Hey, reading this was really interesting! I found the way you constrained the seemingly limitless amount of possibilities for "magic item wielder" into a clean and understandable game really neat. The game itself serves as a great artefact and introduction to solo RPGs!
Because I like this game so much, I'm working on a hack of it that adds an extra artefact, a cyber-pet or robot pet companion similar to Neopets. It'll include a new artefact, some new keepers, and some origins. I'd love to hear any thoughts you have about it! Thanks!
I missed the Bucket of Bolts KS. Will there be a PDF version of the foldout 8 page + reference on the back version for printing at home (of both games, eventually)? I'm pretty curious how you got the game down from 28 pages down to 8. Thanks! :)
*Or is that what the "Playkit" file is? I haven't purchased my copy here yet.
The reverse of the new layout, the big poster with all the tables on it, will be available. I’m not sure I’ll make the condensed rules available as it feels a little redundant.
A beak zine actually has 16 pages, 8 on each side. So it’s not so dramatic! The main difference is that the playbooks aren’t printed in the zine, instead you’ll print them out from the playkit (or use the digital files).
Just backed Bucket of Bolts on KS; very excited! I got the tier that comes with a copy of Artefact; very excited to receieve it.... although I suppose it'll be awhile. That's ok! Thanks
Hi, Jack! I purchased this for my boyfriend for Xmas, and I want to print it out and bind it together. I want to include all of the bonus content pieces too but can't figure out what order to put things in. Could you please let me know what order to put the pages in? I would appreciate it if you could be extremely specific because I don't want to mess it up. I'm super excited for his reaction because he's quarantined alone and misses playing RPGs something fierce. Thanks so much!
I have downloaded The Artifact to print and gift to a friend.
Is there a step by step anywhere to how to print and what exactly is needed to have in the physical world to get going? I am confused by the archive not being the same content as the print friendly etc.
Please treat me like an idiot who has no idea what he is doing. Thanks.
Hey! The ‘archive’ content is from the first version of the game, before the Kickstarter back in February. Avoid it unless you’re curious!
You should download ARTEFACT (Printer Friendly).zip and print Artefact - Print Friendly.pdf. You could also print the two bonus content pieces in that zip, if you wanted (though neither are required to play!).
From the book, you’ll need the following to play:
WHAT YOU NEED TO PLAY
An hour or two.
A quiet place to play, ideally one that can be darkened.
A journal, index cards or sheets of paper to write & draw on— or a fresh set of printed sheets from the playkit. (You could print this off if you wanted, but it’s not necessary! It’s in ARTEFACT.zip).
Art materials and writing implements.
A way to play the soundtrack, available to download or to
stream at THEARTEFACT.NOW.SH
Would it be possible to get a version of the book without the textured background? I would love to print this on aged paper (while I wait for a reprint of the book)
I did. Thanks for the new files. I printed out everything and was in the middle of glueing the spine on a homemade book when I realized I forgot to include the second page of Burrows. Now I need to figure out how to fix this :D
Hi Jack, as a GM I love using your game for creating items for my campaigns. I was just wondering if you had any suggestions for creating armour or would you just suggest using the Shield?
Hi Jack! I was gifted a copy of your zine which I am in love with! The prompts and game play open up a doorway into the depths of my mind and fill me with so much joy in story telling, thank you! I however, am a little bit unsure about the set up, and I was hoping you could clarify something for me.
Under "create your item", when you say answer the opening questions about your artefact, do you mean just the initial paragraph about your creator?
I have played Artefact twice, and both times i answered all the Artefact Questions before i started playing, and I felt like I'd already been on an epic journey before I started, so I wonder if maybe I got it wrong... I'm not very experience with dnd style games, so sorry if it's a silly question!
honestly this game is one of the most inspiring things i have seen in a long time. The game inspires to create, to make games, to make books, to illustrate, to enjoy. It makes you want to try to create something as beautiful as this. Congratulations and thank you
After cooing over the lovely book after it arrived in the post, I've just completed the tale of my first Keeper and subsequent decade long wait.
