We won!!
18 days ago
– Wed, Aug 21, 2024 at 04:35:11 PM
Big news!
Friends,
Thanks to your support, Psychic Trash Detectives WON TWO CRIT AWARDS this past weekend!
The Creator Recognition in TTRPG (CRIT) Awards celebrate and recognize the contributions and achievements of the TTRPG community by shining a light on the talent, creativity, and hard work of community members.
Psychic Trash Detectives won CRIT Awards for both Best Indie TTRPG (tied with Coffee and Chaos by Cobblepath Games) and for Best Cover Art!
What an incredible honor for Scryptid Games, Psychic Trash Detectives creator Brigitte Winter, cover illustrator Ava Eerie, and the growing community of weirdos who love this game (i.e. all of you!)
Congratulations to all the other finalists and winners! It was an honor to be chosen alongside so many other talented creators.
These awards are community-nominated, which means enough of YOU plucked this game out of the garbage to earn us this win. We are so very grateful.
Now what?
We hope you’ll help us celebrate by ensuring that Golden Good Girls–-the sequel to Psychic Trash Detectives–-is a big hit on Kickstarter.
Claim your copy today!
Set in the same universe as Psychic Trash Detectives, Golden Good Girls is a stand-alone TTRPG that invites you to play senior shelter animals living out your golden years with your fellow furballs, looking back on the times you’ve shared together: the good, the bad, and the pugly. And around the gaming table, as you bring your own Golden Good Girl to life, you perform stupid human tricks to resolve challenges and earn tasty treats.
We’ve already blown through two stretch goals and we are on the verge of unlocking the third, which will add bonus content to the game. And if we unlock our fourth stretch goal, we’ll even create rules for running a Psychic Trash Detectives/Golden Good Girls Crossover game!
And the final stretch goal of the campaign will unlock a launch celebration in partnership with an animal shelter, inviting backers to celebrate with real senior shelter animals and hopefully help them find their forever homes!
Crowdfunding is a community effort, and we can’t do it without you. Please be a Golden Good Girl and treat this game to the support it deserves.
Let’s help Brigitte continue to build the world of Psychic Trash Detectives!
Thanks, as always, for being part of the Scryptid Games community!
Stay golden, everyone!
Golden Good Girls just launched on Kickstarter! Treat yourself!
26 days ago
– Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 06:07:17 AM
Friends!
TODAY IS THE DAY! Golden Good Girls–the sequel to Psychic Trash Detectives–just launched on Kickstarter, and we want you to be first to know!
Learn more and back the game!
Exclusive Treats for Early Backers
Be sure to act fast because everyone who backs Golden Good Girls at a physical reward tier within the first 48 hours of the campaign receives a limited edition sticker featuring Chickpea, a real-life Golden Good Girl from Baltimore, Maryland.
Be a Golden Good Girl!
Set in the same universe as Psychic Trash Detectives, Brigitte Winter’s Golden Good Girls is a stand-alone TTRPG that invites you to play senior shelter animals living out your golden years with your fellow furballs, looking back on the times you’ve shared together: the good, the bad, and the pugly. And around the gaming table, as you bring your own Golden Good Girl to life, you perform stupid human tricks to resolve challenges and earn tasty treats.
Imagine a game that mashes up heartfelt sitcom nostalgia with goofy, snoot-booping hijinx. Like its predecessor, Golden Good Girls is a replayable, single-session, shared-GM game for 3-5 players that explores themes of chosen family and finding value in the overlooked and discarded. But while Psychic Trash Detectives uses pulp mystery vibes as the inspiration for storytelling, Golden Good Girls pulls from the treasure trove of nostalgic sitcom tropes and touchstones.
Treat Yourself
Scryptid Games is known for offering unique, quirky rewards to backers, and this campaign features some special backer tiers where you can receive bespoke rewards like old-lady purses filled with grandma candy (think Werther’s butterscotches and those nameless strawberry hard candies). The classy clutches are rescued from Baltimore-area vintage shops and then filled with sweets you can use in the game.
