Bump in the Dark: Revised Edition

Devlog

• New Maps + Community Copies
  November 13, 2024 by jexjthomas

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  Hi all! Just letting you know that I uploaded the new maps that were commissioned as a stretch goal for the crowdfunding campaign. The maps are by Eli Kurtz and I think he did just an absolutely incre... Continue reading

  
• Cold Iron Blues: A Bump in the Dark Supplement Jam
  October 02, 2024 by jexjthomas

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  Good morning Last Piners! Throughout the rest of October and all of November we will be hosting Cold Iron Blues: A Bump in the Dark Supplement Jam . The jam will function similarly to last year's Iron... Continue reading

  
• Final Revised Edition Available Now
  August 25, 2024 by jexjthomas

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  Hey folks! The version of Bump on itch is now the final Revised Edition , same as went out to backers of the crowdfunding campaign earlier today. Please let me know if you have any trouble! jex... Continue reading
• Preview of the Revised Edition!
  July 23, 2024 by jexjthomas

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  Hi Last Piners, As we prepare everything for print, I figured I would share the preview of the Revised Edition that has been shared with backers. This preview is rules complete, however does not conta... Continue reading
• Pre-Order Store Now Open!
  July 10, 2024 by jexjthomas

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  #physical book

  For those of you who've been following along, the Backerkit campaign was a smashing success! We ended on Sunday just shy of 300% funded, which is a really cool feeling! In the meantime, I've just hit... Continue reading
• Revised Edition Now Live on Backerkit!
  June 04, 2024 by jexjthomas

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  #revised edition, #crowdfunding

  Hello fellow Last Piners, I meant to hit send on this earlier but uhhhh it's been a bit of a hectic day (in the best possible way). Anyway, I wanted to let you know that the Revised Edition of the gam... Continue reading

  
• Bump in the Dark: Revised Edition Coming Soon
  May 04, 2024 by jexjthomas

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  As many of you are aware, in June we'll be crowdfunding a new, revised edition of the game featuring newly commissioned original art, updated rules and downtime system, additional guidance for running... Continue reading

  
• Bump in the Dark Charity Bundle Live Now
  December 18, 2023 by jexjthomas

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  #bundle, #charity

  Just wanted to take a moment to share that the Bump in the Dark Bundle for Teen Mental Health and Housing is live now! From mid-September to mid-November we ran the Iron Country Autumn jam for the gam... Continue reading
• Typos and Clarification
  September 21, 2023 by jexjthomas

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  Just updated a few typos, made some clarifications based on some helpful feedback, and added the cover to the PDF at a reader's request. Added cover to both versions of the PDF Page 25: Updated Slayer... Continue reading
• Hunter's, Inc. - Kids Solving Paranormal Mysteries, Forged in the Dark!
  September 09, 2023 by jexjthomas

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  So, I wasn't going to launch Hunters, Inc. until the jam started, but I just couldn't wait. So here it is two days early. Hunters, Inc. is a lightweight hack of Bump in the Dark by way of Slugblaster... Continue reading
• Iron Country Autumn Bump in the Dark Supplement Jam
  September 07, 2023 by jexjthomas

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  #jam, #ttrpg jam, #bump in the dark, #fitd, #forged in the dark, #dev, #community

  Spooky Season is fast approaching -- in fact, here in Milwaukee we've got some nice autumnal vibes today, overcast with cooler temperatures and I'll be honest after a week of temps in the high 80s and... Continue reading

  
• Print on Demand Now Available!
  July 11, 2023 by jexjthomas

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  #print, #print on demand

  I am very excited to announce that Bump in the Dark is now available to print on demand through DTRPG in both soft and hardcover versions. I have one of each sitting right beside me, and they look gre... Continue reading

  
• Small update
  June 09, 2023 by jexjthomas

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  Added clarifications regarding the balance of hunt and downtime in a session/over multiple sessions Updated hyperlinks to point to bumpinthedarkrpg.com No changes to playkit... Continue reading
• Act Together
  May 21, 2023 by jexjthomas

