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General Crowdfunding Thread, Mark I
The Mod Wonder:
This is the Crowdfunding thread for Role-Playing Games. In it, you will find discussion and promotion of crowd-funded projects related to traditional, table-top role-playing games. Projects for video, board and card games will be found in the Crowdfunding thread for Gaming (Other), while those for other projects can be found in Arts and Crafts or Media Discussions.
As a semi-permanent and structured thread, there are two rules that need to be addressed.
Rule 1. All other board rules apply. Do not flame, do not double post, do not troll. If a crowd-funding project breaks any of the board rules (e.g. explicit materials, political or religious in nature), it will be deleted, and the person posting it will receive the appropriate warning or infraction.
Rule 2.Posting crowd-funding plugs. You may post one initial link to your crowd-funding drive, explaining the project; for our purposes, you "own" any project you post the initial link to, whether you're the creator or not. When the project is at a week or less remaining, you may post another reminder of it. You may, of course, join in any discussion of it, though we encourage that to move to the crowd funding site, itself. Do not spam the thread with reminders; if people talk about it, they talk about it.
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Re: Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
On the crowdfunding front so far I think I've only backed a few actual gaming ones. Both of these finished in the last few months.
Project Ninja Panda Taco - Jennifer Steen's indie game about mad scientists and world conquest.
Secluseum of Orphane - Vincent Baker's Lamentations of the Flame Princess adventure.
Dungeon World - The D&D inspired hack of Vincent Baker's Apocalypse World game.
I'm looking forward to seeing them blossom.
Games and supplements talked about in the thread:
Dungeon World - Funded!
Fate of the Norns - Funded!
Horror on the Orient Express
Project Ninja Panda Taco - Funded!
Seclusium of Orphone - Funded!
Story Realms
Swords and Wizardry - Funded!
Tenra Bansho Zero - Funded!
Tremulus
Ultimate Psionics
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Re: Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
Howdy! I'm the creator of the Ultimate Psionics Kickstarter, which is creating the first hardcover psionic rulebook for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. This project is going to take the Psionics Unleashed and Psionics Expanded books and combine them into a single hardcover. The project is currently over $9,000 (of our initial $2,500 goal) and is already shattering our stretch goals, including a 32-page introduction to psionics adventure, psionic character sheets, new psionic races, and much more. Black and white and full-color options are available, as well as Kickstarter-exclusive content and a host of add-ins like Dreamscarred-branded dice, psionic focus tokens, full-color posters, and more!
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Re: Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
Saw your ad on Ultimate Psionics and checked it out already...I'm a diehard 3.5 player, does this work nicely with 3.5 psionics, or is it it's own thing?
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Re: Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
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Originally Posted by
Tyndmyr
Saw your ad on Ultimate Psionics and checked it out already...I'm a diehard 3.5 player, does this work nicely with 3.5 psionics, or is it it's own thing?
Psionics Unleashed updated the XPH to be Pathfinder-compatible. So while much of it will work in 3.5, you'd see a fair bit of overlap with what was in the XPH. The content should work in 3.5 with very minor changes, just want to point out the important stuff. :)
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Re: Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
Hey everybody! Hi Doctor Nick!
You know what everyone likes having? Dice. And you know what makes having dice easier? Dice bags. So my fiancee and I have our own crowd-funding project, namely 1CGC Dice Bags! We're making bags in a variety of styles and sizes, and would love for this to turn into an Internet business! Also, if anyone has any suggestions for designs, pledge for your size, and make a suggestion in the comments! Let us know, and the Crafty Gamer Chick and I will be working on those bags so you all can hold:
- Your dice!
- Your miniatures!
- Your mini tablets!
- Your Microlite20 Rulebooks!
- Candy to bribe the GM!
- Your Magic Deck!
- And other STUFF!
So go ahead and give us a look over! We still have 99 Starter packages left, which is a Mini Dice Bag and a set of polyhedrals (1d4, 4d6, 1d8, 1d10, 1d%, 1d12 and 1d20) with a few extra dice tossed in! That one I think isn't a bad deal, overall.
Also, on a side note; Once my truck gets fixed, I am so pledging to that Ultimate Psionics project. *wants*
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Re: Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
This is something that someone else plugged in its own thread, but Fate of the Norns: 20th anniversary edition is a pretty nifty little Kickstarter.
The game is based on Norse mythology, specifically fast-forwarding the mythos to nearly the time of Ragnarok. Now, I personally don't know enough about the game's fiction to judge its accuracy, but from what I've seen they're certainly giving lip service to the right folks in the right places.
