There's a Game in this Book, based on the Dodeca-System, published by Cobalt Pulsar Productions.

There's a Game in this Book is a tabletop RPG designed to be fast, fun, and fully customizable. Ideally the main book can be read in less than an hour, with character creation taking (on average) thirty minutes once you're familiar with the system. Create any character you want, play any way you desire. All you need is thirty minutes and you can make any character you can conceive.

Any Character?

Want to play a merchant who's also a warrior? How about a wizard who's also a centaur? Or maybe you want a knight who casts magic with one hand while spinning his vorpal sword of bunny-death from the other? It's entirely possible (and you aren't even pushing the game with ideas like that).

We've seen day-walking vampires, reverse werewolves, bio-mech androids, the greatest wizard in the land who also happens to be a hand puppet, and a literal box full of monkeys. Each and every one of these was created with the system housed inside There's a Game in this Book. And if that's what we came up with, what could you create?

But Is It Fun?

There's a Game in this Book was written with enjoyment as the number one goal. We've all played in fantasy RPGs. We know about dragons and elves and dwarves, temples and palaces and ruins. We've searched for the Lost Sword of Some Civilization in the Haunted Tunnels of Endless Dungeon Crawl. We understand that just playing the same old world gets boring.

There's a Game in this Book proposes something different, a world where political intrigue is just as important as fighting. Wound a man with your vicious taunts. Seduce your way into the royal chambers. Wow a crowd with the musical prowess of your armpit. Navigating the world is up to you, but as long as you're enjoying yourself, there's no wrong way to do it.

So How Does it Work?

There's a Game in This Book is based on the Dodeca-System, the RPG nuts-and-bolts created by Mike Finkelstein and Dave Phillips. To play, all you need is one 12-sided die. Yes, a 12-sided, the most ignored die in pretty well every other game around. Your character sheet, once filled out, tells you everything you need to know. Want to pick a lock? Roll your die and find your target number (it's right along the top of every section). Caught in combat? Take your attack, subtract their defense, and there's your target number (printed with a handy meter right on the back of the sheet).

Everything in the system uses that one die: skills, feats, powers, magic, damage. With your 12-sider, you can take on the world (and bonus points if you figure out how much damage a 12-sider would do if launched with enough force). There's a Game in this Book is easy-to-play, quick to pick up, and full of enjoyment. So what's stopping you already? Reserve your copy now!

Media Outlets: Contact cobaltpulsar@gmail.com for free beta copies of the first two books, There's a Game in this Book and Now What? Additional Notes for the Fantasy RPG There's a Game in this Book for Aspiring GODs for review.

How Soon Till It's Ready?

The Game is ready now. There's a Game in this Book is written, illustrated, edited, and locked at v1.0 Gold (no further changes are happening to our copies until after the book is published).

The second book, Now What? Additional Notes for the Fantasy RPG There's a Game in this Book for Aspiring GODs is written, illustrated, edited, and locked at v1.0 Gold (no further changes are happening to our copies until after the book is published).

The third book, There are Monsters in this Book, is in its third pass of editing. It will be locked at v1.0 Gold before the books are sent to the printer.

All other materials on offer (the dice bag, the screen, the collector's bag) are ready to print and will be run off (as needed) once this funding drive is over with.

Note: You are not paying for any development of materials. All items are ready (or will be ready) to go once this drive is over with. You are helping to fund the print run of the game. As such, we can guarantee the game will ship out July 15, 2014.

There's a Game in this Book now has a soundtrack! There's a Soundtrack for this Game features 10 original songs composed by Andreas "Snappleman" Kotsamanidis:

Main Theme - There's a Theme Song on this Soundtrack

World Theme - A Universe to Explore

Town Theme 1 - The Theme of Towne

Town Theme 2 - The Theme of Stormglenn

Cavern Theme - Heroes in the Darkness

Dungeon Theme - Evil Abounds

Tower Theme - To Great Heights

Battle Theme - Action! Go!

Boss Theme - For the Glory!

Big Boss Theme - The Last Stand!

Andreas is known for his works on Overclocked ReMix and Dwelling of Duels. You can check out his work at these following links:

Check out the first track from There's a Soundtrack for this Game -- the Battle Theme

Add on the soundtrack in digital form for $5, or get a physical CD/digital combo for $12. As a bonus, all pledges for The Complete Collection ($120 and up) get the physical/digital combo included.

Add the soundtrack to your pledges and get your copy!

