Hi everyone! I’m pleased to announce that our Champion of Earth Kickstarter for the Robots and Cyborgs expansions deck is now Funded and moving onto Stretch Goals! I hope you’ll consider joining us there: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/champion-of-earth-robots If you want to know more about the gameplay, please check out the Livecast I did yesterday, which featured me defending…
Hi everyone! Today was an interesting trip down memory lane for #RPGaDay 13… #RPGaDay 13: Describe an experience that changed how you play. I have a few choices here, but as many people who have listened to interviews with me know how I became a GM, I thought I would tell a different story this…
Hi everyone! If you don’t yet have The Secret War, you can pick it up right now in Digital Format on DriveThruRPG! Check it out here: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/218919/Era-The-Consortium–The-Secret-War Of course, you can also grab it (and all the other Consortium goodies!) on our own Store: https://www.shadesofvengeance.com/store In the Secret War, you can play as one of the…
Hi everyone! Today, an artwork question! #RPGaDay 12: Which RPG has the most inspiring interior art? While I could talk about Era: The Consortium endlessly in this answer, because the artwork is truly incredible, thanks to the amazing Victor Adame Minguez. However, I am going to ignore this game for the purposes of this answer,…
Today I get to share with you some details about our next Expansion book in the upcoming Kickstarter extravaganza. The first thing I want to share with you is that this book is written by Ed Jowett and Darren Watts. Darren is known for his work on the new Conan RPG as well as many…
Hi everyone! How do you define a dead game? I struggled with this #RPGaDay, if I am honest. My research showed me that Big Eyes Small Mouth technically counts, so does the Buffy game… I did have a clear answer, though, in the end. Read on to find out more! #RPGaDay 11: Which ‘dead game’…
Hi everyone! I have more answers to today’s question that I really know how to fit in a reasonable length post, so I am choosing my top few. #RPGaDay 10: Where do you go for RPG Reviews? It depends what I am looking for, of course! However: If I really want to know whether a…
She’s tough, smart and more than most criminals can handle. Violete is the feature character for Era: The Empowered’s next comic book! Violete is a hardworking hero. Not only does she keep up with her university studies and maintain her relationship with her parents, she also works diligently to root out the criminal element in…
Hi everyone! #RPGaDay has been great fun for me so far! I hope you are all also enjoying the ride, along with learning some things about our selection of games! #RPGaDay 9: What is a good RPG to play for about 10 sessions? I would have to say that, if I had 10 sessions and…
Hi everyone! Short question subject, short answer today! #RPGaDay 8: What is a good RPG to play for sessions of 2 hours or less? I would have to say Era: Lyres is a brilliant candidate for that! In Era: Lyres, you play as people who would never make it as adventurers… and it is too…
Hi everyone! Today, for #RPGaDay, I am going to be talking about a session that some of you will have experienced and some of you may even have played with me GMing! #RPGaDay 7: What was your most impactful session? Era: The Consortium‘s very first campaign followed Stiletto Unit through some hard times. The discovery…
Hi everyone! This is one of my favourite questions in the whole #RPGaDay month, so I am going to dive right in! #RPGaDay 6: You can game every day for a week. Describe what you’d do! If I had games and people for a week, I know exactly what I would do: I would run…
“It is easy, with the Consortium’s technology, to see genetically alter versions of the races present… or even to create entirely new species. That someone would use them as shock troops is… abhorrent, at best: created in a lab or not, these are Sentient Beings!” – Gueya, CEO of Gaia Adaptation and Adjustment This week…
Hi everyone! For the remainder of this month, I want to make a disclaimer! For the most part, I will be answering the question “Which of YOUR games…?”. I love every game that I have created and am, obviously, a little biased, so I am limiting the question to the 6 published Era Games, their…
Hi everyone! Before I kick off #RPGaDay 4, I want to remind everyone that we actually have an active Kickstarter right now for Champion of Earth, with every chance of unlocking Expansions for our popular card game! Don’t forget to check it out: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/champion-of-earth-robots #RPGaDay 4: Which RPG have you played the most since August 2016?…