What sets this game apart from others is the unique way that the mechanics have been infused with the fluff. The game uses not dice nor cards but the 24 runes of Elder Futhark to determine combat effects and skill checks. A character has a mere two primary stats: Essence, which affects the number of runes your character "knows," and Destiny, which affects the number of runes drawn per turn.
But the rune mechanic is much deeper than "I drew Hagl, which means I rolled a 4. With each draw, the player must choose how he or she lays out the runes, with the configuration of runes having as much effect as the actual runes drawn.
The result of this is an RPG with a satisfyingly large amount of game to it.
That, and vikings. Which is awesome. :smallbiggrin:
Better review/overview than mine can be found here. I'm sure there are others, but that one described things well enough to sell me on it.
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Re: Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
Tenra Bansho Zero: it basically sounds like the Japanese version of Rifts, with fast-moving narrative mechanics. Oh, and it's been one guy localizing the whole thing for seven years, and Luke Crane is doing layout.
This is gonna be awesome.
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Re: Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
Swords and Wizardry Kickstarter still going.
Horror on the orient express also still has time.
Both look awesome.
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Re: Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
Good idea, this thread (and RE: thread title - I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE.:smallwink:)!
First of all, I would like to submit for your perusal tremulus, a Storytelling Game of Lovecraftian Horror. This is Cthulhu mythos roleplaying as I've always wanted to see it, using one of the fastest, most intuitive rules systems out there-the Apocalypse Engine. It's a very easy-to-use, flexible, ultra-hackable system that uses only 2d6. Definitely worth a look.
Additionally, I find myself really excited for Story Realms. This is where RPGs meet family board games. Want to get your kids roleplaying, but wondering what might be a good intro game? Here is the answer! (Also, I want to play, because I love fairy tale-land adventures. But maybe that's just me!:smallbiggrin:)
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Re: Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
The Gamers 3: Hands of Fate
If you enjoyed The Gamers and/or Dorkness Rising and/or JourneyQuest, this is for you!
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[kickstarter]Game Master's Campaign - Fantasy art kit
Hello,
I'm Raymond Gaustadnes, freelance digital artist living in Norway, Europe. I've been part of many game projects over the years, recently involved with rpg projects for Iron Crown Enterprises. This lead to me creating a new set of UI graphics for the Rolemaster addon ruleset for Fantasy grounds 2. FG2 is a virtual tabletop software, allowing people to run rpg campaigns over internet.
For this purpose, I sat down planning a fantasy tiles & tokens kit, for use with FG2, or any other virtual tabletop software for that matter. Or for use with any software that handles transparent PNG files, allowing you to create fantasy campaign maps, and then print them out.
The first kit is named "Game Master's Campaign -Fantasy art kit" and was approved and posted to kickstarter.com last night, already within 24 hrs I've received approx 20% of what I've set as a minimum limit.
If you would like to see this kit, and more art kits in the future, please check out the kickstarter page and consider supporting my project:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...antasy-art-kit
You can also read more about the project on it's "official webpage" here:
http://www.digitalartwork.no/?page_id=745
Posting a few previews that shows the quality of the tiles and tokens here:
http://www.ironthrone.no/QuestLaw/Du...leset_005b.jpg
http://www.ironthrone.no/QuestLaw/Du...ileset_006.jpg
http://www.ironthrone.no/QuestLaw/object_axeA_002.jpg
http://www.ironthrone.no/QuestLaw/object_miscA_002.jpg
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
Tenra Bansho Zero funded just now. I backed it at the PDF level.
Edit: Now Fate of the Norns is done too. It's an exciting time to be into RPGs.
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Re: [kickstarter]Game Master's Campaign - Fantasy art kit
More previews of tokens to be found within the Fantasy art kit, finished versions might look a tiny bit different than seen here, and some of the tokens will come in many versions:
http://www.ironthrone.no/QuestLaw/Mo...rgoyleA009.jpg
http://www.ironthrone.no/QuestLaw/Mo...holderA014.jpg
http://www.ironthrone.no/QuestLaw/Mo...notaurA018.jpg
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
I noticed a smallish-scale plastic pre-painted Mini kickstarter is on the go, thought I would post it here for fellow fans of little plastic people. I haven't personally seen any of this companies figures in-hand, but the paint jobs on there existing products look pretty decent from their website, and I like their apparent strategy of breaking into the industry with "niche" sculpts. This is for a small run of ocean themed minis, would probably very good for anyone planing on running a navel themed campaign in the coming year.
Dungeon Crawler Minis: Tidal Wave (DCM)
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...tidal-wave-dcm
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
So, One Shot. Do it. (Another great Sand & Steam Production, using the mechanics from School Daze.)
