Monte Cooke Games have come to Kickstarter, bringing their horror anthology podcast to the tabletop with the Old Gods of Appalachia TTRPG, and it was funded in the first 11 minutes!

The Old Gods of Appalachia Roleplaying Game – Now on Kickstarter! // Old Gods of Appalachia

Players will be heading within the dark and mysterious mountains of central Appalachia, amongst a narrative mythic setting witnessing hauntings of eldritch horrors and gods, placing players central to mysteries awakening.

Core Book // Old Gods of Appalachia

Inside the Core Book, players will find access to the rules, character creation, a wide bank of lore for alternative Appalachia from the 1920s and 1930s, bestiary, magic, equipment and more to place you unsafely amongst the tentacles and grasps of the old ones.

The RPG is driven by the Cypher System, which places focus on the narrative. The GM will work on a difficulty scale of 1-10, where players will throw their skills, assets and resources at the number, and roll the dice to achieve. Freeing the GM to create the world around, providing a rule-light approach and flexibility to the game. If you have ever played Numenara, Old Gods of Appalachia uses the same system.

Free Primer // Old Gods of Appalachia

If you are interested in the Old Gods of Appalachia RPG, Monte Cooke Games have included a free primer as part of their campaign, and it's available on DruveThruRPG too. This includes a brief introduction to the world. Including character examples, beasts and background information, rules intro, and a wider scope of what to expect from the game.

There are several different pledges you can dip into, both digitally and physically. The digital copy alone stands at £20 over on the Kickstarter, but there are standard editions, deluxe editions and extra limited items available depending on how deep you want to explore. Ranging from £57 for the standard edition and PDF, up to £203 for absolutely everything including exclusive dice and tray, GM Screen, XP and Resource Decks, GM Journal, Deluxe Edtion, and Signed Edition, and so much more.

Delver Into The Dark Backer Level // Old Gods of Appalachia

But if you did want to pick and choose some of the above, they will be available as add-ons! Along with much more from Monte Cooke Games.

The campaign is being funded at an alarming rate, unlocking stretch goals like there's no tomorrow. With new adventures, poster maps, audio for adventures, and NPCs added to the core book at the final stretch of the campaign at an ambitious $1.1M. Although, we still have 21 days left on the clock!

To get a feel for the world of Old Gods of Appalachia, be sure to head on over to the award-winning podcast. Providing stories of cosmic horror mixed with folk horror set in the Appalachian Mountains. There are two full seasons, currently on their third, and have a Patreon too for their supporters, including special announcements, digital rewards and discounts on merch! If the theme of cosmic horrors is up your street, be sure to check out the trailer for the third season! You may gain some inspiration for your other RPG titles like COC!

Old Gods of Appalachia – Official Season 3 Trailer // Old Gods of Appalachia

21 days left on the clock for the campaign, with lots to get stuck into. If you are fascinated by the dark, macabre and mysterious stories of Eldrich and Elsewhere, the stories of Alternate Appalachia are awaiting in the Old Gods of Appalachia RPG.

Have you listened to the Old Gods of Appalachia Podcast?