It looks like Wa Tran’s Age of Hunters is an RPG that’s still waiting to be discovered. At the time of writing, there are only 18 days still to go on the Kickstarter, and a mere DKK 3, 500 (Danish Krone) pledged of the 80, 000 needed. However, the art looks stunning, and the concept is different enough. You can check out the details on Kickstarter yourself. In the meantime, I’m going to pledge.
It takes a DKK 66 (about £8) to get a PDF of the rules, DKK 194 (£23) for a hardcover of the book and waterproof playing spirit sheets. I think that’s good value.
Want to check out Age of Hunters before you pledge? You can? There’s a nearly finished demo available for free. This confirms that the art quality remains impressively high throughout the book.
In the game you can mix and match skills with different spirit based powers. The math is simple; combinations add up very quickly and the result is a huge range of different characters.
Why is Age of Hunters struggling?
It doesn’t seem fair. You’ve probably seen worse looking RPG projects do better on Kickstarter. I suspect the challenge of marketing a previously unheard of tabletop RPG out of Denmark is a tough one. Especially in the middle of the conference season.
Do you see any merit in Age of Hunters? If it’s not a lack of cash; what’s putting people off backing this nearly completed project?
The question was put to be on Twitter; “Is any indie RPG getting the support it needs?”
It’s a good question. I guess it would be easy to say “No” but it’s not uncommon to find tiny publishers well connected in the industry who launch modest Kickstarters and immediately get great support. That’s not bad.
I just feel it’s lacking here.
I agree. I’m one of the backers and I’m upset that it isn’t getting much love and attention. The only thing I can think of is that maybe the art style and character-building approach (both very modern) are at contrast with the experience that the RPG itself delivers (combat-focused “dungeon crawl” style), so it’s not grabbing the attention of the people it needs to? But that’s just a total guess.
That’s a good point. Had the Kickstarter been flying I would have been put off by the combat focus.
Where did you find out about it?