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
Rats! is technically on IndieGoGo, but I thought it deserved your collective attention.
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
Wow, I wish I had found this thread earlier. Alright, so here we go. Recently I launched my first Kickstarter for Fractured Kingdom. We are actually coming up to the tail end of the Kickstarter now but please jump over and take a look.
Fractured Kingdom Kickstarter
It is a tabletop roleplaying game set in the dark future of 2202. Players take on the role of the Lucid, ordinary people touched by one of the four Outer Realms. Able to tap into the supernatural forces of these other realms they have been forever changed by their experiences.
The Kickstarter video and updates provide a lot more detail and there are over fifty articles in and around the setting on the games core website.
Enjoy.
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
I've written an RPG designed to support language learning. The kickstarter can be found here and is already, surprisingly enough, doing well!
http://kck.st/TuOkPa
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
One Shot - A Roleplaying Game of Sacrifice and Vengeance
"Kill your demons; for as they live by tooth and eye, so too, shall they die."
You have one shot. Take it.
One Shot is a tabletop roleplaying game about murder and vengeance. Two people work together to tell the story of the Shooter, a normal person wronged, and set for revenge. One player plays the Shooter, on their path to their one shot. The other plays the Forces, the world and people around and in the way of the Shooter.
Vengeance is a sharp, messy thing. One Shot doesn't shy away from that. There are no safe spaces in this game; it's two people working through what it means for one human to exact their vengeance on another. Each game session is self-contained, personal, and intimate. The Shooter strives to achieve their goal at a high personal cost. The Forces play all of those personal obstacles.
One Shot is honest, intimate, and personal.
What happens when a normal human has a chance to do something that most people only dream of? What happens when a personal vendetta consumes someone's life? What will you be willing to sacrifice in order to take your shot?
Based on the Simple Six System by Sand & Steam Productions, the mechanics get out of the way, and let the story take center stage. One Shot is designed to tell a full story in one session, including character creation.
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I am only a Backer to this but i have found this to be a really interesting game so i am trying to help Promote this.
Here is the Link. It only has 9 Days to go and as we speak it is at $1,925 out of the Goal of $3,000. Please help get this funded as every little bit helps toward getting this game actually printed instead of just in .PDF form.
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
Hi there! I'm using Pozible to crowdsource funds for my rpg project, a game I've worked on for some years now called The Awesome System. Pozible is a website similar to Kickstarter, to be precise, it's the Australian equivalent, since I'm not a US or UK citizen!
It's pretty much close to done and I'm generating cash so I can finish commissioning some mega-cool artwork for the book. It's a generic system, but the rules are injected with a lot of flavour and the combat system in particular is something I'm really proud of, since it mixes up the actions you're capable of using each turn in a pretty novel way. It's a lot of fun and I hope you'll take the time to check out the Pozible page and the associated website, which has some sample rules on it to read up on, too!
The Awesome System Pozible page!
I'll be tracking this thread, so also consider this an open forum to discuss it with me personally, if anyone has any questions or concerns. Thanks a lot for reading!
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
How big/how much artwork is in that book?
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
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Originally Posted by
blackwind1kaze
How big/how much artwork is in that book?
There's going to be about 40-50 pieces of black and white artwork in the book at the end of the day! I wanted roughly one piece of art every 2-3 pages to illustrate the important concepts.
You can see a few more of the completed pieces at the Sharkpunch Studios website.
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
An how many Pages is in the book? (rephrasing from "how big is that book?")
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
Ah, I see. :D
I tallied up the page count last week and it was sitting at 172 A4 pages. I might need more artwork!
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
ok, that would make total sense then why you are wanting $50 Funding for the book in your fundraiser (yes i am adding in the Artwork fact too).
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Kickstarter: The Gallery of Evil!
Kickstarter here!
"Gallery of Evil is a supplement for the "Capes, Cowls and Villains Foul" RPG that presents numerous villains and more!"
I thought I'd spread the love for this Kickstarter; I'm a big fan of the CC&VF system, and this looks like a huge amount of Silver Age-styled fun. :smallsmile:
For anyone not familiar with the system, it looks to be a good, general resource for mining ideas for superhero games (plus you can get a PDF and/or printed copy of the core book as an add-on, anyway).
