The Consortium Expansion books are making impressive headway this week with New Dawn off to printing and Time Travel 4 in the hands of proofreading. However, the real headline for Consortium news today is all about the progress of the upcoming miniatures! A prototype model was sent to Ed for inspection and it looks amazing!…
Ed is on the hunt for writers to help us expand our universe! We have a brilliant staff of writers with a wide range of experience and we’d love to add your voice to our team. Your work will primarily be with the development of sessions and campaigns for our Era titles. Are you familiar…
Last week I gave you a list of all the Consortium Expansion books and where they were at in the process of development. Well, I am happy to report that as of today New Worlds has gone through its proofreading pass and Time Travel Part 4 is off to the proofreader! These books are making…
Right now, we have two big Kickstarters happening at the same time! Era: The Empowered’s Core Rulebook and Blue-Shift’s first ever comic have both been doing amazing and with just above one week left to gather more support there’s a good chance that either of these projects might achieve another Stretch Goal. If Blue Shift…
The last three Consortium Expansion books are on track to finish up soon. We had promised delivery of digital rewards by October of 2018 so we’re definitely ahead of schedule! This means it won’t be long before you can gather your friends and play some of these fabulous additions. Here is a rundown of where…
Have you heard? Era: The Empowered smashed through its initial funding goal in only 18 hours and within 7 days had already blasted past 3 Stretch Goals! This high-intensity game is setting records and shaping up to be our biggest game ever. So, just what can you expect from this Kickstarter? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-the-empowered-a-super-powered-rpg?ref=bf6qt6 Now that we’ve…
Work is steadily progressing on our Stiletto Unit miniatures. Today I have an image for you of Takahashi with her signature weapon. When this Resistance powerhouse brings her sword to a gunfight it’s best not to underestimate her! We expect to have Takahashi and all the other members of Stiletto unit ready and on display…
Fans of Richard Tongue’s expansive sci-fi military series will have another way to enjoy his rich world as we work to bring you the first-ever rpg based on the Battlecruiser Alamo novels. This popular novel series will be powered by our Era d10 Rule Set so you’ll be ready to pick up and play this…
Hi everyone! Many of you have been waiting a while for Era: The Empowered’s Core Rulebook. It’s taken us quite a while to get it properly ready, but we are finally there! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-the-empowered-a-super-powered-rpg?ref=acf9se You can now join us and get hold of the complete Core Rulebook for the first time! We’re already close to Funded…
One of my favorite things about this job is getting to show off sneak peeks and images in advance of our game’s releases. Today, I get to give you a glimpse of some new art for the Consortium Expansion book, Home Base. In order to increase the size of your base’s population you’ll need to…
We’re nearing the official unveiling of our latest Era RPG Core Rulebook! Era: The Empowered will be finished and ready to impress in just a week. Many hands (mine included!) have worked hard to bring the rules, stories, and images of this world to life and we’re excited to finally show it off. Right now,…
In the Consortium, there are many stories of heroism but it’s not often that one is accomplished without firing a single shot. Lancier Freed was a notable member of the Resistance’s infamous team, Claymore Unit. As part of his squad, Lancier had distinguished himself as a capable soldier and an essential part of the unit….
The world of the Empowered has been brought to life through several full-color illustrated comics. So far, we’ve mainly followed the stories of Lacuna and Penumbra, two of our charismatic super powered figures, as they’ve grown in their abilities and taken on new adventures. Today I’m excited to introduce to you another. Blue-shift will be…
Work has been steadily moving along for these Expansion books and some of you have already seen a few finished products arrive to your inboxes. Free Trader has now been sent in Digital Format to backers and has moved on to the printers for its Paperback edition! Predictive Genetic Algorithm has been sent for proofreading…
I’ve been talking quite a lot over the past weeks about Era: The Empowered. This captivating universe will be coming to you as an in-depth Core Rulebook very soon, complete with world-immersing character stories, rules of engagement, and everything you’ll need to either save the world or dominate it. Ed is currently working to finish…
Whether you use them to assist in visualizing complex battle scenarios, add a bit of flair to your session, or reference as inspiration; rpg miniatures can be a fantastic addition to your collection. I’m thrilled to announce that, for the very first time, Shades of Vengeance will have its own set of these miniature figures….
