Fargo, NORTH DAKOTA – June 7th, 2023 – Gallant Knight Games is excited to announce that they have secured a license from with Matthew Blair and Frankie B. Washington to adapt and publish their comic KAIJUS & COWBOYS as a supplement to the best-selling MECHA & MONSTERS: EVOLVED.
Seeking crowdfunding in 2024, KAIJUS & COWBOYS: THE ROLEPLAYING GAME will be a setting supplement, as well as rules expansion for the MECHA & MONSTERS: EVOLVED core rulebook!
From Alan Bahr, Lead Designer & Publisher at GKG:
“I’ve been lucky enough to work with Frankie in the past, and we share a deep love of giant monsters and robots! I watched the Kaijus & Cowboys comics start to gain steam, I knew I had to work with them to create a game that would bring their exciting and vibrant setting to the roleplaying game audience! It’s like peanut butter and jelly! Kaiju! Robot cowboys! Space stuff! How could I not want my hands in that?”
Stay tuned to this space for more details as the crowdfunding draws closer!
ABOUT KAIJUS & COWBOYS
East meets West in a battle between massive kaiju monsters and the robot cowboy that hunts them. If you ever wondered what Samurai Jack, Clint Eastwood, or Spear from “Primal” would do if they were in a kaiju movie…this is your comic book. A Sci-Fi about the remnants of humanity trying to colonize an alien world inhabited by Kaiju. “Who is right… And who is wrong?” Earth was overrun by a strange colony of Kaiju monsters centuries ago. When humanity looks to the stars to find another planet to call home, the A.I. called FatherMind constructs robotic settlements and “the HunterBots”, robots responsible for terraforming the planet and to purge it of dangerous Kaiju, to make the planet safe for inhabiting once again.
Enter HunterBot B.W.N.N ( Bot With No Name)
ABOUT GALLANT KNIGHT GAMES
Gallant Knight Games is a tabletop gaming company dedicated to high-quality roleplaying games and card and board games.
Founded in 2016 by Alan and Erin Bahr, and focused on affordable, accessible and exciting tabletop games, Gallant Knight Games produces the award-winning and bestselling TinyD6 line of games, with titles such as Tiny Dungeon 2e, Tiny Supers, Tiny Frontiers: Revised and many more. Gallant Knight Games also produces many other bestselling titles, such as: Cold Shadows, the Venerable Knight Classic line, and many others.
Gallant Knight Games also serves as a publishing partner for bestselling indie publishers, helping to bring their games to larger audiences!
Alan Bahr is the award-winning lead designer and founder of Gallant Knight Games.
ABOUT MATTHEW BLAIR AND FRANKIE B. WASHINGTON
A lifelong fan of comics, science fiction, and everything pop culture related, Matthew graduated from Stetson University in 2012 with a BA in History, but decided that a career of academic study and teaching didn’t suit him, so he decided to write comic books for a living. His first published work was a self-published webcomic with the excellent Frankie B. Washington entitled “The Secret Lives of Villains” and “Kaijus and Cowboys” is his latest endeavor into the world of self-published indie comics, although it is certainly not his last. At the moment, he works as a staff writer for Multiversity and while the journey has been long and exhausting, it has been incredibly fulfilling and a lot of fun.
Frankie is an alumnae from the Butera School of Art with 30 years freelance experience in the art industry as a commercial illustrator. He’s worked on two Miramax films, an Animation Studio, Advertising Agencies, Print & Comic Book Publishers, Sketch & Trading Card Companies and Others. A love for the super robot/kaiju genre led to him co-creating the 2013 graphic novel Robot God Akamatsu, a homage to the 70’s & 80’s film/anime/toyline that shaped his childhood. Kaiju & Cowboys will be his 27th leap into the comic book creating fray which began in 1993 with his first self- published title PEACE. His journey is ongoing and the ART is FLOWING.
And as always, you can visit the Gallant Knight Games Patreon to get access to the weekly playtest and development rules, the monthly TinyZine and loads of free goodies! (I, Alan, am a little behind here, but I’m working to catch up.)
THINGS THAT GO SQUEAK IN THE NIGHT is out on DriveThruRPG and Gallant Knight Games! You can find links to both stores, as well as a slew of downloads at THIS LINK!
