DEADLINE is a news-chronicling and map-making TTRPG where players take on the role of a journalist for the largest news publishing house in the city. Presented in a newspaper format, this game brings a new approach to storytelling and world-building.
DEADLINE - A Clockwork Pressis a GM-less,news-chronicling, and map-making TTRPG from the creators of the ENNIE-nominated Flabbergasted!In this game, players will don a quill and cap and assume the roles of journalists for the largest news publishing house in the City.
What city, you ask? Well, that’s for you to create and develop with up to 4 players or on your own in solo mode. These cities you will make are characterised by technological advancement, political unrest, civic strife, disparate social structures, and a touch of arcane...
For this project, we're partnering up with Play on Words Studios with their project Shadow City Mysteries. If you back both of our campaigns AND we're both funded, you'll get the below cross-collab reward for free!
Our cross-collab reward is an A4-sized case file folder, ideal for organising your broadsheets and city record sheets in one place. The folder's design showcases ephemera woven with threads of mystery and lore, making it perfect for adding depth to your cities and stories.
Be sure to visit our collaborator Shadow City Mysteries! This TTRPG book introduces a new setting for D&D 5th edition, inviting you to immerse yourself in a dark, clockwork noir world where the boundaries between reality and the supernatural blur.
The Wanderer’s Tome is an Ennie-nominated game design studio run by Maltese sisters Fleur and Chelsea Sciortino. Their debut game, Flabbergasted received Ennie nominations in the categories of Best Interior Art, Best Game, and Product of the Year and is being translated into 4 languages.
Fleur Sciortino (she/her) is a freelance illustrator and designer who currently works in the Tabletop RPG sector and has previously worked in fields ranging from book and board game publishing, video game development, storyboarding for film, animation, and design agency work. Her work has been published in many international publications and has worked with clients like Chaosium, Penguin Random House and Scholastic.
Chelsea Sciortino (she/her) is a game designer, writer, digital marketer and co-owner of The Wanderer's Tome. She enjoys writing diverse TTRPGs focusing on storytelling, improv and comedy. She is also a warranted architect and really loves dogs.