A limited number of backers may also select a special Custom Pet Portrait tier that invites you to submit a picture of your own Golden Good Girl for the game’s artist Ava Eerie to illustrate. You’ll receive a high resolution PNG/JPG of your pet portrait—and your pet will appear in the Golden Good Girls book.
If we unlock our fourth stretch goal, we’ll even create rules for running a Psychic Trash Detectives/Golden Good Girls Crossover game!
And the final stretch goal of the campaign will unlock a launch celebration in partnership with an animal shelter, inviting backers to celebrate with real senior shelter animals and hopefully help them find their forever homes.
Thanks, as always, for being part of the Scryptid Games community!
Stay golden, everyone!
Tune in for Golden Good Girls!
about 1 month ago
– Fri, Jul 26, 2024 at 09:24:59 AM
Dearest Trash Comrades,
We’ve got big news! Treasure yoinked from the deepest corner of the dumpster! And we want YOU to be the first to know.
Scryptid Games is launching a Kickstarter next month for a new game set in the Psychic Trash Detectives universe: Brigitte Winter’s Golden Good Girls!
We’ll be reserving a stash of special rewards for early backers, so follow the Golden Good Girls Backerkit pre-launch page and be the first to know when this project launches! 
Golden Good Girls is a stand-alone TTRPG about a tight-knit group of “un-adoptable” senior shelter animals living their best lives together at the local shelter, Shady Pines!
Collaborate with your friends to build the sitcom world of Shady Pines and the paw-inspiring characters who live there. Step into a flashback episode where you reminisce about the times you and your fellow fuzzballs shared, and resolve challenges with stupid human tricks like making goofy faces and eating crackers without your hands.
You’ll even earn real treats for successful tricks! Each player brings a stash of shareable treats to the table that will serve as narrative lures to drive the story forward, resolve challenges, and inspire immersive play.
Like Psychic Trash Detectives, Golden Good Girls is a replayable, single-session, shared-GM game for 3-5 players that explores themes of chosen family and finding value in the communities the rest of the world has discarded. But while Psychic Trash Detectives uses pulp mystery tropes as the inspiration for storytelling, Golden Good Girls pulls from the treasure trove of nostalgic sitcom tropes and touchstones.
So gather your favorite people and your favorite treats, and explore the angst and the antics of day-to-day life at Shady Pines!
Stay golden, friends!
See you in August…
Last day to vote! Psychic Trash Detectives is a Finalist for TWO CRIT Awards!
2 months ago
– Sat, Jul 06, 2024 at 07:56:35 AM
CRIT Awards Voting Closes July 7
Voting for the CRIT Awards closes July 7th, so today is the last full day to vote for Psychic Trash Detectives for Best Indie TTRPG and Best Cover Art!
The Creator Recognition in TTRPG (CRIT) Awards celebrate and recognize the contributions and achievements of the TTRPG community by shining a light on the talent, creativity, and hard work of our community members.
Being selected as a Finalist is already an amazing honor for Scryptid Games, Psychic Trash Detectives designer Brigitte Winter, cover illustrator Ava Eerie, and the growing community of weirdos who love this game (i.e. all of you!)
If you’ve already voted, THANK YOU for your support. And if you haven’t had a chance to vote yet, we hope you’ll take a moment today to vote for Psychic Trash Detectives for Best Indie TTRPG and Best Cover Art and then spread the word about the awards within your communities!
Scryptid Games has a Discord server!
Want to play, create, and talk about games with other folks who love indie TTRPGs as much as you do?
We’re excited to announce that Scryptid Games is now on Discord!
Join the Scryptid Games Extended Universe and be the first to hear about upcoming Scryptid Games publications, game jams, events, and other fun opportunities for community, creativity, and connection.
