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Level-up your RPG adventures beyond traditional fantasy with Anime 5E's Beyonder Worlds – Realms Beyond Fantasy RPG expansion! Mecha action, sci-fi drama, gritty cyberpunk, urban fantasy, modern day Earth, and more.

Pledge NOW on Kickstarter! See the June 17th news below for additional details.

In just one month, three new expansions for the Anime 5E RPG are coming to Kickstarter! It's time to level-up your anime RPG campaigns beyond a traditional fantasy setting and travel across the galaxy with Anime 5E Beyonder Worlds!

Whether you’re fully embracing alternate game genres or integrating multiple settings with a traditional Fifth Edition fantasy world, Anime 5E Beyonder Worlds is your key to unlocking the vast, unlimited potential of the Anime 5E role-playing game. This expansion delves into the settings and conventions of five intriguing anime gaming genres: science fiction, mecha action, urban fantasy, gritty cyberpunk, and modern Earth.

There’s also a wealth of game material for players and DMs that you can drop into any anime campaign, whether it's set in an SF galactic campaign, Anime 5E's official Folstavia: The Infinite Crossroads setting, a traditional Fifth Edition fantasy world, or any other game landscape:

Accompanying Beyonder Worlds are the second expansions of our monster lines for your Anime 5E games: Monstrum Libri Volume 2 and Creature Cards Volume 2. This hardcover book and card deck expansion details creatures and other oddities from across the Challenge Rating spectrum that are primarily encountered in aquatic (oceans, rivers, lakes, swamps, island coasts, etc.) and desertic (badlands, sand dunes, rocky plains, savannahs, salt flats, etc.) habitats.

Visit the preview page and click "Notify me on Launch" to be contacted immediately when the campaign opens to pledges on July 16th. Keep an eye on our socials for additional sneak peaks in the coming weeks, too.

Now is the perfect time to complete your RPG game collections with Dyskami's RPG Accessories Summer Sale! Whether you're buying for BESM, Anime 5E, or Absolute Power, enjoy a massive 50% discount on all dice sets, dice towers/trays, character folios, cardboard minis, and enamel pins.

These summer prices only last until the end of July exclusively on the Dyskami web store, so place your order today!

In our latest Kickstarter, we are releasing a revised and updated "Retro" edition of Big Eyes, Small Mouth Second Edition – the perennial fan favourite from the turn of the millennium. We are also building upon the Anime Multiverse world and genre settings for BESM Fourth Edition with the first Prime World book of Ikaris: Epic Fantasy Anime Adventures. Finally, we round out the offerings with the Denizens of the BESM Multiverse Deck of NPC and monster profiles from across the cosmos and the second novel in the Ikarion isekai LitRPG trilogy, Ikarion Quest. Pledge NOW on Kickstarter!

GUELPH, ONTARIO (11 JANUARY, 2024) — Dyskami Publishing Company announced today that it has acquired from Paradox Interactive AB all rights and trademarks to the entire Tri-Stat System catalogue of games, including the longtime hit anime and manga role-playing game, Big Eyes, Small Mouth (or BESM). The agreement also transfers the Absolute Power/Silver Age Sentinels superhero role-playing game and Tri-Stat Core universal RPG system.

“Although we have been actively publishing BESM Fourth Edition products since 2020 under license, we are thrilled to bring the entire range of Tri-Stat System games into the Dyskami catalogue as our own brand,” said Dyskami Publishing Company President, Mark MacKinnon. “Reclaiming the Big Eyes, Small Mouth line – my earliest role-playing game publication, with its first edition released in 1997 – has been a decade-long journey involving multiple companies. With the property transfer now complete, Dyskami looks forward to expanding BESM and other Tri-Stat System game offerings for many years to come.”

To celebrate the acquisition, Dyskami also announced the forthcoming publication of a new throwback “Retro” Second Edition of the BESM role-playing game. The two-time Origins Award-nominated BESM Second Edition, which debuted in 2000 and went out of print in 2004, will be expanded with updated content, new character creation options, and a fresh presentation. The BESM Retro Second Edition crowdfunding campaign launches January 30th, 2024 on Kickstarter, partnered with the epic fantasy anime world expansion, Ikaris, for BESM Fourth Edition and second LitRPG novel, Ikarion Quest, in the Ikarion isekai trilogy. The BESM Retro Second Edition core rule book will be released through retailers in summer 2024.

