PWG Presents: Cosmic Century Knights, Homecoming, and Chuck
Created by Tyler Crumrine
Three TTRPGs: one hundred swords, five missing matriarchs, and a very little lover.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
BackerKit Surveys Sent! PAX Unplugged!
11 months ago
– Fri, Nov 21, 2025 at 05:29:56 AM
Greetings from our PAX Unplugged hotel in Philly! Just a few quick updates before our December progress check-in:
BackerKit surveys have been sent to start collecting shipping addresses & any add-ons!
These surveys are sent to your Kickstarter-associated email (the one you log in to Kickstarter with) so be sure to check that address as well as its spam folder. If all else fails, shoot me a message and I'll send you your survey link via Kickstarter DMs.
For those of you new to the platform, BackerKit is a service that lets us collect and charge shipping costs AFTER the conclusion of a campaign. That way, we're able to calculate and charge exact shipping costs once copies of the games are in hand, not guesstimate 2026 shipping rates before the fact. Shipping is not being charged now—we're simply starting the process of collecting addresses and add-ons. You'll receive another email/update alerting you before any orders are locked or any shipping is charged so that you can confirm and/or adjust anything.
Speaking of add-ons, the other thing BackerKit lets us do is add items to your pledge from the larger Possible Worlds Games catalog. If there's another game you'd be interested in—and you don't mind waiting until 2026 to get it alongside your pledge—you can add it to your order to put everything in the same package and save on shipping.
Lastly, you can also switch your pledge if you decide you'd like to upgrade from one reward tier to another. The most common reason for this would be if you if you backed for one game and wanted to upgrade to the discounted bundle or if you backed at the digital tier and wanted to upgrade to physical. Just select the Switch You Pledge Level option at the start of your survey below the "Get Started!" button. This will let you apply your current pledge amount to any other tier, essentially giving you a discount equal to however much you pledged already.
If you're at PAX Unplugged this weekend, stop by our booth (#3758) for a $5 backer discount!
I mentioned this briefly in my last update, but since then I've made the deal even bigger! We'll be plugging pre-orders for Cosmic Century Knights, Homecoming, and Chuck at PAX this weekend, offering anyone who pre-orders at the convention a single $5 discount on any purchase made at our booth. Since you already "pre-ordered" the games, though, I don't see why you shouldn't get the same deal! Simply show us proof of your backer status and we'll apply the same deal as a thank you.
That's all for now!
I'm returning to convention mode, so I may be slow to respond to any questions or comments, but I'll be keeping any eye on things as I'm able! Thanks as always for your support, and if you're at PAXU, but sure to stop by and say hello!
All best,
T
November Update: Progress, Fulfillment Partners, & PAXU
12 months ago
– Mon, Nov 03, 2025 at 01:56:51 PM
Hey everyone! Happy November, and a belated happy halloween! October was a mostly a reminder for me that the body does, in fact, keep the score, and I took a longer break than planned to rest and address some health issues. But the work continues apace! We've just been a little quieter about it than during the campaign. Here's a breakdown of where each game is as of this update:
HOMECOMING
Text: Complete
Editing: Complete
Art: Complete
Card Layout: Complete
Box & Instructions Layout: In Progress
Homecoming is just about done, with only things like copy, barcode, logo, etc. missing from the back of the box. The rules booklet is a bit trickier since we're formatting it small enough to fit inside the box, but most of that work is legibility rather than anything ornate.
CHUCK
Text: Complete
Editing: In Progress
Art: Complete
Component Design: Complete
Packaging & Rules Poster Layout: In Progress
With Chuck, the most complicated part was the component design—dialing in the right size and thickness for the wooden figure (we arrived at 2" tall) and then building a clamshell around it that would hold and protect Chuck, 2d6, and the game's fold-out rules. It took some doing, but we're very happy with the results!
A still from one of our manufacturer's prototype videos
Everything's still in the white-copy prototyping stage, but the clamshell will eventually hold red & yellow dice as well as a fold-over card stock cover with the rules poster on the inside. Here's a rough photoshop over our layout files to give you a better idea of what I'm talking about.
I bet you can't even tell I added those dice myself
I have a bad habit of prioritizing other designers' games over my own, so Chuck was the last game to be handed off to editing, but it's also by far the shortest. Otherwise, similar to Homecoming, a lot of the remaining work is fiddly layout bits rather than anything game design intensive.
COSMIC CENTURY KNIGHTS
Text: Complete
Editing: In Progress
Art: Complete
Page Layout: In Progress
Cover Layout: In Progress
Lastly, Cosmic Century Knights! Like the other two games, CCK is fully art and text complete. It's the game with the longest word count, though, and editing a book with co-authors always takes a little bit longer. Both James & Drew need to review any of Will's edits before handing them back to me, sometimes with with all of us having to reconvene to find the best path forward for an edit or concern. That said, we're nearly there! The first half of the book is ready for layout and the second half is ready for James & Drew's review, with only the Blade Blessings left on Will's plate. From there it's a matter of plugging text and images into Luna's larger page layout and taking care of cover things like the spine, back copy, and etc.
So we've made a lot of progress in just 38 days! BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!
BackerKit, Add-Ons, Etc.
Would you believe that after five years of making and selling TTRPGs professionally I'm still hand-packed every single campaign reward and order? Well that ends SOON! We'll be working with the good folks at White Squirrel to better land, ship, and warehouse our products, starting with this campaign. They work with a lot of comics creators, so specialize in shipping art-heavy products safely, but have also been hard at work on the comics convention circuit. The post-campaign BackerKit for will be up to collect add-ons and addresses soon, but I'm taking my time building it to work with their back-end rather than my own DIY process.
Or Buy Add-Ons at PAX Unplugged!
