ENCLAVE: Aspirant — The Diceless TTRPG with Infinite Depth

SEPTEMBER UPDATE — Shipping Date Announced!
4 days ago – Mon, Sep 28, 2026 at 01:23:30 PM

Good to see you everyone! 

Let's get straight to the good stuff.

Shipping Dates!

After hearing back from my printer, I have an updated timeline for you all: 

• Printing is currently taking place and should be done by the second week of October
• Shipping from Eastern Europe to New England will then take 5-8 weeks
• Once the books arrive, I'll immediately send out the shipping surveys so you all can lock in your addresses and postage, with the packages being shipping out promptly thereafter

Given that everything will be arriving in December (a notoriously pricey time to ship), I will be putting out a poll next month to see whether you all want the items to be shipped immediately or to wait until January to save money.

What's Been Done:

• All Merch is completely finished besides on item.
• Print files have been submitted, printing ongoing.

What's Being Worked On:

• Welcome to Manifold is being drafted.
• One final merch item is being created.
• Packaging is being ordered.

On the topic of merch, look how gorgeous the Do Not Buy These Dice turned out, all expertly handmade by Bad Wolf Forge. 

Email Address Update

For those who previously contacted me at "robby (at) robbylavagames (dot) com", please note that this address is not longer in use. Please direct all ENCLAVE inquiries to "robbylavagames (at) gmail (dot) com" or ping me on Discord.

ENCLAVERSARY

On September 25th, ENCLAVE turned 13 years old. Looking back, I am humbled and overwhelmed by how far the game is come and how many awesome people have rallied around it.

Thank you all for supporting ENCLAVE!

If you'd like to hear me reminisce about ENCLAVE's past, go over my favorite missions of the year, and tease some future projects, check out the video below.

We also held our seventeenth ENCLAVE DAY this past weekend, with many excellent missions hosted and two new Pre-Releases unlocked, plus a third earlier in the month!

• CHARLATAN (by Tomáš Staněk) — Slipperysnake oil salesman.
• JANISSARY (by Julian Meier) — Elite soldier,prepared for both war and peace.
• FIENDSLAYER (by Kadrien) — Balefulhunter of evil things

All of the above plus over a dozen other Pre-Releases Classes are all available for free in plaintext format.

If you'd like to participate in future Enclave Days, recorded workshops, or one of countless pickup games, be sure to join the ENCLAVE Discord Server!

Projects I Love — Infernote

Put simply, Infernote is the best TTRPG note-taking app I've ever seen. It's very well-priced, has tons of features, and is exceptionally easy to use, and I think it's an absolute game-changer. If you ever use such programs, you should absolutely do yourself a favor and check this one out before their campaign ends on the 30th!

The app was developed by Zyl, the man behind the Twisted Pint Tavern YouTube channel. He and his team have made ENCLAVE-compatible features for the app and even played a full Enclave Mission themselves! Take a look below if you'd like to see their session — it was one of my favorites of the year.

New Videos

PCC (Public Custom Class) Workshop

Helping community members refine the designs of their own custom classes!

Mission — "A Worm in the System"

We had several great missions uploaded this month, but I think my recommendation had to be one — a tense blend of sci-fi and horror that is among the shortest yet most complete missions on our channel. 

That's all for this month. I'll keep you posted on the books' journey — hope you're as excited as I am for their arrival!

Also look forward to news on Welcome to Manifold this month; it's proving more involved than I initially anticipated, but I think the result will be well worth the wait.

Thanks as always for your patience and support. Happy Enclaversary to you all.

Ciao for now,

Robby

AUGUST UPDATE — Free content drop and substantial progress!
about 1 month ago – Sun, Aug 30, 2026 at 07:51:10 PM

Good to see you everyone!

Productivity continues to be high, with several major steps made this month!

What's Been Done:

• Print files for all books have been meticulously reviewed by my printer (more on this later).
• All three Exclusive Classes have been published.
• Merch creation is mostly done.

