RPG Stories News

As we approach the year-end, we want to take a moment to reflect on the journey we've had in 2023. We launched RPGS in January, and thanks to our incredible backers, it has been growing steadily with each new feature.

With this update, we bid farewell to 2023. The upcoming days will see us enjoying a cozy cup of hot cocoa, regrouping, and gearing up for an exciting year ahead. We have some fantastic plans in the pipeline, and we can't wait to share them with you.

A big thank you to all of you for your support throughout the year. From everyone here at Brave Alice, we wish you a relaxed holiday season, and here's to a New Year filled with even more awesome things.

P.S.: Please Seats will be delivered Next Week!

P.S.2: Join us this Monday 19:00 UTC for a festive live stream as the Brave Alice team takes on the BOB ROSS Challenge.
Our referee will handpick a Bob Ross episode, and the rest of us will simultaneously try to recreate it in RPGS. Results may vary :)


[h2]Change Log:[/h2]

• Tip tool, a small tip prompt to provide new and old users with useful tips that you might not know. (can be disabled in settings)
  
• Multiplayer Trail and pin point color same as users (user color picker will be added).
  
• Multiplayer Players can go anywhere now by Ctrl + Clicking.
  
• “I” Inverts grid color, more Grid options coming soon
  
• Camera Controls Are now Bindable in keyboard settings
  

[h2]Content Log:[/h2]

• 12 Mountain Pieces that follow the ground style.
  
• Christmas pack (anything you need to created you holiday Cards or xmas horrors)
  
• Small selection of Scifi props
  
• Cat accessories
  

[h2]Character Log:[/h2]
[h3]Modern[/h3]

• Christmas Nightmare 01, 02
  
• Snowman 01, 02
  
• Santa Claus
  
• Winter Man
  
• Christmas Maniac 01, 02, 03
  
• Dimensional Shambler 01, 02
  

[h3]Fantasy[/h3]

• Myconid Adult 01, 02, 03, 04
  
• Myconid Sovereign 01, 02
  
• Chaos Demon 05
  
• Nothic 01,02
  
• Doppelganger
  
• Polymorphic
  
• Vampire Spawn 01, 02
  
• Moonstone Cat
  

[h3]General[/h3]

• Cat 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
  

GameMasters, it's time to beckon your adventurers to embark on new epic quests!
Share the magic, unravel the mysteries, and weave epic tales with your friends within the enchanting realms of the wondrous worlds you have crafted.

For the players, our latest update introduces the Player Version, granting you access to join any session created by GM’s and choose any character to represent you. The Player Version also includes a limited edition of the world builder, allowing you to experiment with the creation process. If it feels right, you can upgrade to the GM Version anytime through Steam or our website.


Product Changes.

The release of this version was an adventure of its own, involving intricate setup to support multiple versions in the Steam Store. We won't delve into the technicalities, but moving forward, RPG Stories has the Player Version as its base. The world-building and hosting functionalities are available through the GM Version DLC.

Starting today, everyone who owns RPGS should find both the Players Version and the GM Version DLC in their library.

To our Kickstarter Backers, Player version keys will be dispatched on this Monday/Tuesday and Player seats are currently in development and will be delivered soon.


May your adventures be legendary!

🚨CONTEST ALERT 🚨

We are doing a new Kickstarter campaign on November 21st to showcase to newcomers what RPG Stories can do, giving 101 Battle Maps in 2D.
These maps will be accompanied by .rpgs files for those who wish to use them directly in RPG stories or create their unique maps based on ours.😊

Now, the reason we called it 101 Battle Maps is because we made 100 maps and we want one member of our community to do this +1 special map!

Anyone can participate in this contest and the winner will get:

1. Their map will be the +1 map.
   
2. This +1 map will be credited either with your name or any brand you choose.
   
3. You will get all the rewards of this campaign (101 2D Battle Maps, the .rpgs files, all 101 maps in sunset style and night style, and the video cinematic loops for each map+ 1 GM Version Steam key).
   

To participate you have to:

• Create 1 battle map and upload your screenshot in 2D-top view in this form: https://forms.gle/2fm6g6b2igcP6amd9
• Each member can submit only 1 map.
  
• This map can be Fantasy, Modern, Sci-fi or even a combination of those. Feel free to create any crazy thing you like!
  
• Upload your Battle Map on our Steam Artwork community hub: https://steamcommunity.com/app/2105600/images/ with the title "101 Battlemaps Contest" and share it with our Steam community.
  
• Join our discord server and vote! Brave Alice Discord Server

We will be gathering all maps and by the 5th of December all our discord members will get the chance to vote for the winner (we the devs will be voting as well ːsteamhappyː ).

P.S. 1 This is an example in case you need a reference. (Reminder: with the hotkey "T" you can go to the perfect top view).
P.S. 2 Feel free to spread the word and ask your friends who own RPG Stories to submit their Battle Map and join our discord server to participate in this contest.

With this release we bring multiplayer only to the GM version but our next update will be solely focused on completing the players version and finally share Your Stories with everyone.

After that things will only get better! With more frequent updates and the with community on our side to guide us about future features and the overall direction of the RPGS.


[h2]
Current Multiplayer Features[/h2]

[h3]For Now, the Game Masters can do the following:[/h3]

• Decide which environment tab the players see.
  
• Add Spawn Points for the players in these environments.
  
• Force the camera to a certain position for all players.
  
• Add colliders to shape the pathfinding of the player characters.
  
• Use the world-builder in session.
  
• Add VFX live.
  
• Move all characters, NPCs, and monsters.
  
• Add/remove Fog of War.
  
• Roll the dice.
  
• Use the pinpoint tool, the pen tool, the spells, and the measure when needed.
  

[h3]For Now, the Players can do the following:[/h3]

• Join the GM’s game.
  
• Choose the character they want from our collection of models.
  
• Name their character.
  
• Adjust the number of the character’s HP and update in session.
  
• Move their character in the GM’s environment.
  
• Force the camera to track their character.
  
• Change the model of the character during the game (Polymorph players will love this!).
  
• Roll dice.
  
• Open and close the chat, text, or check your party's roll dice.
  
• Use the pinpoint tool, the pen tool, and the measure when needed.
  

To get you started you can watch the following tutorial posted below.
Also later today join us for a for a presentation Stream at 22:30 CET where I'll go through the multiplayer features and show you some tips on how to setup and run a game.

https://www.twitch.tv/rpgstoriesvtt/


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The RPG Stories team is going to play live a Halloween D&D one-shot session on the Brave Alice Youtube channel to showcase the upcoming first Multiplayer version!

Follow this Youtube Livestream Video to get notified when we're live!
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Grab some popcorn and enjoy the show!🍿