Our GallantVerse Origins actual play is over! We’ve finished our Tiny Supers campaign and the team is taking a well-deserved break! If you missed the campaign, and the associated Q&As, you can find them archived on our YouTube channel!
For future games, you can find us on YouTube and Twitch (you can click on the icons below to find those channels)!
We’ll have news of our next Actual Play down the line! Catching up on work has been the priority.
We encourage you to check out all our excellent TinyD6 licensees and translation partners at the links below! Throughout October, Fat Goblin Games released a multitude of TinyD6 adventures, as well as a Bestiary for Tiny Dungeon 2e!
*Please note our “In Development” is subject to NDA, licenses and we can’t always talk about everything we’re working on
A note on how this is presented: the white headers with black text are designed to be overarching categories, and the black header with white text are designed to be sub categories inside the larger ones! Red text indicates a product/project status has changed or been updated as of this week!
This represents the initial stage of development where we write the first draft
Tiny Dungeon Campaign Guide
A supplement for Tiny Dungeon 2e, this book features an expanded bestiary, tips and tools for creating campaigns and modifying Tiny Dungeon 2e to suit your tables needs.
This stage represents playtesting, feedback from alpha reviewers and patrons, and revisions to the text
Atomic Highway 2e/V6 2e
Atomic Highway 2e and the next iteration of the V6 system is currently in development and playtesting. We did some private playtests at GenCon that went well and will have news soon!
Patreon Adventures
Three adventures are in editing and review for patreons! We’ll be revealing details about these soon.
Book of the Beasts (Formerly: Trails of the Beastkin)
Trails of the Beastkin is a campaign world (akin to Fenmire) for Tiny Dungeon 2e. A setting where you can’t play humans, you are the eldritch children of evil gods who created you through dark magicks. But you have rebelled and freed yourself from evil! Since the world you spent eons waging war on has yet to accept your change of heart, you must flee, searching for a home to call your own.
This is the last step before the text is locked for layout
H.O.M.E. Handbook – our teen GallantVerse book is in editing and revisions.
Ion Guard
A TinyD6 edition of the cosmic superhero setting formerly published by Radioactive Ape Designs, Ion Guard will be revisited with new art by Nicolas Giacondino, as well as TinyD6 rules to power it going forward!
This step often happens concurrently with the previous three steps and is relatively independent and so projects here might show up twice on the update list
Atomic Highway 2e – in progress
Ion Guard (TinyD6) – completed!
Secret Project 1 – in progress
This step is the final step before we prep for release/funding. We try to do this step before we go to funding, though it’s not always viable [especially with larger projects].
Swordpoint Deluxe Core Rulebook – the deluxe edition of our early 2021 Kickstarter is getting done! We’re prepping for GallantFunding. As with Carrion Lands, we’re talking to some partners about various options and platforms for it (we’re always trying to find new ways to grow and try things.)
H.O.M.E. Handbook – pending edits.
SAINTs & Synnersis in layout and due to be completed very shortly!
These are projects that are either currently funding in GallantFunding or on other platforms. Please click on the project for links.
Whew. It’s been a bit huh. The GKG game got slammed wtih a variety of post-covid issues (not covid related, but brought on by the need to catch up.) We had to ship out and fulfill a Kickstarter, prep for GenCon, try to salvage a cancelled print run (it wasn’t salvaged, luckily it was just a reprint and we got our money back, but good grief), manage the creative work, as well as the regular pieces of life!
We’re slowly getting caught up, so let’s dig in!
And as always, you can visit the Gallant Knight Games Patreon to get access to the weekly playtest and development rules, the monthly TinyZine and loads of free goodies! (I, Alan, am a little behind here, but I’m working to catch up.)
THINGS THAT GO SQUEAK IN THE NIGHT is out on DriveThruRPG and Gallant Knight Games! You can find links to both stores, as well as a slew of downloads at THIS LINK!
Our GallantVerse Origins actual play is over! We’ve finished our Tiny Supers campaign and the team is taking a well-deserved break! If you missed the campaign, and the associated Q&As, you can find them archived on our YouTube channel!
For future games, you can find us on YouTube and Twitch (you can click on the icons below to find those channels)!
