Magpie Games

Woodland

Fantasy

Christopher Samson, Director of Sales

In 2019, Magpie Games launched on Kickstarter Root: The Roleplaying Game - an officially licensed tabletop RPG based on the award winning board game by Leder Games. The project raised over $750,000 in crowdfunding, including post-Kickstarter preorders. Since then, Root: The RPG’s street release date of March 9th, 2022 arrived, and the book is now finally available to retailers & fans. The product line includes a core rulebook plus supplementary retail friendly items, including the Travelers & Outsiders sourcebook, a dice set, card decks, and a GM accessory kit.

The team at Magpie Games was overwhelmed by the positive response Root: The RPG has received. When we released the product line for direct online consumer preorders, we sold more than $75,000, with an additional $125,000+ in retail and distribution. Some of this success is certainly the result of the strength of the license; Leder Games’ Root: A Woodland Game of Might and Right has a strong following in the tabletop board game community. In addition, Root: The RPG is fully illustrated with brand new pieces by the series’s artist Kyle Ferrin. Beyond that strong foundation, Root: The RPG offers new and unique experiences for independent and traditional players alike. Furthermore, the game is quite easy to learn for both beginners and veteran players sporting mechanics based on the robust Powered by the Apocalypse system - with aesthetics similar to Redwall, Warriors, Wanderhome, or Mouse Guard.

To see the game in action, check out the Good Time Society YouTube channel featuring a How To Play and an actual play one shot video featuring Becca Scott!

We have some exciting news to announce as well!

Based on the incredible response and demand on certain products, the Deluxe Edition of Root: The Roleplaying Game, and the Clearing Booklet, will be made available to retailers and distributors later this year.

This year, Free RPG Day is scheduled for June 25th, 2002 in North America and July 23rd worldwide. Following our previous Free RPG Day Quickstart releases of Pellenicky Glade and Bertram’s Cove, this year we are proud to announce that we are releasing the Talon Hill Quickstart for Free RPG Day. This will be an 8.5 x 11” full color, 8.5” x 11 softcover booklet featuring all the rules necessary to play Root: The RPG, pregenerated characters, and an entirely new prewritten clearing for one or two sessions of play.

We’re so excited to bring players new and old into the Woodlands, and we hope this game finds a way onto your shelves this year! For more information and inquiries about Root: The RPG, please don’t hesitate to contact us at info@magpiegames.com.