In just a few weeks Shades of Vengeance will be appearing at MCM Comicon in London with our first-ever booth inside the Comics Village. In celebration of our upcoming comic book showcase I’m going to take today and talk entirely about what we’ve already created as well as where we’re heading in the world of…
Hi everyone! Here I am with another update. Today, I’m going to talk Equipment – we’ve been working through it over the last few days and it’s looking fantastic! Here are a few samples: As always, we have a nice selection of equipment, alongside the Empowered Abilities, which you can use as well or instead…
As the Home Base Expansion book continues to take shape we’re also looking forward to an increase in available adventures for the entire Consortium series. Ed has put out a general call for writers to join this project and several people have already come forward to help out. We’re looking to grow the number of…
Hi everyone! I’m finally ready to talk clans with you guys, and I’m starting with the Garcia Clan! Danielle, who you already met, is at the end of the timeline, in the final of the three eras. The clan, however, has been a central part of the war with the Anonassi since the very beginning:…
Hello, all you fabulous game lovers out there. Today we’re heading in many different directions so hold on as I take you through a bunch of great things that we’re currently working on. As I mentioned last week, the Battlecruiser Alamo RPG Kickstarter is well underway and has been growing steadily. Thank you to everyone…
Hi everyone! Here’s the latest on the Era: The Empowered Core Rulebook development, right from the source. We’ve been working hard, and we’re making some great progress. I’ve finished all of the Locations in the game now, so that brings the Part 1 writing to completion, apart from 5 more stories, all of which are…
I’m taking the day off from Consortium announcements today to talk about one of our biggest events of the year; the MCM Comicon convention in London. Ed and the event team spend countless hours going over every detail to make sure your experience with us is top notch. When you visit our booth we’re ready…
The first days of the Battlecruiser Alamo Kickstarter have already been great. This fantastic RPG based on Richard Tongue’s expansive military sci-fi novel series is your first-ever chance to experience the author’s vision of his universe through an immersive style of gaming. There will even be some newly added details that everyone, including steady followers…
Hi everyone! Today, I wanted to show you what I’ve been spending a lot of time on recently – a Power Tree for the Core Rulebook. This is one for a more unusual power out of the 45 I’m doing: Psychometry. This power was suggested by one of our playtesters, Mark Haines, and was very interesting…
Hi everyone! This is Part 2 of the “The Truth Behind the Legends” story. I’ve also included the title image here, because that is Danielle Garcia herself, one of the greatest Chosen of the gun-toting Garcia Clan! Each of the Clans has its own identity, which I’m sure I’ll explain to you in the near…
All of our remaining Expansion books are hard at work in their separate development processes. Things are chugging along well and even on the project that has seen some delay we are still expecting to finish well in advance of our commitment date of October. So, where are we at now? Ed has just confirmed…
Hi everyone! This is very first official post of Era: The Chosen content, and I felt it is appropriate that it’s Part 1, Section 1 of the Rulebook – “The Truth Behind the Legends”. This story serves as an introduction to the world, and I’ll be posting it in 2 parts, as it’s a little long…
The latest Era game from Shades of Vengeance is starting to unfold and in the coming weeks I will have more news and weekly updates for you about this brand-new horror rpg. For a more constant feed about this game you can join its growing Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/erathechosen/ where posts will start appearing on…
Hi everyone! With the delivery of all of the Blue-Shift rewards, the SoV Comics guys have launched their next Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sovcomics/violete-unstoppable?ref=3etsak Violete is the story of a hero who is trying to help a city that doesn’t want help. She has powers and feels the need to stop crime, but the police just want to…
Hi everyone! As promised, here is the first weekly update. Writing is about 80% complete on the Core Rulebook, with most sections being laid out at the moment. I hope to finish that and send it off to proofreading before much longer – that doesn’t have necessarily to wait for the artwork to be…
Every week we seem to be moving ahead with Consortium Expansion books in leaps and bounds. Today is certainly no exception! The New Worlds proof has now arrived with Ed! He has been taking a close look at this finished product to make sure everything is exactly as we want it and has signed off…
We’ve made it to the end of two more successful Kickstarters! Both Era: The Empowered’s full rulebook and Blue-Shift’s comic have now finished their events. Thank you to everyone who stopped in to check these out, passed along the campaigns, or helped these projects by becoming a backer. Your support means that we can keep…
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…
