Lamplighter Games

Our team continues to work hard on Cynder. The game features a diverse set of little guys you can play as, with some quick optional tables to build out things like appearance and traits. Here are just a few examples of how to make your character in Cynder. #TTRPG #tabletoproleplayinggames

rpgtrader.comOrobos Championship Tournament on RPG TraderOrobos Championship Tournament features an original ruleset, robust character options, and skirmish style combat similar to tabletop wargames. OCT was inspired by, and designed as homage to, the class...

I am happy to announce that Orobos Championship Tournament is now also available on #RPGTrader! This is our first book on that storefront and hopefully the first of many. This book was made possible by the awesome OCT community and our backers on Kickstarter. Thank you! rpgtrader.com/products/105...

October is spooky month and OCT month, and we have some surprises in store for fans of Orobos Championship Tournament. Today we are sharing some of our spookiest OCT art.

I thought that wasn't going to load. Bluesky is very slow right now but the art prevails! Looking back, we used a lot of blue and purple in that book. A few synth waves and we could blend into the neon-soaked 80s.

Sure, this sounds like fun. #BirthdayPokemon Last digit of the day. Last digit of the month. Last digit of the year. 621 - It's Druddigon! I actually know that one, and considering how many have come out since, that is impressive.

The two biggest issues I identified with our campaign were lack of exposure/traffic and price point during a recession. I can do something about the latter first. Previous pledge tiers took into account 20% (total) fees and taxes. I can bring that down to 10% over cost and cover the rest later.

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We will also return to KS with a lower funding goal. I can do that by accepting more of the development costs spread out over the months. This does mean it will take longer to make the game. I apologize for the wait. In a perfect world we would have all the funding we need to do it quicker instead.

Lastly, social media was the largest contributor to our campaign although we fell short. It felt like the algorithms hid us from view everywhere. We will continue to diversify with new official accounts on other platforms. The long outage on bluesky hit at a really bad time. Options are a must.

I want to be as transparent as possible about what we are doing and especially how we price things. Pledges should be affordable at their price point, while also not incurring a loss for us because that defeats the point of raising the money. If I can cover it without passing on the cost, I will.

kickstarter.comUpdate 6: Cynder Will Return · Cynder: Small Heroes and Town-Building RPGHi everyone. We unfortunately did not meet our funding goal in time, but that does not mean it is the end for Cynder. We will return to Kickstarter later this year with a revised approach and try agai...

Our book campaign unfortunately did not reach its goal. However, we will return to Kickstarter later this year to try again. Thank you so much to everyone who backed and supported our project. We could not have come this far without you. See you next time! www.kickstarter.com/projects/434...

We did not reach our goal this time but we will be back. Thank you to everyone who backed and supported our game. I will have a proper update on Cynder after work.

Aizek V. Kass | Commissions Open | Looking for Work

It is now the final day of the campaign for Cynder and we are still about halfway from our goal, but we can reach it if we get a lot of new visitors. Help us make the book by backing or sharing and get more cool art like you see below. There will always be someone who discovers a new favorite. :)

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It's my birthday! 🎂✨✨A repost of my artwork would be such a sweet little gift! 🥳

kickstarter.comUpdate 5: Final Days and Adventuring Tips · Cynder: Small Heroes and Town-Building RPGHi there folks! Only a few more days left in the Kickstarter campaign and we could really use your help to reach our goal. If you are excited about Cynder, help us tell people about the game! The more...

The final big update to the Kickstarter is up with 3 days remaining in the campaign. It has even more art and handy adventuring tips to make sure you are prepared for the journeys ahead. Only a few more days to reach our goal with your help! www.kickstarter.com/projects/434... #ttrpg #kickstarter

Featured art by @battletailors.bsky.social, @penfrei.bsky.social, @telmand.bsky.social, @hodori.bsky.social, and Dustin Tran.

Bluesky is working again on my desktop after being broken for several weeks due to a website update. We shall see if it stays working. The issue came at a bad time for us when we were trying to promote our game, but luckily I've been able to keep up with limited features in the mobile version.

kickstarter.comCynder: Small Heroes and Town-Building RPGPlay as goblins, halflings, and other small folk. Explore a mysterious island shrouded in gloom and build a new town together.

