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[Silent Pat]

Hello fellow Aethernauts

We just started our new Kickstarter-project for the new Mars sourcebook for Space: 1889 (the new Ubiquity version, of course  )

Besides beeing able to pledge for this fine book and helping us making it real in english (the german version is out already  ), you also can get almost all our "older" material we already did for Space: 1889 for a good price, including the rules, th venus sourcebook, the mercury sourcebook and various adventure modules

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/58354395/space-1889-the-mars-sourcebook

[Skullz]

The final 60 hours are upon us for the Warsong Second Edition Supplement, The Host! Make sure you grab yours now.

Click Here to check out the Kickstarter, now!

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[Wade]

A bit late, but my Dieselpunk Mecha Kickstarter is in its final hours.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wadedyer/fragged-dieselpunk-mecha-rpg/comments

[DouglasCole]

Hall of Judgment Final Week


We're in the final week for Hall of Judgment, and there's been a lot of movement on the Kickstarter! We passed $12,000 and that puts us on track to more-or-less equal Dragon Heresy unless we see something, as Mr. Furious would say, "either very good or very bad."

Layout: Block and Tackle
I've been working really hard to pull things together, and the efforts are paying off. In quick-point format:

• Sean "Dr. Kromm" Punch, GURPS Line Editor and author of the DFRPG, will be contributing the Foreword to Hall of Judgment! I made the offer to SJG, Steve pronounced it virtuous (his word!), and I'm very excited to have that going in there.
• John Adamus, editor extraordinaire, turned around my manuscript in*twelve hours, and caught enough detailed points that it was clear he got both content and copy. If you're in the market for an editor:*hire this man.
• I've got the first full layout pour of the document in place. So there's a page for just about everything that needs to go there. Title page, Kickstarter Backer credits, Table of Contents, Crazy Norse Words pronunciation glossary, Town, Journey, Dungeons, the Hall itself, Grappling, Pre-gens, Bestiary, and a bit of modified backstory for those that care.
• The PDF as-is, no maps, no art, no orphan text fixes, is 116 pages. So my delivery target for a print book will be 128 interior pages; likely the PDF will be 131 or 132 for spacing and facing for the cover.
• The maps are still being worked, but there's lots of time for that. Each is a page in size, so they're easy to plan for in layout. No delays expected there.
• The pre-gens are coming along nicely. The eight promised with the book are done. I think I have 2-3 of the backer-submitted ones in hand already, if not fully laid out.
• The monsters are also coming along; perhaps half done. The core 16 that originally came with Lost Hall of Tyr are finished, and the 14-15 more that are added with Hall of Judgment are next on the list.
• Fantastic Dungeon Grappling got another small revision and is looking solid.

I've got 22 days left until the deadline set by "we plan to release the product in August" promise I made in the April 1 announcement, and the PDF will be ready by then.

Printing
That leaves us with the print question. At this point, we've got 275 (ish) print backers. That's more than enough to get us out of POD, but not enough to drive to a full offset print run.

Wild and crazy things can happen, and I hope they do. What does this mean? It means unless we see a wild uptick, I'll be using a short-run printer in the UK to deliver 140gsm interior pages (that's about 93# paper; typical DriveThru is 70#/105gsm).

Because the printing is in the UK and the fulfillment partner I'll be using is also in the UK, I expect to be working hard on the shipping side of things. I'll probably know more in two weeks on that score.

Ask Me Anything
I'm working on a "final week Ask Me Anything" session, probably a few hours long, sometime this week. Not sure what that will look like, but I want to do it and take questions about the process, the adventure, and anything gaming-related. Or viking related.

Campaign Close Process
That brings us to the finishing touches.

The campaign closes July 14, which is this coming Saturday. I would deeply appreciate re-shares on social media, and talking about the project in general. The better we do, the more likely SJG is to want to do this again.

When the campaign closes, I'll ready and fire up the Backerkit phase, which will have a short survey to get your pledges allocated to product. For those not getting add-ons, is all you'll do with the "survey" is:

• Validate you're getting the product you want
• Pay for shipping
• Select any add-ons you'd like
• Answer a few questions about the product, and what you'd like to see next

It is pretty important to be prompt on this one, and the survey period will be short: Probably 7-10 working days.

Note that Backerkit does not set the pace for*digital*reward delivery. As long as the funds settle and there's no weirdness with payment (this happens every campaign; it's depressingly normal) you'll get your PDF on August 1.

So that's it! This is the home stretch, and while there's still work to be done, that work is pretty well defined at this point.

Grab your axe and shield, board your longship and let's finish strong. Glory awaits.

[lazylitch]

Hi,
I just launched : https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lazylitch/woodfall-a-mini-hexcrawl-setting?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=woodfall

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[DouglasCole]

48 Hours to go!

The Hall of Judgment Kickstarter is the first 3rd-party license for the Dungeon Fantasy RPG, and one of the rare 3rd-party licenses that Steve Jackson Games has issued. It's over 400 backers and 400% funding and climbing.

What's in it for you?