We’ll have news of our next Actual Play down the line! Catching up on work has been the priority.
We encourage you to check out all our excellent TinyD6 licensees and translation partners at the links below!
*Please note our “In Development” is subject to NDA, licenses and we can’t always talk about everything we’re working on
A note on how this is presented: the white headers with black text are designed to be overarching categories, and the black header with white text are designed to be sub categories inside the larger ones! Red text indicates a product/project status has changed or been updated as of this week!
This represents the initial stage of development where we write the first draft
Tiny Dungeon Campaign Guide
A supplement for Tiny Dungeon 2e, this book features an expanded bestiary, tips and tools for creating campaigns and modifying Tiny Dungeon 2e to suit your tables needs.
Ion Guard
A TinyD6 edition of the cosmic superhero setting formerly published by Radioactive Ape Designs, Ion Guard will be revisited with new art by Nicolas Giacondino, as well as TinyD6 rules to power it going forward!
This stage represents playtesting, feedback from alpha reviewers and patrons, and revisions to the text
Atomic Highway 2e/V6 2e
Atomic Highway 2e and the next iteration of the V6 system is currently in development and playtesting. We did some private playtests at GenCon that went well and will have news soon!
Ion Guard
Writing is completed, and playtesting is underway.
Patreon Adventures
Three adventures are in editing and review for patreons! We’ll be revealing details about these soon.
Book of the Beasts (Formerly: Trails of the Beastkin)
Trails of the Beastkin is a campaign world (akin to Fenmire) for Tiny Dungeon 2e. A setting where you can’t play humans, you are the eldritch children of evil gods who created you through dark magicks. But you have rebelled and freed yourself from evil! Since the world you spent eons waging war on has yet to accept your change of heart, you must flee, searching for a home to call your own.
This is the last step before the text is locked for layout
H.O.M.E. Handbook – our teen GallantVerse book is in editing and revisions.
SAINTs & Synnerswas reviewed by Star Anvil Studios last week and is having some minor touch up done, as well as editing! It will be going to layout shortly (art is complete)!
This step often happens concurrently with the previous three steps and is relatively independent and so projects here might show up twice on the update list
Atomic Highway 2e – in progress
Ion Guard (TinyD6) – completed!
Secret Project 1 – in progress
This step is the final step before we prep for release/funding. We try to do this step before we go to funding, though it’s not always viable [especially with larger projects].
Carrion Lands– This game is ready to leave ashcan, and hit GallantFunding! We’re sourcing our options, but we’d love do something with a slipcase. We’re talking with some various partners about options for it and we’ll see how things go in the near future!
Swordpoint Deluxe Core Rulebook – the deluxe edition of our early 2021 Kickstarter is getting done! We’re prepping for GallantFunding. As with Carrion Lands, we’re talking to some partners about various options and platforms for it (we’re always trying to find new ways to grow and try things.)
H.O.M.E. Handbook – pending edits.
These are projects that are either currently funding in GallantFunding or on other platforms. Please click on the project for links.
Our next GallantFunding will be coming soon!
These projects are the printer! They might be marked proofing, which means we’re awaiting proofs to ensure the print run is up to standards.
Mecha & Monsters Evolved is at the printers. Check the Kickstarter for the latest update.
These projects are currently being fulfilled.
Things That Go Squeak in the Night has been fulfilled and is on it’s way to retail releases!
It’s been heck of a few weeks. The GKG team has been laid low by covid (it finally got us), and we’re only just now getting back in the swing of things. Due to the illness, shipping, as well as a variety of other tasks have fallen behind and we’re scrambling to catch up.
If you ordered something from the webstore in the last two weeks, and it hasn’t shipped yet, don’t worry, we’re on it! (Obviously, GallantFunded items are their own concerns).
Today has some minor changes, as we work to get up to speed and prep for GenCon.
And as always, you can visit the Gallant Knight Games Patreon to get access to the weekly playtest and development rules, the monthly TinyZine and loads of free goodies!
Advanced Tiny Dungeon is out in the GKG webstoreand on DriveThruRPG! Print copies are delivering to backers afterwhich POD and GKG print will go live!
The 2021 TinyZine Compendium is out in digital on the GKG Webstore and DriveThruRPG, with print coming soon! We’re awaiting the proof, after which print will go live!
