Back to the Vault - Update August 2023

​Hello Tin Star Gamers, and welcome to another update. Here’s what we’ve been plotting and scheming for you this month.

The Magic

There’s been a murder in the city, and it’s going to take both of you and a touch of magic to solve it. Our next supplement for Partners, The Urban Fantasy File, is out now on DriveThru and Itch. Wander down the mean moonlit streets where vampires are real, werewolves are real, and some crimes are just elf defence.

The Valuables

In fact, the whole world is full of magic – magical relics that many covet and most would kill to acquire. The Relics core rules featured 44 of these powerful items, but now it’s time to see what else is out there. So if you’re curious about the powers, provenance, and potential for mischief of such diverse objects as The Sideways Suit, The Clever Friend, or The Best Cat, we have you covered. The Collection Part 1 focuses on the Hunt session model, where the relics are lost to time and a race is on to track them down. Available on DriveThru and Itch as always!

Another two books of relics, completing the Collection – Part 2: Heist and Part 3: Haunt – are in final editing and will be available later in the year. We anticipate  Heist coming out in September and Haunt in November. This will increase the total number of published relics to well over a hundred!

The Shipment

The printers have done their work and the physical copies of the Score are due to arrive in Australia on August 31. The final look and feel are excellent, and we can’t wait to get them into your hands and onto the table. Expect a lovely surprise in the mail in the next month!

​The Rendezvous

It’s a busy time of year for gaming-related events. Here is where Steve and our trusty band of volunteers will be popping up:

• September 23: We’ll be at the Board Game BBQ Sydney Event showing off our games and playtesting new ones. (Tickets via Eventbrite)
• September 28: We'll be at the Powerhouse Museum with our short yet beautifully sweet games. (Full program here)
• October 6-8: We'll have games of Relics in the RPG Area at running at PAX Aus and hopefully copies of The Score for sale (or for pick up).
• October 21-22: We'll be running events at the SXSW Sydney Games Festival but we can't talk about exactly what yet!

​The Parting Shot

​That’s all for now. Keep on gaming, and remember: “The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.”