Power-up your superhero role-playing adventures with additional characters, devices, minions, and setting details in the Absolute Power expansions crowdfunding campaign. Pledge NOW on BackerKit! See the September 1st news below for additional details.

In less than a month, it's time to unlock even more superpowered role-playing action with Absolute Power!

Visit the BackerKit preview page for a sneak peek at the cover artwork and to follow along with the campaign launch on September 26th!

The rich setting and characters of the Absolute Power superhero role-playing game (aka the second edition of the Silver Age Sentinels RPG) are expanded in two hardcover annuals — Season One: Urban Warfare and Season Two: Dark Empire — that detail recent events, both big and small, that impacted Empire City and Sentinel-Earth.

Additionally, an oversized Heroes and Villains Card Deck accessory profiles 136 statted NPCs across the power-level spectrum from the core book and two Season expansions. Finally, talented writers explore the game setting in 14 tales collected in The Path of Absolute Power short story anthology.

Whether you're a long-time Silver Age Sentinels fan, you've followed along since the game's 2022 rebirth, or you're a superhero gamer curious to give a new world setting a try, it's the perfect time to come along with us as we delve into Absolute Power!

Follow along on our social media platforms for additional information!

Expand your Fifth Edition fantasy RPG adventures with Anime 5E monsters, items, maps, backgrounds, and mayhem. Pledge NOW on Kickstarter! See the March 20th news below for additional details.

Expand your Fifth Edition fantasy RPG adventures with Anime 5E monsters, items, maps, backgrounds, and mayhem. Launching on Kickstarter April 11th!

Visit the Kickstarter preview page and click "Notify me on Launch" to be contacted immediately when the campaign opens to pledges.

Dyskami is proud to present a diverse range of six expansion books and accessories for the smash-hit Anime 5E role-playing game, featuring Folstavia: The Infinite Crossroads – the official world setting for the Anime 5E RPG. Inside this 272-page, full-colour tome you'll find details about the history, culture, factions, folk, magic, and creatures of Folstavia’s eight continents. There's also variety of new Attributes, Races, Classes, monsters, and magical items that you can drop into any campaign.

The five other products offered in the upcoming Kickstarter include:

Follow along on our social media platforms for additional information!

The BESM Multiverse Kickstarter may be over, but you can still pre-order through BackerKit's late backer option! BESM Multiverse is your gateway to the many Worlds of the Cosmic Web and is the official setting for BESM Fourth Edition. You can pre-order it, plus three other setting expansions:

Pre-order the official BESM setting expansions today!

From Friday December 9th through Tuesday December 20th, Dyskami is holding our first ever Twelve Days of Christmas giveaway sale!

Make a purchase exclusively from our new on-line store of $200 or more anytime during the 12 day period and you'll receive 12 awesome gifts from us that's worth $225!

Every day for 12 days on our Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages starting Fri Dec 9th, we'll reveal one gift that's included with your purchase. You don't need to wait until the end to place your order though – we'll ship your purchase plus all physical gifts promptly as you place them (digital gifts will be sent on Dec 21st).

If you're looking for some awesome holiday gifts for your loved ones and gaming group – or maybe just yourself! – be sure to make your purchase early for immediate shipping (though we can't guarantee postal arrival times during the holiday season, of course). All orders placed during the 12-day promotion will be shipped before Christmas.

Starting tomorrow (Friday Dec 9th) at http://store.dyskami.ca

All prices in USD. Minimum $200 purchase before shipping at http://store.dyskami.ca to receive the 12 Days of Christmas gifts. No substitutions. Standard web store shipping charges apply, with free North American shipping for orders above $250. Available to customers in US, Canada, EU, UK, Australia, and New Zealand.

NOW LIVE on Kickstarter! BESM Multiverse anime RPG world expansions!

BESM Multiverse is your gateway to the many Worlds of the Cosmic Web, detailing BESM Fourth Edition’s official setting that spans across all genres and themes.

The other products offered in the upcoming Kickstarter include:

Visit the Kickstarter and pledge your support today!

Coming November 15th, we are launching the BESM Multiverse Kickstarter: setting guides for your Anime RPGs

Visit the Kickstarter pre-launch page and click "Notify me on Launch" to be contacted immediately when the campaign opens to pledges.

BESM Multiverse is your gateway to the many Worlds of the Cosmic Web. This 224-page, full-colour books details the Anime Multiverse: BESM Fourth Edition’s official setting that spans across all genres and themes. Journey across the six Prime Worlds, a dozen Inner Worlds, 42 Outer Worlds, and an endless variety of Beyonder and Parallel Worlds. At the centre of it all lies the wondrous Omphalos – our own Earth.

