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Can You See Them? A Scenario Book for the Horror RPG.

Created by DMDave Publishing

Can You See Them? is a tabletop roleplaying game scenario designed for the Horror RPG (Year Zero Engine), but can be played using any tabletop roleplaying game ruleset you prefer.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Next Stretch Goal Announced (an Homage to Mork Borg!) and 1/3rd of the Arcade collector's set are already sold!
10 months ago – Mon, Jan 22, 2024 at 09:15:59 AM

Hey everyone!

Happy cold day. It's so cold today that I had to close my store and cancel my Call of Cthulhu session. Womp womp.

But there is some good news to be had. I landed on the next official stretch goal:



I got the idea while reading through a list of rare phobias and thought it would be cool. From there, it snowballed into a plot idea for a scenario. It's a bit strange, yeah, but should be fun. Plus, it'll be a tongue-in-cheek shoutout to some of my favorite creators, the Stockholm Kartell, creators of MorkBorg.

If you haven't already grabbed your VHS Collector's Boxed set of The Arcade, make sure you do now, as we've already sold through 1/3 of them in the first 24 hours. While it's slowed down a bit (ahhh, the ol' middle-campaign lull), we'll probably get a late push toward the end that'll gobble them up.

Expect to see more art for both The Arcade and this new idea soon.

And I guess I need to find some more VHS cases, eh?

Talk to you soon!

- Dave

Backer only polls! Name these characters from The Arcade!
10 months ago – Sun, Jan 21, 2024 at 12:30:27 PM

Hey folks!

Thanks again for being loyal backers! With Rick creating "arcade characters with their serial numbers filed off", I figure I need some goofy names for them. I've generated six random names for our fake "round, yellow ghost-eater" man and the barrel-tossing gorilla. Pick the ones you like best!

One of the polls is attached to this update. The other is posted under the community section.

You can only vote if you're a backer. So back!

The Arcade Horror Scenario now FREE to all Backers! Check out the monsters!
10 months ago – Sun, Jan 21, 2024 at 11:59:17 AM

Great news, friends!

The Arcade Horror Scenario PDF is now FREE to all backers!



PLUS, we've added two different versions for purchase into the add-ons:

  • The Arcade full-color softcover book is now available for purchase.
  • We have 222 copies of the LIMITED EDITION boxed set of The Arcade available. This boxed set, like the others, comes in an authentic VHS clamshell case with a book designed to fit directly into the case. It also includes player reference cards, dice, a cloth dice bag, and The Arcade enamel pin. Get it before it sells out!


Rick's already working on some of the bad guys for the game. These totally are not based on real life arcade game characters from the 1980's, WE SWEAR.



Remember, these are only add-ons for now! So if you've already backed, you'll need to go to the add-on section and add them. They *might* still be available at the end of the campaign, but that's probably unlikely, seeing as how we've already sold over 700 VHS collectors set during this campaign!

But even if you don't back, no pressure. You'll still get the Arcade FREE so long as you've backed at least at the PDF level.

Enjoy!

The Arcade in just 13 more backers (free PDF for all backers)... and Fist of Legend preview at 1,000!
10 months ago – Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 11:51:15 AM

Hey all!

Hope you're having a terrific Saturday afternoon. I mentioned in my last post that I would unlock Arcade at 850 backers. I think in my haste I forgot to mention that I would be offering The Arcade as a FREE PDF for all backers in the campaign. So you'll all get a copy one way or the other. And that's only in 13 more backers (as of this writing).

Here is what the VHS collector's set will look like:



The next stretch goal will be at 1,000 backers, and that'll be this bad boy.



This minis skirmish game basically recreates the feel of 1980s/early 90s "Beat Em Up" games from the arcades.  While this isn't "horror" per se (although, a lot of the bad guys will be based on movies from that time period), it uses the same system and scratches the same nostalgic itch that a lot of my content does. 

Once CYST is funded and shipped, I plan to launch this on Backerkit. 

Anyways, thanks all again for your support!

So you all know, CYST is in proofing. PDF will most likely drop the moment the Pledge Manager opens. So that's in less than three weeks!

- Dave

The Arcade is COMING AT 850 Backers!
10 months ago – Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 12:52:50 PM

Hey all!

I'm finally on the mend from my recent illness, and I just got some art back from our friend, Rick Hershey, the primary artist on the CYST project. Check it out:



Since CYST is wrapped up with only proofing and formatting left to do, I've decided that the next official add-on for this project will be The Arcade! I will offer The Arcade in the following formats:

  • PDF Digital Copies (comes with all physical copies of The Arcade)
  • The Arcade as a softcover book offered as an add-on.
  • The Arcade in the VHS Collector's Set is offered as an add-on. This will be limited to only 100 copies, so make sure you grab yours fast once it becomes available!

This scenario will take place in a video arcade where a cursed coin makes the arcade machine's heroes come to life in horrifying ways. Rick's working on the art for the critters, but I think you'll recognize some of the creatures in this one (for example... there may be a monstrous plumber involved).

These rewards unlock once we hit 850. I'll then have them added to the backend approximately 24-48 hours after we hit the goal.

Thanks all!

 - Dave

Once the stretch goal goes live, Backers will get notified first, then followers. So if you want a chance to grab this one-of-a-kind retro nightmare, be sure to back now!