Holy. Fuck. This game, this game, is absolutely superb. The relatively simplicity of the ruleset and open nature of the prompts hide an incredibly engaging experience.
I started with the idea that I might put my Artefact into another RPG, but I'm already certain that this story needs to play out and conclude in the pages of my journal.
You're welcome, it's rare to get such a beautiful work for such a minor financial investment! I'll be finding some community copies when payday rolls around.
Am I right in thinking you're based in Southampton? If so, greetings from a Ringwood native!
A brilliant solo piece about being an artefact. The numbers of types of artefacts and keepers will bring a lot of replayability. The prompts are interesting and the layout is wonderfully clean.
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Hey, reading this was really interesting! I found the way you constrained the seemingly limitless amount of possibilities for "magic item wielder" into a clean and understandable game really neat. The game itself serves as a great artefact and introduction to solo RPGs!
Because I like this game so much, I'm working on a hack of it that adds an extra artefact, a cyber-pet or robot pet companion similar to Neopets. It'll include a new artefact, some new keepers, and some origins. I'd love to hear any thoughts you have about it! Thanks!
Oh rad! I’m also working on an SRD at the moment so anyone can release a similar game to Artefact 😉
I realise that you might not want to disclose your email in a public space, which is perfectly reasonable, my email is here.
I missed the Bucket of Bolts KS. Will there be a PDF version of the foldout 8 page + reference on the back version for printing at home (of both games, eventually)? I'm pretty curious how you got the game down from 28 pages down to 8. Thanks! :)
*Or is that what the "Playkit" file is? I haven't purchased my copy here yet.
The reverse of the new layout, the big poster with all the tables on it, will be available. I’m not sure I’ll make the condensed rules available as it feels a little redundant.
A beak zine actually has 16 pages, 8 on each side. So it’s not so dramatic! The main difference is that the playbooks aren’t printed in the zine, instead you’ll print them out from the playkit (or use the digital files).
J
Also you can still preorder here!
Huzzah! I had so much regret. Thank you!!!!
thanks, is there an ETA?
I’m saying July, though hoping it’ll be sooner than that. Depends on a bunch of stuff that’s out of my control.
Just backed Bucket of Bolts on KS; very excited! I got the tier that comes with a copy of Artefact; very excited to receieve it.... although I suppose it'll be awhile. That's ok! Thanks
Thanks to the post on reddit i found this treasure
Im glad i grabbed it and im just gonna sit down relax and make a wonderful (or dreadful) journey for my sword-self.
(im gonna use it frequently due to my fantasy world's need of artifacts)
Thanks again
Thank you. <3
Oh, no problem! Thank you!
Hi, Jack! I purchased this for my boyfriend for Xmas, and I want to print it out and bind it together. I want to include all of the bonus content pieces too but can't figure out what order to put things in. Could you please let me know what order to put the pages in? I would appreciate it if you could be extremely specific because I don't want to mess it up. I'm super excited for his reaction because he's quarantined alone and misses playing RPGs something fierce. Thanks so much!
Hello Jack,
I have downloaded The Artifact to print and gift to a friend.
Is there a step by step anywhere to how to print and what exactly is needed to have in the physical world to get going? I am confused by the archive not being the same content as the print friendly etc.
Please treat me like an idiot who has no idea what he is doing. Thanks.
Hey! The ‘archive’ content is from the first version of the game, before the Kickstarter back in February. Avoid it unless you’re curious!
You should download ARTEFACT (Printer Friendly).zip and print Artefact - Print Friendly.pdf. You could also print the two bonus content pieces in that zip, if you wanted (though neither are required to play!).
From the book, you’ll need the following to play:
WHAT YOU NEED TO PLAY
I hope that helps!
Hello, I was just looking at the Playkit and I noticed page 8 was missing. Is there something I missed?
No! It’s just a weird output bug that I should probably fix at… some point :D
I have the same question! I'd love to print this out myself, but I don't seem to have access to the printer-friendly version in the game files!
