We try out Overgrown TTRPG with Ben Newbon, the game's creator!
0A bear-whale-bee, a shark-octopus-bearded dragon, and an electric eel-armadillo-squirrel try to save the world. Also Nick puts on an accent he very quickly regrets.
If you think Overgrown looks cool (and you're right), you can check it out on itch.io.
👉 https://bennewbon.itch.io/overgrown-crowdfund
It's in crowdfunding at the moment, but the core rules are already available (and great fun!)
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The cast:
Ben Newbon (https://twitter.com/BenNewbon) as game master, rules officer, accent wrangler, and every NPC in the world.!
HisCursedness (it's me, you're already here) as Barry, the whale bee bear!
AndresIndoril (https://twitter.com/AndresIndoril) as Monty, the shark octopus bearded dragon!
BisectedBrioche (https://twitter.com/BisectedBrioche) as Co1l, the electric eel armadillo squirrel!
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Have you ever imagined what it would be like to soar amongst the clouds like an eagle? Swing through the trees like a monkey? Leap among the ocean waves like a dolphin? What if you could do all of those things in one single character?
Well you're in luck! With the Overgrown TTRPG you can be that dolphin-eagle-monkey! Or an octopus-dog-wasp. Or hippo-koala-snake. What are your favourite 3 animals? Merge them into one creature and play as them!
Overgrown is a rules-lite naturepunk TTRPG in which you create and play as rapidly evolving hybrids of literally any animal you can think of. Roam a far-future world where nature has fought back against humanity AND WON. Explore a jungle covered planet, trek vast continent stretching forests and delve into the dank swamplands where a dark element is arising to threaten life itself.
This all-ages game is a work of collaborative fiction between the players and game-runner, where you build up communities and locations together and craft your own unique story. The intuitive system allows you to have a character made in minutes and to fully understand how to play within that very first session. Just roll a 20 sided die for whatever action you wish to take and add modifiers for each animal feature you can justify using at the time.
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Ben is an indie solo gamedev who's already made two whole TTRPGs, Cybertopia and Overgrown! He hopes to grow his games to the point where he can hire wonderful artists and voice actors and anything else to produce top-quality games for all to enjoy!
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Monthly supporters at the Duchy level or higher will get credited at the end of my videos!
Check out the full Guild of Icons playlist 👉https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE_7yEvUR54vk8u5dBImLG08QeMYQiGzJ
Get started with Act 2, a great starting point for new players 👉https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE_7yEvUR54vk8u5dBImLG08QeMYQiGzJ
Start at Act 3, where the Guild lead a heist against a magical university 👉https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE_7yEvUR54vk8u5dBImLG08QeMYQiGzJ
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Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound
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