Principia Canonica
A project in Wilmington, DE by Lightspress Principia000days
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A universal narrative tabletop RPG for designing settings and running narrative campaigns.
Backers: 35
Average Pledge Per Backer: $12
Funded: $433 of $200
Dates: Mar 17th -> Mar 23rd (7 days)
Project By: Lightspress Principia
Backers: 35
Average Pledge Per Backer: $12
Funded: $433 of $200
Dates: Mar 17th -> Mar 23rd (7 days)
Project By: Lightspress Principia
$433
current pledge level
Last Updated: March 24 @ 00:09 -0400 GMT
216%
of goal
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Latest News
Thank you, everyone! 
March 24th - via: kickstarter.com
We did it! We're now waiting for Kickstarter to collect payments, after which they'll enable the function that allows us to send out the survey and collect correct email addresses. As soon as that happens, we'll start sending out your copies! (Read More)
How to Design RPG Situations Instead of Writing Plots
March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
A lot of roleplaying adventures fail before the first session begins. That’s because they're prepared like stories that are waiting to be performed. The gamemaster writes an outline of events, and identifies the important scenes. They imagine a... (Read More)
Why Roleplaying Is One of the Purest Forms of Storytelling
March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
A player says, “I’m opening the safe.” Everyone at the table goes quiet for a moment; what’s inside is a mystery. The gamemaster hasn't decided what the characters will find, and the other players haven't thought much about what the discovery... (Read More)
Why It’s Called the Canonica
March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Readers familiar with earlier Lightspress roleplaying books have asked whether Principia Canonica replaces those systems or renders them obsolete. It comes up after someone notices that earlier books describe action resolution in slightly different... (Read More)
Difficulty vs Pressure
March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Players coming from many traditional roleplaying games often assume that pressure in Principia Canonica is another word for difficulty. At first glance, the two ideas seem similar because both influence whether a character can succeed at an action.... (Read More)
Don’t Roll Dice: Automatic Successes
March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
New groups learning Principia Canonica tend to make the same mistake: they roll the dice too often. Traditional roleplaying games train players to treat every action as a probability check. Your character attempts to do something, so you roll.... (Read More)
Why Principia Canonica Is Accessible, Yet Slightly Theory-Heavy
March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
When people first look at Principia Canonica, the rules seem simple. Characters consist of only five traits, and the action procedure is short and consistent. The dice math is straightforward, so you can begin playing almost immediately. There are no... (Read More)
Principia Canonica: Introduction
March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Rain taps against the newsroom windows. Most of the floor is dark. One desk lamp lights a clutter of printouts, notebooks, and a cold cup of coffee. The gamemaster speaks. “Friday night. City Hall released the mayor’s transit redevelopment plan... (Read More)
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