June Check-In
almost 5 years ago
– Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 12:25:42 AM
Bodacious bunnies! We were so excited to show you the finished core book, we forgot to include the updated play materials! But wait! There’s also more!
Updated Play Materials
After incorporating all your final feedback, we’ve updated the GM screen and playbooks! These final playbooks include all you need for players to dive in, including all the playbooks from the Core Book, as well as final versions of all the playbooks from Travelers & Outsiders! We’re so sorry for any confusion around these final materials!
We’ve also added images and art to the GM screen so you can see it in all its glory. The final will be beautifully printed for use during your games!
Travelers & Outsiders Preview
And finally, for your review, we have a preview of the Travelers & Outsiders supplement! We’re so excited to show you a preview of the book that will provide rich new content for your Root: The RPG games.
The Travelers & Outsiders supplement adds four new factions to Root: The RPG: the Riverfolk Company, the Lizard Cult, the Corvid Conspiracy, and the Grand Duchy. These factions come with an expanded history of the Woodlands, as well as instructions for including them in your game. In addition, the book contains ten new playbooks—The Pirate, The Exile, The Raider, and more—alongside new GM advice for running long-term campaigns.
Travelers & Outsiders also includes:
- New weapon moves, reputation moves, roguish feats, drives, natures and connections
- Rules for adding species moves and abilities
- New equipment, including roughly 50 new equipment tags
- Expanded faction mechanics, including a new faction phase
- New clearings featuring the new factions
Like our other previews, this book isn’t finished—we’re sending you all the expanded history, new playbooks, and the full chapter of the GM advice. We’ll send along the rest of the book soon! In addition, we’ll be making minor edits—including correcting all the “page XX” placeholders and adding the credits and index—as we get the final book ready for print! We hope you enjoy it!
If you have any feedback on the Travelers & Outsiders preview, please email us at [email protected]!
What’s Next
Now that we’re in the home stretch, we’ll continue to update you on the final process of Travelers & Outsiders, including sending you the final PDF when it’s ready in the next few weeks. From there, we’ll keep you abreast of printing and shipping developments, getting you estimated timelines as soon as we have them from the printer.
To get access to all the files mentioned in this email, check your email for instructions via Backerkit to download your preview. You can also head over to your digital downloads page and grab it as a direct download:
https://root-rpg.backerkit.com/backer/digital_rewards
Thank you, as always, for your excitement and support! We hope you’re enjoying the Summer sun and finding time to roll some dice!
May Check-In
almost 5 years ago
– Sat, May 29, 2021 at 01:36:34 AM
Ebullient eagles! It’s that time of the month again! Let’s talk about where we are at with Root: The RPG! It’s been a busy month and we have a bunch of materials for you. So strap in and get ready for some amazing adventures in the Woodland...
Final Core Book and Clearing Booklet
The final core book PDF is finished! This version of the book is complete with the last edits, page references, index, table of contents, and everything else that was missing from the preview! We’re so excited for you to see the final product!
The clearing booklet is also complete! The booklet, a collection of clearings for use in any game of Root: The RPG, contains four new clearings, each exploring the various factions and their problems in the world of Root. Each clearing includes a core conflict as well as various other issues the vagabonds can get involved in as they learn the local politics. There are also locations, NPCs, special rules, and special moves for each clearing.
Both the core book and the clearing booklet have been approved for print by Leder Games and are headed to the printer! We don’t have a timeline yet for when all the materials will be shipping, but as soon as the printer gives us one, we’ll let you know!
Thank you for all your feedback, playtesting, and insights that you’ve shared with us. It’s made Root: The RPG an even more incredible game! If you have any last minute feedback on either of these PDFs, please email us at [email protected]!
GM Screen
The GM screen, which includes beautiful art and all the information you need to run your games smoothly, is also complete! The GM screen includes reference material for moves, roguish feats, and weapon skills. It also has tools for building NPCs and items, as well as all of the material for running the game, including GM moves, agendas, and principles!
We’re sending this file off to approval now, but we wanted you all to see it right away! As always, please send any feedback about the GM screen to [email protected].
Campaign Keeper
We’re also thrilled to announce that the beta for our new Root: The RPG Campaign Keeper is now available! Our developer, Kyle Kemp, has been hard at work creating a new web application that allows you to create characters, build clearings, and manage your whole campaign from a mobile and desktop friendly web interface. You can find it here:
https://rootrpg.seiyria.com/
The system is still in beta, so you may encounter some hiccups. Here are the known issues:
- expansion factions don't yet generate with clearings
- can't change chosen factions in campaign once a character joins
- no way to recover passwords
- play materials and playbooks need updating to final materials (correcting typos)
We’re going to be implementing these improvements and others before the site goes fully live later this year, but we’d love for you all to try it out and let us know what you think. Is this a useful tool? How could we make it easier for you to use it to run games? Let us know!
