Hi everyone! The Era: Survival – Expansions into the Unknown Kickstarter [ http://tinyurl.com/survival-expansions ] is going really well! We hope you’ll consider joining us there, as each Stretch Goal achieved gives every backer over £1 a new expansion! Today, I’m talking about one of the three books unlocked by the initial Stretch Goal, the Infected Manual….
Hi everyone! The Era: Survival – Expansions into the Unknown Kickstarter [ http://tinyurl.com/survival-expansions ] is only one day in and is going brilliantly! Today, I’m talking about the first of the three Funded Goal rewards, The Swarm Source Book! The Swarm is a Faction Source Book about the mysterious civilisation in the northern-most reaches of inhabited Gaia….
Hi everyone! Our latest Kickstarter Campaign, Era: Survival – Expansions into the Unknown, has just launched! You can find it here: http://tinyurl.com/survival-expansions In this Kickstarter, we’re offering 3 expansions when it’s Funded and then an additional (FREE) expansion with each unlocked Stretch Goal! You may remember this approach from our Era: The Consortium Kickstarter in October…
Hi everyone! Our latest Kickstarter has just launched, now that we’ve delivered Champion of Earth and are just finishing Revival (the unexpected unlock from Era: The Consortium!). You can join us at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-survival-expansions ! The same team that has worked on the Core Rulebook and most of Era: The Consortium have come back to offer you expansions to…
I don’t have a great deal of news for you today, just a couple quick notes regarding where we’re at with our last two Expansion books. I spoke to Ed today and he was hard at work on Revival. He told me that this book is now undergoing its final edit and I can’t wait…
There is so much happening right now at Shades of Vengeance that I have trouble keeping track of it all. Thankfully, Ed always keeps me up to speed on everything going on. This week he has loads of news for us and I’m going to start with the upcoming Era: Survival expansion Kickstarter! By this…
Work is moving forward on the next instalment of expansion books for the Consortium. We’re really excited to bring you more gear, more background stories and even more opportunities to explore this fantastic universe. Quite a few things are coming in already and Ed’s even given me an image to show you today! You know…
There are so many fabulous things coming your way in just a short amount of time that I’m going to get right into it today. If you’re a new fan you might not realize that for the last couple years Ed and some of the team have been appearing at the MCM and UKGE conventions….
Have you tried Patreon? This system of continuing rewards and support helps creators to more consistently produce content, reach out to their fans and encourages communication between the developers and the players. We’ve been having a great time introducing our newest Patrons to everything we have to offer. If you wish, you can join us…
We’ve been throwing a lot at you lately so today Ed’s given me a quick briefing to share with you on where we’re at with several of our projects. This year has been moving right along and we’re seeing a ton of great games in several levels of production. It can be hard to keep…
Hi everyone! I’d like to, once again, thank everyone who backed our Champion of Earth Kickstarter, making it a success. It’s been an amazing experience, creating our first card game, as well as great fun meeting all kinds of new playtesters that we wouldn’t usually interact with in our RPG circles. We’ll be delivering it…
Hi everyone! We’re in the last hours of Champion of Earth’s Kickstarter now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/champion-of-earth I’d like to thank everyone who’s backed this Kickstarter. We’ve had massive support and could have achieved any of this without your help. I hope you’ll join us in defending the Earth! – Ed
Hi everyone! With just 36 hours remaining on Champion of Earth, make sure you don’t miss out on the chance to join us! You can join the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/champion-of-earth Today, I’m going over a few more of the enemies, at the request of a couple of people following these posts! I’ve got a great selection below! We…
Last year, I mentioned that Ed had a long list of potential expansions for Consortium. It’s true. He’s been collecting ideas for over two years, each one bigger and better than the next. We delivered quite a few of them during our Kickstarter last year, which is now just finishing fulfillment… but, now that we…
Hi everyone! There are just 2 days left on the Champion of Earth Kickstarter! Please do think about whether you’re joining us, there’s not much time left to save the Earth! Today, I’m talking about Interrupt weapons. Several weapons in the game actually have Interrupt, meaning you can play them during another person’s turn and…