The other products offered in the upcoming Kickstarter include:

More details and sneak peeks to follow in the coming weeks, so follow along on our BESM Fourth Edition Facebook Group for details!

The Casters And Castles livestream series for Absolute Power on Twitch did its character creation Session 0 last night. They didn't get into Points much, but some great context here a superhero character creation session. Check it out on their Twitch channel today! (also available on their YouTube channel.)

Dyskami Publishing Company is seeking short story submissions for our upcoming superhero fiction anthology Path of Absolute Power. Stories will be set in the fictional comic book universe of the Absolute Power tabletop role-playing game (the second edition of the Silver Age Sentinels RPG) and is a thematic follow-up sequel to the Path of the Just (2003) and Path of the Bold (2004) anthologies published by Guardians of Order. This anthology will contain traditional short story fiction and is not a LitRPG or GameLit work, however; the powerful, dramatic narratives should be decoupled from role-playing game mechanics.

Stories should explore the actions of heroes, villains, and neutrals as they navigate the enticement of great power in a world of normal people. The complexities of using superpowers in a mundane world are perhaps best described in the opening sentences of Book One of the Absolute Power role-playing game:

The Silver Age has come and gone. Superpowers now bring fear as often as comfort, and shades of grey cast the world in shadow, muting the shining colours of yesteryear. Villains have become stronger, and their influence is felt in every nation. The need for heroes is greater than ever. Can you balance superhuman gifts with humility, compassion, and hope? Do you have what it takes to resist the ever-present lure of Absolute Power?

The game title “Absolute Power” is not intended to glorify raw might or some concept of necessary corruption. Absolute Power is a warning against the desire to reach for that little bit more power to keep up with those opposed to society’s greater good. All that’s needed is a little more control, a little more authority. Superheroes are, ultimately, about the hope that power does not have to corrupt – that we can be more than our failures, that we can leave the world a better place than we found it. It is a difficult, perilous journey, but there are few more rewarding.

Authors submitting stories for consideration to this anthology must be familiar with the Absolute Power world setting as detailed in Book Two: Essentials of the core game rules (ISBN 9781989695173; or ISBN 9781989695227 as part of a two-volume slipcase set). As of August 2022, the Book Two PDF is immediately available to download from DriveThruRPG. Pre-orders for the physical book will ship in late September 2022, which is available from Dyskami’s BackerKit pre-store – though associated free PDF copies are also emailed to customers promptly after any physical pre-order are placed. Authors should become familiar with the world setting and major characters presented in Chapters 2 (Heroic Campaign History), Chapter 3 (Empire City), Chapter 4 (Sentinel-Earth), and Chapter 7 (Dramatis Personae). Optionally, stories set beyond the Sentinel-Earth dimension may also require knowledge of Chapter 5 (Magic Realms) and Chapter 6 (Beyond Earth).

It is important the structure and narrative presented in each story be a recognisable (potential) part of the Absolute Power game setting. Authors are welcome to use Sentinel-Earth’s major and minor setting characters in their stories in addition to their own fictional characters. Authors retain copyrights to their stories as a whole as well as to any of their created characters.

Submission Details

• Deadline: Dyskami must receive emailed story submissions by 31 December, 2022
• Length: 3,000 to 7,000 words
• Remuneration: 5-12 US cents/word (depending on author experience/profile/publications) by 31 January, 2023, plus two printed author copies.
• Language: English (American spelling)
• Rights: Exclusive first world English-language rights for six months after publication in both print and electronic/audio formats, plus republication/additional edition rights for the anthology in its entirety
• Method: Email your story in something approximating standard manuscript format to info@dyskami.ca
• Response: Dyskami will respond via email to all authors by 31 January 2023, whether or not their story submission is accepted for publication in the anthology

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Contact: Mark MacKinnon, President (info@dyskami.ca)

DYSKAMI HOSTS INDIEGOGO GAME SALE MEDICAL FUNDRAISER

GUELPH, ONTARIO (25 JULY 2022) — Dyskami Publishing Company announced today that it is hosting a game sale fundraiser to help offset game designer Mark MacKinnon’s medical expenses.

Mark has been enduring extreme pain as a result of a “frozen shoulder” (also known as “adhesive capsulitis”), which has impacted both his personal and professional publishing life. Fortunately, he has recently booked treatment at a specialised private medical clinic to resolve the condition in mid-August at a cost approaching $25,000. All sale proceeds raised during Dyskami’s Indiegogo campaign will help fund Mark’s procedure.

