Welcome back to our weekly look at tabletop roleplaying game, and accessories, crowdfunding roundup! Each week we’ll be looking at a few campaigns currently running that have caught our eye as well as occasionally speaking to some of the creators about their campaigns, or looking at some of the ‘behind the scenes’ business aspects of putting together, launching, operating and then delivering a crowdfunded project. If you have anything you’d like us to cover, or questions about anything we talk about, please don’t hesitate to leave a comment or contact me directly.
[h=3]The Folio #12 & #13 Taux Trilogy Completion by Scott Taylor[/h]
(Campaign Ends : Thursday 12th January 2017; 20:00 UTC)
Art of the Genre continue their Folio adventure series for 1st and 5th Edition mechanics with two volumes wrapping up the Taux Trilogy, set in the Nameless Realms city of Taux. Each physical Folio comes with a removable ‘FM Screen’ cover and features a gazetteer booklet, an adventure booklet and 2D & 3D maps, ll coming in at around 32 pages in the standard 8.5” x 11” format.
Folio #12 contains the adventure GT2 The Jai-Ruk Wall, part 2 of the Ghosts of Taux Campaign, for character levels 5 to 7. The Gazetteer includes The Turquoise Turtle District and there is also a new monster, the Taux Razor.
Folio #13 contains the adventure GT2 Eater of Souls, part 3 of the Ghosts of Taux Campaign, for character levels 7 to 9. The Haunted Temple District is covered in the Gazetteer and this issues new monster is the Bender Avatar.
You can also pick up the first part of the campaign, which was previously available through an earlier Kickstarter, in this campaigns awards.
[h=3]The Star on the Shore – A Call of Cthulhu RPG Module by Dark Cult Games[/h]
(Campaign Ends : Wednesday 1st February 2017; 03:00 UTC)
The Star on the Shore – Struggles Against Evil in 1920s New England is the first Call of Cthulhu Adventure module by Dark Cult Games. Suitable for new players, as well as veterans, The Star on the Shore is a sandbox adventure set in a small coastal town with over 30 NPCs to interact with. “Some are helpful, some are oblivious and some are hiding in plain sight. A strange unexplained astronomical event, a stolen statue, a murder of crows, and a cryptic clue lead you and your fellow investigators to a quiet vacation town that is far more sinister and deadly than it appears.”
“The story is a blend of real history and fiction that gives the story a life of its own. The adventure is the result of two years of research, writing and play testing. The real history is fascinating and flows right into the mythos world with very few changes. The more you discover, the deeper you are drawn toward you own insanity.”
[h=3]The Gods Have Spoken (5th Edition RPG Supplement) by John WS Marvin (Dead Unicorn Games)[/h]
(Campaign Ends : Tuesday 31st January 2017; 19:11 UTC)
The Gods Have Spoken introduces twenty-eight new fantasy gods, in three new pantheons, into your 5th Edition games, along with new domains and player options suitable for the pantheons involved.
The Old Gods – The followers of the Old Gods were long ago forced out of their lands and into the wild places. Today druids and elves keep the faith alive, while cults of the Old Gods seep back into the teaming cities where once they were banished. The world tree and nature are central to the pantheon.
The Thirsty Gods – The followers of the pyramid-building Thirsty Gods came across the sea and pushed out the faith of the Old Gods. A warlike people, they too have fallen to more recent invaders. Still the pantheons continues to be followed in many places, including the halls of the dwarves.
The Bright Gods - The Bright Gods are worshiped by the newest conquerors of the worlds of men. Their sacred number is three, and the gods of their pantheon are divided into three groups of three. Bits of the older pantheons have been incorporated into the current beliefs and rituals of the Bright Gods.
[h=3]Valley of Kildar : For 5th Edition and other RPG games by Daniel Despres[/h]
(Campaign Ends : Wednesday 18th January 2017; 01:05 UTC)
Daniel Despres is creating The Valley of Kildar, a small region which can be used in any fantasy RPG, along with more than 20 ready to play adventures set within the Valley.