Three weeks still to go and some decent stretch goals: I want my Spectrum Society of Supervillains membership card - I can't get back into my hollowed-out volcano base without it! :smallbiggrin:
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
While it started small we've grown to almost 50 Chibi Dungeon miniatures to use with your fantasy RPGs. So wanted to share:
[KickStarter] Chibi Dungeon Adventurers w/ Cthulhu & Monsters & Ponies
Now in its final week is a KickStarter to add almost 50 Chibi dungeon adventurers and the monsters they battle to the miniature world.
The TYPE I figures will be around 30mm tall and the TYPE II will be around 60mm tall. Due to the backers, the higher reward levels just keep getting more and more free goodies in them.
The KickStarter is here: http://kck.st/PtThYI
http://www.impactminiatures.net/Kick...s_AllGoals.jpg
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
Hi everyone,
We are very pleased to announce the start of our second Kickstarter campaign for Shadows of Esteren!
http://esteren.org/shadows_of_estere...ren_ks2_ok.jpg
Shadows of Esteren is a medieval role-playing game, with a horrific and gothic influence. Drawing inspiration from Celtic myths, this universe has a discreetly fantastic side hidden under a bleak, realistic surface. This world is populated with humans who have to cope with tough daily lives, and face a supernatural threat lurking in the dark. With the focus of its adventures being investigation and survival, Shadows of Esteren favor an immersive mood and interactions among the Players.
This Kickstarter was designed for people who do not know about this RPG as well as for the backers of the first Kickstarter. You will have the possibility of acquiring the last remaining items created for the first campaign (Book 1 Universe Limited Edition, artworks, leader screen), but also of participating in the funding of a hardcover Limited Edition for Book 0 Prologue.
Some artworks:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/...jpg?1351092746
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/...jpg?1351092809
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/...jpg?1351092834
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/...jpg?1351092863
The link to the campaign: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...r-rpg-prologue
All the best,
Nelyhann
Esteren Team
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Emergence RPG Kickstarter
Howdy all! Some friends of mine from high school have a Kickstarter campaign for a new RPG called Emergence. Looks like a pretty cool blend of sci-fi and fantasy. If anyone's interested, their KS drive ends on November 5th, and at the moment they're at about 70% of their goal. The link is here:
Emergence RPG
Thanks!
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
I am running a Kickstarter campaign to turn my favorite Future Armada ship into a 24x36, double sided poster featuring miniature-scale deckplans and high poly renderings.
http://0-hr.com/Temp/Clydesdale_800.jpg
You can learn more (and see the breath-taking video) here: Kickstarter: Clydesdale Poster
The ships on the poster (gunboat on one side, civilian transport version on the other) are detailed and described in a supporting electronic document (issue #5 of Future Armada) and I have created a custom miniature of the ship (produced via 3D printing ala Shapeways). If this campaign is successful, I have many more ships just waiting to make the transition onto posters.
Here are a couple of the renders:
http://0-hr.com/Future_Armada/Art/Jo_Lynn_01.jpg
http://0-hr.com/Future_Armada/Art/Gunboat_01.jpg
And a photograph of the miniature (dry brushed with white paint to bring out detail)
http://0-hr.com/Temp/Clydesdale_Mini.jpg
~Ryan Wolfe of 0 hr: art & technology
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Ars Magica: Years of Conquest
Hello
I don't know how many of you, if at all, are familiar with Ars Magica, a roleplaying game whose 5th edition is currently published by Atlas Games.
What is Ars Magica? Well, it is a game that takes place in the middle ages, not so much as they really were, but as people thought they were, with Faeries in the forests, Demons tempting humans, and powerful Magi living in secluded towers.
And you are one of these magi, wielding power beyond the wildest fantasies of the mightiest king.
Ars Magica features many unique features, from the ability to create spells "on the fly" (spontaneous magic) to the creation of just about any spell, potion or enchanted item you can imagine, all the while being guided by one of, if not the best and most coherent magic system ever.
And there is a Kickstarter project to bring it to the computer, whose page describe both the actual game and the project waaaaay better than I could ever do.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...ica-video-game
I urge you to at least take a look at it.
For those who don't know (and since the Giant himself used it, I think most of you may be familiar with it), Kickstarter is a crowd-funding site designed to fund projects through rewarding sponsors just like you and me - sign up to sponsor the project now and, depending on how much you pledge, you might earn your name in the credits, a copy of the books, you could even work with the developers to develop spells, devices, characters, families, or even covenants that all have a presence within the game.
Of important notice is that you only spend money if the project sees completion. If it doesn't, you spend nothing, zero, zilch.
Please do check out the Kickstarter page and take a look at the ambition. And if you'd like to support Ars Magica and/or the developers, please consider taking part.
