Adventure Time TTRPG Drops "Yes And" System, Switches To 5E

When the Adventure Time roleplaying game was announced back in June, it was going to be using a brand new RPG system called the "Yes And" system, which involved dice which had Yes and No on one die, and things like And or But on the other.

However, publisher Cryptozoic Entertainment has recently indicated that, following fan feedback, the upcoming Kickstarter will now be powered by 5E instead. The update was included last week as part of the FAQ in its current Adventure Time card game Kickstarter.

Has Adventure Time: The Roleplaying Game changed since you announced it a few months ago?

Yes, we made the decision to make it a 5e experience, based on feedback from fans. That doesn’t mean the game shown at Gen Con earlier this year won’t be released too, but the main offering in the upcoming Kickstarter will be the 5e RPG.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

If this Kickstarter does well, then should put enough coins in their purse to safely do the non-5e version.

It should be funded before lunch hour on the West Coast and go on to make much more than their initial funding goal before all is said and done.

This game also has a long lead time (the 5E version won't be released until March), so we'll see.

 

[Tonguez]

The Story system just sounds like a lifepath based character creation system, with a character goal that gives some in game benefit, not that complicated really. I happier that they did use 5e for this product, it will be interesting to see how it handles

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The game should be funded in about five more minutes.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

I feel curiosity about the new 20 species.

 

[overgeeked]

In the FAQ, they claim that the Yes, And version is still coming. I think I'll wait for that campaign.

Yeah. Same. Taking 5E and piling on even more rules is the opposite of what I want from something like Adventure Time. Such a weird way to go. I think Matt dropped enough hints and mechanics in his various interviews that you could easily recreate the core of the Yes, And system.

 

[overgeeked]

“Only limited by your imagination!”

I really wish marketing types would stop throwing that line out in relation to RPGs with mammoth books of rules that very much do limit what you can do.

 

[Tonguez]

I feel curiosity about the new 20 species.

Rainicorn, Vampires, Penguin, MO Robots, LumpySpace people, Breakfast People, Candy people, Flame people, Wizards, Undead, Magic dogs, Hoo-mans....

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Hmm. Cryptozoic says the license holder says no legal digital versions of the game. I really hope they come to their senses on that.

 

[DarkCrisis]

I don’t need it I don’t need it I don’t need it I don’t need it I don’t need it I don’t need it

runs away screaming

 

[overgeeked]

Hmm. Cryptozoic says the license holder says no legal digital versions of the game. I really hope they come to their senses on that.

I hope they change their tune by the time they get around to the Yes, And version of the game otherwise that'll be an automatic pass from me. Or just collate the info Matt dropped and use that. Where'd I put my notes on that...