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Dr. Grordbort's Scientific Adventure Violence

Created by Crowbar Creative and Exalted Funeral

A Tabletop Role-Playing Game Setting & Supplement for 5th Edition

Latest Updates from Our Project:

New Art and the Open Gaming License
about 1 year ago – Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 08:39:53 AM

Greetings Scientifically Minded Adventurers and Adventurely Minded Scientists,

First things first, we know that the Open Gaming License (OGL) is on a lot of people's minds. The past couple weeks have been emotional and tense for thousands of indie creators and even more fans. With regard to this book and our plans for DrG going forward, nothing has changed. We are undergoing the last round of developmental edits, and we're 2/3rds of the way through art commissions. We plan to be in copy editing by the beginning of February and into layout by the beginning of March. We'll keep you posted as all the OGL stuff shakes out, but having consulted with colleagues and advisors, we have no reason to believe that our plans or schedule will be affected. 

Now for the fun part. New art from the boffins at Wētā Workshop! Behold the gargantuan tunnellers of Mars, Roxford's Sythe-armed Delver; illustrations for the Ammo/Fuel section and Adventuring Gear section of the equipment chapter; the Scapegrace character class; the Bonzo class airship; the mutant Vrykos; and the GaiarotiQUEEN 5200 G-X Hover-Rocket, which can control the weather...provided you've got the proper crew manning her!

We hope you all have a terribly satisfying weekend, and let us know if you have any questions or feedback!

Damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead!

Exalted Funeral & Crowbar Creative

Happy Holidays: New Art Reveal!
over 1 year ago – Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 05:30:33 PM

Greetings and happy holidays from the DrG laboratory! And what better way to spend the holidays than ogling some brand spanking new Grordbortian art, fresh from Isabelle Adamson, design boffin at Wētā Workshop. Here we have two playable character classes, a dastardly NPC, a horrific moon monster, and three glorious and not at all prone to catastrophic malfunction* weapons. 

Peruse whilst pretending to listen to Uncle Walter complain about his bunions or half-heartedly helping Cousin Bud mince inedible ingredients for his mincemeat pies.

Thank you for your support in 2022, and we can't wait until the calendar flips over to 2023: the year this book and all of its accoutrement crashlands onto your gaming tables!

Exalted Funeral & Crowbar Creative

*This statement is both entirely untrue and not legally binding.

GM Screen and Malfunction Zine Reveal + Limited Time to Access Pledge Manager
over 1 year ago – Thu, Dec 01, 2022 at 10:19:43 PM

Greetings!

We're excited to show off the game master screen final art as well as the handy malfunction zine, both of which are still available in BackerKit. If you haven't finished your pledge, there is still time. 

That’s “GM” as in “Grordbortian Mastermind”, of course. 3 panel screen, 8.5"x33" open, 8.5"x11" folded. Full color. PDF included. 

This handy, 20-page booklet contains all eight Malfunction Tables for easy reference. Includes PDF. 20 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 inches , full color, staple-bound zine. PDF included.

Pledge Manager Close Date

The BackerKit Pledge manager will be closing this Monday. We will send out a notification on Saturday that orders will lock in 48 hours. Both orders will lock and cards will then be charged on Monday December 5th.  

Please email us at [email protected] with any questions. 

Thanks!

Crowbar Creative and Exalted Funeral 

Wetafication!
over 1 year ago – Fri, Nov 04, 2022 at 01:29:00 AM

Astounding news, dear scientific adventurers! We have settled on the list of art to be commissioned for the book--114 pieces in toto, including 57 new weapons and vehicles--and ALL of them will be produced by Wētā Workshop!

In all honesty, we'd always assumed that we'd have to bring in some 3rd party illustrators to do some or all of this work, for budgetary and scheduling reasons, but thanks to your support for the campaign and pledge manager, and thanks to Wētā's enthusiasm for the project, all of the new art will be coming from the home of Dr. Grordbort's universe and the team of concept artists and creative boffins that have brought to life everything from Lord of the Rings to Avatar.

We can't wait to begin sharing some pieces as they come in. Our challenge now is to make sure the text lives up to the lofty standards of the art that this book will feature. To that end, all is on-schedule, and we are currently playtesting before we start our final rounds of copy editing and proofing. If you have any feedback based upon your reading or experience running/playing the Quick Start, we'd love to hear it. 

Thank you for making all of this happen. 

Exalted Funeral & Crowbar Creative

Pledge Manager Live
over 1 year ago – Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 02:43:08 AM

Hi all,


Just a quick note to say that the pledge manager is live. You all should have received your invitations to complete your order and pick up any add-ons you've had your eye on. As several of you have noted, Onslaught does not appear in the add-on section...because we sold out of it so almost immediately. We are looking into getting more stock, but either way, the good news is that the book is already out there in the world! You can pick up a copy from Amazon or wherever fine comics are sold. 


Thank you for the support, and please let us know if you have any questions or run into any issues with the pledge manager.


Next up is an update on the art commissions, which we think you'll be happy about!


Violently, scientifically yours,

Exalted Funeral & Crowbar Creative