ENCLAVE: Aspirant — The Diceless TTRPG with Infinite Depth
Created by Robby Howell
A roleplay-first TTRPG where players are agents of a multiverse-spanning organization, tasked on missions across the infinities.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
EXCLUSIVE CLASSES ARE OUT — Check your emails!
8 days ago
– Mon, Aug 10, 2026 at 08:59:40 AM
Good to see you everyone!
The three EXCLUSIVE CLASSES are done!
If you ordered any as add-ons or backed at any tier including them, they are making their way to your inbox as we speak!
Look how gorgeous these pieces look. My artist Greg Taylor always knocks it out of the park.
Some notes on this release:
Two of the three Classes have different names than originally planned, as part of making them more "Enclave-y" — the Truant has been renamed to the OFFDRIVER, and the Endurant has been renamed to the ARDENT.
Small versions of these files are not available, since none of them are above 10mb.
As of this release, these Exclusive Classes have been de-listed from our Pre-Order Store and are no longer for sale. Don't despair if you missed out — I have exciting news on that front to share next month!
Check out the awesome collaborators who helped inspire these Classes (linked at the back of each PDF)!
If you found our campaign through either FAE or Dungeons & Randomness, please send me a DM or email!
Want the original printing of ENCLAVE?
I've had a few people new to the game express interest in owning their own copy of ENCLAVE: AdventV1. As such, the last 50 copies I own of the game's first ever softcover print run are now available on our Pre-Order Store!
I've had some great memories with this ol' book.
While the rules for it are out of date, it makes for a cool collector's item and will ship with your other Kickstarter rewards if you pick one up!
That's all for now, everyone! Full update will be released at the end of this month with news on printing as well as Welcome to Manifold, our last digital release! That update will also include some very exciting news, which I am seriously looking forward to sharing with you all.
Thank you as always for your support and patience. I hope you enjoy the Exclusive Classes!
Ciao for now,
Robby
JULY UPDATE — Files have been sent to the printer!
19 days ago
– Thu, Jul 30, 2026 at 06:22:42 PM
Good to see you everyone!
It's been a big month, with tons of progress!
What's Been Done:
The PDF of Aspirant has been released.
Final files for all three books have been sent to the printer.
All three Exclusive Classes have been edited.
Merch creation is halfway done.
What's Being Worked On:
Exclusive Class art is in the works.
Welcome to Manifoldis being drafted.
Merch creation will continue in late August.
My current projection is for the Exclusive Classes to be released in August and Welcome to Manifoldin September, with all Merch created by then as well. I'll keep you all posted on the book arrival timeline once my printer shares their projections!
Merch Updates
Merch production has been a busy but fulfilling process thus far. We've tested and iterated, hitting roadblocks and stumbling upon breakthroughs, but I'm really pleased with the progress we've made thus far.
We're halfway done at this point: shirts, slates, mousepads, and more are all finished!
Look at all this cool stuff!
Special thanks to my good friend and pillar of the ENCLAVE community Xela, as well as her awesome boyfriend Sam, for all their help with merch creation. It would have been much harder to do all of this without them.
See Xela? Told you I'd use the nice picture and not one of the goofy ones!
Enclave Day — Sat, Aug 8th
As a reminder, if you're on Discord, join our server and sign up for another upcoming ENCLAVE DAY on Saturday, August 8th! For those unaware, these are free, full-day events broken into 4-hour blocks, with Loaner copies for new players!
If you want to try out Aspirant, Enclave Day is a perfect opportunity!
Hope to see you there!
New Workshops Uploaded
Thanks to requests from two fantastic community members, I ran and recorded another pair of Workshops this past month! If you're interested in learning more about making custom content for your characters (especially more complicated stuff like Enchantments), check out the one above!
On the other hand, if you are interested in porting characters or worldbuilding from other TTRPGs to ENCLAVE, the workshop below should serve you well! As always, I've timestamped both videos for easy navigation.
If any of you have a topic that you would like to see discussed in a recorded workshop, please let us know over on our Discord. You can also participate in them live whenever they happen there!
That's all for this month. I feel like we are finally in the home stretch. I can't wait to show you all the merch, supplements, and (of course) the books themselves once they are ready.
Thank you as always for your patience. I hope you've been pleased with the project thus far, and I'm excited to hear what you think of the upcoming Exclusive Classes!
Ciao for now,
Robby
ASPIRANT FULL RELEASE — Check your emails!
27 days ago
– Wed, Jul 22, 2026 at 06:43:10 AM
Good to see you everyone!
ENCLAVE: Aspirant is done!
If you backed at any level with an AspirantPDF,it's making its way to your inbox as we speak!
Me currently.
Some notes on this release:
This release also includes V2.1 of Enclave: Advent. Changes are very minimal, mostly typos, file optimization, and a couple new art pieces!
Be sure to double check whether any of the characters you made using the Beta have any of their Abilities or Signatures changed in this new version! Off the top of my head, rebalancing changes included a substantial nerf to the I've Just Seen a Face Enchantment on the Wanderer's Acoustic Guitar and a small buff to ALL Aspiring characters: +2 Merx & +1 Perk during character creation.
Small versions of both files are available for those wanting to prioritize disc space and load times over art quality.
If you catch any typos or errors, please don't hesitate to shoot me an email!
