The images are fabulous and the stories are coming along smashingly. Now all we need are a few willing souls to help us run through some beta-testing! Are you in? As Lyres heads towards the end of its artwork and story creation cycle we’re gearing up for the first round of edits. The mechanics have…
With Amazing Space Adventures transitioning back to its creator, things have gotten pretty quiet on that front, though I do hear the squeak of mental cogs grinding away. Here’s what we’re working on this week… Our expert on Rules and Character Creation, Ed Jowett, is busy with Order of the Link; hashing out the finer…
This week I only have a few Consortium updates for you. Most everything we’re working on is caught up in the variable world of “Information Delivery”. From local and global postal service slowness to internet black outs. If one of you is sitting on the breakthrough for teleportation, now would be a great time to…
Hi everyone! Well, I’m not going to say I am busy this time… but here is what we’re working on at the moment in Game Creation land! I just got the next (and hopefully last!) round of drafts back from Order of the Link for a final round of editing! We’re working on some artwork,…
Don’t crowd around now, put your hands back down and listen in close. Shades of Vengeance is giving away a free copy of Star Realms to one lucky winner of our Facebook game giveaway event. You get an entry by doing any of the following; ‘like’ our game giveaway post, share the post or make…
Hi everyone! (I did the “and welcome to Dice and Stuff” joke last week, so I’ll leave it this week!) Dice and Stuff have released the second episode of their 2015 season, and thanked me personally, so definitely go listen to that bit! This week’s episode features some nude combat (no, really), Eulutians flapping around…
If you haven’t already caught it, Era: Lyres has some great new art! Sofia Michailidou is the artist behind these images and she’s really captured the spirit of the game. You can find a few of her pieces on our sub-site front page banner right now but we’ll have to wait for the Kickstarter to…
We have just sent off orders for the Amazing Space Adventures Physical Primers and expect those to be delivered soon to all our backers who chose one. Check that you get yours. With the delivery of this Physical Primer that completes the journey we started with Wayne Brown and his great project. Everyone here had a great…
Shades of Vengeance is looking for someone to help out during the MCM Comicon event in London (May 22nd – 24th). It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity that will get you free access to the event while seeing some of what happens behind the scenes. Along with free access for all three days we’re…
Hi everyone! I’ve just released Session 10 of our Patreon Time Travel campaign. I don’t want to say too much, because there could be some major spoilers for this one… but if you’re not interested in Patreon, you can also pick up the bundle of Sessions 6-10 on our store now! – Ed
Are you checking your email? Digital Primers have now been sent out to all our Kickstarter backers who will receive one. If you’re someone who should be getting one and it hasn’t showed up yet; first check that it didn’t get caught up in your spam filter and if it’s still not there then please…
Hi everyone! It’s been a pretty busy week for me… I’ve been working to get the first of the proofreading changes into the final rulebook and shipping out the Digital Primers for Era: The Consortium, transitioning into more intensive work with Marked For Death, working with our artists on Era: Lyres, Counting Down From One (the new comic)…
If you can’t get enough fabulous science fiction based games, and frankly I know I can’t, then you’re in luck! Shades of Vengeance is currently in negotiations with two more game creators. Both are set in science fiction worlds with one being near future and the other a much farther futuristic vision. I don’t have…
Hello everyone and welcome to Dice and Stuff! …Wait, that’s not my line! Dice and Stuff has begun Season 2 of their Podcast, which follows the intrepid adventures of the crew of the Wallace, a Resistance ship at the disposal of Claymore Unit. They guys over at Dice and Stuff are doing a great job,…
The first story for Era: Lyres is ready! If you’ve been following our page then you know that Lyres is a game based upon creating fantastic tales of adventure and heroism that your heroes have never actually done. Sometimes you’ll win fame and fortune but sometimes you’ll end up sleeping in the streets. Check out…
This week I have a little bit for everybody, whether you’re an Amazing Space Adventures fan or you just can’t wait to hear more about Order of the Link. First off I’d like to welcome Marked For Death to its very own webpage. The space is new and we’re filling it up with as much…
Digital Primers are ready! We’re pushing this forward just as fast as we can. Copies of the Digital Primer will start going out the week of January 19th for all you fantastic folks who backed us in the Kickstarter and chose this reward. Be sure to look for it in your inbox and double check that…
Hi everyone! For my update this week, I thought I’d talk about the two primers that should be heading out to Kickstarter Backers next week. The first is Amazing Space Adventures. The Physical Primer is now ready and we’re sending in the print orders to our printer. We’re very slightly late on delivering this, but…
The weather outside might be frightful and if you’re living in the cold North it might be downright dangerous to go outside but there is good news; we’ve got plenty to keep you warm and happy indoors. Our line-up for what’s happening at the May MCM Comicon London is taking shape. We aim to bring playable…
Welcome and come on in! There’s plenty of fresh new space in here and I’m loving the cozy fireplace atmosphere. We don’t have all the boxes unpacked yet but we’ve decided to help you get in the spirit of things by releasing one of our original stories from the Lyres universe. That’s right, next week about this…
Here at Shades of Vengeance we’re heading into the first two weeks of 2015 and so far everything is all green lights and go, go, go! Back in November of 2014 we mentioned that the Rulebook Primer for Order of the Link was going into production. Well, I’m happy to tell you that we’re past…
Just a few updates for you this week. First off, did you get your copy of the Last Stand of Stiletto Unit comic? If you missed out, then stop everything and head on over to our Shades of Vengeance Store – they can still be picked up there. Once you’re done reading Last Stand of Stilleto…
Hi everyone! Between signing with Sanchit Sharma for the development of Marked For Death (See Amy’s post from yesterday for more details!) and getting Era: Lyres moving along towards a state of completion, It’s been quite a week! I’ve not forgotten Era: The Consortium, of course, and I’ve made a few minor proofreading changes (very…
Great news today, we have the first update of the week! Shades of Vengeance has just signed a contract with Sanchit Sharma to start development of his FATE module; Marked for Death. You can expect to see a new page for this game soon. Assassins are fun any day of the week, magical assassins even…
Here at Shades of Vengeance, we have come up with a New Year’s resolution list and it reads something like this: get more sleep, take days off, and make more comics. We’ve convened a council and plan to completely ignore the first two, but we’re already banging away on that last one! Our second big…
Hi everyone! Those of you who are keeping a close eye on our news posts will have noticed that I’ve brought on the fabulous Oracle, Amy Allworden, to write for our news posts from now on. This is a good thing, because I know you’re all sick of looking at what I typed! But those…
Welcome to a brand new year! 2015 is shaping up to be a smashing good time so let’s start it off with a drum roll. Patter along if you like….. It is confirmed! The Shades of Vengeance team will be attending the 2015 MCM Comicon in London during October. We’ll have two tables like last…
It’s time. Sit yourself down and grab a cup of your favorite beverage, maybe even prop your feet up and put on some Al Green tunes. We here at Shades of Vengeance have compiled a highlight reel of some truly memorable achievements in 2014. Oh, and get ready for some good old patting yourself on…
Hi everyone! A Christmas present for everyone – we have released our ninth Time Travel session today. C&C: Colonisation and Construction are again causing problems for the time travellers. Come up with a way of fixing it! – Ed
Merry Christmas, everyone! We have sent out the Last Stand of Stiletto Unit comic today to all Era: The Consortium Kickstarter backers, and you can grab your own copy on our store or on Amazon. It is based at Christmas in 446CE (Consortium Era), after all! On behalf of Shades of Vengeance, I wish you a Merry Christmas…
