The Grinning Frog
Game Publishers
Hi everyone Frog overlord here,
Another month another kickstarter, that's our internal motto! We are excited to present our latest and newest IP - Protocol Runners. This project that has been a little over two years in the making and has always been worked on in the background until today.
Set in the far future of the Starships Scavengers universe, this game takes place 250 years prior to the Scavenger setting.
The Wars of Unreason?
Humanity has spread far into the galaxy; the advancements of technology and medicine have allowed humans to both conquer worlds and live far longer than before. However, constant expansion and the ever needing pressure to grow led to certain human factions growing disillusioned with the main established order. And after careful planning and backdoor negotiations to other fellow minded leaders - Humanity split into various violent groups.
This fracture led to the Wars of Unreason or the 100 year war, as it is also known, the largest and most devastating civil war in universe history.
Protocol Runners is set six decades into this conflict. Billions are dead. Millions of planets left in ruins. It is not a matter of who will win, but, who will die first.
Your job is not to stop the war, simply limit its reach. Win - The galaxy survives. Fail - It is the end of life as we know it.
Gameplay
The game utilises a 24 card tarot deck, known in-game as 'Axiom cards', these act as your abilities and are split into two sections. Major & Minor. If your familiar with how a tarot deck works then you should recognise this. Major cards will act as stronger abilities thus the higher the card value of the Major the increase of power scale of that said card.
Depending on the card these can be overpowered but as a wise old man once told me 'With great power comes great responsibility' The higher the card value and the more you play will increase your alert rating. As this rating increases, enemies from both sides of the warring factions will track you down inorder to take your Axiom cards. This can appear in the form of in-game traps, combats or NPC encounters.
Minor cards work similarly with the power rising in line with that specific cards value. However, overall these cards are less impactful and are built to temporarily increases skill checks, stats or combo with major cards.
You will hold 3 at any one time. Throughout the game it is possible to draw more or even redraw from the discard pile. We wanted to make the game as simple as possible therefore each card has a set of specific symbols that relate to when they can be played.
Check out the campaign for more information. We are launching on the 16th April so make sure to follow or let the universe perish... Protocol Runner!
If your interested in any of our other games and the starships scavengers universe as a whole then go to our website TheGrinningFrog.com in our 'games' section you will find all of our backcatalogue.
We hope to see you on the frontlines protecting the galaxy at large.
Until next time see you on the battlefield,
Ben (Junior Frog Executive)
Another month another kickstarter, that's our internal motto! We are excited to present our latest and newest IP - Protocol Runners. This project that has been a little over two years in the making and has always been worked on in the background until today.
Set in the far future of the Starships Scavengers universe, this game takes place 250 years prior to the Scavenger setting.
The Wars of Unreason?
Humanity has spread far into the galaxy; the advancements of technology and medicine have allowed humans to both conquer worlds and live far longer than before. However, constant expansion and the ever needing pressure to grow led to certain human factions growing disillusioned with the main established order. And after careful planning and backdoor negotiations to other fellow minded leaders - Humanity split into various violent groups.
This fracture led to the Wars of Unreason or the 100 year war, as it is also known, the largest and most devastating civil war in universe history.
Protocol Runners is set six decades into this conflict. Billions are dead. Millions of planets left in ruins. It is not a matter of who will win, but, who will die first.
Your job is not to stop the war, simply limit its reach. Win - The galaxy survives. Fail - It is the end of life as we know it.
Gameplay
The game utilises a 24 card tarot deck, known in-game as 'Axiom cards', these act as your abilities and are split into two sections. Major & Minor. If your familiar with how a tarot deck works then you should recognise this. Major cards will act as stronger abilities thus the higher the card value of the Major the increase of power scale of that said card.
Depending on the card these can be overpowered but as a wise old man once told me 'With great power comes great responsibility' The higher the card value and the more you play will increase your alert rating. As this rating increases, enemies from both sides of the warring factions will track you down inorder to take your Axiom cards. This can appear in the form of in-game traps, combats or NPC encounters.
Minor cards work similarly with the power rising in line with that specific cards value. However, overall these cards are less impactful and are built to temporarily increases skill checks, stats or combo with major cards.
You will hold 3 at any one time. Throughout the game it is possible to draw more or even redraw from the discard pile. We wanted to make the game as simple as possible therefore each card has a set of specific symbols that relate to when they can be played.
- 22 Traditional Major Arcana Cards
- 2 New Major Cards
- 56 Minor Arcana Cards
Check out the campaign for more information. We are launching on the 16th April so make sure to follow or let the universe perish... Protocol Runner!
If your interested in any of our other games and the starships scavengers universe as a whole then go to our website TheGrinningFrog.com in our 'games' section you will find all of our backcatalogue.
We hope to see you on the frontlines protecting the galaxy at large.
Until next time see you on the battlefield,
Ben (Junior Frog Executive)
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