Role Releasing!
12 months ago
– Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 03:03:11 PM
Vertiginous vulpines, vagabonds! It’s been a while, but we’re here to tell you that it’s the Role module for Root: The RPG is about to release!
Role Available
In exciting news, the team at Role has worked with us to complete a full Role module for Root: The RPG! Role is a dedicated platform for online role-playing games, featuring HD video and audio, embedded character sheets, the ability to use any device, and more! The module for Root: The RPG is customized to match and suit the needs of this particular game, allowing you to run your game as smoothly as possible.
In the following days, you’ll receive a free code to redeem your own copy of the Role module for Root: The RPG! They should start sending out tomorrow. If you haven’t received your free code by May 15th, please contact us at [email protected].
To use your new Role code and redeem your copy of the Root: The RPG - Role module, simply follow the instructions in the email. You will need an account with Role to access the product. The codes will not expire!
Free RPG Day
We’re also excited to announce there will be a new Root: the RPG Clearing available for Free RPG Day! This year, Hacksaw Dell will be available during the event at your Friendly Local Game Store on June 24th! Here’s a summary of Hacksaw Dell:
Hacksaw Dell was successfully liberated from the Marquisate through a Woodland Alliance-led rebellion! It stands as one of the only clearings to ever so successfully wrest its own independence from the grip of the great powers…but now, it faces the difficult task of determining what exactly its government and society should look like moving forward. Should it be an out and out democracy with the Assembly of Denizens, slow and plodding as that might be? Does it need a strong leader from the Woodland Alliance to take control and ensure resources are distributed efficiently? Will a crew of vagabonds with differing perspectives be able to help steer the course of the clearing? Play to find out!
To grab your copy, check out the Free RPG Day website and see which store near you is participating!
If you can't get your hands on a copy, don't fret! We'll announce some other ways to grab a copy of Hacksaw Dell later this year.
Back to the Woodland
That’s all for now! As before, we’ll be going mostly silent as we continue to work on myriad projects, updating only when we have significant news about some new module or tool for you. If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected] rather than leaving a comment or DMing us on Kickstarter.
We hope that you’re continuing your tales of the Woodland and its denizens, and as always, we are so incredibly grateful to all of you for helping this game come to life—not least because your support helped Root: The RPG become an ENnie Award winning game last year! Thank you again, and may your journeys be ever exciting!
ENnies Voting & Gen Con
over 1 year ago
– Mon, Jul 18, 2022 at 03:58:44 PM
Blushing bluejays, vagabonds! We hope you had a great time at Free RPG Day and we’re back with some exciting news about Root: the RPG! Let’s jump in!
ENnies Nominations & Voting
In epic news, Root: the RPG and Root: Travelers & Outsiders were both nominated for ENnies! The ENnies are a prestigious game award that focuses on tabletop rpgs! Root: the RPG was nominated for Best Game and Product of the Year! Root: Travelers & Outsiders was nominated for Best Supplement!
Now that they’ve been nominated, we need you to jump onto the ENnies website and vote! The final decision on which game wins is based on community votes, so each and every one of your votes pushes us one step closer to winning these awards!
Thank you in advance! We’re so thankful for all of you who take the time to vote for Root: the RPG and Travelers & Outsiders! And don’t forget to share the amazing news! Spread the word and get your friends to vote too!
You can vote by going to this website: https://vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2022/
Join us at Gen Con!
This is our last call for GMs and we desperately need you to join us in running Root: the RPG, Avatar Legends: The RPG, and more at Gen Con in Indianapolis (August 4-7)! We are critically short on GMs, and we may need to cancel some of our games if we don’t get new GMs signed up in the next week!
All our GMs get an awesome swag package that includes a game of their choice from Magpie Games! If you run 4 or more games, you’ll also get a badge to the convention! If you’re up for volunteering and want to join Team Magpie, please fill this form out: https://forms.gle/rdAvjUsAC9ahqAgp9
Thanks once again, vagabonds! We’re so excited by the nomination and can’t wait to go to the ENnies and Gen Con in a few weeks! We hope we’ll see you there!
Roll20 Available & Free RPG Day
almost 2 years ago
– Sat, May 21, 2022 at 12:40:43 AM
Balmy badgers, friends! It’s time again for another update! We’ve been working hard over at Magpie Games HQ to finish off the Root Kickstarter and bring to you the Roll20 module for Root: The RPG. We’ve got some updates on these digital tools, so let’s jump in!
Roll20 Available
In exciting news, we have completed the Roll20 character sheet for Root: the RPG! These robust character sheets can be used for your online games with ease and include all of the playbook materials from both the Core Book and Travelers & Outsiders! These assets are now available on Roll20!
To access the Roll20 assets, simply go to Roll20 and when you create a new game, choose Root: the RPG. This will let you use the character sheets for your game!
We’ll be continuing to work on building more assets over the following months with Roll20. These will be provided free to backers as they are created; we will continue to update you here on those assets as they develop and launch! Along with your core book, everything you need to run your game online is currently available in the Roll20 sheets!
