstrous creation. Congratulations to all the other winners too!
FLINT hunts nazis for a living. He's immune to nazi propaganda because he can't read. He is half-bat, half something else (human? Dog?) and is an absolute nightmare.
Join Flint and his Best Friends on a mission to end the war in EAT THE REICH:
Übermenschen stalk the streets of occupied Paris loaded up with occult abilities. Drink enough of their augmented blood and your vampire will advance in power: Nicole, for example, gains the ability to command swarms of ravenous vermin.
EAT THE REICH:
DAGGER IN THE HEART, the first full-length sourcebook for Heart: The City Beneath, comes to Backerkit in 7 Days on February 27th, 2024!
Join us at 16:00GMT for our launch party (on Twitch (RowanRookDecard), and linked on Backerkit), and get updates here:
IT'S HERE!
The full Quickstart is available now, for free!
It includes a short new adventure, The Sins of Grisham Priory, with art by Sam Lamont (like the art featured here) and Daniel Vega (background by Arby McJanda).
It's time to Hunt....
You're outnumbered, outgunned and deep in enemy territory. There's only one thing for it: strap yourself into an iron coffin, tumble out of a bomber, and smash into the nazi defences at terminal velocity.
Vampires hunt fascists in EAT THE REICH:
What if you and your friends were transported to a magical fantasy kingdom, but the whole process was really traumatic and just not at all good for anyone involved?
DIE the RPG: Jumanji for Goths.
The vampires coffin-dropped into occupied Paris thought they were ready for anything. Infantry, tanks and sniper teams didn't pose a problem, but they weren't prepared for Hitler's ultimate weapon: a Nazi werewolf.
Learn more about EAT THE REICH here:
Rowan, Rook and Decard are hiring. We have roles available for:
- Producer
- Office manager
- Finance manager
If you want to get involved and join our wonderful team, you can learn more here:
The Inksmith is a black-magic purple-prose pulp occultist writer who can summon A Man With A Gun when things get too boring. And you can play one in Spire, now in the Bundle of Holding:
Hollows comes to Backerkit in 12 days!
We’ve spent four years in development making TTRPG boss battles quick, exciting and dangerous: using a “lock-on” combat grid, the boss is always the centre of attention - and your position always matters.
We have a favour to ask!
Dagger in the Heart, A full-length sourcebook for Heart, is coming VERY SOON.
We'd love to have some reviews on our new website about Heart. If you have a few minutes to spare, could you give it your thoughts and love?
Heart: the City Beneath is back in stock! If you want to seek a glorious death in the red wet heaven roiling under the city of Spire, pick up your copy here:
At intermission, we are both thrilled and humbled to announce that Eat the Reich has won Gold ENnies for Adventure Short Form, Art Cover, and Art Interior. We're honoured - and it wouldn't have been possible without artist
@chamonkee
and all our amazing collaborators!
Spire is a mile-high city, crumbling and beautiful. Hanging gardens of corpses bloom with mushrooms; gods are stacked high like firewood; shanties sway from the outer walls, precarious and precious. Get the whole Spire collection in the Bundle of Holding:
CHUCK is a rotting cowboy ghoul with a brand-new hat, a pair of named six-shooters and a can-do attitude only undercut by his ravenous cannibal desires. Art by
@chamonkee
. Follow EAT THE REICH on Kickstarter here:
ASTRID is a spirit-taming blood magician from the wild woods far to the north. And if the spirit-taming thing doesn't work out, she also has a machine gun. Art by
@chamonkee
. Follow EAT THE REICH on Kickstarter here:
We're proud to announce that Minerva McJanda, creator of Legacy: Life Among The Ruins and Voidheart Symphony, is joining Rowan Rook and Decard as a full-time team member! You can read more here:
We went to Gen Con 2023 so hard we forgot to post about it. Please enjoy this work in progress sketch by
@6knifes
for our upcoming Heart adventure instead.
FLINT is half man, half bat, and all nightmare. Flint eats nazis for breakfast and his favourite flavour is Terrified. Art by
@chamonkee
. Follow EAT THE REICH on Kickstarter here:
COSGRAVE is East London's third-best necromancer, legally and physically dead, and on the run from some very dangerous zombie mobsters, Art by
@chamonkee
. Follow EAT THE REICH on Kickstarter here:
It’s Pride month, yeah? That time of year where everything is bright and sparkly and all of your coffee cups are suddenly homosexual, or something.
How do you write a sincere company Pride post?
I think one of our founders, Maz, pretty much nailed it:
You're a vampire commando coffin-dropped into occupied Paris. Are you a bad enough dude to drink all of Hitler's blood?
The pre-order store for EAT THE REICH is now open.
We're incredibly pleased to share that Heart won Best Mechanics in No Dice Unrolled's NDU Awards 2023!
For fans of HEART, expect some more news coming soon...
(thanks again to SHAW Studio for this awesome photography)
Want a TTRPG with zero prep, easy-to-use rules, and buckets of vampire action? EAT THE REICH is adventure, system and characters all in one - all you have to do is sit down and play.