What's Being Worked On:

• Remaining merch items are being finished.
• Welcome to Manifold is being drafted.

But before we dive into some progress specifics, I have some exciting news to share with you all!

Free Content Drop!

As part of a major overhaul of our Discord Server, a major bundle of free Classes has just been dropped — the Pre-Releases! These have been automatically sent to all backers via BackerKit, but you can also use the above link to view/download them for free.

Pre-Releases are plaintext, Advent-tier Classes, fully playable for any group who wishes to use them. While some are Advent versions of existing Classes, 10 of these will be new to most backers, and 1 is making its all-time debut!

More Pre-Releases will be unlocked for the entire ENCLAVE playerbase at once through community events and projects, primarily over Discord, so be sure to check in often to see what new ones have release! Even better, the vast majority of as-of-yet unpublished Pre-Releases will be featured in future ENCLAVE books!

Enjoy the new Classes, everyone!

Merch & Printing News

Book Printing

This past month, I've been grappling with a purgatorial challenge that has tested all of my wit and patience: PRINT FILE SETTINGS. If you had told me a year ago that this would be the hardest part of the entire book-making process (by far), I wouldn't have believed you.

That said, it's finally looking like the files for all three books are ready to hit the presses. The company I'm working with, Standart Impressa, is a top-line printer for good reason, and all the specifics I've worked with them on should lead to our lovely tomes coming out looking fantastic.

Printing/shipping dates will be posted in a future update!

Do Not Buy This Die

Major progress on DNBTD, courtesy of Bad Wolf Forge, the professional small-batch resin caster who I've hired for this portion of the merch creation process!

This is the only part of the merch-making process that I've outsourced to a third party, and for good reason! I can only dream of achieving the level of quality that Bad Wolf has pulled off.

Medallions

My initial projection during the campaign is that the Enclave Medallions would be silver with gray etching on them. Instead, however, I have found a much better color combination for them:

A massive upgrade, if I do say so myself!

These new medallions are still fully metal, with a durable black coating. I hope you'll enjoy them in person as much as I am while making them.

New Videos

This month marked my first mission back to conduiting after a half-year hiatus for dev! It ended up being an info-gathering/social mission, which started lighthearted but became super intense by the end. Cannot recommend it enough!

I was also recently requested to run a workshop on handling character deaths, a super important topic that, while relatively niche, almost all game hosts and players will have to grapple with at least a couple times.

If you've ever struggled with a character death, in ENCLAVE or any other TTRPG, I'd definitely recommend giving this one a watch.

Event Appearances

Lastly, this past month marked my return to attending conventions after over a year of absence!

I was invited to attend Necronomicon 2026 as a panel moderator and workshop host, and it ended up being an absolutely unforgettable experience. 

Huge thanks to my good friend and awesome community member Jennine for attending and taking these photos!

I didn't get to vend — no books yet, after all — but it was still 110% worth it. I fully intend to bring these panel and workshop ideas to other conventions in future!

The day after Necronomicon, I was invited to attend the debut of New England FanCon! It was THE best-run first-time show I've ever seen, with hundreds of attendees and dozens of high-quality vendors. I fully intend to return next year!

That's all for this month. Just one supplement to go! I'll be sending out another update as soon as I hear from my printers when the books are likely to reach my doorstep.

In the meantime, plenty more to look forward to! Welcome to Manifold will be my priority this month, alongside putting out fresh Pre-Releases as they are unlocked by the community. 

Thank you all for your patience and support. I very much hope you enjoy the Pre-Releases and are excited for all the great stuff yet to come!

Ciao for now,

Robby

EXCLUSIVE CLASSES ARE OUT — Check your emails!
about 2 months 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!

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: Advent V1. 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!

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!
2 months 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 Manifold is 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 Manifold in 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!

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.

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!
2 months 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!

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