Pumpkin Spice Joins the Million Dollar Crowdfunder Club

A 'magical cozy RPG'.
There's a couple of current crowdfunders that look like they might join the Million Dollar TTRPG Crowdfunder Club. Free League's Dragonbane: Trudvang looks like a dead cert, and Roll & Play Press (backed by UK Actual Play Mega-Group The High Rollers, who will be appearing at the 02 Arena later this year as part of the D&D Fan Expo) have Altheya: The Dragon Empire, which looks like it is in with a good chance.

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One project which has just passed the million dollar mark is Pumpkin Spice, which describes itself as a 'magical cozy RPG'. Ending in just a couple of days, it's a TTRPG where you run a magical cafe. It's a rules-lite, narrative game in which you play a coven of witches who run the aforementioned magical cafe while protecting the 'Fount of Magic' from those who would corrupt it.

You can play a Hereditary, Green, Coven, Solitary, Secular, or Traditional witch, each with 6 traits and different magical powers. The game comes in a full-colour hardback book, accompanied by a book of adventures. The game also uses special dice called Essence Dice, with each face showing a different Essence. There is, of course, the usual dizzying array of add-on merch which accompanies most million dollar crowdfunders--t-shirts, cards, notebooks, bags, even a vinyl record with a soundtrack for the game.

Pumpkin Spice comes from Italian publisher Acheron Games (Brancalonia, Lex Arcana, Inferno), and runs until 8pm GMT on March 5th.

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Recently I've been seeing ads for this every time I open reddit. Every. Time. Obviously ads are targeted, so maybe some people may not see them, but like others I thought it was some AI game like all the others getting pushed in those same ad-spaces. Still not my cup of tea, but more power to those thatre in for it!
I started seeing ads within the last week as well. I had no idea it was an RPG until I saw this thread though. Good for them. It's not a game I'm interested in, but I like to see a gaming company with a success.
 





I also think people are underestimating the horny quality of this. So, yea, it's 'cozy' but it's got the added hook of scantily clad young women throughout the art. I've seen plenty of people across the internet post things like "I'll never play this but I want to buy it... for reasons.'
Who is it that you think are underestimating this?

If it's being advertised on places on the internet where people post things, then the advertisers darn well know how much sexualized discussion it will garner.
 


I'd back it. The thing keeping me from Shadowdark the most is well.... the dark. Dark Fantasy just isn't my vibe.
If it helps, a lot of people ignore the heavy metal art and just use it to run any old school-style adventure they want, many of which are decidedly not dark. It's a very good, lean ruleset, even if your characters never go into a single dungeon.
 

I also think people are underestimating the horny quality of this. So, yea, it's 'cozy' but it's got the added hook of scantily clad young women throughout the art. I've seen plenty of people across the internet post things like "I'll never play this but I want to buy it... for reasons.'

Yeah, I openly admit I would never get this but the art was certainly very intentional.

We are simple creatures.
 

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