The Bizenghast Adventure Game!

I'm proud to announce that our next release is going to be The Bizenghast Adventure Game! It's a licensed role-playing game based on the awesome Bizenghast manga series created by M. Alice LeGrow and published by Tokyopop.

Here's a preview of the cover, featuring some stunning new art from M. Alice LeGrow:
In The Bizenghast Adventure Game, players take on the role of agents of the afterlife charged with hunting ghosts, resolving their problems, and sending them on to the next world. The setting is open for all kinds of exciting characters and adventures. You'll investigate hauntings, explore mysterious vaults, and do battle with unbearable entities. Player characters range from psychic human agents to inhuman guildsmen who wield powerful magic spells and supernatural weapons. You can even play a disembodied spirit with all sorts of cool, ghostly powers. Players are not limited to the characters and locations of the manga . . . the game includes rules and guidelines to help you create your own guilds, characters, and vaults. Of course, we've also included full game stats and information for Dinah, Vincent, and the rest of the Bizenghast crew.

The Bizenghast Adventure Game is the first in a series of KNRPG games that will use our brand new Epiphany Engine game system. The Epiphany Engine game rules are fast, fun, and easy to use. The Bizenghast Adventure Game uses a stripped down version of Epiphany Engine that is specifically designed for beginners (though it will appeal to veteran gamers who enjoy rules-light games). So hey, if you've never tried a table-top RPG before, and you're a fan of Bizenghast, this will be the perfect game to get your feet wet.

And there's more! Bizenghast fans are in for a real treat. In addition to a bunch of original illustrations from M. Alice LeGrow, the book will include never-before-revealed secrets about the cosmology of the Bizenghast universe and give an exclusive sneak peek of the two unrevealed tower guards from the manga. We're also cramming in some brand new fiction from the upcoming Bizenghast novels by Shawn Thorgersen. The book is just jam-packed with awesome stuff!

So, when and where can you find this game?
We're shooting for a mid to late March release (the game is totally finished, but we still have some logistics and legalities to work out). Once released, the game will be on sale at www.indiepressrevolution.com and www.rpgnow.com (we'll have direct links up as soon as the game is available). The game will be available both as a softcover book and as a downloadable PDF file.

We're so excited about this project and can't wait to get it out there for fans to enjoy!

Keep an eye on the blog for more updates in the very near future.