EAT THE REICH is in its last few days of crowdfunding! Grab a copy here:
The Pistol whispers: You’re strong. Smart. Capable. You’re a force to be reckoned with.
It doesn’t do a lot of damage, but powers you and your allies up - So make your shots count.
Learn more about combat in Hollows and choose your weapons here:
Inspired by Bloodborne, Silent Hill and crushing depression, Hollows puts you in the centre of the action as a Hunter in a world turned sick, sour, and bleak: you can’t cure it, but you can make a difference.
Hollows Launches in 2 days. Watch the Trailer:
We're thrilled to announce that DIE: The RPG has won the Origins Award for Best role-playing game core product!
Thanks to:
Writer,
@KieronGillen
Artist,
@HansStephanie
Producer,
@jellymuppet
(more in comments)
Eat the Reich is up for several ENNIES!
We're honored that Eat the Reich, by
@gshowitt
and
@chamonkee
is up for:
Best Adventure - Short Form
Best Art, Cover
Best Art, Interior
and... Product of the Year!
voting is open until July 21st:
Live NOW on Backerkit!
HOLLOWS is a blend of grim storytelling and brutal strategic violence. When you’re using loathsome magic weapons to kill nightmare Entities ten times your size, teamwork matters.
Back it here:
The Fool is so steadfastly determined not to engage with this fantasy nonsense that they gain powers of uncanny luck and protection. They don’t take anything seriously - not even their own impending death - otherwise it might get serious.
#DIERPG
@lincodega
Hello! We’re v flattered to be tagged in your work, but: (a) the Resistance toolkit has been around for years, and is designed to help people make whole game systems not just Spire content; and (b) our community licence is a separate thing, found here:
Waking up today to discover we’ve won a silver ENnie for Strata for
@stoneadrianart
’s fantastic images of Spire. Thanks to everyone who voted, congratulations to all the winners (especially
@MorkBorg
who swept the board!) - gutted we can’t all be in Indy to celebrate in person.
FREE RPG DAY is THIS SATURDAY!!!
Whether or not you've backed Hollows yet, The Sins of Grisham Priory Quickstart is a must grab for your FRPG Day haul: a rundown of the basic rules, pre-made characters, and a Hollow for you to explore -
Check it out:
CHECK OUT the new Quinns Quest, a review of Heart!
"Heart is a psychadelic game where pain is a reward, the dark only wants to make you happy, and there's (almost) no getting out alive. I think there's a strong case that it's the best dungeon ever made."
The Kickstarter for SIN, our new Spire sourcebook is now live! Two new classes, three new scenarios, and full sections on religion, crime and order in Spire
We’re shifting the start date of the DIE RPG Kickstarter FORWARD to May 12th. (We’re doing this on the advice of the marketing team.) Aside from that there are no changes to anything and you can continue about your day. As ever, follow along here:
DAGGER IN THE HEART comes to Backerkit in 5 days on February 27th, 2024!
Meet Aramos Brightness-Sears-The-Eye, a disgraced Aelfir and present patron of delvers and explorers. He wants the Delving Machine, and nothing will get in his way - Not time, distance, reality... or you.
DIE RPG Scenarios vol. 1 is out today.
Make DIE RPG even _more_ emotionally messy with an ex-crawl from
@kierongillen
, a painful fairy tale from
@laurie_eee
, a love letter to TCGs from
@writerblades
, and lush art from Stephanie Hans and
@riotbones
.
In Spire, you can be a spider-blooded midwife trained in the occult arts; hack a cursed train network; burn bearer bonds as sacrifice to the god of gold; or transform into a crowd to smash the state. Pick up the whole line in the Bundle of Holding now:
What will you do to make sure you're the first to find the Delving Machine? Dagger in the Heart brings you loads of new beats. Will you...
Confess how you envision a good death?
Take pity on someone in the Heart, even though it costs you?
or perhaps even loot your own corpse?
SHADOW OPERATIONS is a collection of 11 one-shot missions for Spire. Shepherd a wedding at the Church of the Gun! Crash a gangster's birthday party - and kill him! Get lost in the Infinite Library! Pick up the entire Spire line in the Bundle of Holding:
The Order of Lexicutioners are a sect of assassins that kill words and languages instead of people; in Spire, you can join them and learn their murderous magics. Pick up Spire in the Bundle of Holding now:
It's the last day of UKGE! Join us at the Rowan, Rook and Decard booth where Will Kirkby will be signing copies of Eat the Reich around midday! (Grant will probably be here, too, if you're looking for the set)
Hall 2, Booth 330!
You've seen Eat the Reich, but have you seen...
the patches? They're available on our website - Slap one on your bag, jacket or sofa and declare your intention to consume fascists to all who witness it:
Spire is a game about struggle, loss, and becoming everything you can be in the crucible of revolution. High Advances are the pinnacle of your story. Pick up all the Spire books in the Bundle of Holding now:
KILL GIANT MONSTERS WITH WEAPONS THAT HATE YOU
Like demons resting on your shoulders, Weapons push, prod and provoke their bearers into action.
