Hi everyone! Today I want to talk about fulfilment, which I seldom talk about… and nor do many of the industry contacts I speak with. Whenever I do speak with someone in my position, they tend to recommend handing it off to one company or another – “More hassle than it’s worth”. I tried that…
Hi everyone! Today I’m going to talk to you about printing. I think this is something a lot of people don’t understand very well, especially when it comes to the difficulties of producing a very large book. Anything over about 300 pages – which is quite common in tabletop roleplaying games – presents certain challenges….
Hi everyone! Today I’m going to talk about indexing! I know, boring, right? It’s certainly something that many creators don’t think is terribly important, judging by the indie roleplaying games I see. And yet, a good index at the end of a book greatly increases usability for anyone who wants to play that game. I’ve…
We watch them fall.Families, towns, entire cities disappear under the shadow of the Infection. From the safety of the last outpost, we record every struggle, every choice that costs a life. Out there, you are one of them. Every step, every decision, every moment matters. Resources vanish quickly, trust is rare, and danger waits in…
Hi everyone! Today, I thought I’d talk about Era: Marscape, which is a game I came up with some time ago. It was prompted by a conversation with another enthusiastic creator. He’s used to home brewing, he had some suggestions and he wanted to use Era d10 to do it. So he very politely (and…
Hi everyone! Ed, here! Today we take a brand new step in the world of Era: Survival: The 8th Anniversary Definitive Edition is on Kickstarter now. [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-survival-8th-anniversary?ref=btnehg] So join us and enter the world of Gaia like never before! What’s in the 8th Anniversary Edition? The 8th Anniversary Edition contains the all of the content…
From Era: Survival’s novel, Life on Gaia: I cannot even remember the journal entry number for this one. Some days, I forget what it felt like to live without fear. The air feels heavier now. Every place that used to feel like home is just another ruin. Every person you meet is a question you…
Hi everyone! I’ve been working hard for the last week at the day job, but still doing my best to find the time to look at various other things that need progressing. I’ve spent a lot of time working on Era: The Consortium expansions, especially the Armoury expansion, which now has several pieces of artwork…
Hi everyone! Today, we’re doing the third and final post about what’s coming this year, exploring what’s coming from Shades of Vengeance in terms of RPGs, Card Games, Novels and more! What games have we already had? We’ve had a pretty busy year! Delivering the artwork for the Era: Forbidden project has continued to be…
Hi everyone! I’ve just launched the Kickstarter for Life on Gaia. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/life-on-gaia-a-post-apocalyptic-anthology-novel-make100?ref=1fftl2 We’re aiming to get £500 in order to fund a print run of this novel-sized anthology of Era: Survival stories! There’s loads of info on the Kickstarter, but feel free to reach out if you have any questions! I hope you’ll join us…
Hi everyone! We’re in the last week of EraMo, and the community has produced a massive amount of work! I’ve spent most of my time split between Era: Survival expansions (now there’s only one left to finish writing!) and writing sessions for the various games each day. Between the group contibuting, we have written over…
Hi everyone! I’m going to keep it short this week. Last week, I was not able to join you because I have just moved house from my home of 5 years and that was pretty exhausting! Even so, creation halts for nothing, so I have delivered Violete #2’s Digital Rewards this week, along with preparing…
Hi everyone! I wanted to take a moment this week to talk about one of my favourite books that I’ve ever written, which is an expansion for Era: The Consortium called Revival. Initially, the plans were relatively modest – a 5-session campaign which explored the intersection of Era: The Consortium’s Science Fiction and Era: Survival’s…
Hi everyone! I’m back with another update on the general state of Shades of Vengeance! As I said in the last post, I’m hoping to do these every week from now on. A lot has happened in the last week (it’s amazing how often I say that sort of thing!). Era: Lost Legend has now…
Hi everyone! It’s been a while since I last made a post, and I thought it was about time I got things moving again in terms of updates, because we are still working hard! COVID-19 has been very hard on everyone, of course, and it’s changed the landscape a lot for us. We’ve done a…
