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<blockquote data-quote="Egg Embry" data-source="post: 9869548" data-attributes="member: 6808965"><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]431031[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>ATLANTA, GA – March 4, 2026 – Meow Wolf, Exalted Funeral, and Genuine Entertainment are thrilled to share that <strong><em>TAVERS: The Meow Wolf Roleplaying Game</em></strong> is now live on Kickstarter.</p><p></p><p>In this portal-hopping, mystery-solving TTRPG, players assume the role of TAVERS, interdimensional travelers who use Source (the fountain of creative energy) to open portals between worlds and wield wild powers that rewrite the rules of reality itself.</p><p></p><p>Since TAVERS don’t play by the rules, the game does its darnedest to break its own rules and deliver something truly unique to the table. Your ever-fluctuating skills come and go with your memories – not just your own, but those you create, buy, trade, share with your group, or even find growing in the wild. Managing your items and abilities is a mini-game of its own, too.</p><p></p><p>“No one sits you down and tells you the story of a Meow Wolf experience,” says lead designer Tiger Wizard. “You find it. And it finds you.” After that fashion, each player gets to grab the wheel on their turn – controlling not just their Taver, but also the direction of the story and what discoveries lead to the next chain of events. This “exquisite corpse” style of collaborative storytelling lets everyone add their own Taver flavor to the immersive experience, and the fun is never knowing what’s coming, bouncing off each other’s schemes on the fly, and unleashing your weird upon the world we know… or a new universe of your own making.</p><p></p><p>With today’s debut, fans can check out the Kickstarer to learn more about the rules, then pre-order a cornucopia of core products and Kickstarter exclusives available only during the campaign including:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The beautiful <strong><em>TAVERS: The Meow Wolf Roleplaying Game</em></strong> rulebook in digital, physical, and deluxe editions, featuring cover art by Tradd Moore, interior art from renowned artists such as Jesse Jacobs, Jamiyla Lowe, and Jordan Speer, plus a host of other fantastic artists. A menagerie of new and familiar places and faces from Meow Wolf’s many worlds are found within, along with five story arcs co-developed by Meow Wolf – including our finale starring Nimsekaiju, Meow Wolf’s beloved transdimensional hamster as a kaiju wreaking havoc on the city.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>The Quantum Parabox</strong> - A boxed set containing the core rulebook, custom dice, tokens, character sheets, and everything else you need for game night (bring your own friends).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Mem-Maker Kit</strong> - A cute box containing extra custom dice, game tokens for a larger party.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Taver Toolkit Refill Pack</strong> - A pack containing pre-gen Taver characters, extra Taver character and Episoda sheets; Itemtronical sheets, and sticker sheets.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Vinyl LP record</strong> - Original soundtrack mixed by Meow Wolf with bonus gameable content.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>The Nimiature</strong> - An oversized 80mm miniature of Nimsekaiju that’s so large, it’s the actual size of a real (small) hamster.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Exclusive invite-only Preview Week tickets for the new Meow Wolf LA location</strong> - By pledging to the top reward tier capped at only 50 backers, each backer can snag 2 tickets to the exclusive invite-only Preview Week for the new Meow Wolf LA location before doors open to the public!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><strong>Plus Early Backer rewards and stretch goals galore!</strong></strong></li> </ul><p>Here are some things the real people at Exalted Funeral and Meow Wolf had to say about working on <strong><em>TAVERS: The Meow Wolf RPG</em></strong> together:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Tave your way to the<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/exaltedfuneral/tavers-the-meow-wolf-roleplaying-game" target="_blank"> Kickstarter page</a> today and show some love for the Meow Wolf RPG. Follow Exalted Funeral and Meow Wolf on social media.