“Seemingly quiet and peaceful, The Valley of Kildar is actually infested with bandits, goblins, beasts and corrupt people. The lord of this small region greatly needs help to restore order and get rid of the corrupt soldiers.”
The campaign offers a color map of the region, “zoom in” maps of towns, villages , forest, mountains, and more, more than 20 ready to play quests, 12 dungeons complete with descriptions and layouts, 15 buildings with complete descriptions, fcades and interiors, an illustrated Bestiary containing 12 monsters, more than 20 NPCs with descriptions and backgrounds, 32 battlemap sections and there’s also a DM Screen available.
[h=3]Gifts and Curses : A Roleplaying Game by Arya[/h]
(Campaign Ends : Saturday 21st January 2017; 17:50 UTC)
Gifts and Curses is an easy to understand, yet deep, role-playing game. The game focuses on a customization individual magic system, and a marriage between narrative and mechanics.
In most role-playing systems, the spell list s rigid and uninteresting, never magical. Gifts and Curses creates a system that grants each player a customized magic set combined with a single word that is given to the GM by the player. With a focus on backstory, plyers are given skills and knowledge, with the additional option to study or practice new skills. Gifts and Curses does away with an otherwise unnecessary XP system, and instead blends narrative progress and mechanical progress to be one and the same. Without XP, it became increasingly unfair to have human NPCs to have higher HP than the players. So all humans regardless if they were a powerful warrior, mystic mage, or a common farmer would all die mechanically as they would narratively a single good hit.
The process of merging mechanics and narrative has led to a deep system that emphasizes character individuality while creating role-playing moments with true mechanical impact. However, we always keep character creation simple in order to maintain a strong focus on character backstory.
The New Player Handbook is available as a free download for those interested in finding out more.
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If you like what we do here at EN World (the Forums, Columns, News, ENnies, etc) and would like to help support us to bring you MORE please consider supporting our Patreon. Even a single dollar helps Thanks!
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If you have a forthcoming Kickstarter, or see one that excites you, please feel free to drop me an email on angus.abranson@gmail.com You can follow me on Twitter @ Angus_A or on Facebook where I often post about gaming.
Until next week, have fun and happy gaming!
Angus Abranson
[h=3]The Folio #12 & #13 Taux Trilogy Completion by Scott Taylor[/h]
(Campaign Ends : Thursday 12th January 2017; 20:00 UTC)
Art of the Genre continue their Folio adventure series for 1st and 5th Edition mechanics with two volumes wrapping up the Taux Trilogy, set in the Nameless Realms city of Taux. Each physical Folio comes with a removable ‘FM Screen’ cover and features a gazetteer booklet, an adventure booklet and 2D & 3D maps, ll coming in at around 32 pages in the standard 8.5” x 11” format.
Folio #12 contains the adventure GT2 The Jai-Ruk Wall, part 2 of the Ghosts of Taux Campaign, for character levels 5 to 7. The Gazetteer includes The Turquoise Turtle District and there is also a new monster, the Taux Razor.
Folio #13 contains the adventure GT2 Eater of Souls, part 3 of the Ghosts of Taux Campaign, for character levels 7 to 9. The Haunted Temple District is covered in the Gazetteer and this issues new monster is the Bender Avatar.
You can also pick up the first part of the campaign, which was previously available through an earlier Kickstarter, in this campaigns awards.
[h=3]The Star on the Shore – A Call of Cthulhu RPG Module by Dark Cult Games[/h]
(Campaign Ends : Wednesday 1st February 2017; 03:00 UTC)
The Star on the Shore – Struggles Against Evil in 1920s New England is the first Call of Cthulhu Adventure module by Dark Cult Games. Suitable for new players, as well as veterans, The Star on the Shore is a sandbox adventure set in a small coastal town with over 30 NPCs to interact with. “Some are helpful, some are oblivious and some are hiding in plain sight. A strange unexplained astronomical event, a stolen statue, a murder of crows, and a cryptic clue lead you and your fellow investigators to a quiet vacation town that is far more sinister and deadly than it appears.”