Stretch Goals

Boom! There's a Gambler in this Expansion Unlocked!

Boom! These Characters are Awesome! Collection Unlocked!

Boom! There's a Party in this Expansion Unlocked!

Boom! Shopping Montage Expansion Unlocked!

Boom! All the Combat. Ever. Expansion Unlocked!

Boom! CVRPG Character Collection Unlocked!

Boom! Thornhollow Adventure Setting Unlocked!

Boom! Adventure in Thornhollow Unlocked!

Boom! Bonus Town of Muddevale Unlocked!

Boom! Bonus Adventure in Towne and Stormglenn Unlocked!

Boom! Official Print-run of Now What? and For Science! Monster Expansion Unlocked!

Boom! There's a Bookmark in this Book Unlocked!

Boom! There's a Map on this Poster Unlocked!

Boom! Office Print-run of Monsters! and Run! Monster Expansion Unlocked!

Boom! For Valor Siege Weapon Expansion Unlocked!

At $11,000 we'll include Mad Ivan's Guide to Alchemy, a handy guidebook that covers magic in more ways than you can shake a (enchanted) stick at. Set up an alchemy shop, deconstruct magic and create complicated spells, tap into the very elements to summon creatures of pure magic. Once unlocked, Mad Ivan's Guide will be included in all pledges of $40 or more.

At $12,000 we're going to offer a special upgrade for the three book sets ($60 pledges and up) -- a limited edition, spiral bound collection of the expansions. We'll fit as many as we can into this printed collection and run off exactly as many books as we need (and not a book more). These will be truly limited edition collections of the exclusive Kickstarter content, never to be run off again.

Reward Levels

Page, $1: Show your support for the project and get your name listed in the first book.

Squire, $5: A PDF copy of There's a Game in this Book (v1.0). Includes a PDF of the blank character sheet, There's a Character on this Sheet (print and fillable versions). Unlocked: Also includes There's a Gambler in this Expansion PDF, These Characters are Awesome! Collection PDF, There's a Party in this Expansion PDF, Shopping Montage Expansion PDF, All the Combat. Ever. Expansion PDF, and These Characters are from CVRPG Collection PDF.

Add on the soundtrack in digital form for just $5 more!

Adventurer, $20: A professionally printed, signed, trade paperback of There's a Game in this Book (v1.0). This is an exclusive first edition never to be printed again (all future “patched” editions will have at least the cover changed). Also includes a PDF copy of There's a Game in this Book and a PDF of the blank There's a Character on this Sheet (Shipping included in the United States. Include an extra $10 for international). Unlocked: Also includes There's a Gambler in this Expansion PDF, These Characters are Awesome! Collection PDF, There's a Party in this Expansion PDF, Shopping Montage Expansion PDF, All the Combat. Ever. Expansion PDF, These Characters are from CVRPG Collection PDF, and the printed There's a Bookmark in this Book.

Add on the soundtrack in digital form for just $5 more!

Add on the soundtrack in a physical/digital combo for just $12 more!

Hero, $40: Two books – professionally printed, signed, trade paperbacks of There's a Game in this Book (v1.0) and a Now What? Additional Notes for the Fantasy RPG There's a Game in this Book for Aspiring GODs (v1.0).Also includes PDF copies of There's a Game in this Book and Now What? and a PDF of the blank There's a Character on this Sheet (Shipping included in the United States. Include an extra $15 for international). Unlocked: Also includes There's a Gambler in this Expansion PDF, These Characters are Awesome! Collection PDF, There's a Party in this Expansion PDF, Shopping Montage Expansion PDF, There's a Town in this Expansion: Muddevale PDF, There's an Adventure in this Expansion: Towne and Stormglenn PDF, All the Combat. Ever. Expansion PDF, These Characters are from CVRPG Collection PDF, and the printed There's a Bookmark in this Book.

Add on the soundtrack in digital form for just $5 more!

Add on the soundtrack in a physical/digital combo for just $12 more!

Viking, $60: Three books – professionally printed, signed, trade paperbacks of There's a Game in this Book (v1.0) and Now What? Additional Notes for the Fantasy RPG There's a Game in this Book for Aspiring GODs (v1.0), and There are Monsters in this Book. Also includes PDF copies of There's a Game in this Book, Now What?, and Monsters!, and a PDF of the blank There's a Character on this Sheet (Shipping included in the United States. Include an extra $20 for international). Unlocked: Also includes There's a Gambler in this Expansion PDF, These Characters are Awesome! Collection PDF, There's a Party in this Expansion PDF, Shopping Montage Expansion PDF, There's a Town in this Expansion: Muddevale PDF, There's an Adventure in this Expansion: Towne and Stormglenn PDF, All the Combat. Ever. Expansion PDF, For Science! There are More Monsters in this Expansion PDF, These Characters are from CVRPG Collection PDF, the printed There's a Bookmark in this Book, and Run! There are More Monsters Out to Kill You! PDF Expansion.

