A tabletop RPG that raised over $427,000 on Kickstarter is now in Jeopardy after Neopets ended its licensing partnership with Geekify. On March 10, Neopets announced that it had ended its license agreement with Geekify, effective immediately. Geekify had made various licensed products for Neopets over several years and was in the process of developing a tabletop RPG for Neopets. This RPG had been under severe scrutiny by both the fandom and the owners of Neopets after a playtest was released that indicated the RPG would be a combat-focused 5E derivative. Neopets ordered that the playtest be taken down and said that it was released without their oversight.
Neopets indicated that backers of the campaign should reach out to Geekify directly about questions regarding their outstanding pledges. Kickstarter frequently notes that pledges are not a promise of goods delivered, and it's unclear whether Geekify will reimburse backers either in part or in full. As of press time, Geekify had not posted an update about the state of the RPG to Kickstarter, although updates for the RPG appear to be temporarily down.
As for Neopets, they noted that interest in a TTRPG appears to be high and didn't rule out a future TTRPG featuring their property. "Regarding the TTRPG category as a whole, we recognise the immense support this project received and the demand for a quality roleplaying experience within the Neopets universe," a statement on the Neopets website read. "We are continuing to explore alternative options to bring a high quality TTRPG gaming experience to the fan base and are looking into solutions to help us accomplish this in the future."