For more information about this fundraiser and to pledge support, visit https://igg.me/at/dyskami-fundraiser

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Contact: Mark MacKinnon, President (info@dyskami.ca)

DYSKAMI PUBLISHING COMPANY RELEASES ANIME 5E SYSTEM REFERENCE DOCUMENT UNDER OPEN GAME LICENSE

GUELPH, ONTARIO (21 JULY 2022) — Dyskami Publishing Company proudly announced today that it has released an 80,000+ word System Reference Document (SRD) for its smash-hit game, Anime 5E: Fifth Edition Fantasy Role-Playing Adventures. This release under Wizard’s of the Coast’s Open Game License version 1.0a makes it easy for developers to incorporate elements of Anime 5E into their own Fifth Edition publications. The SRD is available for immediate download from DriveThruRPG.com.

“Anime 5E owes its wildly successful launch to thousands of supportive fans,” said Dyskami President Mark MacKinnon. “It’s important that our company freely gives back to the open gaming movement that made Anime 5E possible. By compiling all the important open content from Anime 5E into a convenient and accessible format, we have made it easy for creators to develop their own Fifth Edition content using Anime 5E’s flexible point-based foundation. Of course, there’s no better place for developers to sell and distribute these innovative creations than through the Anime 5E and Tri-Stat Emporium community content programme that we host on DriveThruRPG. We look forward to taking the traditional Fifth Edition rules framework into exciting directions with Anime 5E!”

Anime 5E builds upon the Fifth Edition rules of the world’s most popular storytelling game. It’s built for anime and manga adventures, but versatile enough to handle any fantasy game style and setting. Anime 5E brings a point-based balance to the standard Fifth Edition offerings and then layers a wide selection of new races, classes, skills, features, powers, game mechanics, and combat options on top of this framework. Anime 5E is widely available in two formats: a 272-page full-colour hardcover Standard Edition (JPG815; ISBN 978-1-989695-12-8) and a 384-page black-and-white softcover Pocket Edition (JPG816; ISBN 978-1-989695-13-5).

Yesterday, Casters and Castles hosted a SPECTACULAR demonstration of Anime 5E character creation for their Coriander Society’s multi-part Yokai Blossom mini-adventure. The GM and a single player spend three hours creating a character for the game, covering everything from concept to Ability Scores to Race to Class to Attributes to Customisation to Defects to character quiz. If you ever wondered how you should approach Anime 5E character creation this is the video to watch!

Yokai Blossom runs on five consecutive Tuesdays (May 17, 24, 31 plus June 7, 14) starting at 5:30 pm PDT (8:30 pm EDT) on their Twitch channel.

Great news, gamers and Sailor Moon Crystal fans! Sailor Moon Crystal Imposterous, is now available to order from our website. Check out the game link above to download the PDF rulebook, read about game, and see the box contents.

Imposterous is a licensed version of the "Hive Mind" party game, designed by the award-winning creator of Magic: The Gathering and countless other games, Richard Garfield! This social hive mind game of collective answers accommodates 3-12 players. Imposterous joins our other licensed Sailor Moon Crystal games, Sailor Moon Crystal Dice Challenge and Sailor Moon Crystal Truth or Bluff, as we grow our line of Sailor Moon Crystal game offerings.

We are thrilled that our Kickstarter for our Absolute Power RPG is NOW LIVE!

Welcome to the Absolute Power superhero role-playing game – the second edition of 2002’s Silver Age Sentinels RPG. Much has changed in the two decades between editions, from the game mechanic evolution of the Tri-Stat System to the superhero media landscape. Since the dawn of the 21st century, superhero fiction has grown from a popular niche field to become the dominant genre in global entertainment. What has not changed is the heroism that serves as its foundation, regardless of medium.

Absolute Power products offered as rewards in the Kickstarter include:

Pledge your support today and enjoy exclusive early access to all the Absolute Power product rewards!

We are thrilled that our Kickstarter for our upcoming Anime 5E RPG is NOW LIVE!

Anime 5E builds upon the Fifth Edition rules of the world’s most popular storytelling game by adapting the best of anime role-playing to the 5E d20 game system, giving players and Dungeon Masters unlimited control over their creations. Anime 5E brings a point-based balance to the standard Fifth Edition offerings, and then layers a wide selection of new Races, Classes, Skills, features, powers, game mechanics, and combat options on top of this foundation. Anime 5E is the beginning of a journey, so hold on tight as we welcome you to your next great fantasy adventure!

