Shadow in the Stars: A Solo Tabletop Roleplaying Game

And We've Blasted Off!
about 2 months ago – Tue, Jun 16, 2026 at 09:03:34 AM

Thank you everyone who has supported so far, we're off to a great start. And you haven't backed yet, please consider doing so! 

Game Progress

The biggest update I have aside from the launch is that I've met with consultant (and pal) Cassi Mothwin a couple of times and she gave me incredibly good advice. There was a slight delay with the launch, because I wanted to take an extra bit of time retooling things a bit and wow we have an even stronger game now.

While the campaign is running I'm working on finishing the prompts and I'll meet with Cassi again. Once all of that is buttoned down we go onto final testing!

Stay Rad

Thanks again for following Shadow in the Stars. I'm very excited to launch and then get the game out into the world!

Progress Update 3: A Big Collab and a Launch Date
3 months ago – Wed, May 13, 2026 at 10:05:19 AM

We've got some great new things to share!

A Big Announcement

I'm incredibly happy to share that my pal and highly talented ttrpg creator Cassi Mothwin is stepping in as a prompt consultant. Cassi is an award winning game designer who is the creator of Tangled Blessings, Carved by the Garden, the Sticker Game, and my personal favorite What Crooked Roots. She has the right kind of vibe to match what I'm going for in Shadow in the Stars. 

I've been hoping I could team up with Cassi and work on a project in some capacity since around 2020, so this is a great win for me and the game! I'm really looking forward to getting her feedback and ideas for prompts!

Launch Date

Now that we've reached the minimum amount of project follows and keep gaining more, we've landed on a launch date. Right now we're set to blast off on July 6th. Of course, you'll be notified immediately if you're following this campaign. 

That doesn't mean we've stopped looking for followers though. Please tell a friend! The more followers means the greater chance of funding and reaching stretch goals!

Game Progress

If you're wondering where we're at with the book, we're pretty far along with the layout. There's a few graphics I need to make, but not many. I've taken a bit of a pause on that though as I'm entering a testing stage again to try to tweak any rules and try to find potential pain points for a smoother game experience. 

Stay Rad

Thanks again for following Shadow in the Stars. I'm very excited to launch and then get the game out into the world!

Progress Update 2: The Pre-Launching Continues!
4 months ago – Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 08:35:27 AM

First up, thanks everyone for following! We're making good progress on getting enough people interested before we launch this thing. To celebrate, how about a progress update?

If you haven't seen the pre-launch page recently, I've updated it with a couple of teaser shots of the in progress layout. It's turning out great so far. I'm aiming for a look that feels retro and is clean and easy to read, so you can easily reference rules and what not while you're playing.

And here's an image of the "character sheet" as it appears in the book. There will be a couple of versions of this from a form fillable pdf to a printable black and white version. 

I've also started the web page for the game on my site with a rudimentary high score list. My plan is for you to be able to submit your high score and have a top ten of all time player list. I'm still working on the details of how this will work, but it's most likely going to involve submitting your game's mission log aka journal that you create as you play the game. 

Well, that's all for now! I hope to have some more progress updates and potentially a cool announcement or two in the near(ish) future. Please tell a friend about this campaign, so we can have the strongest launch possible. 

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