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RUNE

Created by Spencer Campbell

Solo TTRPG inspired by soulslike games. Emergent storytelling meets tactical combat.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

REAP Kickstarter Is Here!
8 months ago – Tue, Aug 08, 2023 at 10:16:38 AM

Hey Engraved,

I just wanted to let you know that the Kickstarter for REAP has just launched! 

REAP is my next iteration on the rules from RUNE. It's a solo TTRPG of a lone necromancer, wandering a dead world in search for souls to sustain themselves another day. If you enjoyed RUNE, you'll love REAP! 

The campaign is live for 10 days, and I would appreciate any support you could show it. Thanks!

-Spencer

Update 1.1 & RUNE Card Collection Kickstarter!
about 1 year ago – Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 07:03:03 AM

Hey everyone!

In case you missed the itch notification, RUNE was updated to version 1.1 a couple weeks ago. There are a few balance changes, clarifications of rules and effects, and other quality of life improvements. Go download the latest PDF to see the changes!

RUNE Card Collection

We just launched the RUNE Card Collection on Kickstarter! It is a collection of card packs that contain printed versions of all the weapons, items, enemies, and more that you'll find in the RUNE rulebook and Realm Atlas. If you like having nice playing cards that you can bring with you while you play RUNE, this Kickstarter is for you!

It just went live on Kickstarter, so consider backing and sharing it today!

-Spencer

Shipping Update & RUNE 1.1 Update
about 1 year ago – Wed, Dec 28, 2022 at 04:30:39 AM

Hey everyone!

Two quick items to cover:

1. I've shipped out all the books of everyone that has filled out their survey. You should have tracking numbers and PDF keys. If you don't, and you have already filled out the survey, please email me at [email protected] and I'll make things are taken care of. If you haven't filled out the survey, please do so, otherwise I can't get you your game!

2. I've been collecting feedback from players shared online, and will be doing a big update for RUNE early in January. It will address typos, inconsistencies in enemy actions, and other things that folks had questions about or wanted clarified while playing the Realm Atlas. I'll let you know when that update goes through, and you will be able to download the updated files from itch.

One note on timing of the above things. I'm leaving on my honeymoon tomorrow, and won't be back until early January. That means I will not be around to ship out books in the meantime. It also means that if you have any PDF issues, I'll be a bit slower to take care of them for a bit, since I'm trying to step away from all of this while on my trip. Hope that you all understand!

Thank you all for your incredible support of the game. Lots of people have been sharing pictures or writeups of their play throughs of RUNE, and it is always so much fun reading them. If you have stuff to share like that, make sure to let me know on Twitter! Some folks have asked about a RUNE discord, and there should be news about that in January, to go alongside the RUNE jam!

One last thing before I go on my trip, if you haven't done so already, please consider taking the time to give the game a 5 star rating on itch. That helps folks find it, plus it just makes my day. That's everything for now! I'll talk to you in January about the RUNE 1.1 update, and the RUNE jam!

-Spencer

Shipping Complete! (Mostly)
over 1 year ago – Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 03:21:55 AM

Hey Engraved,

As of today, I have dropped off 95% of backer books!

You should have received an email from Pirate Ship with tracking information for your book. As I said in the previous update, those numbers might take a bit to update as the post offices around here deal with the swarms and swarms of packages being dropped off. So be patient on that end. If there isn't any movement on your package in the next week, then we can start to talk about next steps.

Speaking of, I want to remind you that if you have any issues, questions, etc. EMAIL ME. I have had folks try to get hold of me in about every way other than email, and it's very frustrating. If you need to reach me, please use the [email protected] email address.

Now, if you are in that 0.5% that haven't received any kind of tracking information, that is because you submitted your surveys late. I'll be getting to your books this week, but my priorities were in getting the books out to folks who got the survey done when asked. There are still about 100 or so people who haven't filled out the survey, or recently did. Please fill it out so I can get you your game!

In other news, books have been arriving, and people have been sharing pictures of the book, or their play throughs with me on Twitter. It makes my day every single time, so if you play RUNE, please let me know!

There will probably be 1-2 more updates on RUNE as we get everything all wrapped up. We've got a game jam for RUNE in January, which I'll remind you of next month.

Until then, share your starting build and starting realm in the comments below. I want to see what you chose!

-Spencer

Digital Release & Shipping Update
over 1 year ago – Thu, Dec 15, 2022 at 02:59:18 PM

Hey everyone,

Today is the big day. RUNE is officially released! The digital version just went live on itch.io, so I want to cover two important things: Getting your PDFs, and shipping the books.

PDFs

You should have already (or will be very soon) received an email from itch with your key. Important thing to note about itch emails, the link to claim your copy is usually at the bottom of the email, so make to check there! And if you don't see the email, check your spam. The email won't be coming from my email address, but from itch.io.

You now have the game! The rulebook is provided in both spreads and pages formats, and the Realm Atlas is over 130 pages of more realms for you to explore, enemies to fight, places to die, and loot to claim.

I can't wait to hear what you think. If you do like it, it would mean so so so much if you could leave a 5 star rating for the game on itch. Those ratings not only help with visibility of the game, but they also make my day.

If you're already looking for more RUNE in your life, I want to point you to two things.

1. There is a collection on itch of 3rd party RUNE content. Believe it or not, there are already 8 fan made realms out there for you to explore! 

2. We're having a RUNE game jam in January! Folks are encouraged to make anything they want for the game. I'll be releasing a free Creator Kit for the game closer to the jam to help.

Books

Today also marks the first of many journeys to the post office. I'll be bringing the books there in waves, so as not to overwhelm them and because I can only fit so many in my car.

There was a weird issue with Stripe, who processes the funds for Backerkit, where they put my account under review because suddenly there was a massive influx of payments (that's a lot of shipping costs coming in). But that's being all sorted out, so we should be fine there!

One thing to note about shipping. You might get an email from Pirate Ship (I use them for postage) saying your package is on its way, but then notice the tracking doesn't update for a little while. That's because I'm ordering all the postage at once, and they auto-generate the email notifications. Worry not, your book will go out in one of my many trips to the post office.

Questions

This isn't the last update for the campaign just yet, but I want to remind you that if you have any questions about your pledge (e.g. having issues getting the PDF, Backerkit survey problems, etc.), please email me at gilarpgs at gmail dot com. That's the best way to get ahold of me.

I'm so excited to have RUNE out in the world now, and hope you enjoy your copy! For now, wander RUNE digitally, the books are on their way.

-Spencer