D&D 5E (2014) The Wagadu Chronicles: A free African Fantasy introductory setting, adventure, & bestiary

[The Mirrorball Man]

It's an interesting mix. It seems to be as much an african heroic fantasy as a celebration of social justice and minorities. It's not necessarily my cup of tea, but I bet it's going to be unique.

 

[Libertad]

There's a KickStarter up now. They also have a free download for the "introductory setting" PDF up there, too.

 

[Mecheon]

I snagged the PDF, a good ol' thing to read!

The kickstarter being tied to an MMO is..... Well, I'm not sure if the best decision. This may be my gamer self talking here, but MMOs are risky as all get out, and more things from this being tied to such. Additionally most folks are being sold on this by the RPG book and probably wanting more things down that line whereas an MMO is.... Not an RPG product and a whole other series of dangers.

Cautious to see how this goes but, you get as far down the line as I have with MMOs and you start to just be skeptical to any newcomers to the field until they prove themselves. The MMO market is a very different beast to the RPG market.

 

[Libertad]

I agree with the MMO concerns. I'm really here for the 5e sourcebook, and hope that development of the former doesn't cut into the latter.

 

[jayoungr]

The Kickstarter is on its last 24 hours:

The Wagadu Chronicles - Afrofantasy MMO for role-play

An Afrofantasy world to explore both as an isometric MMO built for in-character roleplay and as a 5E-compatible tabletop setting!

www.kickstarter.com