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  Fixed a longtime issue with the teamwork action "Act Together." The corrected text reads: When the pact works together to pull off a complicated maneuver or otherwise acts together as a group, describ... Continue reading
• Rebalanced Recovery
  May 10, 2023 by jexjthomas

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  Just a quick note that I changed Recovering from taking two dice to just one. No more meddling after this, I swear... Continue reading
• Print on Demand Coming Soon
  May 09, 2023 by jexjthomas

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  Hello! Didn't expect to be back so soon, but I've been working on getting a POD version set up over on that other place, and I received the proof the other day. I thought you might be interested in a... Continue reading

  
• Out of Early Access
  April 23, 2023 by jexjthomas

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  No really big changes here other than the announcement that the game is officially out of early access. Any additional changes will be a.) squashing typos, or b.) revisions based on raising enough mon... Continue reading
• Typo fixes etc
  January 14, 2023 by jexjthomas

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  Just fixed some typos and other stuff I missed on the playkit (like the Unshaped starting with a dot in Study instead of Rig, oops!)... Continue reading
• New Playkit and Character Sheets!
  December 16, 2022 by jexjthomas

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  Hiya! Sorry for updating again so soon but I am excited to share the new playkit, featuring character sheets designed by Francita Soto ! I'm super happy with the work she did and I wanted to get this... Continue reading
• v 0.8.4 is live
  December 12, 2022 by jexjthomas

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  I really expect this update to include the last of any changes to the main text of the book. I'm currently raising funds to pay a copy editor, at which point the game exits early access and I start lo... Continue reading

  
• v 0.8.3 - Oracles!
  November 24, 2022 by jexjthomas

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  Mostly squashed some typos, but also added some nifty (and, hopefully, useful!) oracles/roll tables to the back of the book to aid in hunt creation and running the game. Changelog: Addition of an appe... Continue reading
• Version 0.8.2: New approaches to downtime and conditions
  November 14, 2022 by jexjthomas

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  #downtime, #conditions, #update

  I've been playtesting these changes for a couple of months now and I'm pretty happy with them and feel ready to push an update. I talk more in-depth about the changes here , but briefly, conditions no... Continue reading
• V 0.8.1 - Pact Sheets!
  September 23, 2022 by jexjthomas

  Mostly fixing typos and formatting stuff, but some tweaks to rules here and there. The biggest update here is the inclusion of the newly completed pact sheet and some updated play materials! All of th... Continue reading
• Version 0.8.0 is Here, and This Update is Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Big
  September 11, 2022 by jexjthomas

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  So ... this is a big update. Turns out that when you save up all the changes to push at once, that'll happen. Before we get into the nitty-gritty, I just wanted to show off two of the things that exci... Continue reading

  
• v 0.7.0
  June 30, 2022 by jexjthomas

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  #action roll

  Here's a bigger update that was actually meant to be even bigger, and then scaled back some. Originally, this update was going to include a new approach to action rolls, which I will share below. See,... Continue reading

  
• Cover Image
  May 17, 2022 by jexjthomas

  Added a PDF of the book's cover for download... Continue reading

  
• Bump in the Dark V 0.6.1 - misc fixes
  May 07, 2022 by jexjthomas#update, #misc fixes, #playkit

  Updated book to v0.6.1 Changed xp trigger from "you struggled due to your conditions or doom" to "you expressed your relationship to your pact or the people of Iron Country" Fixed Unshaped abilities "... Continue reading
• Character Sheets
  May 05, 2022 by jexjthomas

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  Hello everyone! What an exciting first week this has been, including the game finding itself as the most popular physical game on Itch for like, pretty much a whole day? That's wild . Anyway, I wanted... Continue reading
• Bump in the Dark on Roll For Friendship
  May 02, 2022 by jexjthomas#Actual play

  I had the absolute pleasure of running Bump in the Dark for the fine folks over on the Roll For Friendship podcast. If you'd like to get a taste of what the game is like in play, this is a great way t... Continue reading

  
• Faction List and Map
  April 30, 2022 by jexjthomas

  Uploaded the map of Last Pine (PDF and JPG) and the list of Factions for ease of play... Continue reading