| The monsters keep getting bigger, and we’re running out of time… Soothwardens by Navaar Seik-Jackson is in its final 48 hours on BackerKit! Back now You are receiving this email because you signed up, made a purchase, or have been part of a crowdfunding fulfillment campaign. What is Soothwardens? Navaar Seik-Jackson brings his renowned love of larger-than-life fights and his fascination with the unique connections that bind both communities and individuals together to Soothwardens: 200+ pages of rich, vibrant non-Eurocentric fantasy worldbuilding and deep-layered mechanics around tracking, learning about, and battling the mysterious colossal monsters who keep forcing their way into the realm. Protect against colossal monsters In Soothwardens, you play as one of the many gifted protectors of reality. Traversing Nyobekeer, a world split apart and reshaped into a ring-like continent by mages long past, you will encounter the many peoples and creatures of the land. Like you, monsters on a separate plane of existence roam, looking for cracks in reality to break through. When these Breakers find their way in, it is your job to hunt them down alongside your partner. Together you will protect, together you will fight, because what you do cannot be done alone. Rely on skill, connections, and resources, not luck Soothwardens is a Luckless game, meaning there are no dice, no cards, and no random outcomes. Using two resource tracks, you will investigate, hunt, and fight Breakers. Throughout every aspect of play, Wardens will also deal with the Link to their partner(s), explore the world, and help communities along the way. Explore the strange magic connecting you to each other and the realmWardens operate through an intense and intimate magick called a Link. This connection allows for two things that a Warden needs. One: it is a tether to reality, allowing them to return safely while fighting in the Break. Two: it allows the Linked Wardens to sense how the other is faring in their fight. They feel their pain, they sense their emotions, and they use this Link to heal and care for each other. Wardens are each other’s spear and shield. A confidant for the words they’ll never say. A union, and one no Warden would wish to have ripped from them in the midst of a fight against the Breakers. Brought to life with a powerhouse teamAdditional story writing by award-winning horror and TTRPG creator Josephine Kim. The bold and colorful afrofantasy art of Barbados-based illustrator Joshua Clarke. The evocative set design inspired the architecture and textile renderings of LA illustrator Zakiya Goggins. |
