Bright Bard Games 🔜 Gen Con Booth #449

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Ennie Award Winning TTRPG publisher making games about little guys doing their best and everyday magic. Run by Jon Boyle & Bri de Danann. Upcoming: https://tinyurl.com/LGBTRPG Games: https://brightbardgames.com/ PDFs: https://brightbardgames.itch.io/

A Banner that says vote for Bonds Between with the Crit Awards logo and 3 dragons from the game on it
A screenshot of the list of finalists on the CritAwards Website
A Graphic showcasing the Trifold nature of Mushie Missions, a one page RPG about little mushrooms
A map of Gen Con, indicating that Bright Bard Games can be found at booth 449
The judges spotlight winners for the ennies, including Trash to Treasure by Bri de danan and Jon Boyle. Also on the list are Girl Frame, RPG zine club year 2, tackle ox, and draconis: the call of adventure
two characters engage in an epic fistfight with flashy, comic-book effects drawn around them. it reads "AND THAT'S A WRAP, THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT, Longsword-Glock-Bat-Taser 2nd Edition"
A graphic that says there is 4 days left to back LGBT on Backerkit! Showing the Longsword, Glock, Bat and Taser weapons that will become enamel pins of the stretch goal is hit
A screenshot of our update
A black and white character on a pride flag background saying "Success!!! We are fully funded!"
100% funded screenshot
Longsword Glock Bat Taser 2nd Edition's Backerkit Page at 84% funded
A picture of the LGBT: Longsword Glock Bat Taser 2E cover and a Fight for Your Rights sticker (a red haired person with a blue flannel, pink shirt, blue jeans and pink shoes with a giant wrench in the trans pride colors)
A blue drawn portrait of Will! They have blond hair and beard and glasses!
A drawn picture of Jon: A short brown haired man with glasses, a smirk, and a maroon beanie
Our page with the stream!
The page!
a poster with a goose and the bright bard games logo on a purple background. It has a picture of the longsword, glock, bat, taser zine on it, and is titled "Design Chat, June 2nd 7pm EST" on twitch.tv/goosepoopgames
Backerkit page for LGBT 2E at $250/ $2500
A poster for Longsword, Glock, Bat, Taser's launch on Backerkit. it reads "a comics-inspired, slice of life TTRPG". The zine cover is a pride flag, neighbored by a speech bubble that reads "I'm live! Pledge your eternal support now!"
A green haired person yelling happy pride with a pride flag on their shoulders
Worm, Burnie, Haze, Sludge and Treasure all eating snacks and enjoying the spring air on a hill wih a lovely cherry blossom tree.
Star horse tells you that LGBT 2nd Edition is launching next week!
Treasure and Burnie are at a picnic with words that say Trash to Treasure Blight at the Blossom festival Coming Friday
Exclusive stickers: a trans colored fight for your Rights sticker of a guy holding a flaming wrench and a rainbow themed Happy Pride Sticker of a person wearing a pride flag
LGBT is a one-shot RPG about going to Pride with your friends inspired by comics like Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and a charming Tumblr post. You'll play a queer character with a weapon of your choice racing to make their upcoming Pride celebration the best one they possibly can. Slash, Swing, Spray, and Zap your way through a variety of scenarios across a breadth of genres:
A comic looking graphic with a guy holding a flaming wrench saying: launching June 2nd
Choose your weapon between a Longsword, Glock, Bat and Taser!
A banner announcing the Axolotl with a Gun Pre-order store is open at https://tinyurl.com/preorderawag2e A cartoon axolotl stands on the banks of a river, holding an ak-47 and dodging lasers. A speech bubble above his head includes the pre-order announcement.
A screenshot of the Bright Bard Games home page, showing a new drop-down menu for retailers to sign up for wholesale accounts with.
Axolotl with a gun funded on Kickstarter! A bunch of confetti explodes over the landing page for the campaign
Zine Month Showcase 12-8pm EST @Weird_Place
Lounging Axolotl that says ending soon!
A mockup of Axolotl with a Gun: Armed and Dangerous
Our Campaign Page that says 4.898k
a mockup of axolotl with a gun: armed and dangerous on a pale blue background.
100% Funded!!!
4k out of 4.2k
3.792k out of 4.2k
100 backers and 3.692k out of 4.2k
Beloved cover
Con of the North booth
3.3k out of 4.2k
3.1k out of 4.2k
An icon for the retailer tier, showing six copies of the axolotl with a gun zine next to each other.
A thumbnail for the Thanks-A-Lotl tier, with several axolotl stickers (one with a gun, another resting in a tin cup, and a coin with a cute axolotl design on the front). Both zines are mocked up, plus a few bright pink dice.
A thumbnail for the physical kickstarter tier, including a mockup of the axolotl with a gun zine and a mockup of the digital edition viewed on a tablet.
a mockup of axolotl with a gun's digital edition, viewed on a tablet.
A chibi axolotl in a straw hat and overalls holding a planter with a small shrub in it labelled "steve"
A graphic describing the advantages of every gun in axolotl with a gun. At the top, a cartoony AK-47 and Glock provide bonuses to your dice pool in spite of poor rolls or low stats. A Gunsword sequences dice for criticals, A double barrel rocket launcher hits for big crits, a minigun holds the trigger to roll extra dice, and a hand cannon explodes dice to gain extra successes.
A pink chibi axolotl with a cartoony minigun is surrounded by the text "AXOLOTL WITH A GUN: A COIN-OPERATED TABLETOP RPG. LIVE NOW". The kickstarter logo is in the bottom left corner of the image.
69 backers! Nice
Thanks a lotl sticker
Trash to Treasure Book on Purple Background
Picture of Axolotl with a Gun 1st Edition