You all want to hear more, and we're eager to tell you.
Let's start here: what are the Weapons in Hollows?
The aelfir are your cruel and beautiful masters, their bodies and minds twisted with quick drugs and illegal surgeries. The Ministry asks one thing of you, and one thing only: destroy them. Pick up the Spire line in the Bundle of Holding now:
In Eidolon Sky, you're tasked with investigating: a string of artistic murders, a grimy new drug on the streets of New Heaven, and workshops making cheap demonic vessels. Are they all connected? Yes! Pick up the entire Spire line in the Bundle of Holding:
The Vermissian Knights hire themselves out as guides for the cursed mass-transit network threaded through the City Beneath. To ensure their safety, they've built powered armour out of discarded train parts, as you do. Hop on board here:
Art by
@felixmiall
The Cleaver is a twisted hunter, modifying their mortal form with unnatural energies by eating almost anything they find to gain power. Rewrite your body in Heart: the City Beneath:
Play a hyena-toting death priest, a heartbreakingly beautiful artist/wizard, a gangster knight or a vigilante who worships the god they trapped in their knife and overthrow the government in SPIRE, now in Bundle of Holding:
Have you seen our ridiculously gorgeous new website designed by Happy Kite? We're hyped to show you our games in a visual medium that represents us.
It's a whole new vibe - Take a look and tell us what you think!
(Link to Happy Kite below)
The Black Magic sourcebook for Spire gives you the option to catch a magical blood disease, make curry goat so good it brings the dead back to life, or simply fill your body with bees! Pick up Spire in the Bundle of Holding now:
Going to Gencon?
Join us for the Comedy in Games Panel, presented by Rowan, Rook and Decard! Grant Howitt, Clint McElroy, The Noir Enigma & Travis Legge will recount their flops and triumphs, with Lin Codega at 3pm on Saturday, Marriott Tennessee!
#gencon2024
NICOLE is a chain-smoking ex-Resistance explosives expert packing more heat than a nazi platoon. Art by
@chamonkee
. Follow EAT THE REICH on Kickstarter here:
We've still got (some) Heart and Eat the Reich in stock, and we're demoing Hollows!
Come find us at UKGE today at Hall 2, Booth 330!
#ukge
#rowanrookdecard
#rrdgames
As you build your Hunter in Hollows, choose two weapons, statistics, and faction. Determine your origin and the seed which caused you to become sick with the same malignancy that has turned so many into a Hollow.
Make your choice, coming in 10 days:
Er, by which we mean: we are honoured and delighted and extremely proud to see Heart nominated across so many categories! It's an amazing list of excellent games and we're in such excellent company. Props to
@FelixMiall
for stellar art too.
Grant Howitt made a name for himself writing chaotic over-the-top games with only a handful of rules.
EAT THE REICH follows that grand tradition by asking the simple question: are you a bad enough dude to drink all of Hitler's blood?
Back it here:
Good Morning, UKGE attendees!
Looking for us? Just follow Rowan, Rook and Decard street... to Moonstone avenue, then turn left, and keep going 😂 Keep your eyes out for the coffin!
Anyway, we're in Hall 2, Booth 330. See you soon!
Very pleased to say that DIE has been nominated, and among excellent company! Congratulations to everyone who’s made the list, and indeed to everyone who managed to make a game happen in the year of our lord 2022
The ENNIE Awards is pleased to announce the 2023 Nominations and Judges Awards!
Special Thank you to our judges: Candace, Chris, Jim Kevin and Shauna for all your hard work!
Final voting will take place from July 14th-23rd.
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO VOTE FOR THE ENNIES!
You can support Eat the Reich by voting for it in the following categories:
Best Adventure - Short Form
Best Art, Cover
Best Art, Interior
and... Product of the Year!
Voting closes today, July 21st:
Read the Codex of the Deep Spire by
@hottestsingles
and: get a spare, parasitic soul! Sing all the organs out of someone's body! Meld with ancient technology! Pick it up along with every other Spire book in the Bundle of Holding:
If you're a FLGS who'd like to stock Heart: The City Beneath: UK stores can get it from Asmodee, US/CA from Studio 2 Publishing or IPR, and anyone can send us an email to get it directly from us - along with as many supplements as you can eat - at retail discount.
Drop coffins are recommended for use only by undead F.A.N.G. operatives, as the impact kills the user instantly (and only through the precise application of several gallons of high-grade nuns' blood can a revenant occupant survive the process)
Become the perfect Hunter, no matter how many times you have to die to do it. Hollows uses an innovative XP system that offers unparalleled experimentation with builds, allowing you to adapt your character to each new challenge.
Hollows launches soon:
Run a dissident bakery! Ritually slay a marketplace! Infiltrate the dreamscape of six slumbering sages! Print your own illegal newspaper! All this and more awaits you in Strata, available in the Spire Bundle of Holding now: