Over 90% Funded on Kickstarter with less than 3 Days Left! Support Tethered Flesh – A Dark Fantasy Body Horror RPG

We’ve reached a thrilling milestone in our journey to bring Tethered Flesh to life. With 75% funded and less than 5 days left on Kickstarter, I’m incredibly grateful for the overwhelming support from the community. Every backer brings us one step closer to realizing this immersive, grotesque world, where survival is a delicate balance of mind, body, and soul.

An Unforgiving World of Lore and Horror
Every level is a maze of long corridors, vertical points of traversal, and damp metalic-tasting air. In these areas, you'll find the Tethered, grotesque monsters born from twisted flesh and broken minds. They move in hordes, growing stronger the closer they are to The Womb, their birthplace. Some Nomads have said to have witnessed varient strains of Tethered, but others believe these are just campfire stories.

The Nomads are the dominant group of life after the Tethered. They are resilient survivors who live in Camps together led by an Elder. Nomads are the inventors of a lot of commonly used items such as treated skin-leather, for clothing and protection, or tallow lamps for light and warmth. With the protection of Spartans, they hunt Tethered for these resources, from the Tethered, nothing is wasted. Their skin, gets cleaned, dried, and treated into leather, the fat around their organs is collected and melted down into tallow-wax, their sinew is delicately removed, dried and braided into wicks, and their bones are cooked down into bone marrow, an accelerant for burning wax. Their flesh cautiously butchered and prosessed into Fleshpaste, the most common food source across the Levels. All camps run independently of each other, but occasionally a Council of Elders will be called if their collective needs outweight their individual goals.

The Fanatics are a ritualistic group of people who use the blood of the Tethered to carve out tattoos into their bodies granting them powerful spell-like abilities. These tattoos come at a grave cost, permanently weaking the body with each tattoo taken. They live in Enclaves, led by a Witness, who answers to the one Augur, the true leader and speaker of all enclaves. Most people judge Fanatics for their ruthless lifestyle, though they are still welcomed to trade at Nomad camps, so long as they don't linger.

Gameplay that Drives Survival and Sacrifice
Tethered Flesh is a rules-lite RPG built for storytelling and hard-hitting choices. Using a D20 under system, the mechanics stay minimalist but impactful, ensuring the story’s intensity remains uninterrupted. Players step into one of three distinct classes. Spartans, Nomads, and Fanatics, each with unique abilities that both empower and tax their physical forms. Whether modifying their bodies through Fleshworks magic, enduring harsh injectors, or crafting tools from scarce resources, survival is never straightforward.

Feedback from our backers has been invaluable, and their reviews emphasize the unique impact of Tethered Flesh’s stripped-down mechanics, which allow for immersive, gritty play. Here’s what a few playtesters had to say:

Bringing Horror to Life with Art and Atmosphere
Ishani Gairola’s stunning cover art encapsulates the chilling beauty of Tethered Flesh, drawing players into a world both horrifying and haunting. Each new backer brings us closer to expanding the lore and artwork within the game, creating an even more immersive experience filled with dark beauty and moral ambiguity.

Only a Few Days Left to Back Tethered Flesh
As we approach the final days of this campaign, every contribution matters. If you’re drawn to the grim, morally complex, and terrifying world of Tethered Flesh, now is the time to join us. Help bring this dark vision to life and prepare yourself for the relentless, survival-driven journey within the Celestial Levels.

Original backers, gain an exclusive title on our Discord Server as well as their name in the credits section of our booklet. Backers also gain access to an exclusive channel where they'll be the first to hear about new products, updates, limited physical releases, and be able to vote on next creations.

Thank you for supporting our Kickstarter. Let’s make Tethered Flesh a reality.

Ada Hatton, The Blackened Hand