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Quidthulhu posted:A friend of mine is the driving force behind this and he does real quality work. He also put together the Baby Bestiary for 5e, if anyone is familiar with that. Dude has been hitting the pavement for theist 5-10 years in the independent RPG/supplement market and if there’s a project I’d recommend supporting, it would be any of his! I'm sure he's cool and I like the overall design, but I found the playtest layout not particularly conducive to actually figuring out what the system was. I don't really see why one would use a d20 for a system like this, makes the whole thing seem really swingy for how precise the game can be. I also didn't like having to provide payment info for a playtest doc. I get that it's on his storefront, so it's not a dealbreaker, just was glad I could use GPay instead of having to enter something.
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Kaza42 posted:Okay, but why did he use the old english form of churlish? I get this is an old england game, but he didn't do that anywhere else in the section. Just feels really weird no clue. i'm personally not a fan of mixing in the weird old words into the ks pitch. reminds me of that weirdo who does burning wheel or whatever it is
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Echophonic posted:I don't really see why one would use a d20 for a system like this, makes the whole thing seem really swingy for how precise the game can be. You are asking this about a hobby where people will buy something solely because it has a picture of a d20 on it?
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homullus posted:You are asking this about a hobby where people will buy something solely because it has a picture of a d20 on it? I'd have been less bothered if it was just some bad d20 game, actually!
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Got a lovely email from Kickstarter saying that for whatever reason they were disinclined to share, the totally fair and balanced libruls vs. conservatives board game, by that lunatic chessman, has been canceled.
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Bieeanshee posted:Got a lovely email from Kickstarter saying that for whatever reason they were disinclined to share, the totally fair and balanced libruls vs. conservatives board game, by that lunatic chessman, has been canceled. I didn’t know you could hide your kickstarter completely by request. I wonder that that looks like from his profile page.
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Serf posted:no clue. i'm personally not a fan of mixing in the weird old words into the ks pitch. reminds me of that weirdo who does burning wheel or whatever it is I don't mind it because it's one thematically appropriate joke and you don't need to understand it to follow what he's saying it, so it's hardly obscuring the meaning the way Luke Crane does it.
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Bieeanshee posted:Got a lovely email from Kickstarter saying that for whatever reason they were disinclined to share, the totally fair and balanced libruls vs. conservatives board game, by that lunatic chessman, has been canceled. And only five days after he cancelled it himself, no less. Great job Kickstarter.
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Bieeanshee posted:Got a lovely email from Kickstarter saying that for whatever reason they were disinclined to share, the totally fair and balanced libruls vs. conservatives board game, by that lunatic chessman, has been canceled. Same and I can't gravedance. Shameful.
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I wanted to post this goon designed (not by me) quick fire RPG based on random characters and using a loose variant of the Dungeon World system https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sandypuggames/disposable-heroes-0 I played it at gencon and successfully caused a 50 foot tall elf toddler to poo poo their pants. It's almost funded, be part of the success story!
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Spirit Island digital is up on IGG. While they aren't doing this to boycott KS, they do mention that they're doing it to prevent disruption to their campaign in case of boycott. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/spirit-island-digital-tabletop-game#/
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The SI KS is commendable for its ethics, for Spirit Island being an excellent game, and for Handelabra making pretty quality ports. Day one back.
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Rome & Roll is up on KS at the moment. I was doing demos for this game at the UKGE: it's roll and write game with more interaction than most other R&W games.
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My chum Phil Hynes has a Kickstarter on at the moment. He's a comission sculptor but started doing a lot of his own projects, which means they've ended up pretty quirky. He's done a chunk of our critters at Bad Squiddo - top bloke and characterful work. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/98300108/bears-head-minis-and-the-pickled-dragon-monstrous-lexicon-1   
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Looks like a pretty serious update to the Hyper Light Drifter playtest doc. I like the tweaks to the energy system, it makes a lot more sense to me now. Still not totally enamored with how swingy checks look, but it all seems pretty sensible and like it'd flow well.
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New Flying Circus update with more arts. I know I'm way behind, but I hope the quality of the art (and the final product) makes up for it a bit.
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We've got a playable draft and art update after art update. I think it's OK.
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mllaneza posted:We've got a playable draft and art update after art update. I think it's OK. Yeah, it seems open_sketchbook is disappointed in the progress, but as a backer I’m not.
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Hey guys, Flickfleet just put up their Kickstarter for the expansion. I actually own a copy of this game, from back when I was looking for dexterity based games, and I'd like to shamelessly hawk it for a moment. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eurydice-games/flickfleet-the-second-wave-reprint-and-scenarios-expansion It's a quick playing dexterity based board game where you actually push your ships and fighters around the map, by flicking specific spots on the ship, and shoot by doing the same with dice! It actually works surprisingly well after a couple games of it, and the main weakness is a lack of ship variants and scenarios (Which this expansion is planning to fix) It sort of plays like a quicker X-wing, even down to the "Imperial" and "Rebel" factions.  I'm unaffiliated with the guys doing it, I just want to see more content! Jarvisi fucked around with this message at 15:56 on Oct 12, 2019 |
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Obsidian Protocol has funded, just shy of £280k, but the devs have added that stretchgoal in anyway! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidian-protocol/obsidian-protocol-mecha-miniature-wargame Now for the waiting game.