We'll be back in the city of brotherly love November 21-23 for our last convention of the year. We'll be offering 10% off convention purchases for anyone who pre-orders CCK, Homecoming, or Chuck at the booth, and if you show us proof of your pledge, we'll extend the same to you! I'll post a reminder about it before the con, but add Booth 3758 to your itinerary if you'll be in attendance.
Lastly, Meghan joined James to talk Homecoming & CCK!
Check out their episode of The Ultimate RPG podcast for even more insight into the campaign and both creators' games!
All best, and more soon!
T
We did it! More updates on the way!
about 1 year ago
– Wed, Oct 01, 2025 at 03:50:06 PM
From all of us—THANK YOU!
I've been a broken record already about how helpful campaigns & pre-orders like these are and how much we appreciate everyone's support, so I'll just leave it at that! We rallied to $30k (150%) in the home stretch and can't wait to put that money to good use. I'll be getting in the habit of monthly updates on the status of all three games, but before that, I wanted to send a quick, two-item missive your way:
First, we're taking some time to rest and catch up in other areas after a month-long campaign! People like to think of Kickstarters as playing the lottery, but really it's more like going to work—especially when you use the platform strategically like we do. Now imagine working long days and weekends at your job for a full month. Even when you're doing work you love, it adds up! And the first step we need to take in getting you great games is getting ourselves some R&R.
Thankfully, though, there isn't much else we can do until October 10 anyway! Kickstarter takes 14 days to process cards and attempt to recover dropped pledges before transferring any funds to us. That also means it's more efficient to hold off on setting up our pledge manager on BackerKit until we know which pledges were ultimately dropped. In any case, we can't do much on the campaign-management side of things until then.
So tl;dr, expect another update with development and backer next steps in about two weeks and monthly updates after.
In the meantime, happy spooky season one & all, and thanks again for all your support!
All best,
T
Week Three! 120% Funded, Final Push, & Livestreams
about 1 year ago
– Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 11:27:59 AM
Greetings from a gray and rainy Pittsburgh!
We've nearly reached the finish line! Funding wraps at 7pm ET this Friday, meaning 48-hour "remind me" emails will start going out tonight to anyone who bookmarked the campaign (that's why most campaign funding graphs are a parabola—reminder notifications get sent on launch and just before ending). Every campaign is different, but this one has really set itself apart with the sheer outpouring of community support, and I can't thank James & Meghan enough for all the streaming they've done to help cultivate that. Speaking of, here are a few things you might have missed in the last week!
I also guested on The Ultimate RPG Podcast to talk about Possible Worlds Games writ large! If you're curious about PWG's origins, plans, and priorities or about my TTRPG design teaching at Carnegie Mellon University, this is easily the most in-depth I've gone!
But wait, there's more! Join the One Shot Network's Twitch channel for streams of both CCK & Homecoming today starting at 4pm & 7pm CT respectively!
We've got Nathan Blades, Andi Licht, and Cate Osborn joining James for CCK at 4pm, and then James & Cate sticking around to play Homecoming with Meghan at 7pm after! Think of it as a last-huzzah pledge drive event before the campaign wraps. We hope to see you there!
Plus a few more projects we love:
Blanksword is a rogue-like + roleplaying video game being worked on by a stellar team of creators, including Deltarune alums and some friends of yours truly. If you like Earthbound or Undertale-style RPGs you should definitely check this out!
Ex Tenebris is Mass Effect meets Warhammer 40k TTRPG from Josh Fox and Becky Annison, the team behind Lovecraftesque & Flotsam: Adrift Amongst the Stars. I'm a big fan their past work, and this looks rad!
With so many TTRPGs requiring Tarot and/or a standard deck of cards these days, The Divine & Play Tarot Deck is a godsend. It combines the two into one compact deck you can use for either by simply adding or removing a few card. I own a first edition of this deck and it's super convenient.
That's likely it until funding! Keep spreading the word, and cross your fingers for a strong final 48!
All best,
T
Week Two! Fully Funded, CCK Randomizer, & More Actual Plays
about 1 year ago
– Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 03:28:02 PM
We're fully funded! Thanks so much for the support!!
As anyone who's run a Kickstarter campaign can tell you, it's SUCH a relief to not be anxiously refreshing right up to the deadline. We don't do stretch goals here at PWG, so everything beyond this point goes to larger print runs for already top-tier games! Funding early means pledges are now pre-orders, though, so be sure to share the campaign with anyone interested in getting in on the ground floor!
Week two highlights & happenings:
As mentioned in this update's title, we're excited to share the Century Blade randomizer built for us by Matt Umland! With a click of a button you can roll a unique magical sword built from Cosmic Century Knight's creation tables. Give it a try, and if you roll something you love, be sure to to use the "Copy this Blade" function to add details to your clipboard and paste them into a document for a future campaign!
On the Homecoming front, we also have both podcast and video actual plays of the game! Loren Makes Videos recorded a sneak peak on her channel mapping the game's prompts to tarot cards, and queeRPG returns with a New Game Showcase following their interview with Meghan last week.
Lastly, here are some more projects we love!
World Wide Wrestling's second edition is getting a reprint! WWW is THE professional wrestling TTRPG, and Nathan D. Paoletta is an all-time great game designer. Help fund the reprint and get a copy before they sell out again!
Speaking of sports TTRPGs, Full Send is a mountain climbing TTRPG by way of tarot and trick-taking. I'm a sucker for a good card-based RPG, and this looks extremely cool.
And one more card-based RPG: Gallisant by Grafbound Press—a two-player Arthurian adventure game about a Knight Errant and their search for the mythical Questing Beast. Graftbound makes really beautiful stuff, and this is looking great!
That's all for now! More to come at the three-week mark!
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