ScreenPlay On Sale Now!

May 31, 2016 Todd Crapper ScreenPlay DriveThruRPG, Ironbound, ScreenPlay

Your story begins… NOW!

Broken Ruler Games is proud to present the PDF release of the ScreenPlay core rulebook. This original storytelling RPG provides everything you need to begin telling your own stories with friends both old and new. Placing narrative control on the players (known as the Writers) working with the Director to create engaging stories combined with the action-packed options of a traditional roleplaying game, ScreenPlay allows everyone to pit their lead characters against the challenges of any genre you can imagine.

Available through DriveThruRPG and RPGNow as a PDF for only $5 US, you can also preview the first chapter from here and experience Ironbound, a dark fantasy preview of ScreenPlay, right here. You can also learn more about the game from our ScreenPlay page.

Learn How To ScreenPlay From Lead Designer, Todd Crapper

A new addition completed this weekend, this 12 minute “how to play” video provides a breakdown of how it helps players create a shared narrative experience. Take a look and enjoy the ride.

Preview: The Oath of the Ironbound

May 9, 2016 Todd Crapper ScreenPlay Ironbound, ScreenPlay

Your chance to tell the legend of the Ironbound is just a week away as Phase 1 of the ScreenPlay launch is underway. That means it’s time to start offering a preview for this special preview of our new co-operative storytelling RPG.

Click here to download an 11-page PDF preview of Ironbound‘s second chapter, The Oath of the Ironbound. Containing full details of the five lead roles, secondary roles, guidelines of using spells and rituals, and two supporting characters, this free preview offers up a glimpse of the finished product. Not enough for you to start playing yet, of course. You’ll need to pick up Ironbound starting May 16th to do that. Sneaky, isn’t it?

You can learn more about this product by visiting our Ironbound page and you can learn more about ScreenPlay (releasing May 30th) here.

Get Ready To Play: Release Dates For ScreenPlay and Ironbound

May 2, 2016May 2, 2016 Todd Crapper ScreenPlay, Uncategorized DriveThruRPG, Ironbound, Mystical Throne Entertainment, Rehearsal Edition, ScreenPlay

This past weekend, layout wrapped up for both the ScreenPlay core rulebook and the preview treatment/adventure, Ironbound, making it time to make our announcement official. So official they’re going up in big, BIG fonts.

Ironbound goes on sale as a Pay-What-You-Want PDF release from DriveThruRPG/RPGNow on Monday, May 16th.

The ScreenPlay core rulebook PDF goes on sale for $5 USD from DriveThruRPG/RPGNow on Monday, May 31st.

We’re also working on getting Print On Demand version of the ScreenPlay core rules ready for a projected launch in June 2016 and the wheels are in motion for the continuation of this new sage for BRG. Throughout the coming month, Broken Ruler Games and Mystical Throne Entertainment will begin the marketing campaign for both products and expect to see your copy of either or both PDFs later this month if you were a part of our Rehearsal Edition playtest.

To learn more about ScreenPlay and what you can expect, click here. Learn more about Ironbound and their fight against slingers of magick spells and invokers of summoning rituals here.

Coming Attractions: ScreenPlay’s Print On Demand Cover Preview

April 22, 2016April 25, 2016 Todd Crapper ScreenPlay, Uncategorized Ironbound, ScreenPlay

What the…?!! Has it really been a month since the last hint of life from BRG? Rest assured, everything is moving full steam ahead on both ScreenPlay and Ironbound with layout now complete and off for proofing with the former and layout beginning on the latter. Stay tuned for page previews in the near future. Speaking of previews, how about a look at the working file for the ScreenPlay POD cover?

ScreenPlay_POD_coverpreview_April2016 — A working file screenshot of the ScreenPlay core rulebook print-on-demand cover. Artwork by Jeff Brown, Storn Cook, and Shaman’s Stockart.

The wheels continue to spin and this co-op storytelling game is currently on track for release in May 2016. What the…?!! That’s next month. Well, gotta run. These games don’t just make themselves, ya know.

Update (Monday, April 25th): Layout’s never done until the printer gets the file and seeing as that hasn’t happened yet, here’s an updatier version of the POD cover.