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RE: Kick ALL the Starters Part II
01-14-2022, 01:51 PM
(01-10-2022, 08:11 AM)Bob Schroeck Wrote: Oh, yeah, I got the blu-ray last week, too. Haven't watched it either. I'd completely forgotten about it, so I was absolutely baffled by the package marked "Japan Post" sitting on our mailbox.
And mine just arrived today, via FedEx.
(Since mail to the USA is faster than FedEx to Canada, I think I'll forget about using FedEx from now on. Mind you, the box did have "Opened by Customs" tape keeping it closed.)
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01-18-2022, 05:32 PM
"You have traveled in the course of the night from the meticulous to the slime."
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Onyx Path Publishing, under license from White Wolf Entertainment AB, are pleased and proud to present Lore of the Traditions for the 20th Anniversary Edition of Mage: The Ascension.
Someone, possibly Kickstarter Concierge James Bell, Wrote:It all seemed so simple once: Magic good, technology bad. As both fictional mages and players of Mage realize, however, nothing is quite that simple. Magic, as Mage continually asserts, is technology. Whether that technology involves concoctions, crossbows, or computer networks is a matter of semantics. The line between a wizard in his tower and a hacker in her basement gets pretty damned fuzzy, after all, once you realize they’re doing the same thing with different tools and rhetoric. As our not-so-new-millennium speeds toward its fourth decade, those simple old delusions point toward a troubling new question: Now what?
In an age of transformation, what does “tradition” even mean? That question, for mages of the Council of Nine Mystick Traditions, isn’t merely academic. The 21st century (with or without an Avatar Storm) poses dilemmas that medieval wizards could never have imagined: issues of power, ethics, technology, even reality itself. Where “tradition” once sounded comforting and stable, that term begs vital questions now: Which features of “the Old Ways” must change when confronted by the new, and which elements were worth preserving to begin with?
Lore of the Traditions doesn’t simply rehash material from older books. Instead, it explores where Mage’s nine Traditions began and where they’re headed now.
Ultimately, the magick is yours. Let’s see where it leads us.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/339...sary-ttrpg
On a less salubrious but still glorious note, CMON (Cool Mini Or Not), who happen to be based in the old White Wolf Game Studio's home town of Atlanta, have unleashed perhaps the most colorful game yet in the Zombicide series -- an adaptation of the Marvel Zombies concept. Play as zombified heroes of Earth-2149, hunting bystanders, fighting off living heroes and S.H.I.E.L.D. troopers! Play as the remaining live X-Men, rescuing bystanders and fighting off zombified mutants! Seek to devour Galactus and the Silver Surfer! In the immortal words of Bill Tipper*, "Blood! Gore! Family fun!"
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cmo...-zombicide
* From his classic self-published stick-figure Tunnels & Trolls comic Snerg! of Ishkish.
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01-23-2022, 05:18 PM
Yes, mothers, it's ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO TOAPLAN, the documentary about the makers of Zero Wing (and Wardner and Truxton and Grind Stormer) we didn't know we needed! Fully funded, plus first stretch goal unlocked (backers decide whether ZW, Truxton or Tiger Heli will get a gameplay commentary). You have seven days to back, make your time!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jos...to-toaplan
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01-24-2022, 05:49 PM
The party never stops on Selina Kyle's answering machine!
Robert Carson Mataxis Wrote:Now it’s time for the "Collecting the Art of G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero (1982-1994) Omnibus Hardcover!
Thanks to the help of 420 Kickstarter backers just like you, we created 1,000 sets — and in less than two years, we sold out! This book series helps fund 3DJoes.com, and we’ve been out of print for two years. We want this work to be accessible, but we wouldn’t be content just reprinting what we’ve already created. To that end, and with your help, we are going to create a Collecting the Art of G.I.Joe Omnibus Hardcover edition that is bigger and better in every way!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/3dj...rican-hero
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01-26-2022, 04:17 PM
Hexagram #9, an Old-School RPG Zine for The Fantasy Trip
A retro-style collection of articles for and about Steve Jackson's The Fantasy Trip roleplaying game.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/war...ntasy-trip
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GIRLS of NINJA HIGH SCHOOL vol.1 Collection
Never before collected stories based on the girls of NINJA HIGH SCHOOL!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ben...escription
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01-31-2022, 05:23 PM
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For lack of a better thread to mention this in (it isn't a crowd-funded project), I'll just leave this link here.
