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| Designers | Daniel A. Burrow |
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| Publishers | Parlor, LLC. (formerly known as Cracked Monocle) |
| Publication | 2012 |
| Years active |
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| Genres | Steampunk |
| Systems | Clockwork System |
| Playing time | Varies |
| Chance | Dice rolling |
| Skills | Role-playing, improvisation, tactics, arithmetic |
| Website | Tephra RPG |
Tephra: The Steampunk RPG (2012) is a steampunk role-playing game by Parlor LLC. (formerly known as Cracked Monocle).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Tephra was nominated for "Best Steampunk RPG or LARP" in the 2014 Steampunk Chronicle Reader's Choice Awards[7] and its creator, Daniel Burrow, won the award for "Best Steampunk Game Creator."[8] The company was an exhibitor at SXSW Gaming in 2014.[9]
In February 2015, Cracked Monocle ceased operations, releasing developers from contracts and giving them ownership of works in progress not yet paid for. Control of the LLC reverted to the original founder, who restarted the company several months later. The Kickstarter begun in 2012 was announced as complete afterward.[10]
As of January 2017, the core book has been released to the Open Game License.[11] On August 2, 2017, it was announced that Cracked Monocle has officially changed their name to Parlor, LLC.[12]
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