If you encounter issues or glitches—or want to request a feature—please let Kyle know directly via this Google Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeC-bweIqHHxCewFr8tqeTyBMIZS1My0NG_Oes3hSlQCyU51g/viewform
What’s Next
While we’re thrilled to be done with the core book and clearing booklet, we know you have questions about what’s still to come! Here are the updates on those final pieces!
Travelers & Outsiders
We are working hard at getting the last bits of layout done on Travelers & Outsiders. We still expect to send the book to print in June, but we need just a bit more time to finalize the material for you all to preview. Look for another update from us in mid-June with the book preview.
Refunds & Preorders
As the core book and several other products are digitally delivered, we are no longer offering refunds for Root: The RPG. If you have any issues, please email us at [email protected].
Preorders are also no longer available. If you’d like to pick up the PDF,, we will offer the PDF via DrivethruRPG after we have delivered all the PDFs to backers; physical products will be available via retail and our webstore later this year.
Updated Timeline
As we’ve mentioned, multiple products are off to the printer with Travelers & Outsiders slated to go out next month (June). The decks, maps, and other materials have already been sent to the printer, and we expect to send the GM screen shortly. Here is the current timeline for the remaining items:
- Root: The RPG Core Book: at printer
- Clearing Booklet: at printer
- Travelers & Outsiders: to printer in June
- GM Screen: to printer in June
Once we have updates from the printer on printing and shipping dates, we’ll be able to offer you firmer timelines on when the books will start shipping out. We will also be making the final PDFs for all three books available via DrivethruRPG once they are fully through print proofing. Please stay tuned for more on adding Root: The RPG to your DrivethruRPG library.
To get access to all the files mentioned in this email, check your email for instructions via Backerkit to download your preview. You can also head over to your digital downloads page and grab it as a direct download:
https://root-rpg.backerkit.com/backer/digital_rewards
Thank you once again for all your feedback, enthusiasm, and support as we wrap up this amazing project. We can’t wait for you to dive into the clearing booklet and keep playing Root: the RPG!
April Check-in
almost 5 years ago
– Sat, Apr 17, 2021 at 02:22:27 AM
Cantankerous cats! It’s time for our monthly check-in on Root: The RPG! We’re so excited for what this month brings! As always, thank you for your feedback and patience as we get the game to you! Your input has been invaluable in making the game the best it can be!
Corebook Preview!
We are extremely excited to share with you the preview of the full core book! This preview has every chapter, including the GM chapter, a Woodland creation system, faction tools, and the Gelilah’s Grove clearing!
Please remember this is a preview of the core book. There may be some minor edits—including correcting all the “page XX” placeholders and adding the credits and index—as we get the final book ready for print! We hope you enjoy it!
Once all the edits and changes are done in the next few weeks, we will send out the final PDF to backers. We estimate the book will go to the printer in May, once proofing and indexing are finished.
To access your copy of the preview, check your email for instructions via Backerkit to download your preview. You can also head over to your digital downloads page and grab it as a direct download:
https://root-rpg.backerkit.com/backer/digital_rewards
The Clearing Booklet
We are so close to finishing the Clearing Booklet but didn’t want to delay getting you the core book! The Clearing Booklet is on track to be done this month and in your inboxes by early May!
Travellers & Outsiders
We are excited to share the final playbooks for Travellers & Outsiders! The 10 playbooks are finished and ready to be added to your game! You will be able to access them in Backerkit, the same way you get access to the core book preview.
The four new playbooks are: Raconteur, Prince, Champion, and Heretic.
As always we are excited to get feedback on all of the newest versions of the playbooks. Please send us an email at [email protected] with any feedback you’ve got!
We are currently on schedule for finishing Travellers & Outsiders for May! When we post our May update, you will be receiving the PDF for this book! We’re so excited for you to see all the amazing content in this expansion book!
Printing Timeline
We are on schedule to go to print in May! Once we have more information from our printer on the printing schedule and delivery dates, we’ll be able to give you an updated timeline on when the hard copies will be in your hands. Thanks for your patience!
Enjoying the Spring Blossoms
Thank you once again for your continued support and excitement! We’re thrilled to be heading to the printer’s next month!
We’ll see you at our next update! Stay awesome, vagabonds, and thank you for being fantastic!
March Check-In + Corebook Preview
about 5 years ago
– Fri, Mar 05, 2021 at 02:01:51 AM
Hegemoniacal hawks! It’s time to check in on Root: The RPG at the beginning of March 2021!
Thank you for your patience and ongoing feedback as we work to get Root: The RPG into your hands! We’ve got a couple of big updates for you below!
Corebook Preview!
We’re excited to share the first seven chapters of the final book with you! These first seven chapters include everything in the book (nearly 200 pages!) except the GM section, which is what we’re working to finish now! The end is in sight!
