In September 2024 we revived the July 2023 Root Bundle featuring Root: The Roleplaying Game, the Magpie Games RPG of woodland adventure and mischief. As the Eyrie Dynasties wage war against the invading Marquise de Cat, and the Woodland Alliance rebels against both, animals in clearings across the deep forest seek help from you – the outsiders and outcasts, criminals and ideologues, exiles and mercenaries. You’ll fight for one of many sides, braving dangers no one else will face and walking the line between banditry and heroism. As you change the course of the War, you’ll reshape the Woodland – and maybe, at last, find your place in it.
We revived this July 2023 offer to promote the new Magpie Games Kickstarter, Root: The Roleplaying Game – Ruins and Rolls. Launching September 10, this campaign funds the newest Root expansion, Ruins & Expeditions, along with new faction inclusion dice from Fanroll. Ruins & Expeditions lets your vagabonds discover new ruins, delve deep into the dark, and uncover priceless relics and treasures. Uncover the history of the Ancients and forgotten legacies of the Woodland factions.
Based on the bestselling Root board game from Leder Games, Root: The Roleplaying Game adapts the Apocalypse Engine rules to let you create stories of animal courage a la Redwall, Watership Down, and Mouse Guard. This revived July 2023 Root Bundle once again presented .PDFs of the Root line for an unbeatable bargain price.
There were three titles in this revived offer’s Root Collection (retail value $55) as DRM-free .PDF ebooks, including the complete Root: The Roleplaying Game core rulebook; the rules expansion Travelers & Outsiders; and the Clearing Booklet with new settings. As a convenience, we also include four different quickstart play sets, all free or pay-what-you-want: the generalized Root Quickstart proper and three sets based in specific locales: Bertram’s Cove, Pellenicky Glade, and Talon Hill.
Ten percent of each payment (after gateway fees) went to this Root revival’s designated charity, Direct Relief. Direct Relief sends protective gear and critical care medications to health workers, with emergency deliveries to medical facilities across the US and to regional response agencies across the world.