There have been a few interviews with the developers, which are linked below.
http://www.subrosamagazine.org/?p=567
http://jerome23.wordpress.com/2012/1...agica-the-comp...
http://www.rpgcodex.net/content.php?id=8561
Thanks for reading me.
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
Oh, wow, I thought I'd already pimped Years of Conquest!
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
This one looks pretty cool and ends in about 2 hours, glad I caught it in time.
Seems like a fairly simple system based on African cultures and once you back there is a link to the low art PDF.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...f-the-dawn-rpg
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Re: Ars Magica: Years of Conquest
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The_Fixer
Ars Magica features many unique features, from the ability to create spells "on the fly" (spontaneous magic) to the creation of just about any spell, potion or enchanted item you can imagine,
This would be a value of "unique" that leaves out off the top of my head:
Mage the Ascension
Spirit of the Century
(Legends of Anglerre and Dresden Files both use the SotC framework)
Marvel Heroic RPG.
So that would include the system for magic in the most popular non-D&D framework of the 90s (Storyteller), the fantasy version of the most popular non-D&D framework of the noughties (Spirit of the Century) and the magic system for the most popular tabletop RPG so far this decade (Marvel Heroic).
Some "unique".
Not to say that Ars Magica wasn't groundbreaking in 1987 or that troupe based play and powerful wizards are a bad thing. But be honest about the virtues please. And wouldn't improvised magic make porting to computer actively significantly harder?
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2.../RELIQUARY.jpg
Who wants a +1 sword when you can wield something that has meaning, weight, consequence?
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/.../the-reliquary
The Reliquary is 60 magic items for Savage Worlds, Pathfinder, and 13th Age, written by Ash Law and beautifully illustrated by Chris Mcfann. Each item has a story, consequences to wielding it, and questions and prompts that will help GMs to weave any item into their game-world’s history and mythology.
We are over 1000% funded, and still have 2 days to go! We've blown right past a load of stretch goals so the backer rewards are really stacking up!
Here is an example of one of the items:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-f...0/s533/AXE.jpg
The Axe That Hungers
This orichalcum axe is covered with stylized gaunt faces carved into the metal. When carried into battle these etchings migrate to the edge of the blade, animating the cutting edge with hundreds of overlapping biting mouths.
Blood Offering
To attune to the axe an adventurer must spill enough of his or her own blood onto it that they pass out. Thereafter the axe behaves as a normal d10 weapon (save for the animate properties of the axe). If the axe is unattuned it fumbles on a natural even roll, twisting in the hand of the unlucky wielder and doing 2d20 damage to the hand that holds it (if this damage exceeds half the maximum total hit points of the unattuned wielder roll a d6. On a 1 or 2 the hand has been severed at the wrist and eaten by the axe).
Eternal Hunger
The axe is animate, given life by the souls trapped within it. At level 1 the axe fumbles on a 1 and scores a critical hit on a 20. At level 2 this becomes a fumble on a 1 or 2 and a critical hit on a 19 or 20. At level 3 the axe fumbles on a 1, 2, or 3 and critically hits on an 18, 19, or 20. By level 10 a roll of 1 to 10 is a fumble, a roll of 11 to 20 is a critical hit. This represents the axe animating and twisting about attempting to bite whatever is close to it.
Keeper But Not Owner
The wielder of the axe must constantly wrestle with it once the axe animates. If the wielder fumbles with the axe in combat they take their level multiplied by the number that came up on the d20 in damage unless they choose to sacrifice their move action that round. If the wielder has already moved they are out of luck, and the axe twists in their grip to bite at them!
Soul Eater
If the wielder of the axe over-attunes, then the axe consumes their soul. While this doesn't kill the wielder it is up to the GM exactly how having no soul is a detriment. The GM may decide that the character's soul is now one of the faces on the axe and that they can only consume food by attacking it with the axe, or that holy magic no longer has a beneficial effect on the character, or that a quest is needed to get the soul back from the axe before a resurrection can take place.
(GMs - Who made this axe? Who was trapped within it accidentally? Is there some axe-based demi-plane where hungry ghosts wander? Who wants this axe back? Is the axe made by orcs, or dwarves, or does it have the marks of another race? Which important person is inside the axe? How can the axe be destroyed, and who wants to destroy it?)
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i...s533/PARTY.jpg
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/.../the-reliquary
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Esteren Kickstarter : LAST DAYS!
Hello Everyone!
Here we are! We hit 50k and now Book 2 Travels is unlocked!
THNAK YOU everyone!
And here is the complete update because others things are also unlocked:
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Book 2 Travels
First, this new stage gives you the possibility of getting access to the whole content of Book 2 Travels!