Anime 5E products offered as rewards in the Kickstarter include:

Pledge your support today and enjoy exclusive early access to all the Anime 5E product rewards!

Welcome to Anime 5E – the fantasy role-playing game for all your anime and manga adventures, which builds upon the Fifth Edition rules of the world’s most popular storytelling game. We are crowdfunding Anime 5E on Kickstarter starting March 30th, with expected delivery of digital PDF copies in May 2021 and physical copies in September 2021.

Mark MacKinnon, creator of the critically acclaimed Big Eyes, Small Mouth anime role-playing game, brings a point-based balance to the standard Fifth Edition offerings – and then layers a wide selection of new Races, Classes, Skills, features, powers, game mechanics, and combat options on top of this foundation. In addition to a 272-page, full-colour Anime 5E core RPG hardcover, you can also pledge for an affordable Anime 5E Pocket Edition softcover, Anime 5E Game Screen with included 32-page adventure, and Anime 5E Character Folio expanded character journal.

Anime 5E is the beginning of an exciting journey for Fifth Edition. Visit the Kickstarter preview page and click "Notify me on Launch" to be contacted immediately when the campaign opens to pledges on March 30th. You can also visit our website's Anime 5E page for additional preview information.

Join the growing Anime 5E community on Facebook!

We are happy to welcome BESM Extras to the family – an essential volume of players’ options and rules expansions for the Big Eyes, Small Mouth Fourth Edition anime and manga multi-genre role-playing game. Today, we have released BESM Extras along with other digital products that were part of the BESM Extras crowdfunding campaign in November 2020. View the DTRPG company page, or the individual product page links below:

Prefer to own physical print editions instead of (or in addition to!) digital PDF copies? The new BESM products are also available to purchase from our web store and are now shipping!

Thank you very much for supporting the next product wave in our BESM Fourth Edition relaunch! It's the very best time to be a fan of anime and manga role-playing.

We are thrilled that the newest BESM Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! The essential BESM Extras book of optional and enhanced game rules is the featured centrepiece product. It is offered alongside five other BESM expansions and accessories – plus all the previously released BESM Fourth Edition products are available as add-ons.

There's never been a better time to get into BESM Fourth Edition, so pledge on Kickstarter today!

If you've been following along with us, you know we are thrilled to be launching our next Kickstarter in a few weeks on November 10th for a range of BESM products – featuring BESM Extras. Now you can sign-up to show your support and be notified when the Kickstarter is live!

BESM Extras is an packed 144-page book dedicated to BESM Fourth Edition rules variations, extended game mechanics, expanded optional guidelines, creative adventuring elements, and plenty of ready-to use examples – spells, powers, and items. Along with the BESM core book and BESM Naked, BESM Extras is a foundational pillar for the game line. And now you can check out a sneak peek of the BESM Extras Table of Contents!

The other products offered in the upcoming Kickstarter include:

RPG designer, Mark MacKinnon, provides a short video walkthrough summary of character creation for BESM Fourth Edition, which we have posted to our YouTube channel. Check out the video links below:

We are proud to announced that the BESM Fourth Edition RPG line has shipped to all crowdfunding backers and is now available for purchase in fine retail stores worldwide. If your local store doesn't carry it, you can always order it from our web store instead. Thanks to everyone for their patience during the COVID-19 shipping delays. We hope you'll agree that it was worth the wait!

We are thrilled to announce that the BESM Fourth Edition RPG line is now available for purchase and digital downloading from our electronic partner, DriveThruRPG! View the DTRPG company page, or the individual product page links are below:

Thank you very much for your all your support for the BESM Fourth Edition relaunch!

We wanted to provide a quick update regarding the shipping of the BESM Fourth Edition RPG line to our crowdfunding supporters/pre-ordering customers, and to retail stores.

The COVID-19 (corona virus) outbreak has wreaked havoc across the entire gaming industry, since many factories are in originating areas. The BESM Fourth Edition line is no exception. Consequently, the products have been delayed much longer than we had expected. We still don't have a firm shipping date yet since things are still in flux, but we expect that the entire game line will be landing in our North American warehouses in May 2020. But again - this is only an estimate.

We will provide further updates as we have them. Get the latest information from Dyskami by following along through numerous channels, including our web forums, Facebook page, and BESM Facebook Group.  

Thank you very much for your understanding and patience.