Pete Petrusha (Imagining Games)

ActivityProjectsRevenuePledgesAvg. PledgeLinks
2017 - 2026 5 $113,409 USD 1,650 $69 USD
A tabletop role-playing game enthusiast and lover of all things pretend. Pete Petrusha is an indie game designer, tabletop RPG promoter, and the Creative Director at Imagining Games. He is the designer, author, and award nominated art director behind the empowering story building game, Dreamchaser: A Game of Destiny and the ridiculous roommate roleplaying game Rest in Pieces. Pete promotes tabletop RPGs at a variety of conventions throughout the country and leads an Indie Games on Demand movement in his local area. He is the former IGDN Convention Coordinator, and Host of the Indie Groundbreaker Awards.

Projects

KickstarterKicktraq Roguelike TTRPG — Loot, Die, Repeat — A Roguelike RPG
557%
Roguelike TTRPG — Loot, Die, Repeat — A Roguelike RPG
A project in Lowell, IN by Pete Petrusha (Imagining Games) 5 created
RPG Book

Play chaotic runs inspired by roguelike video games like Hades. Ridiculous loot, Brutal Bosses, and Re-playable rules-lite dungeons.

Campaign: 2026/04/27 - 2026/05/29
Duration: 31 days
27,875 USDof 4,999 USD Goal
343Backers
81 USDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraq Teenage Ninja Fighting School - A Shonen Anime RPG Zine
187%
Teenage Ninja Fighting School - A Shonen Anime RPG Zine
A project in Lowell, IN by Pete Petrusha (Imagining Games) 5 created
RPG ZineBook

Teen ninjas, big feelings, and bigger fights—a narrative-first anime TTRPG of friendship, wild named attacks, and saving the world!

Campaign: 2026/02/23 - 2026/03/25
Duration: 29 days
5,635 USDof 3,000 USD Goal
141Backers
40 USDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraq CHEW: The Roleplaying Game (TTRPG)
756%
CHEW: The Roleplaying Game (TTRPG)
A project in Lowell, IN by Pete Petrusha (Imagining Games) 5 created
RPG Book

A foodie crime drama about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals, and clairvoyants based on the award-winning Image comics! Forged in the Dark

Campaign: 2021/10/05 - 2021/11/05
Duration: 30 days
52,734 USDof 6,969 USD Goal
660Backers
80 USDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraq Rest in Pieces: Ridiculous Deadbeat Block Tower Roleplaying
127%
Rest in Pieces: Ridiculous Deadbeat Block Tower Roleplaying
A project in Merrillville, IN by Pete Petrusha (Imagining Games) 5 created

Play fed-up Deadbeat Roommates stuck sharing a pad with a pain-in-the-ass Grim Reaper in a quick dark-comedy Card & Block Tower RPG!

Campaign: 2020/09/29 - 2020/10/30
Duration: 30 days
12,751 USDof 9,999 USD Goal
197Backers
65 USDAvg.Pledge
KickstarterKicktraq Dreamchaser: A Game of Destiny (RPG)
360%
Dreamchaser: A Game of Destiny (RPG)
A project in Merrillville, IN by Pete Petrusha (Imagining Games) 5 created
RPG

Chase your dreams in an Immersive Storytelling Game where players imagine goals and roleplay characters to fulfill their destiny!

Campaign: 2017/01/23 - 2017/02/23
Duration: 30 days
14,414 USDof 4,000 USD Goal
309Backers
47 USDAvg.Pledge