Ralph Mazza, author of the indie RPG Universalis, has teamed with Galileo Games to launch a Kickstarter project. Universalis is now 10 years old and successfully enough to be looking at its fourth print run.
Kickstarter makes amends
On Thursday petitions against Kickstarter were starting to appear. Why? The popular crowdsourcing platform had moved to block retailer rewards or bulk discounts. Kickstarter didn’t want retail chains to muscle in on pledges, paying up thousands in order to qualify for bulk discounts. The RPG community led the protest. It’s not unusual for local RPG […]
Concerns new Kickstarter policy hurts publishers leads to petitions
Kickstarter has introduced a new condition into their terms and conditions that prevents discounted bulk pricing as pledge awards. There has been increasing experimentation and success a Kickstarter in recent months. Penny Arcade ran a controversial campaign to raise money and allow them to remove ads from their site. Although the campaign was popular some […]
Better Angels by Greg Stolze
Better Angels is a forthcoming RPG by Greg Stolze. Stolze has written for Atlas Games in Unknown Armies and White Wolf in Demon the Fallen. He also co-designed the superhero game Godlike and Wild Talents (published by Arc Dream). Better Angels channels something of Demon the Fallen and Godlike. It’s a game where you play […]
Turn your phone into a robot – meet Romo
I think this is a good idea – but let me know if you disagree. Romo was a Kickstarter project that funded last year and raised just just of $115,000. It lets you turn your smartphone into a robot. Romo is still pretty basic but, we’re told, he’s fast learner. This is him messing around […]
Re-create Jeff Dee’s original Dungeons and Dragons art
Jeff Dee (and that’s a Wikipedia entry link) is a recognised RPG artist. He co-created the first superhero RPG (Villains and Vigilantes) and he worked for TSR to help illustrate a number of books for AD&D. He did covers for adventure modules and interior artwork. Wikipedia suggests he’s best known for his Deities & Demigods, […]
Scottish Ninjas: Welcome to America – episode 2
This the second episode of Scottish Ninjas and it does not look good for the clan. The Drunken Master is on his way over from Scotland, with warnings of danger and with every chance of giving the three ninja a right earbashing over the state of the flat. Our brave heroes accept mighty quests like […]
Infinite X Studio posts Quantum RPG teasers
The Quantum RPG was a successful Kickstarter RPG from Infinite X Studios. Joshua Frost asked for $13,000 to bring his ENnie winning talent to a new RPG series and raised an impressive $42,747 from 580 backers. Since then the timing has slipped a little. The version of the game was due out a few weeks […]
Shadowrun Online Kickstarter to influence tabletop RPG world
There is a Shadowrun computer game in the works that will allow players to influence what happens in the Shadowrun tabletop RPG. Perhaps. Shadowrun Online is a Kickstarter project from Cliffhanger Productions. It’s a bold one and I suspect it’ll be a close call. They’re asking for $500,000 for success. At the time of posting […]
The Realm of Thyilia – to hell with profits, let’s make a good game
Another day. Another Kickstarter gamer pitch. This time let’s look at The Realm of Thyilia. At the current rate they’re not going to make their goal of $20,000. They’ve raised just $1,035 at the time of posting and have 20 days left to go. It’ll take a big blog to give them some coverage. The […]
