Sleepless RPG: Beyond sanity
A downloadable game
Sleepless is an original table-top role-playing game (TTRPG) made by me, Jean Bhérer-Simard, in zine format, stapled A5 and it is punk and DIY in spirit. It pays homage to dark, cynical, humorous, hopeful and oneiric (dream-like) movies and RPGs of the 80s, 90s and early 2000s.
I ran a successful KickStarter campaign in August 2022 during Zine Quest 4 (thanks everyone). Development is complete, fulfillment ongoing, here's the link to the KS, where I continue to post updates:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jbherer/sleepless-rpg-beyond-sanity
Sleepless does have an open license, it is copied at the end of each book, enquire with me for any questions.
FOR BACKERS: Please refer to the July Kickstarter updates to have your download links, this page here is primarily for non-backers, but may have some free extras.
-Downloads-
The page is setup as "Pay what you want", so if you're just looking to download a few free files, click "Download now", then "No thanks, just take me to the downloads" and you'll be able to download individual free files (see below for a description).
- Sleepless: Beyond sanity - ASLEEP (at least 10$): includes the Sleepless game system and rules to play as ordinary people facing extraordinarily horrible circonstances. Think Call of Cthulhu but in this specific setting inspired by Missing 411, Liminal spaces, Analog horror and creepy-pasta.
- Sleepless: Beyond sanity - AWAKE (at least 15$): includes advanced character templates, with edgy abilities and destinies, and related advanced multiverse lore, inspired by real occultism and mysticism, Jung, Swedenborg, McKenna and early christian Gnosticism.
- Scenario: Girl lost (Free): a non-linear introductory adventure, it includes random tables to generate the scenes that the players will face in the nightmarish dreams of a 5 yo girl that disappeared from her bedroom, in order to find her and free her.
- Sleepless character sheet bundle (Free): three different styles of character sheets, minimalist, collage and postcard, made by Pierre-Philippe Renaud of Coup Critique! - NEW July 2024 -
- Dream generator (Free): a fully randomisable (with dice) system-neutral dream generation game-aid, based on the Sleepless Dream creation rules. 4 half-pages. - NEW July 2024 -
- {Your PC}: 90s PC generator (Free): a fully randomisable (with dice) system-neutral 90s PC generation game-aid, based on the Sleepless PC creation rules. 5 half-pages. - UPDATED July 2024 -
Status | In development |
Category | Physical game |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 total ratings) |
Author | jbherer |
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Development log
- Digital release for Book 1 and 2!!97 days ago
- New playtest scenario available!Dec 04, 2022
- Free Sleepless playtest rules available!Oct 26, 2022
- Successful campaign!Sep 19, 2022
- Free 90s PC generation doc & new Deeper into insomnia post!Sep 04, 2022
- Q&A link - New pledge tier - 800$ stretch goal reached - New stretch goalsAug 25, 2022
- Sleepless Q&A Aug. 24th at 7:30 p.m. central (8:30 p.m. eastern)Aug 24, 2022
- Day 4 update: 250% funded & 600$ stretch goal reached !!Aug 22, 2022
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