• A Foreword by Sean "Dr. Kromm" Punch, GURPS Line Editor, that should make everyone that's wanted to publish for GURPS sit up and take notice
• 20 pages of viking-inspired town, with festivals, culture, and adventure seeds
• Three micro-dungeons to explore: a ruins and two underground warrens.
• Five maps by MonkeyBlood Design (Glynn Seal), ENnie-nominated cartographer. These things are unbelievably cool.
• The main adventure, featuring a non-linear evolution in encounters, not-just-combat challenges, and more
• Over a dozen sample characters; five or six are backer submitted at the Thegn of Your Own tier!
• More than 30 creatures ready to play with a new open layout for easy digestion.

This book is VERY different, and quite frankly, better in almost every way than Lost Hall of Tyr, from which it sprung. 128 pages (rather than 64), full color, awesome art, and layered and hyperlinked for ease of use. The print copies will be 93#/140gsm interior paper; fulfillment is from the UK so international shipping should be pretty affordable.

Finally: let's not beat around the bush: let me quote from the aforementioned foreword: "...it bodes well for Dungeon FantasyRoleplaying Game fans and fans of SJ Games products in general. We now have evidence that licensing third-party publishers to crowdfund content for our games pays off. That isn't a guarantee we'll agree to every proposal--our standards remain exacting, and we still prefer
people we know and trust--but it means we'll listen. Intently." -Sean Punch

Please support the Hall of Judgment Kickstarter. 48 hours to go.

[Zzarchov]

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So I have a kickstarter for the next edition of Neoclassical Geek Revival, along with an Omnibus of all my OSR/NGR dual statted adventures (such as A Thousand Dead Babies, The Gnomes of Levnec, Under the Waterless Sea, The Price of Evil and many others),  and a new desert themed dungeon adventure "The City of Tears".

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Its 64 pages of desert adventure set in an abandoned city on the shores of the salted sea. A small town's worth of looters, bandits, and merchants camp outside it's gates to pick it clean of valuables.  But there is still one place no looter has dared rob.

This adventure features the talented layout work of Jensen Toperzer , the maps of Dyson Logos, and the art of Jez Gordon.

Please consider backing this kickstarter , its over 2000% funded and we are always looking to hit the next stretch goal.

[TGIDragonfly]

Hey folks!

There are 11 days left to pledge on The Superverse Kickstarter. In addition to the original support for SUPERS! Revised, the KS now supports ICONS, BASH!, HERO System, and Supergame.

You can learn more about The Superverse (and SUPERS! Revised) here.

All the best,

Dragonfly

[GGJenM]

Dragonfly!  You should set up a top donation tier with a chance to play through one of the modules with you as GM - Skype or other format!

[A.K.A. Dragonfly]

Dragonfly!  You should set up a top donation tier with a chance to play through one of the modules with you as GM - Skype or other format!

Howdy, GGJen!

That would be fun!  Tell you what, I'll go ahead and add that as a feature to the already existing top tier.

Thanks for your interest!

All the best,

Dragonfly

[TGIDragonfly]

Howdy folks!

Although it's now available for the HERO System, ICONS, BASH!, Supergame, and SUPERS! Revised, the Superverse has its origins The Freedom Ring and The Iron Gauntlet - two character books I published for SUPERS! first edition. Artist and game designer Russ Boyd did the art and character designs on those two books, so he's really the co-creator of the original characters. Heck, he helped write "Will of Iron, Heart of Gold" - the first of the four adventures appearing in the current Superverse project.

In order to honor Russ and the origins of the Superverse, I'm offering Superverse Classic as part of The Superverse Kickstarter. This is a compilation that reprints The Freedom Ring and The Iron Gauntlet (with all of Russ' original art).

If you're interested, check out the recently added Tiers 5+ and 6+ on the Kickstarter.  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1884184046/the-superverse?ref=project_build

All the best,

Dragonfly

[TGIDragonfly]

The Superverse features the city of Del Rey, in which all four of its adventures are set.  The streets, however, have no names!  Backers, however, can help!  Going forward, one of Del Rey's streets will be named after you if you pledge at the $50 tier or higher.  That means that  your name will appear on the snazzy city map that artist Ade Smith is developing for the project!  Check us out at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1884184046/the-superverse?ref=user_menu

[A.K.A. Dragonfly]

Howdy folks!

For anybody who's interested - I added tiers 5+ and 6+ to The Superverse Kickstarter.  These tiers give access to a reprint of the classic (1st edition SUPERS!) version of the Superverse + 1st edition stats and 1st edition style art (from Russ Boyd) for the new characters (heroes and villains) appearing in the current edition of the rules.

Also, tier 7 includes everything plus an opportunity for you and your group to game online with your's truly.

Visit us here if you're interested: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1884184046/the-superverse?ref=user_menu

All the best,

Dragonfly

[A.K.A. Dragonfly]

Hey folks! Art prints are now available as add-ons for The Superverse Kickstarter.  They are listed just below the stretch goals, if you're interested. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1884184046/the-superverse

[A.K.A. Dragonfly]

Hey folks!  Tier 7 of The Superverse Kickstarter just got a couple more additions: 1) Joe Singleton will provide a full-color illustration of one of your characters, and 2) I'll GM a session of Supers! for you (and up to 3 of your friends) online.  This is in addition to receiving PDFs for the SUPERS! Revised, ICONS, BASH!, HERO System and Supergame versions of the supplement; POD options of the same; PDF and POD versions of Superverse Classic; a street in Del Rey with your name on it, and a fictionalized version of yourself as a citizen of Del Rey.  Only 7 days left to pledge! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1884184046/the-superverse?ref=user_menu