Hi everyone! Did you know that we’re offering daily games online at the moment? We’re trying to combat the insanity invoked by staying inside all day every day – I feel it as keenly as you, believe me! – by offering a wide range of Era games via our Discord: https://discord.gg/6C4H9Cv For those who don’t…
Hi everyone! We have a wonderful new team member, Angel, and she’s been helping me to get several of the books that we never quite got up on the website onto the store! As a result, you’ll see quite a few new items if you look at the store now, particularly a lot of “Character…
Hi everyone! It’s been a very difficult month, and I apologise for the lack of posts. Like many of you, I’m self-isolating from the outside world, and that’s meant a big change to lifestyle. We’re making fantastic progress on Era: Survival – funded, and working towards that vital first Stretch Goal. That will mean that…
Hi everyone! Fantastic news for fans of our post-apocalyptic game today, as we launch our latest Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-survival-expansions-2?ref=96fdfm Era: Survival – Expansions into the Unknown 2 aims to offer at least three brand new expansions for games taking place in the world of Gaia, where Infection runs rampant. But we’re hoping to do much more…
Since spring is still a while away, make use of the grey skies and winter cold for some extra ambience as you try to work together to overcome the apocalypse! In Era: Survival – Colony, band together as you choose your role to organise and defend against the threats towards your settlement: natural, mutant and…
Hi everyone! When I started both Era: Survival and Era: The Chosen, I asked myself one simple question very carefully: What is the difference between Survival Horror and Horror? I thought I would write about my thoughts on this today, and try to explain my answer to that question! The Survival Horror genre is different…
Did you ever wonder what would happen to you if modern civilisation ended? We’ve created something which will answer this right here:https://whatareyou.shadesofvengeance.com/?generator=survival Don’t forget to share it on Facebook or Twitter when you get an answer! Of course, we’re all about stories! So if you want to build on the backstory you’re given, check out…
by Fred Harvey Learning a new system can always be difficult. Whether it’s gripping the mechanics, the lore or just running the session in general, challenges can spring from many places. I have been lucky enough to play quite a lot of Era D10 Games and hone my skills as a GM with them, so…
Hi everyone! I just wanted to make sure that everyone knows that “The Era Zone” – our contribution to Zine Quest and a celebration of all of our games to date – is on Kickstarter now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/the-era-zone?ref=1ex1p3 I wanted to let you all know that there’s a special deal available for those who back early,…
Hi everyone! We’ve said for a long time that we believe in supporting all of our games – putting the books out is only the first step of game creation. The Era Zone is our response to Kickstarter’s Zine Quest: a 28-page Zine which will be available in both Digital and Physical formats. Inside every…
Hi everyone! Another two awesome releases on DriveThruRPG! Firstly, the Era: Survival Definitive Edition: a book which contains not only the Core Rulebook and extra materials but also the two expansions deemed “vital” by reviewer “Talking About Games”! It’s a great chance to get everything you could possibly want to play Era: Survival. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/247260/Era-Survival–Definitive-Edition-Rulebook While…
Hi everyone! I’d like to invite you to join us for the slots that we can run at AetherCon! For those of you who don’t know, it’s an online convention which is free to attend. You just have to sign up and you can join us for various Era games there, run by myself and…
Hi everyone! I apologise for the lack of news post last week, but things have been crazy over here at Shades of Vengeance HQ! We did RTX in London a week ago, and then the 4-day EGX (formerly EuroGamer) in Birmingham. If you’re a new fan from meeting us there, welcome! That’s kept us very…
Hi everyone! Great news for Era: Survival fans: we’ve got a brand new map available, and some premade characters which you might have played with if you’ve ever joined us at a convention… and it’s all available for “Pay What You Want” on DriveThruRPG now! http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/247236/Era-Survival–Dead-End-Town-Map http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/247235/Era-Survival–Premade-Character-Sheets-Pack It’s never been a better time to try…
Hi everyone! I’ve got loads for you today, so hang onto your hat! Era: Lost Legend You might have hears about Era: Lost Legend already. It’s a game inspired by JRPGs such as Final Fantasy. My aim when beginning the design of this game was to make something which would feel like these games but…