Are you tired of owning indie TTRPGs that you never play? Do you want to connect with other gamers? Do you need one more reason to hang out at No Land Beyond in Baltimore? Well, come on out to Indie TTRPG Book Club! You can join the group on Facebook here.
Our first meeting will be July 21st at 6pm!
Indie TTRPG Community Book Club is a public gaming group that meets on a monthly basis to play and discuss indie tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs). At each of our meetings, we will play a short session of a different indie TTRPG and then reconvene as a group to share our thoughts, both on the RPG as a book and game, and on how the session went. This is a great way to get to know other gamers, play new games, or explore what TTRPGs are and what potential they hold for storytelling.
In between meetings, you’ll have time to get your hands on the next month’s game, read or play as much of it as you like, and then come to the next meeting ready to discuss. If you’ve ever been part of a normal book club, this is a lot like that.
Our First Book
The first book we will discuss is Viva La Queer Bar by Sandra Dahlhoff and Andrea Rick. Happy Pride! You can find the on Facebook event here.
The Game
Viva la QueerBar is a slice-of-life story game about a queer bar (or queer café) and the team who runs it. It's a game about the pleasures and struggles of being part of a queer community.
Whether as a fantasy medieval tavern, a cyberpunk underground club, a real-world gay bar in a historical setting, an intergalactic queer bar on a spaceship, or anything else you can think of – the QueerBar lives wherever you want it to.
To play, you’ll need a PDF or print copy of Viva La Queer Bar, a regular deck of 52 playing cards, and 1-5 people to play with you. No preparation necessary – just start playing!
Viva la QueerBar welcomes players of all genders, orientations, and skill levels who are willing to take on the perspective of a queer character for the duration of the game. Since this is a story game more than a role-playing game, however, you will spend more time describing your character's thoughts, feelings, and actions than you will acting as your character.
In 2023, the German version of Viva la QueerBar won a Crystal Stephan Award for Best Role-Playing Game in the "Goldener Stephan" (Public Choice Award for Escapism, Nerd Culture, and Fantasy).
You can find copies of Viva La Queer Bar from itch.io, the Plotbunny Games website, or (possibly) your local game store:
Please note: the Plotbunny website defaults to German language. If you are using Google Chrome, the browser should automatically translate for you, but if it doesn’t, you can right-click anywhere on the site and select Translate to English from the menu.
See you there!
We need your vote! Psychic Trash Detectives is a Finalist for TWO CRIT Awards!
3 months ago
– Thu, Jun 20, 2024 at 06:18:05 AM
Big news! Psychic Trash Detectives, our trashy little game that could, is a Finalist for TWO CRIT Awards!
The Creator Recognition in TTRPG (CRIT) Awards celebrate and recognize the contributions and achievements of the TTRPG community by shining a light on the talent, creativity, and hard work of community members.
Psychic Trash Detectives is a CRIT Awards Finalist for both Best Indie TTRPG and Best Cover Art!
What an incredible honor for Scryptid Games, Psychic Trash Detectives designer Brigitte Winter, cover illustrator Ava Eerie, and the growing community of weirdos who love this game (i.e. all of you!)
These awards are community-nominated, which means enough of YOU plucked this game from the garbage to earn us Finalist status. We are so very grateful.
If you love this game as much as we do, we hope you’ll take a moment to vote for Psychic Trash Detectives for Best Indie TTRPG and Best Cover Art, and to then spread the word about the awards within your communities. Voting closes July 7th, and the winners will be announced at GenCon the first weekend in August.
At its heart, this game is about a chosen family building community together and finding value in the beings and objects that others have discarded. It’s about the power that comes from accepting your weird self and the other weirdos all around you.
Scryptid Games is a collective of 100% queer creators, and it feels incredibly meaningful for a game like this to be nominated for a popular award.
As Brigitte wrote in the game book’s dedication: “This book is dedicated to the outsiders: the discarded, the misunderstood, and the unseen.”
For all of you who connect with that statement, this award nomination is for you!
“May we all heap together and create a real stink.”
