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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:

All-in and Deluxe Packages Coming at 1,000 Backers
about 2 years ago – Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 11:49:36 AM

Hey all!

Since we're sliding into the final stages of the campaign, I'm happy to announce that we will be adding a Deluxe Book Package and a Limited All-in Deal for everyone.

The Deluxe Book Package will include:

  • Can You See Them? (Hardcover)
  • Horror Slasher Mag Variant (Softcover)
  • The Diner Scenario Anthology (Softcover)
  • The Arcade Scenario Anthology (Softcover)
  • Xanthophobia Franchise Scenario (Hardcover)
  • PDFs of everything

The All-in Collector's Package will include:

  • Can You See Them? (Hardcover)
  • Horror Slasher Mag Variant (Softcover)
  • The Diner Scenario Anthology (Softcover)
  • The Arcade Scenario Anthology (Softcover)
  • Xanthophobia Franchise Scenario (Hardcover)
  • Both GM Screens
  • Can You See Them? VHS Collector's Edition (with dice, dice bag, cards, booklet, and enamel pin)
  • The Diner VHS Collector's Edition (with dice, dice bag, cards, booklet, and enamel pin)
  • The Arcade VHS Collector's Edition (with dice, dice bag, cards, booklet, and enamel pin)
  • Can You See Them? Black T-Shirt
  • Initiative Card Deck
  • Horror RPG Enamel Pin
  • Fancy Box (being designed)
  • PDFs of everything

The latter has nearly everything you can want from the campaign, minus a few redundant items (such as the other t-shirt, copies of enamel pins that are already coming in the VHS sets, and so forth).

This is a pretty impressive workload, so I probably won't add to much more than that. However, I do have one more surprise coming, which you can learn about in the exclusive backer content section below.

As far as prices go, I'm working those out, but you'll save at least 10% off the cover price of everything with a few extra goodies tossed in there. Plus, you'll save considerably on shipping with these packs since there's a lot less logistics going into it.

Anyways, let me know if you have any questions. And thanks, everyone, for your support so far!

 - Dave

6 Teens and a Returning Character (The Arcade Portraits)
about 2 years ago – Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 07:13:23 AM

Hey all!

Quick updates today. Working on new art for some of these stretch goals, namely The Arcade and Xanthophobia. While I'm going to keep the latter a secret, I can share what the cast from The Arcade will look like. It also includes one returning character from The Diner, who I'm going to keep a secret only to the backers. If you're a backer, you'll see it below.

Here they are (left to right, up and down): Crud, Lisa (my favorite), Mia, Sarah, Tech, and Chad.

CYST is out of its first round of proofing, and the PDF/Hardcover/Softcover version is 99% complete!
about 2 years ago – Sat, Jan 27, 2024 at 02:30:16 PM

Hey all!

Some pretty exciting news for you all today. Can You See Them? just got out of its first run of proofing (only about 200 things to fix... new record for me lol). I've already gone through and made adjustments and added in all my page references. This first version will be the version that will appear in the PDF, softcover, and hardcover versions. The VHS version has different dimensions, so I'm going to have to reformat it for that before that one is done, but that should only take about a day of work or so.

I also went ahead and commissioned one more piece of art. The book has nearly zero negative space except in one section, so I've got Matias working on something to go there.

Anywho, I'm happy to say that the books should be proofed, samples ordered, and ready to print and ship the same day that the Pledge Manager opens.

Arcade is also about half way written. Rick's working on the portraits now, but most of the monsters and stuff are done.

If Xanthophobia gets greenlit (we're pretty close!), that may take a little extra time, but it'll be worth it.

Anywho, Just thought I'd give you all an update!

Talk to you soon!

 - Dave

PS Backers get a sneak peak at the table of contents! Check it out below:

Happy Friday—GM Screens Unlocked, Initiative Cards Coming, and the Madness of Yellow is Coming!
about 2 years ago – Fri, Jan 26, 2024 at 07:50:08 AM

Hey all!

Happy Friday! Last night, we unlocked the GM Screens. There will be one for the hardcover/softcover/PDF versions of the book, as well as a version specifically tied to the VHS versions of the book. These GM Screens are designed to help you quickly reference the content in the books to run the scenario smoothly.

You can purchase either one of these GM screens through the add-on screen:

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/dmdave-publishing/can-you-see-them/add_ons_index#top



I didn't announce it yesterday, but there's also a new stretch goal for initiative cards. This 10-card set is used to determine initiative in the Year Zero Engine. I'll probably include some other cool stuff on the cards, but I haven't decided what yet. So, for now, they're just the numbers.



Arcade is already mid-way through the drafting process and should be ready by next week, which means its PDF will drop as soon as the campaign is over.



Xanthophobia is the next major stretch goal, and it's pretty likely we'll hit it (since we have about two weeks left and we get about 10 backers per day). I'm still meditating on what I want these two unusual books to be about. I'm drawing a lot of inspiration from Wet Ink Games' Cess & Citadel and Into the Wyrd and Wild, so they'll likely end up being weird fiction/gothic horror settings for the Horror RPG. 

More details to come soon. And yes, the Yellow Wrapper version will legitimately come with an NDA.


It's the weekend for me starting soon, so I'll probably take it easy. If you need anything, don't hesitate to reach out to us either here or at [email protected]

Talk to you soon!

 - Dave

Have you found the Yellow Sign?
about 2 years ago – Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 07:49:17 AM

Hello all,

Lately, I've been dreaming about the color yellow. 🟨

Then I made this.



If you value your sanity, do not allow this thing to be made. I beg you.

- Dave