{"id":58065,"date":"2026-06-04T21:27:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=58065"},"modified":"2026-06-04T21:27:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:27:42","slug":"avantris-entertainments-neon-odyssey-breaks-kickstarter-record-to-become-most-funded-ttrpg-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=58065","title":{"rendered":"Avantris Entertainment&#8217;s Neon Odyssey breaks Kickstarter record to become most-funded TTRPG ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.polygonimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/neon-odyssey-characters-featured.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>If you thought that Dungeons &amp; Dragons and sci-fi did not mix well, think again. After raising over $3 million on its first day, <em>Neon Odyssey<\/em>, the latest project from popular actual play group Avantris Entertainment, just smashed Kickstarter records, surpassing $15.2 million in just 30 days and becoming the most-funded TTRPG in the platform&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>The secret behind <em>Neon Odyssey<\/em>&#8216;s success is that it&#8217;s not trying to sell &#8220;D&amp;D with lasers.&#8221; Previous attempts to adapt the famous fantasy tabletop roleplaying game to sci-fi settings, such as the Spelljammer line of products, proved less than fruitful. Avantris Entertainment, instead, focused on creating a fully fledged science-fantasy space opera, tinged with synthwave and hopeful cyberpunk aesthetics, and influenced by classics like Star Wars and <em>Cowboy Bebop<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t hurt that the project is offering <em>a lot<\/em> of content, with three big books totaling over 1,400 pages, containing a cornucopia of new character options for D&amp;D 5.5e, including more than 40 new subclasses and 30 unique species. And of course, lots of space monsters are ready to terrorize players. All this will build a vibrant campaign setting called Space Rhapsody. You can get a taste of <em>Neon Odyssey<\/em>&#8216;s vibes in the official AMV trailer, which has surpassed 2.5 million views on YouTube (of course, accompanied by the notes of a catchy synthwave pop song).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, this is hard to wrap our heads around,\u201d said Avantris Entertainment Co-Founder Mikey Gilder in a news release. \u201c<em>Neon Odyssey<\/em> started as this big, ridiculous dream of building a massive science-fantasy universe for people to play in, and the community showed up for it in a way we\u2019ll never forget. We\u2019re incredibly grateful to every single backer who helped make this happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the same announcement, Avantris Entertainment also revealed that Dungeons &amp; Dragons media veteran Todd Kenreck has officially joined their company as director of media.<\/p>\n<p>If you were not able to secure your copy of <em>Neon Odyssey<\/em> before the campaign ended on June 3, worry not, because the books will also become available through Avantris Entertainment&#8217;s webstore.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/dnd-neon-odyssey-most-funded-ttrpg-kickstarter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you thought that Dungeons &amp; Dragons and sci-fi did not mix well, think again. 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