- The PDF is automatically included without any additional fee for the following pledges: High Shadow, Farl Collector, Tuaille Collector, Gouvran Merchants, Seňl Patron, and Lord of Shadows.
- For the Tri-Kazelian and Varigal pledges, you must select the “High Shadow” option ($15 and $10 respectively) to get this PDF.
You will get the PDF of Book 2 Travels as soon as it is ready, well ahead of its public release. We plan to release the book for next Gen Con, and we intend to deliver the PDF next spring. Note that these dates are purely indicative. It is not easy for us to determine when the translation of the book will be complete exactly! We will do everything we can to stick to this planning, but we wish to be honest with you and warn you of possible delays.
http://esteren.org/shadows_of_esteren/ks2/book2_pdf.jpg
The English version of Book 2 Travels will be an extended version of the French one: it will be a hardcover book, and the number of its pages will be increased from 80 to about 140. The Travels book contains Leader material: descriptions of important places of the peninsula, a series of scenarios, a gallery of non-player characters, and also a small bestiary. You can learn more about the contents of this book here.
Special poster for Tri-Kazelian and higher pledges!
But we are not done yet! We are also going to print a special poster illustrated with one of the sketches realized for the cover of the “Kickstarter Special Edition” of Book 0. Moreover, on the other face, we will print a map of Tri-Kazel (the same as the one printed for the map of the first Kickstarter). This poster will be included in the Tri-Kazelian, Varigal, Farl Collector, Tuaille Collector, Seňl Patron, and Lord of Shadows pledges. If you have chosen another pledge, or wish to get a second poster, simply add $5 to your pledge. Here it is... with a reference to the movie posters!
http://esteren.org/shadows_of_estere...poster_560.jpg
And the other side with the map of Tri-Kazel:
http://esteren.org/shadows_of_estere...steren_map.jpg
New option: Engine Room
Moreover, we propose you a special and new option for Book 2 Travels:
- Option 10 – Get access to the work forum "Engine Room" for the translation of Book 2 Travels and get the PDF in priority (included for Seol Patron and Lords of Shadows, $20 for others pledges).
This very special option will give you access to a private part of the forum where the game's team will show you, piece by piece, the contents completed for Book 2 Travels (whether translations, additional content, or illustrations).
http://esteren.org/shadows_of_estere...ngine_room.jpg
This way, you will have a front seat to witness and support with your feedbacks the conception of this next release. These pieces of work will be made available to you as they will be completed, so that you can use them during your game sessions. It is even planned that the game's team will ask for your opinion about exclusive content that will be added in the upgraded English version of Book 2. The opening of this work forum for Book 2 is planned for January.
This option is automatically included without any additional fee for the following pledges: Seňl Patron and Lord of Shadows. The Lords of Shadows of the previous Kickstarter will automatically be given access to this private forum.
For other pledges, you can add $20 to get the advantages of this option.
Once more, THANK YOU ALL for your support,
We are glad we can make this new book available to you! Tomorrow we will update the pictures for every pledges on the front page with the new contents and options.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate!
Only 3 days to go and new stretch goals.. you can check here:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...r-rpg-prologue
All the best,
Nel
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Just started my Conversion of tabletop to PC!
It's based off existing rules, and i am trying to bring the feel of the tabletop games more to the PC than what is currently existing
If you could check out the video below and offer any advice/suggestions, or if you have any questions, let me know :)
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/23...how_todos=true
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Re: Just started my Conversion of tabletop to PC!
This looks very interesting. I've been looking for a cool, 'old school' turn based RPG for the pc that I can play with my friends.
When my paycheck rolls in a few days from now, expect a little funding!
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Re: Just started my Conversion of tabletop to PC!
Your proposal needs a lot of work. If you intend to be professional about the project, then you need to practice professionalism. The proposal is riddled with grammatical errors.
- missing apostrophes ("we're" instead of "were")
- unnecessary commas
- misuse of tenses
Also, the usage of the first person is rather distracting. Put most of the focus on the game, not your team.
Edit: Also, capitalization. For one, Imbue Games is a proper noun.
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Re: Just started my Conversion of tabletop to PC!
Thanks, i'll look into fixing them now :)
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
If anyone is interested in FATE, Evil Hat Productions currently has a kickstarter that has exploded (3600%+ funded).
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/evilhat/fate-core
At the $10 level, we're currently up to 14 pdfs (Core system, Tool kits, settings).
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
There's a tumblr here directly from Kickstarter that gives an easy overview of tabletop projects.
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
No idea how I have neglected to tell you fine folks about Dice Rings.
