Welcome to the Tavern.
Where a bunch of passionate people are working on the most immersive TTRPG online experience ever!

A completely new way to play games like D&D, Pathfinder, Call of Cthulu & more

Immerse yourself in the characters you've always dreamed of!


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Product Teaser

In-Character-Roleplaying Redefined!


Are you tired of looking like a bunch of "Guys at Desks" while playing TTRPGs online? So are we! The Tavern uses live motion capture + real-time rendering to make your group look & feel like the heroes you are. Get ready for a new level of immersion!

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Heroes & NPCs for medieval TTRPG folks & classes πŸ§™β€β™‚οΈπŸ§β€β™€οΈπŸ€΄

Monsters and villains that will make you fear your Dungeon Master! 🐲🐺

Robes, armor, helmets, face paint, weapons, and tons of loot βš”οΈπŸ‘˜

The full product will be revealed soon!

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We cast Foresight!

Product Roadmap

Test technical and financial viability

We are currently casting a lot of spells with the Unreal Engine 5 and the necessary game infrastructure to test the most important technical aspects in detail. So far, things look very promising!

Kickstarter Campaign

This will allow us to generate Buzz, build a great community and give us a clear picture about the market demand for the Tavern. The goal is to work full-time (with a salary) during the development and add new talent to the team. Tiers will offer subscription packages + exclusive Kickstarter backer add-ons.

Development & Beta Testing

Together we will choose further adventurers for our party to develop and design in fast iterations. We'll be continuosly releasing new Betas and expand the player test groups step-by-step so that we can iterate data-driven and with our community in mind.

Product Launch

Envision yourself being part of a big release party with some epic livestreaming specials on Twitch where people from all over the world are using the Tavern to play D&D. All whilst having a medieval fiest to celebrate this major step along the way with your fellow team members

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Who’s working on this?

Our team

Ferdi

Ferdinand Werthwein, 38

Founder | Head of Product and Operations
Senior UX/UI Designer from Karlsruhe, Germany

πŸ§™β€β™‚οΈπŸ§β€β™€οΈ Currently DMing "Rime of the Frostmaiden" for our party and playing as Bebran Nightshield in a friends campaign set in Eberron


I'm a D&D enthusiast and have ended my freelancing work in the summer of 2023 to work full time on the Tavern. Since then, I've taught myself the basics of the Unreal Engine 5, how to create and customize MetaHuman characters, created tons of designs, clickdummies and this website. With our small but awesome core team and our contributors & advisors, we'll bring the Tavern alife and create something truly epic for the Pen & Paper Community out there!

Ferdi

During my 10+ years of freelancing and working with agencies, I worked with teams ranging from small startups to global players, ran Google Design Sprint Workshops and coached startup approaches for a faster product-market fit.

Daniel

Daniel Nedele, 25

Freelancer | Unreal Engine 5 Development
Software Developer (C++ / C# / Unreal) from Stuttgart, Germany

πŸ§™β€β™‚οΈπŸ§β€β™€οΈ Currently playing a dwarven paladin in a homebrew setting (mostly casting smite at every opportunity)


Having worked with Unreal 4 since its first public release version (on hobby projects then), and as a professional software developer later, it felt only natural to take the plunge and start freelancing as an Unreal Developer in 2022. As an avid video game enthusiast and roleplaying geek, Daniel is excited to help bring The Tavern to Unreal Engine 5 and make your roleplaying experiences even more immersive. Check out Daniels projects on his website danielnedele.com


Advisors-and-Contributors

Our awesome Contributors & Advisors

  • Johannes Linowski, Full Stack Developer @stack πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ
  • Victor Yuen, Technical Animator πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ

We also want to thank:

  • The creators of several awesome Open Source Projects that we were able to dig into!
  • Our mighty D&D Group for their valuable feedback:
    Tobi (Urku Taskor), Peter (Idris Iceclaw), Niki (Rognar Lothbrok), Radi (Elias Gemheart), Jacek (Halrond Blackwood)

Let's get in touch!

Contact me anytime!

πŸ§™β€β™‚οΈ Ferdinand Werthwein, Founder of the Tavern
hello@thetavern.online

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