Eldritch Automata, the first TTRPG from Gehenna Gaming, Funded Today On Backerkit!
Enter the dark and dangerous world of Eldritch Automata, a high-octane cosmic horror RPG from the creators of Camp Gehenna and Virtual Horror Con.
Get in the Automata and launch into combat against eldritch horrors, visually-perfect angelic alien beings, and your own psyche in the fully-funded Backerkit campaign for Eldritch Automata.
Eldritch Automata is the first-of-its-kind cosmic horror/mecha tabletop roleplaying game from Gehenna Gaming. Developed using the Year Zero Engine Open Gaming License from Free League Publishing, the game puts players in the pilot seat of giant mecha – humanity’s last defense against the creatures looking to enthrall and destroy them.
Book cover mockup for Eldritch Automata tabletop roleplaying game. Cover art credit: Misael "Gio" Manning.
From battling ever-evolving horrors to coping with the new reality that their world is ending and their only choice is to sacrifice their very being to fuel the giant mecha that protects their friends, players enter a new type of tabletop roleplaying game with Eldritch Automata. Will you face down the apocalypse with pride, rally with your fellow pilots, and hope you survive to celebrate the victory? Or cower, terrified of the very machine that can save you, knowing what you have to sacrifice to fuel the towering robot in battle? Only you can decide…
With the debut of today’s successful Backerkit campaign, Gehenna gaming has revealed their line-up available to backers now:
The hardcover Eldritch Automata core rulebook, featuring 250+ pages of lore on how the world ended, new rules and guidelines for piloting an Automata, secretive organizations and surviving civilizations that have banded together to fight back against the Horrors and Seraphs.
Dossiers on Horrors, Seraphs, and legendary pilots to add to your games, with physical and digital handouts for Game Architects to build out your Operations and Campaigns with.
Backers can also get physical copies of the E//A Quicklaunch Guide and first Operation - The Dark Passenger, as well as a Game Architect screen, acrylic, metal, and special “scrap metal” dice, equipment cards, and more!
Exclusive backer tiers to contribute to art descriptions for pilots and Horrors in the book, as well as a unique tier to get model Automata “weapons” designed by film prop makers from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and CW DC Universe.
Stretch goals to unlock enhanced digital editions of the game for VTTs, a deluxe edition of the core rulebook, new location modules for the book, and future supplements for the game.
FLGSs are welcome to purchase a discounted Retailer-Exclusive Tier to get multiple copies fo the core rulebook and accessories at wholesale prices.
Plus there’s a Digital-Only Tier with a PDF edition of the core rulebook for those with limited funds or in locations unavailable through shipping.
All backers will get the digital version of Eldritch Automata ahead of the official release. As an added incentive, all backers of physical items who pledge their support will join the First Launch Unit, receiving a backer-exclusive flight patch and t-shirt, and all backers within the first 48 hours will get a $10 credit toward their shipping or add-ons in the pledge manager post-campaign.
Created by veteran horror RPG GMs and creators Nicholas Francia and Ian E. Muller, Eldritch Automata is inspired by Neon Genesis Evangelion, Pacific Rim, Escaflowne, RahXephon, Godzilla, Alien, Berserk. Using the Year Zero Engine with custom mechanics designed by Gehenna Gaming and art by Misael 'Gio' Manning, Nikki A Eva, Overlord_ed, TresKiddos, and other talented sci-fi, horror, and post-apocalyptic artists!
Launch into Eldritch Automata via Backerkit today, then follow the campaign and Gehenna Gaming’s social channels as more stretch goals and surprises unlock throughout the campaign.
Those interested in trying Eldritch Automata for themselves can download a free quickstart now.