These are just like those fidget rings, with a part in the middle that spins independently, only it stops itself and you can use it as a die (or dice, depending on the ring) So far, they come in the style of each die in a normal gaming set, plus a 2d6, a M:tG life-counter, Yes/No, Rock/Paper/Scissors, Playing Card draw, and more! These are nifty as heck.
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
Nick Logue's Razor Coast to finally get published - at least, as long as the publisher can raise funds.
So, some history. Way back in '08, Nick Logue formed his own publishing company, Sinister Adventures. He had grand visions for several products; he put out teasers, what he called Indulgences, and took pre-orders. Then he found himself in over his head. He essentially vanished, leaving a bunch of folks pissed off. A friend - Lou Agresta - and I took over design and development, got it finished up, expanded it, got editing done, took care of art, and so forth. Lou busted his backside to get a bunch of things taken care of - including getting money from Nick to pay back pre-orders.
Lou's next act was to find a publisher. Frog God Games agreed to put it out. Due to some commitments made by Nick, the book is going to be full color. It's going to be hard cover. It's going to be at least 350 pages (new content keeps getting added). There's a soft cover Player's Guide available. If the project hits one of the stretch goals, a full source book for building ships and running naval battles will be added.
There's cool add-ons like actual pirate treasure, miniatures from Reaper, cloth maps of the region, character sheets, and adventure "set pieces" to serve as side quests to the main campaign.
Razor Coast proper takes your PCs from level 5 up to 12 or so. It's very much a sandbox rather than a set adventure. Throughout the book are encounters, and details of how the encounter runs depending on the way the players approach it.
I'd like to encourage everybody to check it out. I'll answer questions as best I can if anybody has 'em. If I don't know the answers, I'll find out.
Thanks for looking.
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Ehdrigohr Kickstarter - pretty incredible!
So first off, I'm pretty geeked about the FATE Core Kickstarter, which is one of the best gaming deals I've ever seen. (Also, it has instant gratification in a PDF download, which is pretty sweet.)
But I keep coming back to the kickstarter page for Ehdrigohr and finally decided to back it a few days ago. It's related to the first; it's being written in FATE and FATE Core. But if you're looking for something that promises to be a pretty radically different cultural take on fantasy (rather than just standard European fantasy with the serial numbers filed off), it looks pretty amazing. Also, the art is incredible.
I wanted to shoot this over here, too, in case you folks hadn't seen it. :)
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Re: Ehdrigohr Kickstarter - pretty incredible!
Ok, that looks really, really great. I'd love to take a look at the ruleset.
Note to self: Don't post before watching the whole video. :smalltongue:
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Re: Ehdrigohr Kickstarter - pretty incredible!
Look at the second picture. There's something magic about it.
This looks good...but I'm afraid that it'll start eating into my gas money...:smallfrown:
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Re: Ehdrigohr Kickstarter - pretty incredible!
What really sold me was the creator's profile pic.
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Re: Ehdrigohr Kickstarter - pretty incredible!
The castle on the back of a giant turtle sold me. And the guy's credentials in game design.
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Re: Ehdrigohr Kickstarter - pretty incredible!
I'm liking it, as well as the FATE Core one, which I hadn't seen either.
Now it's just a matter of how much to fund :smallbiggrin:
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Re: Ehdrigohr Kickstarter - pretty incredible!
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Holocron Coder
I'm liking it, as well as the FATE Core one, which I hadn't seen either.
Now it's just a matter of how much to fund :smallbiggrin:
For once, I have a small RPG money surplus... I am thinking of upping Ehdrigor from $15 to $25, and will do so if the color book is close to being unlocked. (Shame the pdf isn't included, too, at the $25 level). I think it looks incredible.
Today, I upped my FATE Core pledge from $30 to $55. Fred from Evil Hat posted a preview of the Magic system(s) from the toolkit book, and it's pretty amazing. I decided I needed the toolkit in hardcover, too, and didn't want to wait for both to be done for shipping.
Like I've said elsewhere, I think the FATE Core kickstarter is basically the Reaper Minis kickstarter for written RPG material. The amount of stuff you get even at the $10 level is just shocking. Also, since you get the (mostly laid out) PDF right away, you can check out the game itself. I like what they're doing with the system.
But! I wanted to post here about Ehdrigohr because the FATE one has gotten a lot more buzz. And I think the author of Ehdrigohr is doing some really, really interesting stuff I haven't seen (done well, at least) before.
(Edit: The Ehdrigohr author is also on board with an artist who seems atypical for RPG art, and I love that, too. The giant turtle, the scary dude on the rhino... And now all this cool stuff.)