Our GallantVerse Origins actual play is over! We’ve finished our Tiny Supers campaign and the team is taking a well-deserved break! If you missed the campaign, and the associated Q&As, you can find them archived on our YouTube channel!
For future games, you can find us on YouTube and Twitch (you can click on the icons below to find those channels)!
We’ll have news of our next Actual Play soon!
We encourage you to check out all our excellent TinyD6 licensees and translation partners at the links below!
*Please note our “In Development” is subject to NDA, licenses and we can’t always talk about everything we’re working on
A note on how this is presented: the white headers with black text are designed to be overarching categories, and the black header with white text are designed to be sub categories inside the larger ones! Red text indicates a product/project status has changed or been updated as of this week!
This represents the initial stage of development where we write the first draft
Tiny Dungeon Campaign Guide
A supplement for Tiny Dungeon 2e, this book features an expanded bestiary, tips and tools for creating campaigns and modifying Tiny Dungeon 2e to suit your tables needs.
Ion Guard
A TinyD6 edition of the cosmic superhero setting formerly published by Radioactive Ape Designs, Ion Guard will be revisited with new art by Nicolas Giacondino, as well as TinyD6 rules to power it going forward!
This stage represents playtesting, feedback from alpha reviewers and patrons, and revisions to the text
Atomic Highway 2e/V6 2e
Atomic Highway 2e and the next iteration of the V6 system is currently in development and playtesting
Book of the Beasts (Formerly: Trails of the Beastkin)
Trails of the Beastkin is a campaign world (akin to Fenmire) for Tiny Dungeon 2e. A setting where you can’t play humans, you are the eldritch children of evil gods who created you through dark magicks. But you have rebelled and freed yourself from evil! Since the world you spent eons waging war on has yet to accept your change of heart, you must flee, searching for a home to call your own.
This is the last step before the text is locked for layout
H.O.M.E. Handbook – our teen GallantVerse book is in editing and revisions.
This step often happens concurrently with the previous three steps and is relatively independent and so projects here might show up twice on the update list
Tiny Dungeon Campaign Guide – all finished.
Atomic Highway 2e – in progress
Ion Guard (TinyD6) – in progress
Secret Project 1 – in progress
This step is the final step before we prep for release/funding. We try to do this step before we go to funding, though it’s not always viable [especially with larger projects].
Carrion Lands– This game is ready to leave ashcan, and hit GallantFunding! We’re sourcing our options, but we’d love do something with a slipcase.
Swordpoint Deluxe Core Rulebook – the deluxe edition of our early 2021 Kickstarter is getting done! We’re prepping for GallantFunding.
These are projects that are either currently funding in GallantFunding or on other platforms. Please click on the project for links.
Our next GallantFunding will be coming soon!
These projects are the printer! They might be marked proofing, which means we’re awaiting proofs to ensure the print run is up to standards.
Things That Go Squeak in the Night are at the printers! It’s due to us for fulfillment later this month
Mecha & Monsters Evolved is at the printers. We’re just awaiting proofs.
It’s been a month since our last Tiny Tuesday, and my apologies for the delay. Personal and family issues had me travelling and working in a remote sense that disrupted some of the more scheduled and small workloads (like these). This update is mostly release as projects move forward behind the scenes!
First, The Hero’s Journey 2e, a game we publish in partnership with our excellent friends at Barrel Rider Games is currently on offer from Bundle of Holding! It’s a really great deal, and THJ2e is an excellent, folkloric, and fantastical game to experience. You can check it out at THIS LINK.
We finished our two April GallantFundings (Advanced Tiny Dungeon and SAINTs & Synners) and the GKG team is working to get ready for our next slew of projects! We’ve got lots going on and we’re prioritizing projects that have been backed up due to the last two years! Advanced Tiny Dungeon is in the proofing stage, and SAINTs & Synners moves along towards editing and approvals!
Patreons received several PDFs and print copies of rewards are going out this month! Soon new adventures and the 2021 TinyZine Compendium will be out to the public.
As a reminder, we’ve tweaked the layout of this twice-monthly post to be more clear! Now changes are in white text in a red box, updates are in blue boxes with black text, and we’re continually trying to improve!