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Hey friends We're just about in the final 48 hours for Disposable Heroes. It's been a rocky campaign, way way harder than anything I've ever done creatively, but I won't get into that. I'm like 50-50 on if we're going to hit our goal right now, but I still believe in this project a lot, and I'm really hyped to see it made, so I'm going around asking folks for some help during this final push. We need to find about 70~ more backers or $3kish. We just opened up some more Create-A-Hero tiers, and some retail ones, on the off chance anyone of y'all were holding out for that. Trad Games has always been super kind to us here at SPG, and in a lot of ways really helped us get where we are with Orc Stabr and Americana, so I figure if there's anywhere that can help us get over this finish line, it's here. Anyway, enough sob story. This game is going to kick rear end. I can't wait to make it. Here's a thread on twitter where I beg for help and talk about why it's amazing, and show off some artwork from the game; https://twitter.com/SandyPugGames/status/1183389847165292548 And here's the Kickstarter itself. Thanks for all your help friends. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sandypuggames/disposable-heroes-0  Oh real quick, here's a move I showed off on twitter but I think y'all will get a kick out of. This is part of the basic moveset for the game right now; Disposable Heroes posted:I Quit
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Flipswitch posted:Obsidian Protocol has funded, just shy of £280k, but the devs have added that stretchgoal in anyway! I feel bad for any of the people getting this to paint the models because I can imagine the modular parts thing making the paint clash really badly.
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Nemesis Of Moles posted:Hey friends I'm so excited about how close you are to the finish line! Only 280$ left to go!
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OgreNoah posted:I'm so excited about how close you are to the finish line! Only 280$ left to go! Yesterday was enormous! Way more than I'd even hoped. I'm pretty excited at the prospect that we might even get to hit one of our guest artist stretch goals!
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Congrats on funding. Now for the hard part.
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After this month, actually making the drat thing is gonna feel like a breeze. It's very much my favourite part of messing around with the PbTA system - I get to sit down and write one iconic move for each character, and Ren has been hyped about doing the art all month. I'm really really hyped to get started. Thanks again to everyone in here for supporting us. I promise the next one will have better international options lmao
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Hey here's a Kickstarter that looks pretty neat, it's called Dungeon Hoard: New board game from Dungeon based on the popular Dungeon game. Wow, it looks like it's got cards, box art, instructive how to play videos, these guys have really got their poo poo together. Oh wait, that's because they're attempting to "crowdfund" a game that already exists. quote:Games is a tabletop game design and publishing collaborative based in Paris,Seattle, WA. Molly, Robert, and Shawn. Ah yes, scenic Paris Seattle, board game capital of the Pacific northwest. The comments section is also worth a quick sensible chuckle as whoever is behind this has a grasp on the English language to rival JeffK during Something Awful's golden age. quote:Hi Christian ,
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Some locals are kickstarting modern military models for their squad wargame. The sculpts seem pretty decent, but I'm not sold by the rules.
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FYI that Dungeon Hoard KS is a major copyright violation. Someone who is not the creator lifted it from The Game Crafter. The original creator knows, you can see their version below, and you should consider reporting the campaign. https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/dungeon-hoard1
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  Extremely wishing I'd bothered to get Ed Trice's phone number when I had the chance.
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Just sent out the PoD coupons for Americana. Sorry they took a little while! The first proof was garbage and fixing it took a lot of learning about 15 year old printing standards! https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/286486/Americana
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Nemesis Of Moles posted:Just sent out the PoD coupons for Americana. Sorry they took a little while! The first proof was garbage and fixing it took a lot of learning about 15 year old printing standards! Ayup, DriveThruRPG print proofing can be a real pain in the rear end. Good job on getting this to the finish line! In other news - I'm launching my new kickstarter later today, and thought I'd give the thread an early preview in case there were any glaring errors or weirdness. Voidheart Symphony is a game I could easily summarise as 'What if Persona 5 followed through on its themes and respected queer identities' - it's about a group of regular people who find out that an evil labyrinth dimension is empowering their city's worst predators, and decide to raid it and steal their power. It draws on a lot of the Castlevania-emulating dungeoneering rules I put into Rhapsody of Blood, while adding in a mundane world investigation phase that draws on Spire and Ironsworn. I'm very happy with it, and hopefully it finds an audience? So yeah, check it out if you like!
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nesbit37 posted:FYI that Dungeon Hoard KS is a major copyright violation. Someone who is not the creator lifted it from The Game Crafter. The original creator knows, you can see their version below, and you should consider reporting the campaign. Well, they shut it down... And ooh boy: quote:i canceled this compain because no one deserve + some of this kids who come and broke the project , for theese ppl who beleived ernest did u see his page verified? (blue badge) ?? because they lied to all of u :p Mouzer fucked around with this message at 15:02 on Oct 16, 2019 |
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Flavivirus posted:Ayup, DriveThruRPG print proofing can be a real pain in the rear end. Good job on getting this to the finish line! Hell yeah, this sounds perfect.
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Flavivirus posted:In other news - I'm launching my new kickstarter later today, and thought I'd give the thread an early preview in case there were any glaring errors or weirdness. This looks pretty awesome; I'm looking forward to the launch.
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Flavivirus posted:Ayup, DriveThruRPG print proofing can be a real pain in the rear end. Good job on getting this to the finish line! Question, though: on the rewards, it says on the £25 level that you'll be able to add the deck on in BackerKit. Does that mean it won't be available as an add-on otherwise?
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Kai Tave posted:
I think you misunderstood, he’s not a computer hacker. He’s an ethics hacker. For instance, normally stealing a board game from someone would be wrong, which is why he had to hack into the ethics of it and update them. Now stealing that board game is a-ok.
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