Hi everyone! I just finished a Champion of Earth Livestream where I talked through all of the cards in the Robots and Cyborgs deck! If you want to know more about the game, please feel free to watch the replay: https://live.kickstarter.com/shades-of-vengeance/live/champion-of-earth-robots-expansion-deck I talk about the contents of the Robots and Cyborgs deck, a little about…
Hi everyone! Onto #RPGaDay 3! Please feel free to chime in yourselves or let me know if you have any questions, I’m always interested in what people want to see, for obvious reasons! #RPGaDay 3: How do you find out about new RPGs? Well, I’m part of a number of facebook groups which contain creators,…
The wait is over and now is the perfect time to head over and check out the very first expansion for our Champion of Earth card game! [ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/champion-of-earth-robots ] Let me start by telling you what we’ve added to this already fun game. Through this Kickstarter expansion we’re offering a whole new set of…
Hi everyone! Today, you’ll find my answer to the #RPGaDay 2 not only right here, but also in various other places, as I was asked to answer this one for Angus Abranson! #RPGaDay 2: What is an RPG you’d like to see published? I would love to see an officially licensed Final Fantasy game. Final Fantasy is…
Hi everyone! I’ve just launched a brand new Kickstarter for the first Champion of Earth expansion, Robots and Cyborgs: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/champion-of-earth-robots This expansion brings a new type of enemy (Robots) and a brand new array of weapons to fight them with. It also provides a 7th hero for the game, giving you not only even more choice, but…
Hi everyone! I’ve decided to do the #RPGaDay challenge this month! I did it last year and had a lot of fun, so here we go… #RPGaDay 1: Which published RPG do you wish you were playing right now? Well, that’s an easy one – I’ve not had the chance to play a game of Era:…
In the run-up to our second Consortium Expansion Kickstarter I’ll be sharing some in-depth information regarding each of the books you can expect to find available. Today’s spotlight will be on one of the most asked-for expansions: Free Trader. So, let’s start with the basics… What does it offer? the ability to carry cargo information…
Hi everyone! I have some amazing news for you today. On our Patreon, we are now releasing monthly (free!) “Encounters on the Edge of Space”. These Encounters are a short “bestiary entry”, designed to be setting-neutral and rules-neutral, so they can be used in Sci-Fi games of all sorts! They are inspired by the bestiary…
Welcome to another fabulous round of Shades of Vengeance news! We’ve got Patreon, Kickstarter, and comic updates for you so sit back and take it all in. First up, Comic News! Ever since our initial foray into the world of art-fueled story telling we’ve been hooked on creating these fun books. It’s a well-known fact…
You’ve asked for it and we’re going to deliver. Ed will be bringing out the next set of Consortium Expansion books in October! This planned event will intersect with both MCM in October and AetherCon in November. As most of you know, our last Consortium Expansion Kickstarter went gangbusters and we were able to create…
I love conventions: meeting new people, listening to professional panels, getting in on the latest products from amazing independent creators. I do have one confession to make. I’ve never personally been to a convention. If you’re like me and you live embarrassingly far from any decent sized city there’s a good chance you haven’t been…
Welcome to the nerve center of Radio Free Taranis; the place where Midnight Terry delivers some hard truths about what’s happening inside the Consortium! Ed and a small team (which includes me!) are putting together an audio drama which will delve into the life of one citizen living in Kurma city. You might know what…
Hi everyone! If you want the Paperback version of an awesome game where you get to play as a Super-Powered Assassin, you don’t have much time left! Join us at:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-hitman-paperback With only 36 hours remaining, we’re just a little below the second Stretch Goal on Era: Hitman’s Kickstarter. Control materials, reverse Gravity, harness the Strong…
Our super-powered assassin game has vaulted off the charts and hit over 1,000% funded! That’s an amazing show of support and we’re thrilled to see so many people interested in this rpg. You’ve only got a couple more days to get in on this campaign, so hustle on over and check it out. We’ve got…
From number-crunching corporate employee to savior of billions, there is perhaps no one in the Consortium with a more unexpected path to notoriety than Steve Adams. This Hayden Bank middle manager left his steady job and went on the run when he suddenly gained a special insight into what the Big Seven were really doing….