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02-05-2022, 04:28 PM
Three days left in the Hex-n-Screen: Undying Sands + Bottled Sea RPG Kickstarter.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/and...ottled-sea
"This campaign is for two RPG settings in the Hex-n-Screen format. These are gameable universes compacted into cardboard hexes, a Game Master screen, poster hand-out and cloth bag. The concept behind the format is to design complex and flavorful RPG settings without them being presented as books. In this campaign, we bring to life a new print-run of ENNIE-nominated (Best Setting, Best Cartography) Undying Sands and an entirely new spin-off, the Bottled Sea."
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RE: Kick ALL the Starters Part II
02-06-2022, 09:56 PM
Yay for finding yourself in a pickle. I'm none too pleased with Kickstarter for the whole jumping on the, "Let's try to make a quick cash grab by shouting BLOCKCHAIN! and seeing how much money we can get thrown at us before people realize we haven't given a single hard detail for it would help us do that can't be done more easily without it."
On the other hand as someone who has volume one of the Oban Star Racers DVD sets and really would rather not pay several times the original MSRP for a used copy after not realizing just how quickly it would go out of print after discovering it had a DVD release (seriously, did they produce almost no copies of volume two? You can still pick up volume one at Right Stuf for $15, volume two isn't even listed there and elsewhere I see it for $80+ for already opened and played used copies); it turns out that there is a 15th Anniversary Blu-Ray set in the works, which with 29 days left to go is already at $209k of a $34k goal.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sav...say-bluray. €25 gets a soundtrack and digital art, €55 gets a standard edition blu-ray, digital OST, and digital art pack. The €90 tier includes pdfs of scripts for a couple episodes, and somebody who doesn't have to worry about budgeting burned €6,000 on a single-backer-only tier that includes lunch in Paris with the show's creator at a 3 Michelin Star restaurant (travel and accommodations not included, so yes, this tier like Oracle databases on high end hardware is, "If you had to look at the price you couldn't afford it anyway.").
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02-07-2022, 10:24 AM
Iain Lovecraft's Treasure Island.
Here is a Kickstarter for some really detailed printable 3D RPG minis (you need to print them yourself), with an added D&D 5E adventure:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iai...e-island-1
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02-15-2022, 12:40 PM
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Viva La Dirt League is running a Kickstarter to fund the acquisition of a studio so that they can expand and improve their various series:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vld...-expansion
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RE: Kick ALL the Starters Part II
02-20-2022, 09:30 AM
Since we've had some Kickstarters recently for 3D printed RPG minis, here's one for painting mini terrain:
The Tremendous Tome of Decorating Dungeons, A book about painting 3D dungeon scenery for RPGs
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/156...g-dungeons
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02-20-2022, 10:13 AM
Speaking of kickstarters, I had one arrive Friday. Car Was 6th ed from Steve Jackson games (took a year or so longer than expected due to Covid and shipping backlogs)
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RE: Kick ALL the Starters Part II
02-20-2022, 12:58 PM
Ah, yes, I should have noted that my copy of The Legends of Sleepy Hollow board game arrived a few days ago, too. Another one appears to be about a month from shipping.
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02-25-2022, 06:08 PM
Y'know that Hardspace: Shipbreaker game they talk about on the Eyrie Pro forums? Ever wonder what it'd be like as a table-talk RPG?
Yeah, me neither, until I found out somebody'd gone and made the thing. They call it Orbiters Local 519*
Archon\'s Court Games Wrote:The oxygen meter beeps: 15%. Shift's almost over, whether you like it or not. The plasma cutter's beam leaves trails through your vision as you carve away the last panel hiding the fusion drive's inner workings.
Either of these things could be the reason you hold down the trigger a little too long. The cutter clips the drive's fuel line, and the deuterium ignites.
