Mentzer's Epic Worlds of Empyrea Kickstarter Launches For 10 Game Systems!

$250,000 goal? That is very ambitious! I wish them the best of luck.

Scarlet.Knight said:

$250,000 goal? That is very ambitious! I wish them the best of luck.

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10 systems supported is also very ambitious. There is a lot being promised here.

neobolts said:

10 systems supported is also very ambitious. There is a lot being promised here.

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I actually worry that it's overpromised. I had assumed that the different systems would be "stretch goals" - like it would start with a 5e compatible book at some smaller dollar amount target and then each game system would be a stretch goal to get the funding up. Having it all out there in with a lump $250K target without any stretch goals kind of defies the typical model.

That said, there's a lot of excitement about this project. I guess we'll see.

This looks interesting. I never played BECMI, but I have looked through my dad's old copies.

However, the $250K goal seems a bit much. They should have started lower and then added stretch goals, I mean, does he have any track record with Kickstarter?

I wish them all the best, but there wasn't anything in there that really grabbed my attention and made me want the product. I didn't watch the video (I never watch the videos), but I don't know what makes this setting special other than Mentzer's name and the list of contributors (but no sense as to the what or the scale of their contribution). Why does the setting even need a separate mechanical rulebook for so many settings? What does it include? Classes? Spells? Is it just stats of various NPCs? Is there something unique to the setting that requires mechanical adjustment? If so, I would like to know in the pitch. If not, why not save some money and energy by just making a rules free setting that can be used anywhere?

I don't even know why it's called Worlds of Empyrea. All the descriptions make it sound like a continent. Are there other worlds? Do they impact the setting? Is it just a clever nod to the DMs who will undoubtedly make their own world of Empyrea? I would appreciate knowing that in the pitch.

I also think creating and printing 10 separate system booklets is going to be a millstone around the project's neck. I don't doubt that they've run numbers and have estimates, but printing, sorting, packing, etc... is going to be a logistical nightmare. That may just be my pessimism though.

I came to D&D in late 2E and never read or played the modules that defined the D&D experience for the generation prior to me. My biggest gripe is that I feel like this is being pitched towards a hole in my nostalgia. I wish them all the best, but I also wish they would have considered pitching their content instead of the names involved.

I started with BECMI and have very fond memories of those little boxes of heaven. Thus I really wanted to like this by I just don't see anything that grabs. In addition, the artwork shown just looks bad (despite some of the great names attached to the project). Coupled with the really high goal, this seems like a first timer / amateurish attempt at crowd funding. I will pass on this for now and maybe pick it up later if it gets good reviews.

@ Matthan I began playing in 2nd edition as well, but pretty much the year it came out (89). I believe the big draw for it is the relation to Greyhawk, if you ever played that back in 2E. I'm not sure if I'll back it or not myself, but my love of Greyhawk, and how similar I believe this will feel, will make my nostalgia mode shell out cash.

Watching this with great interest!

-Havard

Who is Darlene and what are the 3 little brown books (contents)?

i think it will get there considering how well 7th Sea and Numeria did. I plan on the $75 level but need to decide what D&D edition

edit - since my first post 2 hours ago, it's went up over 8k.
for a setting book, maps and a rule book for one of them, and still not knowing what the 3 little brown books are, $75 seems good to me. The green ronin taldorei campaign setting is $35 for 144 pages.