“The story is a blend of real history and fiction that gives the story a life of its own. The adventure is the result of two years of research, writing and play testing. The real history is fascinating and flows right into the mythos world with very few changes. The more you discover, the deeper you are drawn toward you own insanity.”
[h=3]The Gods Have Spoken (5th Edition RPG Supplement) by John WS Marvin (Dead Unicorn Games)[/h]
(Campaign Ends : Tuesday 31st January 2017; 19:11 UTC)
The Gods Have Spoken introduces twenty-eight new fantasy gods, in three new pantheons, into your 5th Edition games, along with new domains and player options suitable for the pantheons involved.
The Old Gods – The followers of the Old Gods were long ago forced out of their lands and into the wild places. Today druids and elves keep the faith alive, while cults of the Old Gods seep back into the teaming cities where once they were banished. The world tree and nature are central to the pantheon.
The Thirsty Gods – The followers of the pyramid-building Thirsty Gods came across the sea and pushed out the faith of the Old Gods. A warlike people, they too have fallen to more recent invaders. Still the pantheons continues to be followed in many places, including the halls of the dwarves.
The Bright Gods - The Bright Gods are worshiped by the newest conquerors of the worlds of men. Their sacred number is three, and the gods of their pantheon are divided into three groups of three. Bits of the older pantheons have been incorporated into the current beliefs and rituals of the Bright Gods.
[h=3]Valley of Kildar : For 5th Edition and other RPG games by Daniel Despres[/h]
(Campaign Ends : Wednesday 18th January 2017; 01:05 UTC)
Daniel Despres is creating The Valley of Kildar, a small region which can be used in any fantasy RPG, along with more than 20 ready to play adventures set within the Valley.
“Seemingly quiet and peaceful, The Valley of Kildar is actually infested with bandits, goblins, beasts and corrupt people. The lord of this small region greatly needs help to restore order and get rid of the corrupt soldiers.”
The campaign offers a color map of the region, “zoom in” maps of towns, villages , forest, mountains, and more, more than 20 ready to play quests, 12 dungeons complete with descriptions and layouts, 15 buildings with complete descriptions, fcades and interiors, an illustrated Bestiary containing 12 monsters, more than 20 NPCs with descriptions and backgrounds, 32 battlemap sections and there’s also a DM Screen available.
[h=3]Gifts and Curses : A Roleplaying Game by Arya[/h]
(Campaign Ends : Saturday 21st January 2017; 17:50 UTC)
Gifts and Curses is an easy to understand, yet deep, role-playing game. The game focuses on a customization individual magic system, and a marriage between narrative and mechanics.
In most role-playing systems, the spell list s rigid and uninteresting, never magical. Gifts and Curses creates a system that grants each player a customized magic set combined with a single word that is given to the GM by the player. With a focus on backstory, plyers are given skills and knowledge, with the additional option to study or practice new skills. Gifts and Curses does away with an otherwise unnecessary XP system, and instead blends narrative progress and mechanical progress to be one and the same. Without XP, it became increasingly unfair to have human NPCs to have higher HP than the players. So all humans regardless if they were a powerful warrior, mystic mage, or a common farmer would all die mechanically as they would narratively a single good hit.
The process of merging mechanics and narrative has led to a deep system that emphasizes character individuality while creating role-playing moments with true mechanical impact. However, we always keep character creation simple in order to maintain a strong focus on character backstory.
The New Player Handbook is available as a free download for those interested in finding out more.
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If you like what we do here at EN World (the Forums, Columns, News, ENnies, etc) and would like to help support us to bring you MORE please consider supporting our Patreon. Even a single dollar helps Thanks!
**********
If you have a forthcoming Kickstarter, or see one that excites you, please feel free to drop me an email on angus.abranson@gmail.com You can follow me on Twitter @ Angus_A or on Facebook where I often post about gaming.
Until next week, have fun and happy gaming!
Angus Abranson