And as always, you can visit the Gallant Knight Games Patreon to get access to the weekly playtest and development rules, the monthly TinyZine and loads of free goodies!
The 2021 TinyZine Compendium is out in digital on the GKG Webstore and DriveThruRPG, with print coming soon!
Several adventures released over the last few weeks! For Tiny Spies, you will find The Zurich Rendezvous on the GKG webstoreand on DriveThruRPG!
For Tiny Supers, a two part adventure Teeming Shoresis out now! You can find Part I For Tiny Supers, a two part adventure Teeming Shoresis out now! You can find Part I on DriveThruRPG and the GKG webstore as well, alongside Part II on DriveThruRPG and the GKG webstore!
Our GallantVerse Origins actual play is over! We’ve finished our Tiny Supers campaign and the team is taking a well-deserved break! If you missed the campaign, and the associated Q&As, you can find them archived on our YouTube channel!
For future games, you can find us on YouTube and Twitch (you can click on the icons below to find those channels)!
We’ll have news of our next Actual Play soon!
The excellent folks at Fat Goblin Games have released two previews of their upcoming TinyD6 Bestiarum Vocabulum!
From the marketing goblin at FGG:
Many HAPPY Returns!
It may seem a little late to be saying “Happy Beaster” and/or “Happy Mother’s Day” but that’s not stopping Fat Goblin Games from celebrating with you still with our new Happy Happy 2022 line of previews for our forthcoming bestiary product — the Bestiarum Vocabulum for Tiny Dungeon: Second Edition from Gallant Knight Games.
*Please note our “In Development” is subject to NDA, licenses and we can’t always talk about everything we’re working on
A note on how this is presented: the white headers with black text are designed to be overarching categories, and the black header with white text are designed to be sub categories inside the larger ones! Red text indicates a product/project status has changed or been updated as of this week!
This represents the initial stage of development where we write the first draft
Tiny Dungeon Campaign Guide
A supplement for Tiny Dungeon 2e, this book features an expanded bestiary, tips and tools for creating campaigns and modifying Tiny Dungeon 2e to suit your tables needs.
Trails of the Beastkin (WIP title)
Trails of the Beastkin is a campaign world (akin to Fenmire) for Tiny Dungeon 2e. A setting where you can’t play humans, you are the eldritch children of evil gods who created you through dark magicks. But you have rebelled and freed yourself from evil! Since the world you spent eons waging war on has yet to accept your change of heart, you must flee, searching for a home to call your own.
Ion Guard
A TinyD6 edition of the cosmic superhero setting formerly published by Radioactive Ape Designs, Ion Guard will be revisited with new art by Nicolas Giacondino, as well as TinyD6 rules to power it going forward!
This stage represents playtesting, feedback from alpha reviewers and patrons, and revisions to the text
Atomic Highway 2e/V6 2e
Atomic Highway 2e and the next iteration of the V6 system is currently in development and playtesting
This is the last step before the text is locked for layout
H.O.M.E. Handbook – our teen GallantVerse book is in editing and revisions.
This step often happens concurrently with the previous three steps and is relatively independent and so projects here might show up twice on the update list
Tiny Dungeon Campaign Guide – all finished.
Atomic Highway 2e – in progress
Ion Guard (TinyD6) – in progress
This step is the final step before we prep for release/funding. We try to do this step before we go to funding, though it’s not always viable [especially with larger projects].
Carrion Lands– This game is ready to leave ashcan, and hit GallantFunding! We’re sourcing our options, but we’d love do something with a slipcase.
Swordpoint Deluxe Core Rulebook – the deluxe edition of our early 2021 Kickstarter is getting done! We’re prepping for GallantFunding.
These are projects that are either currently funding in GallantFunding or on other platforms. Please click on the project for links.
These projects are the printer! They might be marked proofing, which means we’re awaiting proofs to ensure the print run is up to standards.
Things That Go Squeak in the Night are at the printers! We’re awaiting proofs to confirm everything is good!
Advanced Tiny Dungeon proofs are en route to us!
TinyZine Compendium – 2021 is being shipped to patreons, after which it will go live!
These projects are currently being fulfilled.
Advanced Tiny Dungeon is awaiting print proofs, after which fulfillment will begin!
