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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 9609544" data-attributes="member: 1"><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadowdarkrpg/western-reaches?" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]399233[/ATTACH]</a>Just launched today, the new <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadowdarkrpg/western-reaches?" target="_blank">Western Reaches</a> setting for the Arcane Library's popular Shadowdark roleplaying game (which itself <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadowdarkrpg/shadowdark-rpg-old-school-gaming-modernized" target="_blank">raised $1.3M in 2023</a>) has flown past half a million dollars in the first few hours, and looks certain to join the <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/million-dollar-ttrpg-kickstarter-club.678540/" target="_blank">Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarter Club</a> imminently![[Edit/Update--and it's done it! $1M less than 12 hours into the Kickstarter campaign!]]2025 has been quiet so far this year on the million-dollar crowdfunding front. This new setting is a sandbox environment with new classes and ancestries, and various areas such as the Gloaming Forest, Djurum Desert, and Myre Swamp. It comes in two 200-page digest-sized hardcovers. Also included are new issues of the game's Cursed Scroll zine. The full core set will cost you $129, or $149 for a premium version, with fulfillment expected in December 2025.At $670K at the time of writing, just 3 hours into the campaign, The Western Reaches is already the 7th most first-day funded TTRPG ever, having just passed 2024's <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/modiphius/terry-pratchetts-discworld-rpg" target="_blank">Terry Pratchett's Discworld RPG: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork</a>. It looks set to pass 6th place very soon, which is 2023's <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dndshorts/ryokos-guide-to-the-yokai-realms-a-5e-tome" target="_blank">Ryoko's Guide to the Yokai Realms - A 5e Tome</a>. Only five TTRPG crowdfunders (so far!) have ever hit the million-dollar mark on the first day. You can see the full ranking at the <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/million-dollar-ttrpg-kickstarter-club.678540/" target="_blank">Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarter Club</a>.[callout]The Western Reaches are an unexplored land of fragile civilizations, majestic landscapes, and forgotten horrors that lurk in the dark.In the Reaches, you could play as:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A painted witch from the steppes hunting for the secrets to deeper magic</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">An armored knight from the City of Masks guarding frontier villages from attack</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A silent monk from the mountains searching for the assassin who killed his teacher</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A scarred pit fighter from the desert looking to make her fortune outside the arena</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A quick-witted explorer from the jungle who can find any artifact for the right price</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A seafaring warrior from the northern isles who fights for the glory of the Old Gods</li> </ul>This sandbox setting is fast, elegant, and flexible in the signature Shadowdark style. You don't have to memorize lore; you'll discover it as you go. The world moves and grows with you as you explore it. [/callout][ATTACH=full]399234[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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