Renegade Game Studios’ Welcome to Night Vale TTRPG Launching on BackerKit in October

Renegade Game Studios' Welcome to Night Vale TTRPG Launching on BackerKit in October

As a seasoned gamer who has navigated through the fantastical realms of tabletop role-playing games for over two decades, I can confidently say that the upcoming Welcome to Night Vale TTRPG has piqued my interest like no other. With a podcast downloaded over 350 million times and an immersive world filled with mystery and intrigue, this game promises to transport me to a place where strange happenings are as common as the weather report.


After announcing their tabletop role-playing game based on the Welcome to Night Vale podcast about a year ago, Renegade Game Studios has given an update on its forthcoming release. Interested gamers can now register to receive notifications when the Welcome to Night Vale TTRPG becomes available on BackerKit, joining approximately 4,000 others who have already signed up to show interest in funding the game through crowdfunding.

According to the crowdfunding pre-registration, “The Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game is a comprehensive roleplaying game based on the Eseence20 Roleplaying System. Inside the box, you’ll discover everything necessary for thrilling journeys within Night Vale. You can choose to play a pre-made character or develop your own Citizen. The game provides all the regulations and instructions required to fully immerse yourself in the world of Night Vale.”

Interest in the Welcome to Night Vale TTRPG already reaching the thousands is unsurprising given that the podcast from which it gets its name and inspiration, created by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, has been downloaded over 350 million times. Despite scarce details on the game, it’s clear that the TTRPG will focus on the strange happenings within the town of Night Vale, just as the popular podcast does.

Last year, when Night Vale co-creator Joseph Fink announced the project, he shared that “For more than a decade, Jeffrey and I have been constructing the universe of Night Vale through our podcast, live performances, and books. We’re thrilled now to invite people to immerse themselves in this world, and let them begin crafting their own tales about an unusual desert town.” Previously, Night Vale episodes had been transformed into book form, such as “Who’s a Good Boy?”, but this new development signifies an extension of the original fiction stories across various media formats.

The registration page for this TTRPG (Tabletop Role-Playing Game) offers a brief introduction to Welcome to Night Vale for newcomers: “Welcome to Night Vale is a bi-weekly radio broadcast that gives updates on the peculiar small desert town, Night Vale. It includes local news, weather forecasts, announcements from the enigmatic Sheriff’s Secret Police, unexplained nighttime phenomena, powerful figures shrouded in darkness, and community events. Tune in and stay hidden.”

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2024-08-17 07:40