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GROK?! An Adventure Role-Playing Game

Created by Lester Burton

Set in a gonzo world of boundless plausibility, use your ingenuity and resourcefulness to overcome strange and perilous threats.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Last Week?!
almost 3 years ago – Fri, Feb 25, 2022 at 03:43:11 PM

We're Almost There

Despite the lack of Stretch Goals beyond $10k, I've been working secretly to add more content and tools to help Directors generate their own anti-canon of GROK?!

I don't have much else to share at the moment, but here's another piece of art from doodleskelly that'll be featured in the rulebook:

Artwork by Matias Viro @doodleskelly

Other Cool Projects?!

I'm also really excited about these projects currently in funding:

I've read Knock! Issues 1 & 2 numerous times, and I'm confident Issue 3 is going to find a place in that rotation. They're really phenomenal sources of inspiration and hold valuable insights for running adventure games.

Attack From Space is a doodle-ridden medieval-alien rpg using the Lumen system. I really love the look and concept, and can't wait to see how the physical zine comes out!


DNGN is a mega-dungeon zine following the one-page dungeon format. This looks really clean and easy to use at the table, and I can almost guarantee I'll be using some of these dungeons in GROK?! playthroughs.

Bric-A-Brac?!
almost 3 years ago – Sat, Feb 19, 2022 at 08:36:05 PM

Just a few things..

If you'd like to get a more real-time update on these types of things, follow me on Twitter @Lestortoise.

Actual Play & Interviews

I've also recently done an actual play and a handful of interviews for GROK?!

Thank you again for your support of GROK?!

MOAR ART (AGAIN)?!
almost 3 years ago – Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 02:22:55 AM

You're amazing.

You've reached the 10k Stretch Goal, and unlocked Printed Note Cards with NEW ART! There will be 6 variations of the note cards, each featuring a different full-color art piece. Here's a summary:

  • Printed full-color double-sided Note Cards on uncoated 100lb Paper.
  • Front: Features NEW and existing ART (6 Variations Total)
  • Back: Dotted-hex grid layout that can be used for notes or mapping in isometric or hex formats.
  • All Physical pledges will receive 2 Note Cards (Art featured is random).
  • 6-Packs with all art variations will be available as add-ons for Physical pledges only.

What's Next?!

I'm commissioning another new art-piece by @DoodleSkelly, and the booklet is getting a new professional layout by Emmalene Meyers @EmmaleneMarieDesign. I'll also be running an actual-play with Plus One Exp this Thursday, the 17th.

For Now

Enjoy the new pieces you unlocked with the last stretch goal!

Artwork by Matias Viro @doodleskelly.
Artwork by Matias Viro @doodleskelly.

More Content! More Layout!
almost 3 years ago – Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 02:18:57 AM

I'm finishing up some extra content to flesh out Planet Grok, featuring gonzo tables for generating Hovering Isles, Underworld dwellings, Wastelands, and sectors of the Simulacrum (the planet encapsulating space station).

Since you unlocked more art in a previous stretch goal, and bonus content is being added, the layout is also being redone! The total page count is going up as a result, but we're still on-budget and on-schedule for April/May release!

For now, enjoy a gonzo table for generating one of many Hovering Isles that float across the skies of Grok:

Huzzah!! Fillable Sheets and Variant B&W Line Artwork!
almost 3 years ago – Mon, Feb 07, 2022 at 11:23:56 AM

You hit the $7,500 Stretch Goal!

All backers will receive Fillable Digital Character Sheets and Director Sheets, as well as an additional PDF copy of GROK?! in B&W with the variant B&W line-art (images below).

What's Next?!

The $10,0000 Stretch Goal will bring in more art (full-color & variant B&W line-art) that'll be used for double-sided 5.5" x 8.5" notecards with dotted-hex grid on one side and Full-color art on the other (more info on the Kickstarter page).

Bric-A-Brac

There's currently an Instagram Giveaway going on for a Physical Copy of GROK?! that ends Friday.

We'll also be recording some interviews and an actual-play demo of GROK?! in the next couple weeks.


Here's the variant line-art - thank you for your support! 

Artwork by Matias Viro @doodleskelly
Artwork by Matias Viro @doodleskelly
Artwork by Matias Viro @doodleskelly
Artwork by Matias Viro @doodleskelly