Cartoon TTRPG 'Toon' Set to Return with New Second Edition

Steve Jackson Games has confirmed that the 80's cartoon tabletop RPG Toon will receive a new 2nd edition. The project is planned to launch through a crowdfunder on Backerkit on 17 December 2025.

Toon was first released in 1984 and became known for its slapstick approach to roleplaying. Players take on the roles of cartoon characters and experience chaotic antics that mirror classic animated shorts. Characters may be flattened by pianos or blown up by dynamite, yet they never truly perish. Instead they simply fall down and return to the action a moment later.

The upcoming edition aims to preserve the spirit of the original while updating the rules for modern audiences. The new version features simplified character creation, an expanded set of Silly Tables, and more than a dozen cartoon adventures.

Fans of the original game and newcomers interested in cartoon-style tabletop play can follow the project ahead of the crowdfunding launch in just over a week's time.

 

[darjr]

Woot! All signed up!

 

[Some Dude]

I will probably back this one, despite having a fair bit of the older material. I've seen chatter that it's going to be "modernized," though. Streamlined, or something. Been a while since I looked, but I do not remember this one being at all crunchy lol.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I will probably back this one, despite having a fair bit of the older material. I've seen chatter that it's going to be "modernized," though. Streamlined, or something. Been a while since I looked, but I do not remember this one being at all crunchy lol.

Cartoon characters having "skills" is probably an area they can streamline. More modern games will just go off of player-defined tags, which would definitely work for something like Toon.

 

[overgeeked]

Cartoon characters having "skills" is probably an area they can streamline. More modern games will just go off of player-defined tags, which would definitely work for something like Toon.

Yeah. It’s a pretty minimal system as is, so there’s not a lot they can do to streamline things. There’s a few spots, like skills, but not many.

 

[Professor Murder]

So I am down and will back, but I have to be honest.... Kinda wish SJG were able to just release things and not need the kickstarter. I want to pay money and get products and not have to wait a year+.

 

[Morrus]

So I am down and will back, but I have to be honest.... Kinda wish SJG were able to just release things and not need the kickstarter. I want to pay money and get products and not have to wait a year+.

So wait for it to come out and buy it then.

 

[Professor Murder]

So wait for it to come out and buy it then.

I may if I can reliably expect it to be available post Kickstarter.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I may if I can reliably expect it to be available post Kickstarter.

All of the stuff they've crowdfunded is available through their store, as far as I can tell. (I've backed several things and they're all available from them now.)