First things first: this is not based on M*A*S*H the TV show. A Kickstarter campaign is currently underway to raise money for a tabletop roleplaying game called MASHED. For those who aren’t familiar with Kickstarter, it’s a crowdfunding platform that allows anyone to raise money for creative projects ranging from movies to comics to video games.
More than 550 backers have already pledged over $18,000. That’s way over the $3,500 goal and there are still five days to go. Backers are given special rewards depending on how much money they pledge to donate.
Here’s the official description of MASHED:
MASHED is a tabletop roleplaying game that explores the value of human life and the stresses that war imposes on the people who live through it—but it’s also about relationships. And courage. And laughter. And love. Although your characters spend long hours performing surgery, MASHED compresses these into short events to focus on the most dramatic moments. Most of the game actually occurs outside of the operating tent, at times when the flow of casualties has ebbed. Here you may fall in or out of love, fight the orders of ineffective top brass, set up pranks, help your South Korean allies, pick fights, seduce your way through the unit, pull rank, and much more. Can you find ways to relieve the mental stresses brought on by the war, and make it home with your sanity intact?
The completed game will include a 200 page book, multiple character playbooks, a surgical guide, a 1950-1953 calendar, a playsheet, and other guides. The estimated delivery for the game is March 2017.
Again, I want to stress that this game is not based on M*A*S*H the TV show, as a disclaimer on the Kickstarter page points out. However, fans of the series who also happen to enjoy tabletop roleplaying games may want to take a look.
(Thanks to Timothy.)