I know of a place where you can receive new game sessions every month, sneak peeks of our latest work, and loads more awesome extras. If you’ve never checked it out before, now is a great time to join our super fans and experience the Shades of Vengeance games on a whole different level. https://www.patreon.com/SoV…
If you’re one of our supporters from Era: The Consortium – A Universe of Expansions 2 you may have recently received something from us. Ed has sent out over 20 packages containing books that have already been completed (such as the Core Rulebook, for those who pledged for it!) and we’re well on the way…
This Sunday will be the end of our latest Kickstarter event. The Empowered is a collection of short stories created through the collaboration of our writing team and imaginative backers like you. It will only be available for a few more days so get in there and check it out before it’s gone! We’ve had…
The great thing about our Consortium Expansions is that there are so many new things to work on. That means we’re going to be heads down and knees deep into writing, artwork, layout, and all those other elements of development that bring these books to life. Right now, I can tell you that Free Trader…
If I asked you what superpower you would choose if given the opportunity 100% of you would shout it out without a moment’s hesitation, right? We already know the answer to that question because we’ve all thought about it at one time or another, it’s one of the most common icebreaker conversations. Would you soar…
Hi everyone! I’ve just launched a brand new project on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/join-us-add-your-superhuman-to-a-new-universe-make?ref=1qrb6z As a preliminary to the Era: The Empowered game itself, we’re creating an anthology of short stories about the Empowered universe. And that’s what this Kickstarter is all about! However, there’s a little more you can get out of this: you can add…
Hi everyone, Ed here to round out the year! For me, this is the time of year I get pensive and by the time New Year rolls around, I’m more thinking about what I’m going to do next year. So I thought I’d spend a few minutes with you to talk about what we’ve accomplished…
A few days ago I mentioned that 2018 would see a few unique projects coming from the team. Well, I’m pleased to announce one of the first. Starting in the new year, Ed will be running a Consortium game online! It’s going to be a great way for you to see some actual gameplay without…
This is my final week of news posts this year. We’ve had a fantastic time bringing you brand new games, comics, and expansions. Ed and the convention team have met loads of new fans and we’re excited to show everyone where we’re heading in the future. Thank you to everyone who’s helped support our projects…
Hi everyone! With Era: The Empowered’s release just around the corner (in the New Year), we’ve started a group that will give you the chance to find out all about it ahead of time! https://www.facebook.com/groups/2038903633009863/ In this group, you can see sneak peeks of the artwork, read some of the stories we’ve written over the…
Hi everyone! You may remember our previous comic, Declaration: The Bug War #1. While that story explained the events surrounding the start of the war, the Consortium’s acceptance of the conflict and the journey which Hai-Xang Hayden had to face, it was far from the end of the story. Infiltration: The Bug War 2 follows…
Hello to all you amazing Consortium fans. With our last Kickstarter for the year and the final convention behind us you might think we’re winding down production for 2017. Well, you’d be mistaken. All our Universe of Expansions 2 books are currently being developed and I even have an image to share with you today….
Hi everyone! We’ve just opened the Era: The Empowered Facebook group in preparation for the game’s Kickstarter next year. You can join us there to chat with the creative team behind this awesome super-powered game, to see some early peaks at artwork and to find out all the latest news about our next game! https://www.facebook.com/groups/2038903633009863/ We…
Dragonmeet was our last convention of the year and it was a smash. Thank you to everyone who stopped by and had a chat or played a game. If you didn’t manage to come see us this time around you don’t have to worry because even though this convention season has run to an end…
