A Whole New World
The chaos of game design from concept to gameplay
A new limited TTRPG webseries is coming soon via the One Shot Network. And it's got everything.
Co-creators Poorna M and Valiant Dorian are seemingly unable to just hang out.
"Every time we chat, we somehow leave the conversation with atleast one new project to work on together." - Poorna & Valiant, a quote from an upcoming episode of the Ultimate RPG podcast, and what they'll tell anyone who asks about their friendship.
What started as an idea to bring a sequential round-robin aspect to collaborative game design became one of several streams part of a charity fundraising event by Poorna M to raise money for the Medical Aid of Palestinians.
It then evolved into a love letter to game design, to collaborative storytelling, to the people who play games and make them. This has culminated in a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter from April 7th to May 7th 2026.
With gorgeous cover art by Yon, the support of the One Shot Network (including a guest appearance on the One Shot podcast) A Whole New World has a base funding goal of 2,000 USD.
With the Kickstarter live, we can now share this about the structure of the show:
While the number of 'arcs' A Whole New World will end up having will depend entirely on funding, each arc will invite:
- a designer or author to do some world building
- a [different] TTRPG designer to fashion game mechanics that fit the aforementioned setting
- a bunch of TTRPG enthusiasts for a 'chaos AP' that brings these two elements together
The Kickstarter page teases the appearance of Rowan, Rook & Decard's Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor in Arc 1 of A Whole New World.
As you follow along their Kickstarter (almost 50% funded in the first 9 hours), you may also enjoy
- Game Jam: taking part in a Whole New World-themed game jam hosted by Valiant Dorian's SpiritBear Games.
- Review this Reality: venting your feelings about this reality vs the worlds we may collectively explore in this new TTRPG webseries
