I rarely plug anything on this blog, but sometimes something comes along that I feel like I should. This is one of those cases.

I have been a huge fan of The Artifact RPG since it’s initial release. For my money, it has one of the things that I like, a hook.

I have never been a huge fan of science fiction. It just really never struck me, but I still try to find and play games that are in the genre in hopes that something will click.

The Artifact RPG is one of those games that have clicked, and still clicks with me.

The premise of the game is simple:

The Year is 2085 and long range teleportation technology has made faster than light travel possible, In an attempt to find habitable planets earth’s governments send out probes into deep space.They found something. . .Welcome to the Artifact, a world foreign to our own Earth in many ways. A world that was manufactured for some as yet unknown purpose. Here you will encounter hostile aliens like the Kelrath and the Chezbah, and those that will seek your aid, like the Scimrahn. Races that appear human but are different from us in many ways. Then there are those that hide in the shadows, like the giant Tanroc Fredar, and the thing called Loc, revered as a god by some, despised as a demon by others.

Source (http://www.theartifact.net/?page_id=5)

Anyway, they have launched a Kickstarter for a new edition of this game, and I really think, that if you like sci-fi games, this game has something different to offer. It has been free since it’s first release, and it has grown into a nice game. If you do not believe me, check out the review that The Free RPG Blog did (http://www.thefreerpgblog.com/2010/12/epic-science-fiction-homebrew-genius-in.html).

So if you feel like supporting a game that is unique, I hope you support this one.

Please not, I am not getting anything out of this. I simply really like this game, and would love to see it succeed with the Kickstarter.

Tags: Random, Games, Gaming, thoughts, Kickstarter