The final Friday of the Cynder campaign. Only a few more days to back the project if you want to help us make this game. Sharing and talking about Cynder also helps! Hopefully it can become someone’s new favorite. :) www.kickstarter.com/projects/434...

kickstarter.comCynder: Small Heroes and Town-Building RPGPlay as goblins, halflings, and other small folk. Explore a mysterious island shrouded in gloom and build a new town together.

We are now in the final week of our campaign for Cynder. Thank you so much to everyone supporting us and sharing our game. Let’s go for the goal together! www.kickstarter.com/projects/434...

kickstarter.comUpdate 4: The World of Cynder · Cynder: Small Heroes and Town-Building RPGToday we learn a little more about the world our characters live in, and how we express that in the book through art.Cultures and peoples often express themselves through food. Each sweet treat here r...

21 Sept

The fourth update to the Cynder #Kickstarter is now available. There are only 10 days left to back the campaign! Check us out if you like building your own town in RPGs. We have some really cool art. :) www.kickstarter.com/projects/434... #rpg #10days #artistsonbluesky #indie

kickstarter.comCynder: Small Heroes and Town-Building RPGPlay as goblins, halflings, and other small folk. Explore a mysterious island shrouded in gloom and build a new town together.

15 Sept

We are now at the halfway point of our campaign and nearly halfway funded! We are right on track, but with your help we could push even further beyond. If you like town building and rolling dice, come check us out. We have cool art. :) www.kickstarter.com/projects/434...

kickstarter.comUpdate 3: Meet the Town Patrons · Cynder: Small Heroes and Town-Building RPGHello once again backers! Today we get to meet all of the currently available patrons that you can choose from to support your town. Each patron grants unique abilities and benefits, kind of like pick...

14 Sept

The third update to the Kickstarter campaign is now live. Today we meet the patrons and learn about some of their goals. A patron for your town is kind of like picking a faction in a 4X game. #kickstarter #ttrpg #art www.kickstarter.com/projects/434...

14 Sept

Art by @battletailors.bsky.social, @penfrei.bsky.social, @alexjohnsonart.bsky.social, @laenarra.bsky.social, @hodori.bsky.social, @krumparrian.bsky.social and @yurricanes.bsky.social.

kickstarter.comUpdate 2: Tarot Card Showcase · Cynder: Small Heroes and Town-Building RPGHello again everyone! Today we are showing off all the art for tarot cards you can find in the book. Tarot cards represent aspects of your character's personality, personal ethos, or history through t...

8 Sept

We are now in the second week of the campaign for Cynder! We have 2 updates as well showing off the artwork by our team. If you like monsters or tarot cards, come check them out. Thanks to everyone who has come to support the book so far! #ttrpg #tarotcards #art www.kickstarter.com/projects/434...

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5 Sept

👛 #commissions_open

5 Sept

Each weekend of the campaign for Cynder we will have an update showing off more art and materials for the game. We teased some of the tarot cards earlier this summer and in our next update you get to see them all. The art team did fantastic work here and I think you are going to like them. :)

5 Sept

Update should be Sunday. Waiting for my computer desk to arrive at the new place so that I can sit at the work station instead of my current haphazard setup.

kickstarter.comCynder: Small Heroes and Town-Building RPGPlay as goblins, halflings, and other small folk. Explore a mysterious island shrouded in gloom and build a new town together.

2 Sept

Day 2 of the campaign. Thank you and welcome to everyone who has come to back the game so far!

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WE ARE LIVE! The #Kickstarter campaign for Cynder is now up and running. Share the word or support us to help us reach our goal and make another book. We have a big day ahead! www.kickstarter.com/projects/434... #ttrpg #justlaunched #book #game #funding #indie

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kickstarter.comCynder: Small Heroes and Town-Building RPGPlay as goblins, halflings, and other small folk. Explore a mysterious island shrouded in gloom and build a new town together.

We are just getting started with the campaign. If you have any questions about the book, the setting, or anything else, I would be happy to answer. :)

kickstarter.comCynder: Small Heroes and Town-Building RPGPlay as goblins, halflings, and other small folk. Explore a mysterious island shrouded in gloom and build a new town together.

