Sleepless RPG: Beyond sanity

A project in Alma, Canada by Jean Bhérer-Simard
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Damaged individuals investigate and fight the nightmares that plague mankind with mental illness and abduct the helpless.
Backers: 201
Average Pledge Per Backer: $15 CAD

Funded: $2,978 CAD of $250 CAD
Dates: Aug 18th -> Sep 17th (30 days)
Project By: Jean Bhérer-Simard
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Latest News

Last day to back !! Last chance to share !!

September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
This is now the last day of this wonderdul campaign! Thanks again for your incredible support! This is also the last chance you, fellow insomniacs, have to share this project with people you know will enjoy it, so please help us to make this... (Read More)

Let's keep in touch! I need your ideas!

September 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello insomniacs, I created a Twitter account to reach out to the TTRPG community about Sleepless, so please follow me at @JeanBhererDM Also, I have a itch.io account, which will probably used to house and download the PDF files for Sleepless,... (Read More)

Deeper into insomnia: The silver lining & last stretch goal

September 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello insomniacs, first, you folks have been wonderful in your support of the project, thanks again for hopping on this wagon (or something).  With the campaign reaching it's end in two days, this is probably going to be the final Deeper into... (Read More)

Last few days! New add-ons! New cover artwork!

September 11th - via: kickstarter.com
(Check out this banner by Pierre-Philippe Renaud!!) Hello insomniacs, first, thanks for your continued support! Second, it's time you adjust you pledge to your liking, so, if you like it better, please change from "Five zine copies" to "Duo zine... (Read More)

Deeper into insomnia: Dream-world tour

September 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Welcome back to this series exploring the world of Sleepless. This time, we are venturing into the dream-world, a dimension the players can explore when playing at the “Awake” tier of place, a more absurd, humorous and fantastical style of play.... (Read More)

Deeper into insomnia: PC traits, free 90s PC generator PDF and dream actions

September 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello insomniacs here is a bit about the system of Sleepless. The basis is: roll dice (d6) pools and choose the highest dice. The mechanics are: there are attributes which go from 1 to 3, so roll that number of dice, plus certain advantages (ex.:... (Read More)

Deeper into insomnia: Types of threats and mock-up page of the zine!

September 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hell insomniacs, I prioritized this post about dream-world threats because Pierre-Philippe Renaud made this great mock-up of a page in this section of the zine ! He is one of the artists who will work on the project, especially on layout, check out... (Read More)

Deeper into insomnia: Types of play and of characters

August 31st - via: kickstarter.com
It is now almost the end of Zine Quest 4 and we are now mid-way in our Kickstarter campaign, so I want to take the time to show you more actual content in the following week so that you, who follows this project, know more about it. Like I said on... (Read More)

Q&A link - New pledge tier - 800$ stretch goal reached - New stretch goals

August 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello insomniacs, it's around 01:00 a.m. here, this is the 7th day of the campaign and I have quite a few updates! I had a very fun Q&A over at Randomworlds' Discord, the whole conversation is available at the link below.  I had the opportunity... (Read More)

Sleepless Q&A Aug. 24th at 7:30 p.m. central

August 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
I was invited for a Q&A to discuss Sleepless on Randomworlds. It's going to be tomorrow, Wednesday Aug 24th at 7:30 p.m. central time (8:30 p.m. eastern time) on Discord! Come join us here: http://www.tinyurl.com/randomworlds-discord  (Read More)

Day 4 update: 250% funded & 600$ stretch goal reached !!

August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey insomniacs, we reached our second stretch goal by day 4!  This is fantastic and means that the zine is for sure going to be improved visually and that I can pay artists!  This in turn unlocks possibilities of using that art to create cool... (Read More)

Funded!!!

August 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Yesss fellow insomniacs, we did it! Funding was reached last night when I was trying to sleep! It funded IN ONE DAY.  My objective was realistic considering I had 0 community or advance hype ahead of pre-launch and because the price is low, so the... (Read More)

Launch day: we are almost funded!! Pledge now plz so we can brag!!

August 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello fellow insomniacs, I'm proud to say that after 12h we are at 83% funded!! That means that if a few of you folks go ahead with their pledges right away, tonight, we will be able to brag about funding in under a day! That for sure would help me... (Read More)

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