The Snarl (Open Playtest)

Greetings!

This is the first part of our open playtest for The Snarl, our new weird fantasy TTRPG.

This PDF includes The Snarl’s setting — known as the Weald. It provides an overview of the environment, the species, and all of the worldbuilding basics you need to run a game. Get acquainted with the Weald—and the Snarl that lurks outside its safe zones.

This is an incomplete not-final draft. It still needs proofreading and may see some changes before further playtests and final release. We’d love to hear your feedback on it. Please email any of the following to us at info@posthumanstudios.com with the header “Snarl Setting Playtest”:

• Any critical setting info you think is missing
• Any additional setting info you’d like to see, or like to see explored in more depth (in future books)
• Your general thoughts and feedback
• Typos, poor grammar, inconsistencies, and other editorial issues

To read up on what we’ve posted about the game so far, check our dev blog: https://snarlrpg.com/blog

We will be running this playtest in 3 stages. In early 2026, for Part 2, we’ll be posting the basic rules, a selection of characters, a rules cheat sheet, and a starting scenario. This should be enough to play 2-3 sessions of The Snarl and give us your feedback. Now’s a good time to talk to your friends and see if you can schedule some games!

In Part 3, we will release the full character creation rules, so you can make your own characters and run your own scenarios.

For Parts 2 and 3, we will be asking for particular feedback on specific rules issues, in addition to general feedback. We also encourage you to discuss the game on our discord! (https://discord.gg/C3PBwWBfTU)

We plan to run a kickstarter campaign for The Snarl in early 2026. Please follow our launch page:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/507486226/the-snarl-ttrpg?ref=3szghn

The book is currently 97% written and the early art pieces are rolling in. We plan to release it later in 2026.

Thanks for joining our playtest—we look forward to your feedback!

Posthuman Studios,
Rob Boyle, Davidson Cole, Adam Jury