A busy week has me running behind, and thus Tiny Tuesday is now a Tiny Friday (this week only!)
We’ve launched our two April GallantFundings (you can read more below) or find the details HERE! SAINTs & Synners features a new exciting science fiction world and complete ruleset for Tiny Frontiers: Revised, as well as new Psionics, Ship rules, Heritages and more! Advanced Tiny Dungeon is a more complex “what if” take on Tiny Dungeon 2e and is a delightful experience if you’re wanting TinyD6 with more dials to turn!
Patreons received several PDFs and print copies of rewards are going out this month! Soon new adventures and the 2021 TinyZine Compendium will be out to the public.
As a reminder, we’ve tweaked the layout of this twice-monthly post to be more clear! Now changes are in white text in a red box, updates are in blue boxes with black text, and we’re continually trying to improve!
And as always, you can visit the Gallant Knight Games Patreon to get access to the weekly playtest and development rules, the monthly TinyZine and loads of free goodies!
Our GallantVerse Origins actual play is over! We’ve finished our Tiny Supers campaign and the team is taking a well-deserved break! If you missed the campaign, and the associated Q&As, you can find them archived on our YouTube channel!
For future games, you can find us on YouTube and Twitch (you can click on the icons below to find those channels)!
No updates from licensees at this time, though we always encourage you to check out their releases!
*Please note our “In Development” is subject to NDA, licenses and we can’t always talk about everything we’re working on
A note on how this is presented: the white headers with black text are designed to be overarching categories, and the black header with white text are designed to be sub categories inside the larger ones! Red text indicates a product/project status has changed or been updated as of this week!
This represents the initial stage of development where we write the first draft
Tiny Dungeon Campaign Guide
A supplement for Tiny Dungeon 2e, this book features an expanded bestiary, tips and tools for creating campaigns and modifying Tiny Dungeon 2e to suit your tables needs.
Trails of the Beastkin (WIP title)
Trails of the Beastkin is a campaign world (akin to Fenmire) for Tiny Dungeon 2e. A setting where you can’t play humans, you are the eldritch children of evil gods who created you through dark magicks. But you have rebelled and freed yourself from evil! Since the world you spent eons waging war on has yet to accept your change of heart, you must flee, searching for a home to call your own.
Ion Guard
A TinyD6 edition of the cosmic superhero setting formerly published by Radioactive Ape Designs, Ion Guard will be revisited with new art by Nicolas Giacondino, as well as TinyD6 rules to power it going forward!
This stage represents playtesting, feedback from alpha reviewers and patrons, and revisions to the text
Atomic Highway 2e/V6 2e
Atomic Highway 2e and the next iteration of the V6 system is currently in development and playtesting
This is the last step before the text is locked for layout
H.O.M.E. Handbook – our teen GallantVerse book is in editing and revisions.
This step often happens concurrently with the previous three steps and is relatively independent and so projects here might show up twice on the update list
Tiny Dungeon Campaign Guide – almost all finished.
Atomic Highway 2e – in progress
Ion Guard (TinyD6) – in progress
This step is the final step before we prep for release/funding. We try to do this step before we go to funding, though it’s not always viable [especially with larger projects].
Mecha & Monsters: Evolved – Is out to Kickstarter Backers!
TinyZine Compendium 2021 – is out to Patreon and pending a wide release!
Carrion Lands– This game is ready to leave ashcan, and hit GallantFunding! We’re sourcing our options, but we’d love do something with a slipcase.
Swordpoint Deluxe Core Rulebook – the deluxe edition of our early 2021 Kickstarter is getting done! We’re prepping for GallantFunding.
These are projects that are either currently funding in GallantFunding or on other platforms. Please click on the project for links.
These projects are the printer! They might be marked proofing, which means we’re awaiting proofs to ensure the print run is up to standards.
Things That Go Squeak in the Night are at the printers! We’re awaiting proofs to confirm everything is good!
These projects are currently being fulfilled.
Lighthearted (Partner Game): US orders are currently fulfilling, as well as international via DTRPG. We’re 99% done, just handling a few stragglers, issue and more.
War of theMagi has finished fulfillment and is live on DTRPG and the GKG Webstore!
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