</strong></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]431032[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>ABOUT TIGER WIZARD</strong></p><p>Tiger Wizard (he/him), aka Andrew Bellury is an Ennie Award-nominated game <a href="https://tigerwizard.com/" target="_blank">designer & illustrator</a> for indie TTRPGs. He's the senior game design wizard and press/media manager at <a href="https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/" target="_blank">Exalted Funeral</a>, and co-host of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@exaltedfuneral" target="_blank">Exalted Funeral’s Coffee & Coffins</a>, as well as the <a href="https://epiclevelsrapgods.com/podcasts-list/" target="_blank">Mad Dungeon Podcast</a>. His musical group <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/3khUbYzO8sd5H8TXgVzbcV?si=8fpp6rP5TVKRDC6FQSNHeg" target="_blank">Epic Levels</a> makes fantasy adventure game related hip-hop. Tiger Wizard’s artwork and cartography can be found in a plethora of indie games and magazines, plus he regularly releases postcard micro dungeons over on <a href="http://patreon.com/TigerWizard" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Tiger is also a pretty nice guy that loves Coors Banquet, Heavy Metal magazines from the 90’s, receiving mail, his cat Yara, his wonderful wife Becky, and daughter Willow.</p><p></p><p><strong>ABOUT MEOW WOLF</strong></p><p>Meow Wolf is much more than your typical arts and entertainment company; they’re the creators of extraordinary, mind-bending experiences that transport millions of adventurers of all ages into breathtaking realms of imagination and wonder. As the proud recipients of numerous accolades, including Time Out's #1 Immersive Experience in the US (2023), Fast Company's World's 50 Most Innovative Companies (2024, 2022 and 2020), and USA Today's Top 10 Best Immersive Art Experiences (2022), Meow Wolf is committed to engaging curious seekers through the magic of discovery and play. They are distinct in their collaboration with hundreds of visionary artists who infuse creativity into every Meow Wolf experience. The journey began with the THEA Award-winning House Of Eternal Return in Santa Fe (2016), a mystery house with hidden passages and mesmerizing art exhibits. In Las Vegas, Omega Mart (2021) presented a surreal grocery store experience. Denver's Convergence Station (2021) appeared as a maximalist architectural marvel linking four alien worlds. Meow Wolf unveiled Webby Award-winning The Real Unreal (2023) in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Meow Wolf’s fifth and newest location Radio Tave, a community radio station that spans dimensions, opened on Halloween of 2024 in Houston, with their sixth location opening in Los Angeles in late 2026 and their seventh in NYC in 2027. As a certified B-Corporation, Meow Wolf leads in themed entertainment, innovating and celebrating human imagination. All are invited to join a journey that defies convention, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy.</p><p></p><p><strong>ABOUT EXALTED FUNERAL</strong></p><p>Exalted Funeral is an award-winning publisher and extensive online store of unique roleplaying games, zines, weird art, doom, horror, fantastic adventures, occult magic, obscure pop cultural references, old school revivals, brief corporate bios, and all that sort of thing. They have raised millions of dollars across many successful crowdfunding campaigns and brought a wide variety of unforgettable RPGs to game night such as Dolmenwood Tabletop RPG, Old-School Essentials Fantasy RPG Box Sets, Land of Eem RPG, The Ultraviolet Grasslands, Our Golden Age, Monty Python's Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme, and many more! Exalted Funeral was founded in 2018 by Cristin and Matt Kelley, two nerds always looking to bring horror, humor, and heavy metal to the party. Say hi and pick up a rad game at <a href="http://exaltedfuneral.com/" target="_blank">exaltedfuneral.com</a>.</p><p></p><p><strong>ABOUT GENUINE ENTERTAINMENT</strong></p><p>GENUINE is a leading producer, brand manager, and licensing luck dragon across all corners of pop culture, bringing world-class creators and media companies together to make best-selling, award-winning labors of love for the latest & greatest brands and fandoms. Offering full-service 360° support with in-house capabilities and a vast, impressive network of impressive people, we’re the brand-builder, matchmaker, and sonic screwdriver that our partners need to level up, live the dream, and leave the stuff & nonsense to us: strategy, biz dev, product development, production management, creative services, logistics, financing, sales, marketing, monetization, and more. Setting the gold standard in licensed gaming and geekery, our uncanny track record spans