

Quickstarts for daysĪ “quickstart” document for a TTRPG traditionally comes with all the rules you need to play the game, plus an introductory adventure and some pregenerated characters. The Faraway Sea: Apocalypse Miaow is 27 glossy pages long and includes full-color art and a battle map - the perfect add-on to the U.K.-based company’s Animal Adventures Starter Set, which includes seven miniatures of adorable furry adventurers. Wrapping up the rare pet-lovers’ TTRPG trifecta is a one-shot adventure for Steamforged Games’ Animal Adventures, which uses the rules of 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons. You can find previous years’ Level 1 volumes, available as free downloads, on the 9th Level website. It’s a tiny, three-page game that is dense with emotion. In it, players take on the roles of pets passing on into the afterlife. The standout here is called Rainbow Bridge. Not to be outdone, the Ennie-award-winning team at 9th Level Games is back with Level 1, an 80-page softcover book filled with novel rules-light TTRPGs. You can find the full game on DriveThruRPG. This booklet includes all the rules needed to play and an adventure. It’s a wonderful intro experience for families - or, really, anyone new to tabletop role-play as a hobby. And that business, my friends, is role-playing as a dog. Using just a handful of six-sided dice and a regular deck of playing cards, players can crack open this slim, 33-page softcover book and get right to doing their business. This year’s most interesting release is Heckin’ Good Doggos: Someone’s Last Day At The Track, an all-ages TTRPG quickstart document from Wet Ink Games.
