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Criminal Spirits TTRPG

Created by The Game Map

Explore your criminal spirit as witches, ghosts, gangsters and everyday people opening a speakeasy for the supernatural in prohibition era Manhattan. Criminal Spirits is a rules-light narrative roleplaying game. Find out more at GloriousFate.com.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

And that's a Wrap!
about 1 month ago – Thu, Oct 01, 2026 at 12:35:15 PM

The Criminal Spirits backerkit campaign is concluded! We reached $2,284, comfortably above the target.  Thank you everyone who backed Criminal Spirits! 

Now it's time to get to work on delivering everything that has been promised. Those who supported the pdf add-ons or got pre-launch rewards should be getting their links for Moonshine, Swamp Witch's Auction, and Trouble over the next week. 

Edit and Update: Backerkit is recommending waiting 14 days for all pledges to be processed, so expect links to be coming October 15th.

Once pdf rewards are sorted out and Backerkit has confirmed processing the campaign, I will be sending out preliminary Backerkit surveys. Backerkit suggests doing so 2 weeks after, so expect to be receiving them in mid October. Everyone who backed one of the patronage levels will also be receiving a direct email from me to work out what character or location you want added as art to Criminal Spirits!

Watch here for more updates on writing, art and production as I leave marketing behind and start full bore on getting this place open for business.

Thank You All!

Will

Two Days for the Early Birds!
about 1 month ago – Tue, Sep 29, 2026 at 11:36:03 AM

Less than 48 hours to go now until the end of Criminal Spirits campaign. Thank you everyone who has already supported this book. Since we passed the funding minimum I've been able to focus on writing over marketing, and it's been a huge relief. Work has been done on two chapters, one written from scratch and one being expanded from the incredible experience in the 13 demos I ran these last two months since promotion began. 

Criminal Spirits will be a better book thanks to all of you who got a chance to play, and all of you who will give feedback as I start putting out new drafts in October. Let's get this party started.  

Criminal Spirits is FUNDED!
about 1 month ago – Tue, Sep 22, 2026 at 09:23:14 AM



Thank you all! After two months of marketing, promos and travel, Criminal Spirits is funded! We will be going to print!

I can't tell you what the relief and excitement it has brought to officially become funded. Already I'm itching to write and overflowing with ideas from all of the games I have run these last two months. 

New Podcast and Back from Demo Week!
about 1 month ago – Mon, Sep 21, 2026 at 04:50:01 PM

I've just gotten back from my long week of demos and actual plays, 10 stores, 4 demos and one live play in 6 days! It's great to be back and turning my attention back to writing Criminal Spirits. Promotion hasn't stopped, but it will be online demos from now until October 3rd.

Getting home isn't the only reason to celebrate though. A new podcast I recorded with The Story Told has dropped today! We talked for nearly an hour about roleplaying, my game design, and the supernatural realism world and game deisng for Criminal Spirits! Listen if you want a sneak peak on how supernatural creatures and powers will integrate into prohibition era New York.

We're also only a backer or two away from fully funding! As of now, we're $44 away from the $2000 goal. If you haven't funded yet or want to upgrade to add some more adventure to your life, you might be the one to officially launch this game.