Let's Jam!

Dungeon Jam is a tabletop roleplaying game featuring no-prep dungeon busting with quick and satisfying exploration, combat, harvesting and crafting.

Dungeon Jam is a ttrpg using both d6 dice pools and common playing cards to fuel randomization and a bunch of  awesome minigames. The minigames break up moments of roleplaying and fiction-first combat with quick team-focused games that make harvesting and crafting tactile, fresh, and fun.

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Players take on the roles of Jamdivers; adventurers who boldly enter the Pomarian Deep to fill their sacks with as much Bruit--that's fruit-themed brutes, and there are more than 40 of them!-- as they can carry, return to the surface, then process it into pots of jam to sell for a boatload of coins before starting all over again.

The game is played in two distinct phases. During the Dungeon Phase, players work with the GM to help flesh out on-the-fly generated hexes to explore within the dungeon. They choose how to navigate the inhabitants and properties of the hex in order to find the materials they need to create their tasty confections for fellow Dungeon Divers. They slowly map the dungeon as they discover it; fight, flee, or barter with strange dungeon inhabitants; and interact with minigames for tracking resources, and harvesting bruit.

When their bags are full, or their time is up, they leave the dungeon and enter the Surface Phase. During this phase they will engage with minigames for making jam and selling it. They’ll also have a moment to go shopping for gear and equipment, and get some quality rest so they’re ready for their next excursion.

Slow Funding Goals

Dungeon Jam has quickly become a House Drake favorite. We feel every game designer has a "dungeon game" in them, and this one is ours. As we develop it further—adding subsystems and adding loops to fully realize the blend of Stardew Valley, Dungeon Meshi, and Legend of Mana that we envision—you can help! 

Purchasing, sharing, and talking about this project all help us reach our funding goals so we can  playtest, develop, and hire professional artists to fill the book with pretty things.

Perks of jumping in during this stage of slow funding:

• Snagging a copy early, while the game is in its rawest state, guarantees you the lowest price the project will ever have, and future expansions and updates to the playtest material will never cost you extra.
• Your feedback helps shape the game, we'll be monitoring the discussion board below so you can share your experiences and make suggestions or requests for consideration during development.

The core of Dungeon Jam was designed for the Songs and Sagas Game Jam by fari-rpgs, September 2024.