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Re: Ehdrigohr Kickstarter - pretty incredible!
First time doing some kickstarter stuff, but I have some spare cash, so I funded both pretty well... $85 and $80, Fate and Ehdrighor. I like getting all the things without jumping to the high levels of funding :smallbiggrin:
Looking forward to April, now.
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Re: Ehdrigohr Kickstarter - pretty incredible!
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Holocron Coder
First time doing some kickstarter stuff, but I have some spare cash, so I funded both pretty well... $85 and $80, Fate and Ehdrighor. I like getting all the things without jumping to the high levels of funding :smallbiggrin:
Looking forward to April, now.
And now I am jealous. :smallbiggrin:
(These are the first ones I'm funding, too.)
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
FYI, Ehdrigohr just cracked $10k, so full-color books are a go!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...leplaying-game
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
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obryn
Awesome! I need to catch up on the updates for the various kickstarters... And look for some more good ones :smallbiggrin:
EDIT: Here's another kickstarter I put some money towards: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...egends-of-dawn. Might be interesting to some people.
EDIT2: Could be interesting: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...xploration-rpg
EDIT3: Neat, if it gets funded: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...ary-action-rpg
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Re: General Kickstarter Thread, Mark I
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Zherog
Just a quick follow up...
Last night, the Razor Coast Kickstarter passed the funding threshold. This will get published, finally. For anybody who pledged, Thank you! for helping it get there.
But there's still 6 days left and we have some pretty awesome stretch goals. You can read about them in the most recent update. And if you read back through the updates, you can find all the cool stuff that has been added. A lot of 3rd party publishers were gracious enough to give Frog God Games PDF copies of their product to throw into the Kickstarter. So you don't get just the RC material, you also get all sorts of awesome pirate and aquatic themed products from other publishers as well.
At the moment, I'm most excited about the Fire as She Bears! stretch goal. I have many sleepless nights invested in it (with a few more to come, I think).
Give it a look, and as always if there's any questions about Razor Coast I'll be happy to answer 'em. If I don't know the answer, I'll get somebody who does.
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It just keeps getting better and better...
The FATE Kickstarter. Yeah. Crazy, right?
- Do you think it'll make it to the 400k stretch goal?
- What do you think it is?
- What's your favorite stretch goal, anyway?
For me:
- No ****ing way.
- Hardcopies of the core book for everyone.
- CrimeWorld. It's supposed to be written by the head writer of Leverage. How can you not love that?
The magic toolkit comes in at a close second, since I heard that the writer wanted to incorporate Faustian pacts.
Incidentally, if anyone wants to play a PbP game about pactmaking con-men later, I'm game. :smallamused:
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Re: It just keeps getting better and better...
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Grinner
The FATE Kickstarter. Yeah. Crazy, right?
- Do you think it'll make it to the 400k stretch goal?
- What do you think it is?
- What's your favorite stretch goal, anyway?
For me:
- No ****ing way.
- Hardcopies of the core book for everyone.
- CrimeWorld. It's supposed to be written by the head writer of Leverage. How can you not love that?
The magic toolkit comes in at a close second, since I heard that the writer wanted to incorporate Faustian pacts.
Incidentally, if anyone wants to play a PbP game about pactmaking con-men later, I'm game. :smallamused:
I started at $30 and upped mine to $55 after the magic system preview came out last week. I like FATE, and I'm contractually bound to support anything with a cyborg martial-artist gorilla on the cover.
I love that we're actually getting preview PDFs of some of the promised supplements. This is awesome for two reasons. (1) INSTANT GRATIFICATION, just like with the core book available immediately upon pledging; and (2) Well... we have to face it - this is a massive kickstarter with a lot of promises. And seeing that most of the work is already done on the stretch goals is reassuring as all hell.
But yeah, I'm pumped Rogers is giving us a crime-based FATE supplement. His RPG and comic work (especially the D&D comics) is amazing enough to forgive him Catwoman and The Core. :smallbiggrin:
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Re: It just keeps getting better and better...
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obryn
I love that we're actually getting preview PDFs of some of the promised supplements. This is awesome for two reasons. (1) INSTANT GRATIFICATION, just like with the core book available immediately upon pledging; and (2) Well... we have to face it - this is a massive kickstarter with a lot of promises. And seeing that most of the work is already done on the stretch goals is reassuring as all hell.
I thought about that too, but I realized that they're contracting out a lot of the work instead of writing it themselves. Now, whether the hired authors will know the system well enough to do it well remains to be seen.