It’s been a long road to get here, with multiple editing passes (both developmental and copy editing) and an approval process with Leder Games to make sure that everything meets their standards. In particular, Chapter 5 is the largest, longest, and densest chapter of the book, and it took some time to get it through all of those steps. But now that it’s all set, we’re happy to share it and move forward with the final components of the game!
From this preview, there may be minor edits (cuts and such), but this is pretty much the final text and layout. Because this is close to the final product, only backers will have access to the file.
We’ve already sent out email instructions via Backerkit to download your preview, but you can also head over to your digital downloads page and grab it as a direct download:
https://root-rpg.backerkit.com/backer/digital_rewards
We’d love to hear feedback! Please email us at [email protected] and let us know if you spot errors or have specific questions and comments!
Updated Timeline
Now that we have such a huge chunk of the book set, we have a much better and realistic idea of the timeline going forward. We’re sorry we had to wait until now, but we still had big questions about how quickly things would move through the extended process to finalization, so we couldn’t give an accurate timeline until now! Thank you for your patience!
The Updated Timeline
- Core Book PDF - April 2021
- Clearing Booklet PDF - April 2021
- Travellers & Outsiders PDF - May 2021
Shipping Timeline
Unfortunately, there is a big shipping crisis in China right now due to the economic impact of COVID. We’ve heard from other publishers that they are experiencing long delays in shipping, which means we can’t accurately predict exactly when the printed books will arrive. Once our printer gives us a confirmed print and shipping date, we will be able to give you an accurate time estimate! Thanks for your patience!
Preorders Closing
As we are now getting very close to delivering the final PDF and going to print, preorders will be closing through Backerkit on April 1st!
If you know anyone who has been waiting to preorder it, please let them know the time is now!
Welcoming Those Spring Flowers
Thank you for your support, patience, and excitement! We’re so thrilled to be so close to the final PDF being in your hands! Stay tuned, as always, and keep being awesome! Thank you, everyone! Until the next update!
End of January 2021 Check-in
about 5 years ago
– Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 12:31:24 AM
Frabjous foxes! It’s time to check in on Root: The RPG at the end of January 2021!
Materials Update
We received word of a few difficulties with the old links, so here are some new ones using a different link shortener in hopes that it works better. We’ve been updating the basic materials a bit, but mostly in wording and minor changes, not any significant rules alterations.
Here are the base play materials: tinyurl.com/c86tahqx
And here’s the first set of new playbooks we shared last time, including the Chronicler, Exile, and the Seeker: tinyurl.com/38hnfp2a
New Playbooks
We’re excited to share three more playbooks from Travelers & Outsiders! These are similarly still undergoing finalization, so we’re interested in feedback about them if you play with them. This set includes:
The Envoy, a diplomatic playbook emphasizing acting as an agent of the factions. You’ll act on their behalf, but as a third party you’ll have more flexibility and can be disavowed if necessary. All the while, you’ll improve your own special reputation track for Diplomat, allowing you to act as a flexible representative with ease.
The Pirate, a scurvy scallywag of the seas! ...Okay, rivers and lakes. The Pirate ties in well with the aquatic pathways and routes of the Woodland, and has quite the tendency for theatrics and robbery! As the Pirate, you’ll have your own ship with its own special traits, alongside a few nifty tricks—most dependent on Luck.
The Raider, an aggressive, combat-ready bandit type. Where the Arbiter is focused on combat from a defensive perspective, the Raider is all about the attack, taking valuables by force and toppling dangerous tyrants.
Take a look at the new playbooks here: tinyurl.com/3lbjgdoq
Survey For Feedback On New Playbooks
If you do play with one of the new playbooks, let us know what you thought through this survey: https://forms.gle/uhQ7W6Sf1dQjJtAs8
Overall Update
We’re still mired in the text in myriad forms. The bad news is that, especially in the midst of the pandemic, while we’re doing our best to account for the time it will take to tackle some of these pieces, they have a tendency to sprawl out beyond what we expected. We’re doing our best—we absolutely want this book in your hands ASAP—and we ask for your patience and continued support as we move forward. You’ve been an awesome audience this whole time, and we can’t wait to deliver final pieces to you and see what you do with them!
The good news is that all the different text pieces are advancing—the core book is undergoing final writing and editing while the expansion book, Travelers & Outsiders, has already moved into writing. The clearing booklet has multiple clearings all-but-done and is already in layout, and the GM’s screen is being prepped. We’re getting our final samples of a few different pieces soon, and we’ll share with you any new images of the actual products when we have them!
Passing Over Wintry Streams
We’re hard at work here at the beginning of 2021, with Root: The RPG as one of our highest priorities, so we’re hoping to have plenty more to share with you soon! Stay tuned, as always, and keep being awesome! Thank you everyone! Until the next update!