Enclave Day — Sat, Aug 8th
If you're on Discord, join our server and sign up for another upcoming ENCLAVE DAY on Saturday, August 8th! For those unaware, these are free, full-day events broken into 4-hour blocks, with Loaner copies for new players!
If you want to try out Aspirant, Enclave Day is a perfect opportunity!
Hope to see you there!
That's all for now, but you'll be hearing from me again in around a week with a full update! I have some great news to share then.
Thank you so much for support ENCLAVE, and for your patience with the fulfillment process. I'm really pleased with how the books have turned out, and I hope you are too.
Ciao for now,
Robby
JUNE UPDATE — Finishing up Aspirant, on to the next phase!
about 2 months ago
– Sun, Jun 28, 2026 at 04:26:58 PM
Good to see you everyone!
Aspirant's art is still being finished up, but while waiting for it I've made a good deal of progress on other elements of the campaign.
What's Been Done:
Edits to Aspirant have been made based on feedback gained during the Beta release.
Our three Exclusive Classes have drafted in full.
What's Being Worked On:
Aspirant art is being finished (17/25 pieces done this month).
Print specs are being figured out.
Exclusive Classes are being edited.
Private Missions are being scheduled.
Based on this progress, the final draft of Aspirant should be dropping in July, with our three Exclusive Classes following shortly thereafter. It's later than I wanted, but hopefully the Beta Release has been enough to tide you all over!
Scheduling Private Missions
If you acquired the "Seat on a Private Mission" or "Full Private Mission" rewards during the campaign, please check your emails! I reached out a week or so ago to get those sessions scheduled and would love to hear back from you whenever possible.
If you acquired one of these rewards and haven't yet heard from me, please send me a Kickstarter message, Discord DM, or email me!
Last Chance to Get Limited-Run Merch!
Late July/early August will likely mark the beginning of the merch-creation phase of campaign fulfillment. Very exciting stuff! However, this also means I will have to de-list the merch options from my Pre-Order Store so I know exactly how many of each item I need to make.
As such, if you've been thinking about picking up some ENCLAVE campaign merch, this month will be your last chance to do so, so be sure to click around our options and see if any stand out to you!
On the Map in the BOB WORLD BUILDER Poll!
Recently, Bob World Builder put out a poll asking TTRPG fans to vote on their favorite game. You may well have heard about this (and voted in it!) already, but a really cool result came out of this poll.
Out of 30,000 for 800+ different game titles (the majority of which were write-in), ENCLAVE came in 121st, tying other well-known indie TTRPGs like Electric Bastionland. Not a bad showing at all, especially considering our votes were write-in only! We also place considerably higher than quite a few other indie TTRPGs with much bigger KS campaigns, which speaks volumes about how wonderfully engaged our awesome community is!
I am delighted by the result and intensely grateful for all of you who voted for ENCLAVE. Hopefully next time there's a similar poll we rank even higher!
Another Conduiting Workshop
At the behest of another awesome player, I ran another recorded Conduiting Workshop on our Discord Serverthis past month! If you're curious about the intricacies of hosting ENCLAVE sessions, these videos are a great place to start. Don't let the length intimidate you — I've timestamped the whole thing, so you can just to whichever 3-5min section is most relevant.
That's all for this month. While finalizing Aspirant has taken a bit longer than I might have liked, I've been able to make big progress on the next steps, meaning that I should have multiple releases ready for you in July.
Thank you all so much for your patience. I hope you've been enjoying the Beta, and I can't wait to hear what you think of Aspirant's final form as well as the other exciting stuff that will accompany it!
Ciao for now,
Robby
ASPIRANT Beta Release — Check Your Emails!
2 months ago
– Sat, Jun 06, 2026 at 09:18:28 AM
Good to see you everyone!
My artist needs a couple more weeks to get all the pieces for Aspirant ready. As such, to get the game into your hands as soon as possible, I have decided to go ahead with a...
Beta Release of ENCLAVE: Aspirant!
It's done, it's live, and if you backed at any level with an AspirantPDF it's making its way to your inbox as we speak!
Spoiler for one of the awesome new art pieces to come in the final release.
Some notes on this release:
Text and mechanics are final (the game is fully playable), as are most graphics; art is NOT final. Please pardon the big, ugly placeholder canvases! They will be swapped out for gorgeous art pieces (like the above and below) in the final release.
Many images will appear fuzzy/blurry; this is because the file has been release with very low graphical resolution to keep file sizes small (and to make it clear that this is not the final release).
I will be announcing and sending out the final PDF as soon as all the art is ready. I don't want to rush my artist, but I'm guessing that'll be happening by end of June.
If you catch any typos or errors, please don't hesitate to shoot me an email!
Another art spoiler
REMINDER — Enclave Day
If you're on Discord, don't forget to join our server and sign up for ENCLAVE DAY on Saturday, June 27th! It's a free, full-day event broken into 4-hour blocks. Loaner copies for new players, free new Classes for anyone who already owns the game!
If you want to try out Aspirant, this is the perfect opportunity!
Hope to see you there!
That's all for me, for now at least. Full update to come at the end of the month, along with more news and most likely the full release of Aspirant.
I really hope you enjoy Aspirant. Thank you as always for supporting ENCLAVE.
Merch Updates
