Published Apr 29, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT ‘We didn’t think any existing systems would work’ The Dungeon Crawler Carl TTRPG won’t be just another D&D reskin Image: Renegade Game Studios In the world of Matt Dinniman’s hit Dungeon Crawler Carl book series, Earth has been turned into the site of an alien reality TV show with rules similar to Dungeons & Dragons or Pathfinder . But neither game serves as the basis for the Dungeon Crawler Carl Roleplaying Game that has already raised more than $8.4 million since launching on BackerKit April 14. “We didn’t think any existing systems would work well to turn this into a role-playing game,” designer Kevin Schluter told Polygon in a video interview. “We didn’t think that people would appreciate a [D&D fifth edition] reskin on this particular property.…