El estudio independiente Loot Drop ha lanzado una campaña en el canal Kickstarter para algo que denominan "RPG de la vieja escuela". Un equipo capitaneado por los veteranos Tom Hall (Doom, Anachronox) y Brenda Brathwaite (Wizardry, Jagged Allilance) quiere dar forma a uno (o dos) juegos de rol siguiendo la fórmula tradicional, ambientados en un universo propio de ciencia ficción y fantasía.
"James Connelly works for Shaker, a Bridge corporation between time and worlds. Depending on the job he - or any of Shaker's 400 employees - can be anyone you want them to be. Human warrior? Done. Cyborg Psionic, also done. "Remember the 4 F's: Frontier dictates form, function and family" according to the official employee manual.
Officially, Connelly was a resident of the Bridge, but he spent so much time away from it that the concept of residence and permanence had lost its meaning over time. He lived out of a locker at Shaker, storing only his most important mementos there -- family heirlooms, a couple of gifts from post-jobs. He slept in rooms usually assigned to other Shaker employees destined for imminent departure. His family, a wife and two kids, residents of Barrow, would visit him when they could.
On July 24, 2526, that would change. His frontier would become his home, his form would become his being, his function and new family possibly his forever. Shaker, it seems, had ceased communicating. The supplies and support he expected - he needed - were no where to be found. His return transport was unknown. He and his three crew were alone.
Antera - a medieval, barely developed planet - was now his home."
Loot Drop pretende juntar un millón de dólares voluntarios para hacer el juego, mientras que superar esa cifra llevaría a extender su contenido (cerca de los dos millones serían dos los juegos a producir). Toda la información y opciones de aportación están en la página de Kickstarter de la iniciativa. La campaña para este proyecto ha comenzado con fuerza y el apoyo de personajes incondicionales del sistema como Markus "Notch" Persson, Rob Pardo, Chris Avellone, Harvey Smith o David Jaffe.