Welcome to Critter City / Shouting out Death Game
8 months ago
– Tue, Feb 13, 2024 at 10:01:38 AM
Join the jam, try the game!
Reminder, we are running a game jam over on Itch.io to create more fun content for Blister Critters so that you can dive into any number of different episodes right away.
We already have several entries, but we want to bring in as many voices as we can. We've now extended the game jam beyond the end of the Kickstarter campaign. The requirements for the jam are very light, and you still have plenty of time! If you have questions, please reach out.
We've also created a new channel on the Stillfleet Studio Discord server for discussing and setting up games of Blister Critters. Use this channel for brainstorming game jam submissions, talents for your favorite animals, plot hooks, ideas for Stuff—whatever you want!
Also, if you're curious to learn more about how the game works, Tony and Wythe just recorded an actual play episode with The Weekly Scroll and our consulting producer, Logan Dean. Check it out!
Shout-out to a project we can't wait to play: Death Game
If you haven't heard of it, please check out Death Game, the battle royale TTRPG by by Laurie O’Connel (writing), HODAG RPG (art), and Sam Leigh (editing). Laurie is an amazing game designer, and HODAG illustrated a few spreads of the Stillfleet Core Rulebook.
As a fan of brutal, eat-the-rich stories such as The Hunger Games, Squid Game, and Battle Royale, I had to back this one. The character archetypes in the game are extremely cool and weird. Plus, Death Game uses dice for scores, much like the Grit System!
Here is a bit more about the project from their press release:
- Death Game is a narrative driven tabletop roleplaying game when characters compete in a high-stakes battle for survival for the entertainment of the ultra-rich. Throughout the game, players will pick up different characters, struggling against all the odds for victory. As the number of competitors narrows and the stakes grow higher, you'll play until one of you wins, and the rest of you die. During that time, you’ll build an arena, work out the rules of play, and grow attached to your mostly-doomed cohort of competitors.
Shout-out to a beautiful diceless adventure: Mystery Under Magi-Mart
To end this week's update, we have to shout out a project by another talented indie creator we admire—Bodie H. Bodie makes vivid, perfect little gems of games (sometimes sci-fi!), and Mystery Under Magi-Mart looks to be no exception.
The game is a self-contained diceless adventure; there are tons of items (you know we love items); and Bodie is making stickers (you know we love stickers). Here's the quick pitch in the creator's words:
- Mystery Under Magi-Mart is a pick-your-path adventure book, taking you on a quest into a magic store’s dungeon basement to find a potion. There are no dice, no rules to learn, just exciting choices to make on every page as you explore this bizarre dungeon.
That's all for now. Fingers crossed we unlock more Blister Stickers! Thanks to everyone who's supported our work!
