Shadow of the Demon Lord, Rob Schwalb's RPG, is on KS

Skywalker · March 25, 2015, 07:17:29 PM

Agree.

Skywalker · March 25, 2015, 07:49:24 PM

I messaged Rob and he will look into it. The tiers on the right can't be changed, but he is going to look at updating the infographic on the main page and the information there generally.

crkrueger · March 25, 2015, 10:05:05 PM

I'll have to say I'm probably going to pick this one up to take a look at it. It gives me a vibe of "take DCC, 5e, Grimtooth's Traps, and Dragon Age, toss them in a blender, mix in Skaven shrooms and freebase", which really is irresistable.

Skywalker · March 26, 2015, 02:54:13 PM

We had an inexplicable surge of interest overnight (GaryCon?) getting 70 new backers and over $5k. The book is now 192 pages hardcover

We also have 19 achievements and will hit 20 when we get 1,000 backers, 500 twitter followers or photos of DL shirts in public. That will make the book 224 pages.

CRKrueger: There has been an update on the main page showing the addition of the Companion and Achievement Adventure. Hopefully the page count will be updated shortly after its confirmed in each case.

Skywalker · March 26, 2015, 04:40:13 PM

I have found the culprit for the recent massive surge of interest: http://io9.com/shadow-of-the-demon-lord-is-an-rpg-made-by-all-stars-1692007191

Skywalker · March 26, 2015, 08:57:04 PM

The io9 surge has continued to almost $10k :eek: That's an amazing impact for one article. With the short story down at $75K, we have 6 adventures, the Hell supplement and 256 pages between now and $100k.

Doctor Jest · March 26, 2015, 10:51:20 PM

I'm not surprised to see the "I can do that with D&D" crowd poo-pooing this,as it seems that anything Not D&D automatically gets met with protestations of disbelief as to why someone might want to play a game that is not D&D.

This game is totally up my alley. Rules easy, dark and grim setting, minimalist mechanics with surprising depth. While I doubt this will supplant Tim Kirk's High Valor as my favorite system, it has a lot of interesting mechanics that intrigue me and make me want to play it.

Yes it's expensive, but I am in for a penny and a pound on this one. I think it'll be worth it. Your pocket book may vary.

Kravell · March 28, 2015, 09:13:50 AM

$24
192 pages    full color gamebook pdf just about to hit 224 pages
   48 pages   companion pdf
   4 pages   quick start adventure
         name in the book as a backer

$48         as above
   22 pages   five adventures

$72         as $48 above
12+ pages   9 adventures soon to be 12 by Monte Cook, Shane Hensley, Bruce Cordell, Ken Hite and more
   ? pages      3 short stories
   16 pages   Tomb of Desolation setting expansion
16 pages   Alfheim setting expansion
16 pages   Cults of the Empire setting expansion

$90         as $72 above
   224 pages   hardcover full color gamebook
         $10 shipping credit

$102         as $90 above
   4 pages   pdf Kickstarter adventure
   ? pages      pdf Disciple of the Demon expert path

Kravell · March 28, 2015, 03:58:14 PM

Here's some info from the playtest:

http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?379405-Shadow-of-the-Demon-Lord-(Robert-Schwalb-s-Dark-Fantasy-RPG)

The horned ogre looks interesting. Causes fear, more in big groups, eats small creatures, and has a vomit attack.

Skywalker · March 31, 2015, 03:04:21 AM

We are officially at a 224 page hardcover, with 256 pages coming up. The Demon Lord Companion is at 48 pages and Tales of the Demon Lord has been increased to 48 pages. Along with the SG adventures, setting book adventures and achievement adventure, that's around 28 adventures! There are four setting PDFs too, with a fifth and the post-apocalyptic setting after $100k.

Skywalker · April 03, 2015, 03:21:54 PM

You can now add categories of SGs as add-ons. As predicted, the existing bundles are cheaper, unless you wanted the settings and no adventures or vice versa.

Skywalker · April 07, 2015, 03:08:18 AM

Less than 4 days to go and the book is now 256 pages with a 48 page companion PDF.

We also look set to hit the 64 page supplement presenting an alternate postapocalyptic setting (which is addition to the 96 pages of additional setting material at $125k).

If we hit $130k, we will get over 40 adventures

Spinachcat · April 09, 2015, 01:27:29 AM

The post-apocalyptic setting sounds interesting.

Skywalker · April 09, 2015, 05:19:06 AM

With Mad Max Fury Road about to come out, it is a cool book. And hopefully it will fuel a further surge with the print Add-On.

Dan Davenport · April 09, 2015, 11:19:17 AM

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