Another fantastic Kickstarter is coming to a close. Our fast-paced and lighthearted card game, Champion of Earth, ends on Sunday! Ed has been releasing daily information about this game on our Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/shadesofvengeance/] and you’ll find everything you need to join us on the Kickstarter page, [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/champion-of-earth]. This game is over 100% funded so…
Hi everyone! Today, I’m talking about Equipment that has both a bonus and a penalty! This is the Armoured Assault Vehicle: Because it can literally run down the Undead, it gains a bonus against them. Equally, because it’s a primitive machine by Alien standards, it has -1 versus Aliens. This sounds like a lot of…
Hi everyone! With just a few days to go, I’m bringing you the Arcing Death Ray, one of the coolest weapons in the game! This piece of Equipment has the ability to attack multiple enemies. Everything that it kills will vanish and then the attack will move to the next face-up Monster in the Oncoming…
Hi everyone! I’ve described a number of special abilities in the last 32 days and some of you might, quite fairly, wonder how you’re going to defeat them. Well, there is a card in the deck which instantly removes a Monster’s special ability if it is played. This is the Truck Full of Gas Canisters!…
Hi everyone! Today, I’m talking about the Monster Homing Beacon and the Teleport Backpack. These two pieces of Equipment have the ability to change the active player. The Monster Homing Beacon makes it any other player’s turn and the Teleport Backpack skips your own turn. This can be tremendously useful at some points, particularly if an…
Hi everyone! As of today, we have a little under a week left on the Kickstarter. Things have been going really well for our first card game and I’d like to thank everyone who’s supported! I hope you’ll consider joining us there if you’ve enjoyed these posts! I also want to remind everyone that there’s…
So, you’ve heard me talking over the past few weeks about several of our fantastic Consortium Expansions. If you didn’t get a chance to jump into our Expansion Kickstarter you might’ve been feeling a little left out. Well, worry no more because Ed has just confirmed that various Consortium Expansion books are going to be…
Hi everyone! Today, I’m talking about 3 cards that have the power to change the game that also have a very specific set of targets. Sunrise, Occam’s Razor and Bacteria each have the capability to wipe out every example of one of the types of Monster in the Oncoming Horde. Bacteria, in a fun little…
Hi everyone! Today, expanding on what I covered yesterday about bonuses, I’m looking at the Ultraviolet Light. I really like this image! This piece of Equipment is only effective against Undead. It is a Level 3, but will do nothing to Creatures or Aliens. While it may look like a moderately strong piece of Equipment, this…
I’m sure you’re wondering what exactly you can expect to find in the upcoming Survival Expansions Kickstarter so I’m here today to break it down for you. Just like our Consortium Expansions, there will be 3 books available right out of the gates. After we reach 100% funding, a new expansion book will be made…
Hi everyone! Today, I’m going to talk about the Grandmother’s Revolver Equipment Card as an example of the bonuses that some weapons have against certain types of enemies. The Grandmother’s Revolver is loaded with Silver Bullets which, obviously, means it’s much better against Creatures than your standard weapons! While it’s normally a Level 2 piece…
Hi everyone! Today, I’m talking about the Butterfly with a Bomb. Sophia very kindly brought to life this wonderful little reference to Spaced’s Rorschach Test. I felt it would make a perfect Level 1 Creature to join in the assault against Humanity! In fact, in one of the games I’ve played, we defeated every single Monster…
Hi everyone! The Micro-Alien is an example of a card in this game that I was, personally, very unsure of when it was suggested. It was thought up by Johnathan Lewis, a long-time writer on our projects and general “silly ideas” man, who suggested this particular one. Every player who’s come across it has loved…
Hi everyone, Today, I wanted to share the Alien Scout with you. I can’t quite put my finger on why, but this is one of my favourite images in the whole game. For me, it captures the essence of the Aliens – they are intelligent enough to have a scout. They are a little ridiculous (using…
Hi everyone, Just a reminder: all this is about the Champion of Earth Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/champion-of-earth). It’s up for another 2 weeks or so, so don’t miss out! Today, I’m talking about the 6 characters that are in Champion of Earth. They don’t provide any mechanical difference, it’s all for flavour. But you can’t forget where…