over 10 million units sold worldwide, 50+ top awards, and the best publishers and players around… all for such beloved IP as Alien, Apex Legends, Batman, Blade Runner, Call of Duty, Diablo, The Dragon Prince, Dune, Meow Wolf, Vampire: The Masquerade, The Walking Dead, and The Wheel of Time (among others). Come play at <a href="http://genuineent.com/" target="_blank">genuineent.com</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Egg Embry, post: 9869548, member: 6808965"] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="BRAND_Tavers_RPG_Book_WD_Launch_V2.jpg"]431031[/ATTACH][/CENTER] ATLANTA, GA – March 4, 2026 – Meow Wolf, Exalted Funeral, and Genuine Entertainment are thrilled to share that [B][I]TAVERS: The Meow Wolf Roleplaying Game[/I][/B] is now live on Kickstarter. In this portal-hopping, mystery-solving TTRPG, players assume the role of TAVERS, interdimensional travelers who use Source (the fountain of creative energy) to open portals between worlds and wield wild powers that rewrite the rules of reality itself. Since TAVERS don’t play by the rules, the game does its darnedest to break its own rules and deliver something truly unique to the table. Your ever-fluctuating skills come and go with your memories – not just your own, but those you create, buy, trade, share with your group, or even find growing in the wild. Managing your items and abilities is a mini-game of its own, too. “No one sits you down and tells you the story of a Meow Wolf experience,” says lead designer Tiger Wizard. “You find it. And it finds you.” After that fashion, each player gets to grab the wheel on their turn – controlling not just their Taver, but also the direction of the story and what discoveries lead to the next chain of events. This “exquisite corpse” style of collaborative storytelling lets everyone add their own Taver flavor to the immersive experience, and the fun is never knowing what’s coming, bouncing off each other’s schemes on the fly, and unleashing your weird upon the world we know… or a new universe of your own making. With today’s debut, fans can check out the Kickstarer to learn more about the rules, then pre-order a cornucopia of core products and Kickstarter exclusives available only during the campaign including: [LIST] [*]The beautiful [B][I]TAVERS: The Meow Wolf Roleplaying Game[/I][/B] rulebook in digital, physical, and deluxe editions, featuring cover art by Tradd Moore, interior art from renowned artists such as Jesse Jacobs, Jamiyla Lowe, and Jordan Speer, plus a host of other fantastic artists. A menagerie of new and familiar places and faces from Meow Wolf’s many worlds are found within, along with five story arcs co-developed by Meow Wolf – including our finale starring Nimsekaiju, Meow Wolf’s beloved transdimensional hamster as a kaiju wreaking havoc on the city. [*][B]The Quantum Parabox[/B] - A boxed set containing the core rulebook, custom dice, tokens, character sheets, and everything else you need for game night (bring your own friends). [*][B]Mem-Maker Kit[/B] - A cute box containing extra custom dice, game tokens for a larger party. [*][B]Taver Toolkit Refill Pack[/B] - A pack containing pre-gen Taver characters, extra Taver character and Episoda sheets; Itemtronical sheets, and sticker sheets. [*][B]Vinyl LP record[/B] - Original soundtrack mixed by Meow Wolf with bonus gameable content. [*][B]The Nimiature[/B] - An oversized 80mm miniature of Nimsekaiju that’s so large, it’s the actual size of a real (small) hamster. [*][B]Exclusive invite-only Preview Week tickets for the new Meow Wolf LA location[/B] - By pledging to the top reward tier capped at only 50 backers, each backer can snag 2 tickets to the exclusive invite-only Preview Week for the new Meow Wolf LA location before doors open to the public! [*][B][B]Plus Early Backer rewards and stretch goals galore![/B][/B] [/LIST] Here are some things the real people at Exalted Funeral and Meow Wolf had to say about working on [B][I]TAVERS: The Meow Wolf RPG[/I][/B] together: [B]Tave your way to the[URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/exaltedfuneral/tavers-the-meow-wolf-roleplaying-game'] Kickstarter page[/URL] today and show some love for the Meow Wolf RPG. Follow Exalted Funeral and Meow Wolf on social media.