Add on the soundtrack in digital form for just $5 more!

Add on the soundtrack in a physical/digital combo for just $12 more!

Mega-Viking, $80: There's Dice in this Bag – a limited edition pouch with the There's Dice in this Bag logo on the side and a set of five (5) 12-sided dice (we're only running off as many of these are there are pledges for it). Also includes professionally printed, signed, trade paperbacks of There's a Game in this Book (v1.0) and Now What? Additional Notes for the Fantasy RPG There's a Game in this Book for Aspiring GODs (v1.0), and There are Monsters in this Book. PDF copies of There's a Game in this Book, Now What?, and Monsters!, and a PDF of the blank There's a Character on this Sheet are included as well (Shipping included in the United States. Include an extra $20 for international). Unlocked: Also includes There's a Gambler in this Expansion PDF, These Characters are Awesome! Collection PDF, There's a Party in this Expansion PDF, Shopping Montage Expansion PDF, There's a Town in this Expansion: Muddevale PDF, There's an Adventure in this Expansion: Towne and Stormglenn PDF, All the Combat. Ever. Expansion PDF, For Science! There are More Monsters in this Expansion PDF, These Characters are from CVRPG Collection PDF, the printed There's a Bookmark in this Book, and Run! There are More Monsters Out to Kill You! PDF Expansion.

Add on the soundtrack in digital form for just $5 more!

Add on the soundtrack in a physical/digital combo for just $12 more!

Mecha-Viking, $100: There's a Person Behind This Screen – a limited edition, professionally printed screen (black and white currently) for use while running There's a Game in this Book (we're only running off as many of these are there are pledges for it). The screen features art by the official Game artist Mike Finkelstein on the front and useful tables and information on the back. Also includes: the bag of dice, There's Dice in This Bag; professionally printed, signed, trade paperbacks of There's a Game in this Book (v1.0) and Now What? Additional Notes for the Fantasy RPG There's a Game in this Book for Aspiring GODs (v1.0), and There are Monsters in this Book. PDF copies of There's a Game in this Book, Now What?, and Monsters!, a PDF of the blank There's a Character on this Sheet, and all unlocked bonus content is included as well (Shipping included in the United States. Include an extra $20 for international).

Add on the soundtrack in digital form for just $5 more!

Add on the soundtrack in a physical/digital combo for just $12 more!

Raiding Party, $120: The Complete Collection, all put together in a limited edition, delightful canvas bag printed with the official logo, There's a Game in the Books in this Bag (we're only running off as many of these are there are pledges for it). Also includes everything from the $100 level (screen, dice, books, soundtrack, all unlocked bonus content and PDFs). (Shipping included in the United States. $25 extra for international shipping)

Ragnarök, $175: Create Your Own Monster (limit five) – Create your own monster to appear in There are Monsters in this Book. You will work with the authors to create a monster not already included in the book. Ideas can be off-the-wall, funny, creative, what-have-you. We do ask that they remain PG-13 rated and are not based on any specific copyrighted works or real people (living or dead). You will also get the original artwork drawn for your monster. This also includes The Complete Collection (bag, screen, dice, books, soundtrack, all unlocked bonus content and PDFs). (Shipping for all printed materials included in the United States. Include an extra $25 for international)

Valhalla, $500: Limit two - Come hangout with the creators and beta testers of There's a Game in this Book in downtown Indianapolis. Get all your Game related gear signed in person (within reason, of course -- we could try to sign the individual dice, but we suspect that won't go well). Hang out, grab some food (we suggest either the Ram or Rock Bottom as their menus are both pretty good) and play in a session of the Game (either the creators can run the game or you can run the session and the creators will play). We'll even buy you a drink and a meal. Travel and lodging expenses are not included. This also includes The Complete Collection (bag, screen, dice, books, soundtrack, all unlocked bonus content and PDFs). Includes the Create Your Own Monster and the original artwork that goes with. (Shipping for all printed materials included in the United States. $25 extra for international shipping)