Tens of thousands of miles away, a Company accountant marks you off and determines which of your next of kin will receive your debt.
Fully funded and half again, with 11 days to pick up those sweet sweet stretch goals.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arc...-local-519
* Not to be confused with Oddfellows Local 151 behind the firehouse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQFiVHO-B4k
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03-01-2022, 11:26 AM
Steve Jackson's Munchkin Presents Batman.
The Dark Knight meets the gameplay of Munchkin in this legendary combination, featuring over 250 cards illustrated by John Kovalic.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjg...nts-batman
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03-01-2022, 12:10 PM
Alan Seawright from the Cinema therapy series is making a short horror film.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tel...-seawright
Moonstruck: A horror short from Alan Seawright
A short horror film about family, relationships, and how the moon is genuinely terrifying.
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RE: Kick ALL the Starters Part II
03-01-2022, 09:19 PM
(03-01-2022, 11:26 AM)Shepherd Wrote: Steve Jackson's Munchkin Presents Batman.
The Dark Knight meets the gameplay of Munchkin in this legendary combination, featuring over 250 cards illustrated by John Kovalic.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjg...nts-batman
I think I want to actually play Munchkin before I consider getting any new card sets and I just got the deluxe set yesterday with the stuff from last year's Random Fun Generator 2 Kickstarter.
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03-01-2022, 10:39 PM
(03-01-2022, 12:10 PM)Shepherd Wrote: Alan Seawright from the Cinema therapy series is making a short horror film.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tel...-seawright
Moonstruck: A horror short from Alan Seawright
A short horror film about family, relationships, and how the moon is genuinely terrifying.
He may find himself having to change the name as that is also the title of a classic romcom from the 80s
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03-10-2022, 05:29 PM
Onyx Path Publishing has a new Kickstarter, and this time it is a double feature for "They Came from the Cyclops's Cave!" and "They Came from [CLASSIFIED]!"
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/200...escription
The They Came From... tabletop roleplaying games take your favorite movies, television shows, and pop culture touchstones and turn them into action-packed and wise-cracking opportunities to tell your own versions of these cinematic stories. Previous releases have explored B-movie atomic horror from the 1950s (They Came from Beneath the Sea!) and twisted tales of horror from the 1960s and '70s (They Came from Beyond the Grave!). With this campaign, Onyx Path is ready to introduce TWO new entries enabling you to take on quest-filled fantasy adventure stories with They Came from the Cyclops's Cave! and thrilling tales of world-saving espionage with They Came from [CLASSIFIED]!
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03-21-2022, 02:58 PM
Not a Kickstarter, but Steve Jackson Games has an Indiegogo for the "Steve Jackson Games' 2022 Mystery Box", which is $200+ worth of stuff from their warehouse for only $100.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/steve...tery-box#/
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04-12-2022, 03:27 PM
Another Steve Jackson Games Kickstarter for their Fantasy Trip gameline. $5 for PDFs & $9 for print versions:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/war...escription
The Fantasy Trip Quick Quests 6 and 7, Two new micro-adventures for use with The Fantasy Trip RPG!
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04-12-2022, 08:03 PM
Old Gods of Appalachia RPG
The horror podcast that it's based on is great!
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04-15-2022, 02:24 PM
The new Girl Genius graphic novel is on Kickstarter. Only about $3,500 to go before they stop offering the early bird special on softcovers.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gir...phic-novel
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05-10-2022, 09:09 AM
A new Steve Jackson Games Kickstarter:
Knightmare Chess Variants and Options. A collection of variants and optional rules for Knightmare Chess, the Original Game of Chaos on the Chessboard!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjg...nd-options
As little as $5 if you're just getting the PDF.
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05-24-2022, 01:03 PM
Not a Kickstarter, but Onyx Path Publishing has an IndieGoGo for their Exigents: Out of the Ashes book for the Exalted 3E RPG.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/exige...-edition#/
“I really hope I’m behind this convoluted mess; at least that way I’ll be able to get revenge by doing this to myself. I won’t even have to feel bad because it’ll be all my fault.” - Harry Potter, The Master of Death by Ryuugi.
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