Cover art by @hodori.bsky.social. Art by @telmand.bsky.social, @battletailors.bsky.social, @penfrei.bsky.social, @roocharffer.bsky.social, @fedoraspooky.bsky.social, @apricatt.bsky.social, @krumparrian.bsky.social, @laenarra.bsky.social, Kichi, @alexjohnsonart.bsky.social, @paulaperoff.bsky.social

Art continued @yurricanes.bsky.social, @martyrigzart.bsky.social, Ivan Kohan and Dustin Tran. I ran out of space with so many people working on the book! Check them all out too. Music in KS video licensed from Ian Fontova.

31 Aug

Less than one day to go before we are live on Kickstarter! It is that stage where everything is as ready as it can be and now all you can do is wait. Good nerves. :)

31 Aug

Cynder is the culmination of 2 years of work by myself and a tremendous team of artists and partners. It takes inspiration from the kind of stories and adventures that had us staying up late when we were kids, playing or telling stories of our own. We always push our projects above and beyond. 1/

31 Aug

Cynder is our latest work to show the best of what we can do. From each book we learn and improve. None of this would be possible without our backers on Kickstarter and the people who play our games. Thank you all for over a decade of support. We have so much more to show you. -Nick 2/2

30 Aug

Just 2 days until the launch of the campaign for Cynder on Kickstarter! I have a bigger update for tonight as we come into the final countdown. :)

30 Aug

I googled “Lamplighter Games” to see what came up under the summary shown to people looking for us there. Wow. I think it got every single page, work, and fact incorrect and it made up a lot too. Makes it very difficult for people to actually learn about our books. Feels like we all fight uphill.

30 Aug

You get different responses for each of our new social pages. Multiverse theory in action, except in reality it is hyper expensive tech that does not work. Ha. We will always be around making games even if the internet collapses into spaghetti code slop. I’d be amused to hear what it says on yours.

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kickstarter.comComing soon: Cynder: Small Heroes and Town-Building RPGPlay as goblins, halflings, and other small folk. Explore a mysterious island shrouded in gloom and build a new town together.

21 Aug

The pre-launch page for Cynder is now live! Follow us on #Kickstarter to be notified when the campaign launches September 1st. www.kickstarter.com/projects/434...

28 Aug

Lamplighter Games now has an official instagram, tumblr, and deviantart. We also have facebook, youtube, reddit and discord. While I cannot be active on all of them, diversity strengthens our reach and helps protect us from website issues like the bluesky update. Thanks for watching. :)

26 Aug

One week away from the funding campaign of our next game. If playing as small folks going on adventures and building a town sounds cool to you, check out #Cynder!

26 Aug

Hi all. Bluesky updated midday yesterday and ceased support for certain computers. It sucks. No server-wide announcement or anything. Getting caught up now on phone. For anyone getting .canparse error it may be permanent. Phone app is a workaround but awkward typing.

The core loop of play in Cynder is thus: upgrade the town to equip and prepare your heroes, then explore and fight in the map to get loot and resources for the town. Quest objectives help guide you in both. In example, seeking out landmarks to gain perks with your patron. Why get stronger? 1/

Your ultimate goal is to beat a dungeon. They are a huge test of your skills and preparedness, with equally huge rewards. The most obvious is removing the Gloom (evil mist) around the dungeon so you can keep exploring and building your town. Every dungeon is surrounded by Gloom on the map. 2/2

Who says summer can't be spooky month? Cynder has a massive bestiary of creatures to test your resolve. We have 70+ creature illustrations already! With your help on the campaign, we can get even more monster art. Art by @telmand.bsky.social, @battletailors.bsky.social, and @roocharffer.bsky.social.

That is some interesting cropping. Bluesky makes it look like the giant has skeleton legs. Like those toys where you spin the top, middle and bottom to make different creatures.

22 Aug

Let the countdown to launch begin. We are 10 days out from the Kickstarter launch on September 1st for our next #TTRPG book. If you like playing kobolds, imps, and living puppets that build a town together, then come along and set sail for #Cynder! #SelfPromoSaturday

kickstarter.comComing soon: Cynder: Small Heroes and Town-Building RPGPlay as goblins, halflings, and other small folk. Explore a mysterious island shrouded in gloom and build a new town together.

21 Aug

The pre-launch page for Cynder is now live! Follow us on #Kickstarter to be notified when the campaign launches September 1st. www.kickstarter.com/projects/434...