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RETRO/KILL: Press Kit

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Press Kit

Welcome to the RETRO/KILL Press Kit. If you need any additional information, please reach us here. 


What is RETRO/KILL?

RETRO/KILL is a sci-fi action tabletop roleplaying game about time-traveling killers working for the Union of Concerned Assassins to hunt down history's greatest villains and stop them before they destroy the future. Battle drug-fueled fascist militias, eldritch Nazi cults, and bioengineered corporate mercenaries; plan heists to steal future technology from corrupt mega-corporations; and stop Ronald Reagan once and for all. 

Time is running out and your Strike Team are the only crew left crazy enough to drop into the past and SAVE THE FUTURE!


FACT SHEET

  • Type: Tabletop Roleplaying Game (TTRPG)

  • Developer & Publisher: Lorelock, LTD.

  • Crowdfunding Date: January 12th, 2027

  • Crowdfunding Platform: Backerkit

  • Release Date:

    • Rule Book PDF - February, 2027

    • Print books and accessories - June, 2027

  • Price:

    • Digital:

      • Rule Book PDF - $20

      • All Digital Bundle - (TBD)

    • Print:

      • Rule Book (inc. PDF) - $40 

      • Limited Edition Rule Book  (inc. PDF) - $60

      • Box Set (Inc. PDF, tear-a-way character sheet, and dice set) - $90

      • Limited Edition Box Set (inc. PDF, Limited edition cover, tear-a-way character sheet, t-shirt, stickers, and dice set) - $140

      • Retailer Bundle (inc. 4 copies of the Standard Edition Rule Book) - $80 - Verified retailers only. Additional copies available for $20 per unit for Standard Edition or $30 for Limited Edition.

    • Optional Add Ons:

      • RETRO/KILL Special Edition Cover Poster

      • RETRO/KILL Baseball Cap

      • RETRO/KILL Dice Set

      • RETRO/KILL Stickers

  • Formats: Digital, Print

  • Languages: English

  • Press Contact: lorelock@lorelock.co

  • Websites: 

  • Stretch Goals:

    • TBA Supplement

    • TBA Supplement

    • Digital Character Sheet and Character Sheet Generator

    • 3rd Party Publishing and GM Tools and Templates

    • TBA Supplement


FEATURES IN SHORT

What's different about this TTRPG?

  • Light on rules. Heavy on action: Designed to be quick to learn and easy to master, RETRO/KILL is a rules-lite TTRPG built to get players from “no idea how to play” to “kicking drug-fuelled fascist cyborg ass” without having to read an entire book to master the rules.

  • Made for oneshots: It can be hard to get a regular group of friends together for a weekly campaign. Narrative gets lost during breaks, character sheets get lost, people change. RETRO/KILL is made to be learned, prepped, and played in a single game session.

  • Encourages creativity and player-input: Rules designed to encourage players to be creative and add their own flair to the game without stepping on the GMs toes. 

  • You get to assassinate history's biggest bastards: You and your friends play as time-traveling punks working for the Union of Concerned Assassins to travel back in time and take out history’s greatest villains before they (and their time-traveling backers) destroy the future!


Team

RETRO/KILL is developed by the Denver-based Lorelock Ltd, led by founder and RETRO/KILL creator Jack Cahan (Studio Lead/Lead Game Designer).

Additional designers: Jack Panic (Instant Starship, How’s My Driving?) and Grant Howitt (Eat the Reich, HEART, Honey Heist).

Editing: Maisa Nammari and Ginny Loveday.

Design Review: Isaac Minarik.

Market and Community Consulting: Troy Hewitt.

Music: Sean Martin


Playtesting: Eric Beppler, Matt Ballinger, Seth Lindblom, Andrew Reisdorph, Maisa Nammari, Issac Minarik, Jillian Montoya, Nirali Patel, Adam Kelley, Joseph Raidt, Jason Ritchie, Zac, Rafael Belchior, Dorothy, Faithless_Lehane, James Langham, Casey Butt, Lughnasadh, Ian Jarett, neckleaper, QCumbpr, Harry Marquis/DTB, Matthew Barnes, Jeremy Willhoit, Ivy, Billi Tackett, Sadie Saar, A Wolk, Tony Jacobs, Alexia Grind, @jzebedee, Bossegg, Fionn Cameron, Xanderous, Badriel, Benedict Ge`ddes, RomeoWood, Julia Álvarez, Boado, Fafnir, Kel Armen, Fallenstarz Lila, Glorbo Catmanson, Dark Potio, Ian Smithpeter, and Bailey Blankenship.


Player Reviews of RETRO/KILL

“It took us 15 minutes to go from ‘no idea how to play’ to blowing shit up.” - Jesse B. “Super easy to play. Once you learn, it just flows.” - Morgan N. “It’s like Hellboy and an 80s action movie had a weird baby.” - Alex O. “A great game if you like drinking beer and listening to punk music.” - Sam R. “I blasted Reagan out of a fucking airlock. It was healing.” - Robin L.

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Review Copies

For review copies, please contact us here.


Availability

For this campaign, we're only shipping domestically in the United States (including Puerto Rico). The realities of international shipping and tariffs mean we are unable to provide physical copies to our backers outside of the United States. Digital copies will be available and we hope to be able to provide physical books internationally in the future.*


*We may be able to make exceptions for retailers. International retailers interested in purchasing physical copies should reach out here for more information.

 
 
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