[/B] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="BRAND_Tavers_RPG_Big_Tave_Dipper.png"]431032[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [B]ABOUT TIGER WIZARD[/B] Tiger Wizard (he/him), aka Andrew Bellury is an Ennie Award-nominated game [URL='https://tigerwizard.com/']designer & illustrator[/URL] for indie TTRPGs. He's the senior game design wizard and press/media manager at [URL='https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/']Exalted Funeral[/URL], and co-host of [URL='https://www.youtube.com/@exaltedfuneral']Exalted Funeral’s Coffee & Coffins[/URL], as well as the [URL='https://epiclevelsrapgods.com/podcasts-list/']Mad Dungeon Podcast[/URL]. His musical group [URL='https://open.spotify.com/artist/3khUbYzO8sd5H8TXgVzbcV?si=8fpp6rP5TVKRDC6FQSNHeg']Epic Levels[/URL] makes fantasy adventure game related hip-hop. Tiger Wizard’s artwork and cartography can be found in a plethora of indie games and magazines, plus he regularly releases postcard micro dungeons over on [URL='http://patreon.com/TigerWizard']Patreon[/URL]. Tiger is also a pretty nice guy that loves Coors Banquet, Heavy Metal magazines from the 90’s, receiving mail, his cat Yara, his wonderful wife Becky, and daughter Willow. [B]ABOUT MEOW WOLF[/B] Meow Wolf is much more than your typical arts and entertainment company; they’re the creators of extraordinary, mind-bending experiences that transport millions of adventurers of all ages into breathtaking realms of imagination and wonder. As the proud recipients of numerous accolades, including Time Out's #1 Immersive Experience in the US (2023), Fast Company's World's 50 Most Innovative Companies (2024, 2022 and 2020), and USA Today's Top 10 Best Immersive Art Experiences (2022), Meow Wolf is committed to engaging curious seekers through the magic of discovery and play. They are distinct in their collaboration with hundreds of visionary artists who infuse creativity into every Meow Wolf experience. The journey began with the THEA Award-winning House Of Eternal Return in Santa Fe (2016), a mystery house with hidden passages and mesmerizing art exhibits. In Las Vegas, Omega Mart (2021) presented a surreal grocery store experience. Denver's Convergence Station (2021) appeared as a maximalist architectural marvel linking four alien worlds. Meow Wolf unveiled Webby Award-winning The Real Unreal (2023) in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Meow Wolf’s fifth and newest location Radio Tave, a community radio station that spans dimensions, opened on Halloween of 2024 in Houston, with their sixth location opening in Los Angeles in late 2026 and their seventh in NYC in 2027. As a certified B-Corporation, Meow Wolf leads in themed entertainment, innovating and celebrating human imagination. All are invited to join a journey that defies convention, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy. [B]ABOUT EXALTED FUNERAL[/B] Exalted Funeral is an award-winning publisher and extensive online store of unique roleplaying games, zines, weird art, doom, horror, fantastic adventures, occult magic, obscure pop cultural references, old school revivals, brief corporate bios, and all that sort of thing. They have raised millions of dollars across many successful crowdfunding campaigns and brought a wide variety of unforgettable RPGs to game night such as Dolmenwood Tabletop RPG, Old-School Essentials Fantasy RPG Box Sets, Land of Eem RPG, The Ultraviolet Grasslands, Our Golden Age, Monty Python's Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme, and many more! Exalted Funeral was founded in 2018 by Cristin and Matt Kelley, two nerds always looking to bring horror, humor, and heavy metal to the party. Say hi and pick up a rad game at [URL='http://exaltedfuneral.com/']exaltedfuneral.com[/URL]. [B]ABOUT GENUINE ENTERTAINMENT[/B] GENUINE is a leading producer, brand manager, and licensing luck dragon across all corners of pop culture, bringing world-class creators and media companies together to make best-selling, award-winning labors of love for the latest & greatest brands and fandoms. Offering full-service 360° support with in-house capabilities and a vast, impressive network of impressive people, we’re the brand-builder, matchmaker, and sonic screwdriver that our partners need to level up, live the dream, and leave the stuff & nonsense to us: strategy, biz dev, product development, production management, creative services, logistics, financing, sales, marketing, monetization, and more. Setting the gold standard in licensed gaming and geekery, our uncanny track record spans over 10 million units sold worldwide, 50+ top awards, and the best publishers and players around… all for such beloved IP as Alien, Apex Legends, Batman, Blade Runner, Call of Duty, Diablo, The Dragon Prince, Dune, Meow Wolf, Vampire: The Masquerade, The Walking Dead, and The Wheel of Time (among others). Come play at [URL='http://genuineent.com/']genuineent.com[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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