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this is HitPlay Pulse,

the easiest way to control music and sound for Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop and board games!

August 04 2026

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introducing,

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cinematic music.
epic sound.

your tabletop game,
now a movie.

* Patent pending 63/796,981

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Play Engine

cinematic scoring engine

HitPlay Pulse's music dynamically and naturally scales to the situation on hand. when in a confrontation, tap a button² to ramp up the action! it's like having a film scoring orchestra at your fingertips!

albums

Journeys 

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on HitPlay Pulse, our music is packaged like a film soundtrack.
we call them Journeys - themed cinematic music bundles built for your adventure.

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Impulse Engine

tap for sound,
tap again for variety,
hold for drama.

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Press play.
You'll get it.

design

with obsessive attention to detail, our unique artwork is perfectly coherent across the entirety of Hitplay Pulse.

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HitPlay Pulse app Play Engine sprite
HitPlay Pulse app Play Engine sprite

built by bots
handcrafted by humans

every moment of music,
every second of sound,
every inch of image,
 meticulously made,

by humans, not AI.

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HitPlay Pulse is made out of layers, the same thing that ogres are made up of. we wanted to capture the 3-dimensional nature of your favorite tabletop games and flat-pack it into two. mission accomplished. sorta.

move your cursor around to preview the effect

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HitPlay Pulse is made out of layers (the same thing that ogres are made up of). We wanted to capture the 3-dimensional nature of your favorite tabletop games and flat-pack it into two. Mission accomplished. Sorta.

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own your
own soundtrack
 

all Journeys purchased on HitPlay Pulse will also be available as downloadable albums³ for you to keep, forever

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subscribed? no worries. every month, earn a token.
 

trade in six tokens to own a Journey

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even if the app disappears into the void,
your music won't.

and many, many more features

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Tickle Engine co founders, Erwick D'Souza, Caleb Cannon and David J. Atkins

who we are

HitPlay Pulse started in 2022 at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, when three film composers -  Erwick D’Souza ,  David J. Atkins , and  Caleb Cannon - realized tabletop games deserved better audio.
 

Erwick had the idea. Caleb built the engine from scratch. David and Erwick made it sound like a movie.
 

Caleb also plays a dangerous amount of TTRPGs, which helps.

we Hit Play. our Pulse elevated

HitPlay Pulse is already being tested by a group of sleep-deprived crash test dummies. that's right,
HitPlay Pulse is not just a concept anymore.

Caleb Cannon with HitPlay Pulse
David J. Atkins with HitPlay Pulse
Erwick D'Souza with HitPlay Pulse

the D20 for MVPs

If you are an MVP, on eligible orders⁵ get a free  Oversized Glass D20 in Tickle Orange (worth $35.99) by Dragonstone Gaming.

If you're not an MVP, you can still purchase the D20 as an add-on at a discount during checkout.

⁵ for the Tickle On - All Content Pass Reward tier and above

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sign up to be the first to be informed of our campaign and all our Early Bird Pledges. they'll be worth it, we promise! 

 

 


we also promise not to spam your inbox.

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MVP

become our Most Vauable Player (MVP) with a $1 refundable deposit. when you back our kickstarter, you will be entitled to discounts AND the following exclusive perks:

1. five bonus music tracks exclusive to MVPs that will never be released again,

2. three exclusive app backgrounds that will never be released again,

3. free  Over Size Glass D20 in Tickle Orange (worth $35.99) by Dragonstone Gaming (with eligible purchases only).

4. Access to our MVP lounge on our Discord server, allowing you to directly interact with the makers of HitPlay Pulse!

please note that some or all of these perks are subject to change as our campaign evolves. all MVP pledges will be finalized one week before our Kickstarter goes live.

not ready yet? instead, you can choose to

refundable deposit

check the box to add the refundable deosit to your purchase.

become an

¹ subject to change

² other, even more dynamic options are being considered

³ only journeys will be available as downloadable albums. all other content on the HitPlay Pulse app will be exclusive to the app 

⁴ subject to change

⁵ for the Tickle On - All Content Pass Reward tier and above

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Built with love and insomnia by
Erwick D'Souza

© 2026 by Tickle Engine, LLC. 

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