Hey! Should be there now :)
Thank you so much!! :)
Would it be possible to get a version of the book without the textured background? I would love to print this on aged paper (while I wait for a reprint of the book)
Hey! Should be there now :)
Hey! I think you asked for printer friendly copies of the bonus content too? It’s there now!
I did. Thanks for the new files. I printed out everything and was in the middle of glueing the spine on a homemade book when I realized I forgot to include the second page of Burrows. Now I need to figure out how to fix this :D
Cute! Share a pic when you’re done :)
Here’s the final result. It’s my first attempt of doing anything like this and I’m quite happy. Now to actually play the game!
https://imgur.com/gallery/25rsK3k
This is incredible! Do you mind if I share on Twitter?
Hi, Jack. I heard about your game from Shut Up and Sit Down. It's amazing, and I can't wait to play.
I bought a copy through itch.io, here, and can download most of the files, but I'm having trouble getting the printer friendly version on your blog, https://mouseholepress.itch.io/artefact/devlog/139063/new-edition-launch.
Do you have any idea how I can download that?
Hey! Should be there now :)
Hi Jack, as a GM I love using your game for creating items for my campaigns. I was just wondering if you had any suggestions for creating armour or would you just suggest using the Shield?
That’s a cool idea for an artefact that I never thought of! Maybe I’ll try and find a few hours to knock out a new playbook :)
In the meantime, some combination of the Shield and the Footwear would serve you well.
Thanks, that should work well.
Hi Jack! I was gifted a copy of your zine which I am in love with! The prompts and game play open up a doorway into the depths of my mind and fill me with so much joy in story telling, thank you!
I however, am a little bit unsure about the set up, and I was hoping you could clarify something for me.
Under "create your item", when you say answer the opening questions about your artefact, do you mean just the initial paragraph about your creator?
I have played Artefact twice, and both times i answered all the Artefact Questions before i started playing, and I felt like I'd already been on an epic journey before I started, so I wonder if maybe I got it wrong... I'm not very experience with dnd style games, so sorry if it's a silly question!
Hello! It’s intended to be just the opening paragraph about the creator - I should clarify in the book as I had a similar question last month!
The Artefact Questions are answered as part of the Keeper process :)
ah, I suspected I had got it wrong.
Thanks so much!
This looks so gorgeous, and yet out of sheer personal preference I prefer the design of the original. Is a physical copy of that available?
Hey! I love the original layout too, don’t sweat it 😉
All the original files (book, sheets, soundtrack) are zipped together into ‘The Artefact (old).zip’ for exactly this reason.
Cheers! J
Hi there, is there currently anywhere we can buy a physical copy of this?
Hey! There’s a little note at the top about this which should give you all the info you need 😊
I just put down my pen from my first game of Artefact. Mind blown! Thanks!
Thank YOU!
honestly this game is one of the most inspiring things i have seen in a long time. The game inspires to create, to make games, to make books, to illustrate, to enjoy. It makes you want to try to create something as beautiful as this. Congratulations and thank you
Thanks so much for your kind words! 😊
After cooing over the lovely book after it arrived in the post, I've just completed the tale of my first Keeper and subsequent decade long wait.
Holy. Fuck. This game, this game, is absolutely superb. The relatively simplicity of the ruleset and open nature of the prompts hide an incredibly engaging experience.
I started with the idea that I might put my Artefact into another RPG, but I'm already certain that this story needs to play out and conclude in the pages of my journal.
How do I rate this game? I wish to shower it in stars.
Wow thanks so much Jason, so kind of you to leave feedback like this!
I think there’s a button to rate the game on the game page (this page!), though it’s hidden on mobile.
You're welcome, it's rare to get such a beautiful work for such a minor financial investment! I'll be finding some community copies when payday rolls around.
Am I right in thinking you're based in Southampton? If so, greetings from a Ringwood native!
👋🏻
A brilliant solo piece about being an artefact. The numbers of types of artefacts and keepers will bring a lot of replayability. The prompts are interesting and the layout is wonderfully clean.
Thanks so much Nicolas! 😊