The BOLT RPG Engine

A project in Boston, MA by Ajey Pandey
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The lightning-fast RPG system! Fast and tense action, setting-agnostic rules, and flexible hacking tools.
Backers: 870
Average Pledge Per Backer: $27

Funded: $23,193 of $12,000
Dates: Sep 4th -> Oct 4th (30 days)
Project By: Ajey Pandey
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Latest News

New BOLT Supplement: STATING ABILITIES IN BOLT by Keldi Smith

October 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, Folks! ONE MORE DAY!!! And with a last-minute update to the BOLT v0.8 pre-release! A new supplement bundled with the BOLT RPG Engine!  Now,​​ the ​BOLT RPG Engine​ is bundled with ​Stating Abilities in BOLT For Characters With... (Read More)

Final Push!

October 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
One! Day! Left! I’m freaking out. Over $20,000 funded! Close to 800 backers! I’m freaking blown away by the love and support this game has received. Thank you so, so, much. BOLT Hack Bundle Closes MIDNIGHT! Do you want some custom settings for... (Read More)

BOLT Showcase: FLASHSTEP by Matara

September 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, folks! We’ve got a bit over ONE WEEK left in the Kickstarter, and I want to keep the BOLT Shocase Hype Train running about a RAD game that brings Extreme Anime Vibes to the BOLT RPG Engine! Enter FLASHSTEP by Matara, or @Gahostan on Twitter!... (Read More)

BOLT Showcase: LANE by Ben Max Warren!

September 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks! So #BoltJam is still up and kicking, so I wanted to talk real quick about a rad project that went up on the Jam: LANE, by Ben Max Warren! https://benmwarren.itch.io/lane Ben made something really special—it’s a tabletop adaptation of... (Read More)

BOLT JAM is Live!

September 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, folks! I’m super hype to talk about BOLT JAM, the game jam organized around making hacks, supplements, and expansions for the BOLT RPG Engine! It opened up at midnight, and already there’s a pile of neat submissions, including a few of mine!... (Read More)

Playlist for BOLT: Songs of Radiance and Flame

September 12th - via: kickstarter.com
RPGs may be primarily visual and literary pieces, but very often, they imply—or are in part shaped by—a particular style of music. Cyberpunk 2020 is influenced by punk music, and it’s implied that a lot of Rockerboy music is loud guitars and... (Read More)

Patches, FLASHSTEP, 500 Backers, BOLT JAM IS LIVE!

September 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, Folks! This is a big update coming up! A lot has been happening for the BOLT Kickstarter lately, and I d First, the Links BOLT JAM: https://itch.io/jam/bolt-jam FLASHSTEP: https://mataramg.itch.io/flashstep Mnemonic: A Weaver’s Almanac:... (Read More)

Fully Funded! (And, DLVR, an OSR Adaptation of BOLT)

September 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Fully Funded in Four Days. That’s...frankly astonishing. Thank you. Truly, thank you. My first RPG project, I correctly assumed would be read by the ten-ish people I showed it to. Just a project to get in the zone of games writing. This is my... (Read More)

Update #1: BOLT Supplement Showcase: FIVE! by Galadin!

September 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks!  Thank you SO much for backing BOLT; the response to this game means the world to me. But the supplement readthroughs stop for NOTHING! So let’s talk about FIVE!, a fantasy BOLT game based on classical elements by Hekate V. Nichols, or... (Read More)

Update #0: Secret Download Link!

September 5th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

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