These past couple of posts I’ve been going on and on about how hard Ed and Keith have been working. Today, I am pleased to tell you that I finally get to show off some of what they’ve accomplished! This piece isn’t quite polished yet but it still looks great. In the Empowered universe, teamwork…
Hi everyone! I’m doing another (editing) pass on the Era: The Empowered Primer while Keith finishes off the artwork and the deeply awesome new character sheet we’re working on. Our first version was a bit of an “ink sucker”, so we’ve had to cut that back a little on the vibrant colours! I still think it’ll look…
This is your 5 day warning: Marked for Death is coming down in less than a week! Don’t panic, there are plenty of great rewards still available like digital and physical rulebooks, extra sessions and an opportunity to feature your very own character on the website as a sample. Besides rewards we’ve also got Stretch…
Ed has been spending the last few days writing sessions for our Primer. It’s a fun job but there’s quite a bit that goes into every one: each campaign includes a unique story, a full scenario and gameplay stats for enemies and whatever you might encounter. If you’re familiar with our Era: The Consortium Campaign,…
Hi everyone! Today, I’m working on Era: The Empowered. Keith is working hard on the artwork and I’m focusing on the content of said artwork, along with designing the Character Sheet. I’ve spent most of this week working on Marked For Death’s Rulebook Primer (for the Kickstarter) and trying to keep up with Sanchit –…
The timer is counting down, folks. We’ve got just 2 weeks before the Marked for Death Kickstarter comes to a close. It’s been a good run so far and we’d like to thank everyone who’s taken the time to check it out. If you’re still on the fence and wondering what a magical assassin game…
I’ve always loved the expression, “burning the candle at both ends”. I imagine someone carefully trying to hold a white wax taper in the very center while the flames are melting it away from each side. I’ll have to ask Ed and Keith if that’s what they feel like right about now. Things are heating…
Last week I had the opportunity to show off a piece of art by our incomparable Keith Draws. The eagle eyed among you might have started to notice that the art of our Era: Empowered game is distinctly different from both Era: The Consortium and Era: Lyres. I assure you it’s not just the lack…
All that Thai food paid off and Keith has been producing piles of great new artwork for our latest Era game. Lucky for me, I get to show you one small sample of what he’s been working so hard on the past few weeks. I think you’ll agree it was worth the wait….
Hi everyone! Only time for a brief update today, things are a little crazy! I’ve been working hard, as always. The Traveller’s Guide to Yarnolth and the Surrounding Lands is almost completed now, then it needs a touch of editing, a little layout work and it’ll be ready to come out to everyone who wanted…
Don’t tell the authorities but we’ve got Keith tied up in Ed’s yard. We’re feeding him Thai food and burying him with painting supplies. Alright, so that might be a slight exaggeration but we definitely have him working hard to create all the fabulous art for Era: The Empowered. Apart from the art and layout,…
Hi everyone! It’s been a quiet week for me. I’ve done some work on the Consortium expansions but mostly I’ve been focusing on artwork. We have the cover for one of the upcoming Consortium expansions completed, along with a number of the internal images, a number of images for Era: The Empowered coming through and the…
Have you ever wondered what it looks like at the Shades of Vengeance headquarters? Perhaps you’ve imagined that we’re all sitting around on lounge chairs, eating fast food tacos, and scanning the internet for leaked Star Wars videos. Well, ok… you’ve pretty much nailed my day. It is harder to get fast food tacos in…
Hi everyone! If you are up to date with our latest news, you already know that we have shipped all Era: The Consortium rulebooks to backers, I have finished writing the Lyres Deluxe version and am just waiting for the response from a couple of proofreaders and that Era: The Empowered is coming along reasonably…
Work on the Empowered Rulebook Primer is well underway and we’re making some great progress. Right now Ed’s completed about 3/4 of the writing! This game looks to be flying along and we hope to keep up the great momentum. It still needs some layout work and Keith is busy creating fresh images for it…
Hi everyone! Sorry I am a little late with this post. I just sent out all of the Consortium Hardbacks! I’ve had a busy week this week: – Era: Lyres is with the proofreaders, I’m expecting comments in about a week! – Era: The Consortium Hardbacks have been sent out to all backers from the Kickstarter….
Occasionally we like to get inside our lead creator’s head and try to find out just what’s going on up there. With our latest Era game I thought this was the perfect chance to ask some of those burning questions that might be rattling around. If I missed your favorite question please feel free to…
So far, we’ve given you a nice little sampling of our Era: The Empowered universe. There’s been fantastic new art, an introductory session for those of you who’ve seen us at conventions and you’ve met one of our principal characters; Jim Upton. Well, today I get to give you a taste of the Backstory. The…
When Ed ran the first campaign of Era: The Empowered at MCM Comicon it was a hit. Folks loved the game and wanted to know where they could buy a copy right there and then. It was tough to break the news that our latest game is just in the beginning of development and won’t…
Hi everyone! I’m really busy right now, just for a change. The primary things I’m working on are: The Empowered Primer, which is going really well! We’ve got some new art happening and the majority is written. I’m really looking forward to giving you guys the chance to play this game – more a campaign…
On any given Saturday in most big box stores in the U.S.A., you’re likely to see a collection of security personnel. White shirt tucked inside black uniformed pants with a wide leather belt and shining silver badge made expressly to “seem” intimidating. These folks ride the fringes of authority every day to keep regular shopping…
Hi everyone! I’m able to take a little bit of a break this week! Makes a change… I only have to wait for the prints I’ve ordered to arrive (should be next week, I think), run a playtest for Era: The Empowered tomorrow, and deal with a couple of ongoing things like the Era: The…
I know what you’re thinking. All those photos from MCM London look fabulous and you wish you could have made it but… your apartment was attacked by ninjas… you were forced to rescue a gaggle of old women from a sinking ship… a meteor struck your car just the moment before you were going to…
If you didn’t get a chance to see us at MCM Comicon then you probably don’t know about our special session of Era: The Empowered. Ed and the team offered a session during the Comicon which featured several prominent characters of the Empowered universe. Those that got a chance to play it loved the game….
We’ve traveled to the future with Era: The Consortium and slain dragons with Era: Lyres. What could possibly be next… walking through walls? Have you ever wished that one day you’d wake up and suddenly be able to fly, speak with the spirits or meld with the shadows? Well that’s exactly what this game is…