Free RPG Day
We’re also excited to announce there will be a new Root: the RPG Clearing available for Free RPG Day! This year, Talon Hill will be available during the event at your Friendly Local Game Store! Here’s all about Talon Hill:
Talon Hill is in the middle of a major succession crisis that could determine the fate of the whole Eyrie Dynasties! Now, the three possible successors are vying to find ancient relics of rulership lost within the crumbling ruins of Augustine Castle…where disintegrating structures might be the least of your worries! Can your vagabonds help keep Talon Hill from boiling over into outright civil war? Which claimant will you support in their pursuit of the throne? Or will you try to find another path entirely, reshaping Talon Hill—and the Eyrie—forever?
To grab your copy, check out the Free RPG Day website and see which store near you is participating! https://www.freerpgday.com
If you can't get your hands on a copy, don't fret! We'll announce some other ways to grab a copy of Talon Hill later this year.
Join us at Gen Con!
Team Magpie will be headed to Gen Con in Indianapolis Indiana this coming August! It’ll be our first convention where we’re back to running games and we’re excited to see everyone! To that end, we’re looking for GMs to come run Root: the RPG and some of our other amazing games like Root: the RPG, Masks, Bluebeard’s Bride, and more!
All our GMs get an awesome swag package that includes a game of their choice from Magpie Games. If you run 4 or more games, you’ll also get a badge to the convention! If you’re up for volunteering, and want to join Team Magpie, please fill this form out: https://forms.gle/rdAvjUsAC9ahqAgp9
Next Steps
We’re excited to have the Roll20 version ready for your games! Now that we’ve delivered the Roll20 assets, we’ll only be updating this Kickstarter when new assets are available for you on Roll20 rather than monthly updates. If you need to contact us about this project, please email us at [email protected] rather than leaving a comment or DMing us on Kickstarter.
We can’t thank you enough for being on this amazing journey with us through the proverbial woodland of design, printing, and delivery! Thank you for your support, feedback, encouragement, and kindness as we finished the Root: the RPG Kickstarter and got games into your hands! Stay safe, play games, and as always, thank you for being wonderful!
Roll20 Update
almost 2 years ago
– Fri, Apr 22, 2022 at 12:14:18 AM
Redoubtable raccoons, friends! We’re back with an update on what we’ve been doing, some timeline updates, and some insights into the final steps of this Kickstarter! Shipping has been on-going and preorders are out!
Shipping Status
As of now, backers should all have their Root: the RPG packages! If you haven’t received your package yet, please email us at [email protected] and we’ll dig in and figure out what’s going on! We are dealing with a large volume of emails currently, but will do our best to move through any shipping issues as quickly as we can!
For those few backers we have in Russia and Ukraine where delivery is disrupted, we have reached out to you by email about the situation. If you haven’t received an email from us, please email us at [email protected].
Almost all preorders have gone out. There are few stores waiting on restock before they send out their preorders, but for the most part, if you have preordered you should have received your package by now!
We’re excited to say that other than a few missing packages and shipping errors, shipping is officially done! Thank you so much for your patience as we’ve worked through all the delays and shipping issues! We’ve loved you sharing your excitement with us!
Roll20 Update
We’re working steadily on the Roll20 to get it to you as soon as possible. We’re very close to finishing the core Roll20 module, and then we’ll be testing it thoroughly to make it sure it works before we release it. Work has been progressing steadily and we’re so excited to share the module with you!
In one of our last updates, we mentioned having this to you by the end of May. Right now, it may be early June before it’s fully ready, though we are still aiming to have it to you as soon as we can. We’re ironing out the last details with Roll20 on how it will be released, which is taking a bit longer than we had originally estimated. We’ll keep you posted and check in next month with how it’s going!
Thank you, as always, for being such amazing backers. It’s been a wild ride and we’re so grateful for all your support as we’ve moved to get this last element of the project done! We hope you’re having fun in your woodland adventures as you fight for might and right!
Canadian Shipping Update
about 2 years ago
– Fri, Mar 04, 2022 at 08:04:17 PM
Baffling bunnies, folks! This is just a quick update for our Canadian backers. If you’re not living in Canada, we welcome you to skip this update!
If you are in Canada, this update is just for you! Here’s what’s going on with Canadian shipping!
Canadian Shipping Update
As some of you may have already discovered, there was an error with our reshipper who is handling our Canadian orders. They got confused about what was included in the satchel–leaving out the dice, decks, GM screen, notepads, and clearing booklet–and sent out incomplete orders to anyone whose order included the vagabond satchel. We’re so sorry about the mixup and are working with our reshipper to get it fixed immediately!
What does this mean? It means if you ordered the satchel, you’ll be getting two separate deliveries. The first shipment includes the core book, Travelers & Outsiders, the maps, and the cloth bag. The second shipment includes all of the missing items: the GM screen, notepads, clearings booklet, the decks, and the dice.
There is no further need to contact us about this issue. We will be sending the second package out to everyone who ordered the Vagabond Satchel. These new packages will include tracking numbers.
If you’ve already received your order, and it’s missing these items, you do not need to contact us. We’re sending this out to everyone who ordered the vagabond satchel. Thanks to those folks who already contacted us to let us know!
If you haven’t received your order yet, it will be missing these items. Don’t fret when it arrives! We’re already on it and are sending you the remaining items as well!
If you have an order mistake that isn’t this specific issue, please still email us at [email protected] and we’ll get it sorted for you!
Thank you once again for your support! We apologize for this shipping issue and are doing our best to get the correct items out to you as soon as possible! Have a great weekend!
