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Must Be a Dragon, a masterless RPG of explorers and dragons

Created by Sushi Role

A masterless tabletop role-playing game set in the 1800s Europe where dragons exist, and your purpose is to find them!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

#15 TWO DAYS TO GO!
about 2 years ago – Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 05:51:00 AM

Hi Explorers,

There are 58 hours to go, and we are close to our goal, it takes a little to make this project come true! 

I want to say everyone who supported us, encuraged or just liked our brave project : thanks to all of you, you were the fuel of our campaign!


Today we wanto to show you a friend project, that is close to its goal too:

When the Moon Hangs Low

When the Moon Hangs Low is a gothic action roleplaying game in which the players take on the mantle of hunters: people who have had a brief, traumatic encounter with the forces of darkness that has cursed them with an inescapable doom but also with strange, inhuman powers. Drawn to Harrowmire, a decaying city teetering on the edge of chaos, hunters are often all that stands between the citizens of the cursed city and the monsters that now haunt its streets.



Already a best-selling PDF, this Kickstarter aims to fund a printed edition filled with bespoke artwork by talented creators. Also included in the basic goal is an atmospheric soundtrack to accompany your expeditions into Harrowmire. There are a range of backer tiers, and a number of exciting stretch goals to add even more content to the book.


Go to 'When the Moon hangs low' Kickstarter campaign here.


There are few hours left, let's spread the word and make these projects come true!

#16 LAST HOURS! 🥚🐲
about 2 years ago – Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 05:50:47 AM

Dear Explorers, I'm Luca, how are you?

There are 12 hours to the end of the campaign, I use this update to invite you to ask your friends to support the project, the goal is not far and thanks to your super help we can fund it!

I love you so much for everything you are doing for this game!

A big dragon hug! 🐉

- Luca

#11 THE COREBOOK! 🐉
about 2 years ago – Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 09:38:48 AM

Hi Explorers, I'm Luca once again, at this point we can consider ourselves friends, right? Today I want to talk about the Corebook.

Must Be a Dragon is a B5 hardcover book of 200+ pages in full color.


The cover art is a magnificent illustration by our Alida Pintus (see update #4 and #9 to know more about her). This was the first image that came to our mind when we imagined this game: the wonder of discovery, after having faced a long journey that took you away from it all. In this art there is the magic of travel and the thrill of finding what you have always been looking for.  We really love these concepts, which are the basis of Must Be a Dragon.

The corebook includes:

  •  All the rules to play: how to answer the Questions of every scene, how to spend the Scale Tokens to change the story, how to have the best fun with your friends!
     
  •  The Compendium Draconum, a long section full of amazing art and with lots of details about all the known dragons, their features and powers. Here you can choose the dragon you prefer for the adventure of your explorer.
     
  •  Journal pages and private letters that will take you into 19th century Europe to discover places and stories of researchers, explorers and Napoleonic soldiers that meet dragons.
     
  •  Optional rules for two-players or solo mode.
     
  •  Extra rules and additional modes (Companion Mode, Saga Building, Conclave of the Dragons etc.).

Let me know if you feel the same about the cover, I love reading your comments!

- Luca
 

#8 - THE RPGS THAT INSPIRED THE AUTHOR
about 2 years ago – Thu, Oct 13, 2022 at 01:58:50 PM

Hello Explorers, I'm Luca, how are you? The creation of a role-playing game is the result of many experiences, passions, and ideas from different media. But other RPGs are also a great source for opening your mind. This is why I asked our Andrea, author of Must Be a Dragon, which were the five role-playing games that inspired him the most in writing the game.


Here are his answers:

  • A Penny for My Thoughts
  • Fiasco
  • Lovecraftesque
  • Perdus sous la pluie
  • Polaris

Do you know these role-playing games? What do you prefer among them?


The corebook has already been written and playtested. Thank to this Kickstarter campaign we will be able to work with editors on the text revision, to complete the layout with our graphic designer, and to continue the work with the artist to complete the corebook. So the authorial part of the work is complete, or this we can deepen everything about inspirations or ideas behind the game!

Give us your feedback and if you can, spread the link with your friends, we want to publish this corebook that we love so much!


Thank you!


- Luca

#7 MUST BE A DRAGON PLAYLIST ON SPOTIFY!
about 2 years ago – Wed, Oct 12, 2022 at 08:07:05 AM

Hi everyone,

we thought that you might need some ambient music to dive into the atmosphere of this game, so we created this playlist, with some inspirational songs to put you in the mood of the game, or just chill for about an hour.

You can find the playlist here, enjoy!




If you have some other music suggestions let us know!

Happy listening,

- Luca