Autarch Kickstarter

The Butcher · April 15, 2015, 06:37:03 AM

Quote from: Anglachel;825801Meh...I'm still waiting (and waiting and waiting....) for the long promised World KS. Come on, Autarch, stop with the unimportant bits and pieces and give us the damn campaign setting already!!

Yeah, this.

I'm sure the adventure module is cool and I'll certainly be pledging, but I'd rather be getting The Auran Empire campaign setting. Or Lairs & Encounters. Or Heroic Fantasy. Pretty much in this order.

Kiero · April 15, 2015, 06:58:35 AM

Quote from: Anglachel;825801Meh...I'm still waiting (and waiting and waiting....) for the long promised World KS. Come on, Autarch, stop with the unimportant bits and pieces and give us the damn campaign setting already!!

You won't be happy that I've just been sharing feedback with Alex on Guns of War, then.

That looks pretty much complete, though, so won't be taking up much of their time.

RPGPundit · April 18, 2015, 12:28:57 AM

I'm going to be interviewing Macris about this kickstarter, so if any of you have specific questions you'd like me to ask, post them quickly!

Kiero · April 18, 2015, 04:35:49 AM

I'd only have irrelevant questions about other Autarch projects I'm much more interested in, so just tell him I said "hey".

JeremyR · April 18, 2015, 07:20:54 AM

Quote from: nDervish;825938Offhand, the only thing I can think of that would be a hitch in using ACKS stats with pretty much any other OSR game is that it uses ascending AC, so you'd need to convert that. Morale ratings seem to vary quite a bit from system to system, so those might need conversion as well. Everything else should be usable as-is.

ACKS uses ascending AC, but it doesn't start at 10, it starts at 0.

For instance, Chainmail is usually AC 5 (or 15). In ACKS, it's AC4, since it's 4 steps above 0, which is equivalent to games where AC5 is 4 steps better than AC9 (where OD&D and Basic D&D start)

amacris · April 18, 2015, 01:26:30 PM

Quote from: JeremyR;826464ACKS uses ascending AC, but it doesn't start at 10, it starts at 0.

For instance, Chainmail is usually AC 5 (or 15). In ACKS, it's AC4, since it's 4 steps above 0, which is equivalent to games where AC5 is 4 steps better than AC9 (where OD&D and Basic D&D start)

Right. AC 0 means zero armor.

Morale generally converts readily from the morale scores found in BX, BECMI, and RC. Simply subtract 8 from the listed score in BX.

Pundit hasn't called me a "swine" yet in our interview so I think it's coming along well.

crkrueger · April 18, 2015, 01:37:39 PM

Is this area going to be expanded further, basically "demoing" the Adventurer, Conqueror, King phases of the game through the campaign adventures?

amacris · April 19, 2015, 06:03:17 PM

Quote from: CRKrueger;826525Is this area going to be expanded further, basically "demoing" the Adventurer, Conqueror, King phases of the game through the campaign adventures?

Yes, it will be. There'll be follow on modules as well as a gazetteer for the entire region.

koewn · May 09, 2015, 09:02:29 AM

It's into it's last 4 days.

It's well funded, and just brushing up against the second stretch goal of landscape art by Jeff Brown:

http://www.jeffbrowngraphics.com/

which is a great idea - I've long been weary of the usual 'action pose' of a PC. Some sweeping vistas would be a nice change of pace!

My early readthrough here:

http://crowbarandbrick.blogspot.com/2015/04/autarch-kickstarter-sinister-stone-of.html

It's essentially done, and backers at the proper level will get the draft at close of funding.

Bobloblah · May 09, 2015, 10:37:08 AM

I agree on art. Art featuring random characters might be evocative, but I find such art fairly useless in play. Hope the Kickstarter reaches the next stretch goal, as Jeff Brown's art looks amazing!

The Butcher · May 09, 2015, 12:47:01 PM

Quote from: koewn;830670It's into it's last 4 days.

It's well funded, and just brushing up against the second stretch goal of landscape art by Jeff Brown:

http://www.jeffbrowngraphics.com/

which is a great idea - I've long been weary of the usual 'action pose' of a PC. Some sweeping vistas would be a nice change of pace!

Pity. I was hoping for the third bonus goal, as the Auran Empire looks a lot like every D&D setting I've ever homebrewed — i.e. a slightly more coherent Known World/proto-Mystara — and I am starving for Auran Empire setting bits.

Quote from: koewn;830670My early readthrough here:

http://crowbarandbrick.blogspot.com/2015/04/autarch-kickstarter-sinister-stone-of.html

It's essentially done, and backers at the proper level will get the draft at close of funding.

Great scoop! I admit I initially pledged mostly out of brand loyalty, but between Alex's Pundit interview and your blog entry, I'm really looking forward to it now.

Matt · May 10, 2015, 12:50:38 AM

Quote from: JeremyR;825789Anyway, I hope they don't get carried away with the stretch goals. That seems to be the bane of a lot of projects...

Indeed, many seem so distracted by the "stretch goals" that they appear to lose sight of the primary purpose of the Kickstarter.

I'd rather see someone present it as "This is the project you are helping to fund. This is what you will get when I complete it." No added T-shirts and mood rings and frozen bananas dipped in chocolate for pledging a few dollars more.

Raven · May 10, 2015, 05:19:20 PM

60+ hours to go now. Bonus goals adjusted:

$9,500 - One color illustration
$10,000 - Both color illustrations
$11,500 - Both illustrations + Auran Empire Primer

Current pledged is roughly $8,800.

Saladman · May 11, 2015, 05:53:51 PM

Backed! $160 short of the second painting. :/

Bobloblah · May 11, 2015, 07:52:31 PM

It'll make it.