I have yet to play this game, but I must mention how incredible Jack is: I reached out for an educator's discount for Artefact after reading about it (I run an after-school TTRPG group for some students with dyslexia). Instead of just a discount, he sent me a free PDF. Considering how much hard work has gone into these games, I am incredibly grateful for his generosity and thoughtfulness. This is why I love independent creators and the community to which they've contributed. Thank you Jack!
My sister got me a physical copy of "Artefact" for Christmas and what can I say? Unfolding this beautifully risograph printed game feels like the first step of an arcane ritual.
"Artefact" draws me in with its sparse but evocative prompts and gives me a distinct feeling for the passing of time.
Thank *you*. : ) I'm currently working on a more fleshed out " LOST& FOUND" game. I will let you know once it is finished. Thank you so much for the SRD!
Hey! Is there a way to print this so it looks super good? I printed it out 2 per page flip on short side to make it a proper size, but this wide version isn't as aesthetically pleasing as a booklet version. If there's a guide or how-to so I can print it on really nice paper then I'd love to follow along.
So I ended up drawing up a little table with "Back/Front" to chart out the pages (32, 1, 2, 31, 30, 3, 4, 29...) so it would print into a foldable booklet using 2 pages per page, double sided and flip on short edge. The tricky part of this was that firefox (and/or chrome) didn't allow printing out of order, so I loaded the pdf as layers in gimp and rearranged them. Once it was printed up correctly on nice paper, I poked two holes in the middle fold with a widening needle to push embroidery thread through as a simple binding. If you want the adjusted pdf (it came out at 8-10mb, so it probably didn't optimize as well as the original which was 2mb) or a picture of the final project then let me know and let me know how to get it to you.
Hi, I printed "Bucket of bolts" as a zine with the A3 PDF and I would like to print Artefact the same way. Could you tell me where I can find this version? :
Thanks for the community copy! Foreign banking and dealing with foreign currency isn't easily accessible to everyone everywhere. Just wanted to say my thanks, it's very heartwarming. Will check it out, hopefully buy it too :D
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I have yet to play this game, but I must mention how incredible Jack is: I reached out for an educator's discount for Artefact after reading about it (I run an after-school TTRPG group for some students with dyslexia). Instead of just a discount, he sent me a free PDF. Considering how much hard work has gone into these games, I am incredibly grateful for his generosity and thoughtfulness. This is why I love independent creators and the community to which they've contributed. Thank you Jack!
Is there a way to be notified when a community copy is available?
Unfortunately not!
Would it be possible to get a community copy for the purposes of a review on my yt channel, focused on solo RPGs.
Thanks either way
That’s not really what community copies are for, but if you drop me an email to jack at mousehole dot press I can sort you out with a key :)
Just wanted to be transparent and there wasn't anything called a review copy.
Thanks
My sister got me a physical copy of "Artefact" for Christmas and what can I say? Unfolding this beautifully risograph printed game feels like the first step of an arcane ritual.
"Artefact" draws me in with its sparse but evocative prompts and gives me a distinct feeling for the passing of time.
Your game system for the passing of time has inspired me to publish my first game "200 year old Greenland shark": https://sleepy-badger-games.itch.io/200-year-old-greenland-shark
(Jack, you are credited as an inspiration, in the game of course)
Your work is so inspirational! Thank you!
Thanks for your lovely comment, and I’m very happy to hear my work has inspired your own creativity! :)
Thank *you*. : )
I'm currently working on a more fleshed out " LOST& FOUND" game. I will let you know once it is finished. Thank you so much for the SRD!
physical copies?
Should be this year! Take a look at the top of this page :)
Hey! Is there a way to print this so it looks super good? I printed it out 2 per page flip on short side to make it a proper size, but this wide version isn't as aesthetically pleasing as a booklet version. If there's a guide or how-to so I can print it on really nice paper then I'd love to follow along.
Hey! There’s no guide that I know of, but you could search for some binding techniques and find a nice one that you could hand-stitch?
So I ended up drawing up a little table with "Back/Front" to chart out the pages (32, 1, 2, 31, 30, 3, 4, 29...) so it would print into a foldable booklet using 2 pages per page, double sided and flip on short edge. The tricky part of this was that firefox (and/or chrome) didn't allow printing out of order, so I loaded the pdf as layers in gimp and rearranged them. Once it was printed up correctly on nice paper, I poked two holes in the middle fold with a widening needle to push embroidery thread through as a simple binding. If you want the adjusted pdf (it came out at 8-10mb, so it probably didn't optimize as well as the original which was 2mb) or a picture of the final project then let me know and let me know how to get it to you.
Hi, I printed "Bucket of bolts" as a zine with the A3 PDF and I would like to print Artefact the same way. Could you tell me where I can find this version? :
Thank you!
I’m not sure I ever added this file! I can add it to the downloads when I’m back at work after Christmas :)
When you have time, thanks. Happy Christmas!
Thanks for the community copy! Foreign banking and dealing with foreign currency isn't easily accessible to everyone everywhere. Just wanted to say my thanks, it's very heartwarming. Will check it out, hopefully buy it too :D