To kick off this thread, I'll start with Atlas Games' announcement of the release of Magical Kitties Save the Day itself under the Open License.
MAGICAL KITTIES RPG BECOMES OPEN LICENSE, WITH GIVEAWAY LAUNCH!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Proctor, MN – 07/01/26 – The beloved Magical Kitties Save the Day roleplaying game launches under an open license today, and is celebrating with a special giveaway that includes almost $2700 of prizes.
Atlas Games®, the publishers of the popular Magical Kitties Save the Day RPG, announced today the release the core Rulebook and all the Magical Kitties sourcebooks under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Now Magical Kitties fans can release their own material, whether for free or paid, explicitly for the game. Atlas Games has also created a new Magical Kitties Open License logo, to let fans identify their work as made for Magical Kitties Save the Day.
To encourage fans to contribute by releasing their own Magical Kitties Open License material, Atlas Games is ALSO hosting a special giveaway for the launch. The publisher will give a FREE digital Magical Kitties package worth $90, which includes ALL the products in the line, to the first 30 people to post a Magical Kitties release on DriveThruRPG.com, by July 31, 2026. Details are on the new Magical Kitties Open License webpage, but include:
Giveaway Requirements:
- Releases must take place in and showcase the Magical Kitties setting
- They must be original work without legal entanglements (e.g., using copyrighted material from outside the Magical Kitties products)
- Release your work under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
- Display the Magical Kitties Open License logo and its new legal statement.
- Put your release up on DriveThruRPG.com, and get approval (takes 3 days or more)
- Post a link & description in Magical Kitties Open License Announcements on the Atlas Games Forum
- Post everything by July 31, 2026
This open license release will allow players to freely share, adapt, and build content that's explicitly made for the Magical Kitties Save the Day RPG, and sell their creations.
"This is our fourth RPG released under an open license," notes publisher John Nephew. "Ars Magica, Planegea, and Over the Edge have all flourished by supporting their fan communities the same way. It's a win-win for everyone, we've found.
"Magical Kitties is the game I introduced my own kids to roleplaying with," publisher Michelle Nephew remembers. "By embracing an open license for fan creators, I hope other kids will get the chance to not only play the game, and GM the game, but actually make their own content for it, too. A kid's imagination turns even the ordinary into an adventure, so I can't wait to see the new directions they go!"
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About Magical Kitties:
Magical Kitties Save the Day is the all-ages roleplaying games that excels as an introduction to the hobby. The elegantly simple rules system puts the emphasis on storytelling and supports a setting and characters that players are familiar with and love from the start. You are magical kitties. You have humans. The humans have problems. Use your magical powers to solve their problems and save the day!
About Atlas Games:
At Atlas Games, our passion is offering exceptional games to the world. Our first release was in 1990, making us one of the most reliable hobby game publishers in business, too. We believe in creative curiosity and sensible operations. We love new ideas and always keep our word. If that appeals to you, boy have we got a treat for you!
Contact:
John Nephew
Atlas Games Co-Owner
john@atlas-games.com
Magical Kitties Save the Day is a trademark and Atlas Games is a registered trademark of Trident, Inc. d/b/a Atlas Games.
