Hi everyone! You may or may not be aware that we currently have a Kickstarter running for Era: Survival – http://tinyurl.com/survival-expansions If you want to try out the game, you can come and find us at Stand 722 at MCM Comicon this weekend! We brought it with us in October, and loads of people had a…
Hi everyone! The Era: Survival – Expansions into the Unknown Kickstarter [ http://tinyurl.com/survival-expansions ] is still running and today I’m talking to you about one of the best parts of the whole campaign! The Definitive Edition Rulebook of Era: Survival is the book which I had originally envisioned when I created Era: Survival. Unfortunately, I had…
Hi everyone! A constant companion at MCM Comicon has been Era: The Consortium and the session we demo, the Last Stand of Stiletto Unit! We brought it to MCM October and you can see what people thought here! Join us to find out whether you can find a way to save 14 billion lives at…
Hi everyone! The Era: Survival – Expansions into the Unknown Kickstarter [ http://tinyurl.com/survival-expansions ] is active and running! This is your chance to get hold of every expansion we unlock (one per Stretch Goal!). Today, I’m talking about the Organisation of Friends, who run the one place which we might call “civilisation” on Gaia –…
Hi everyone! For MCM, we’ll be bringing all of our games. You can join us and give them a go – we run demos all weekend! In October, we played Era: The Empowered with the cast of The Few, the superhero web series, and they gave us a little feedback on what they thought! You…
Hi everyone! The Era: Survival – Expansions into the Unknown Kickstarter [ http://tinyurl.com/survival-expansions ] is continuing to go really well! We just finished the first week and we’re all really excited about how much potential the project has! Today, I’m talking to you about the Sisterhood of Pyrus, one of the most powerful Factions in…
Hi everyone! The Era: Survival – Expansions into the Unknown Kickstarter [ http://tinyurl.com/survival-expansions ] is continuing to go really well, and we’re only heading towards the end of the first week! Today, I’m talking about “Diaries of a Madman: A Guide to Fallout”, one of the expansions which can be unlocked through Stretch Goals on…
It’s been a fun and fantastic process working with the team to develop and deliver these Consortium Expansion books. Now that the Definitive Edition has been delivered to all backers and will be available on our Store page soon, we are down to just one book remaining. Revival is currently with the proofreaders and Ed…
Hi everyone! The Era: Survival – Expansions into the Unknown Kickstarter [ http://tinyurl.com/survival-expansions ] is going fantastic and we’re in only the first week of the campaign! We hope you’ll consider joining us in trying to avoid Infection and survive the perils of Gaia! The Citizens of Aqua, one of the most mysterious factions on…
Hi everyone! The Era: Survival – Expansions into the Unknown Kickstarter [ http://tinyurl.com/survival-expansions ] is going really well, just 3 days into the Campaign! We hope you’ll consider joining us there to explore the post-apocalyptic world of Gaia as it expands! Today, I’m talking about the third book which goes to every backer over £1 when…
Welcome to the first-ever expansion Kickstarter for Era: Survival. In just 24 hours we’ve already reached over 66% support, that’s a fantastic start! I know that Ed’s introduced you to a bit of what you can expect with this Kickstarter but today I want to throw a few extra details at you. Much like our…
Hi everyone! The Era: Survival – Expansions into the Unknown Kickstarter [ http://tinyurl.com/survival-expansions ] is going really well! We hope you’ll consider joining us there, as each Stretch Goal achieved gives every backer over £1 a new expansion! Today, I’m talking about one of the three books unlocked by the initial Stretch Goal, the Infected Manual….
Hi everyone! The Era: Survival – Expansions into the Unknown Kickstarter [ http://tinyurl.com/survival-expansions ] is only one day in and is going brilliantly! Today, I’m talking about the first of the three Funded Goal rewards, The Swarm Source Book! The Swarm is a Faction Source Book about the mysterious civilisation in the northern-most reaches of inhabited Gaia….
Hi everyone! Our latest Kickstarter Campaign, Era: Survival – Expansions into the Unknown, has just launched! You can find it here: http://tinyurl.com/survival-expansions In this Kickstarter, we’re offering 3 expansions when it’s Funded and then an additional (FREE) expansion with each unlocked Stretch Goal! You may remember this approach from our Era: The Consortium Kickstarter in October…
Hi everyone! Our latest Kickstarter has just launched, now that we’ve delivered Champion of Earth and are just finishing Revival (the unexpected unlock from Era: The Consortium!). You can join us at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-survival-expansions ! The same team that has worked on the Core Rulebook and most of Era: The Consortium have come back to offer you expansions to…
I don’t have a great deal of news for you today, just a couple quick notes regarding where we’re at with our last two Expansion books. I spoke to Ed today and he was hard at work on Revival. He told me that this book is now undergoing its final edit and I can’t wait…
There is so much happening right now at Shades of Vengeance that I have trouble keeping track of it all. Thankfully, Ed always keeps me up to speed on everything going on. This week he has loads of news for us and I’m going to start with the upcoming Era: Survival expansion Kickstarter! By this…
Work is moving forward on the next instalment of expansion books for the Consortium. We’re really excited to bring you more gear, more background stories and even more opportunities to explore this fantastic universe. Quite a few things are coming in already and Ed’s even given me an image to show you today! You know…
There are so many fabulous things coming your way in just a short amount of time that I’m going to get right into it today. If you’re a new fan you might not realize that for the last couple years Ed and some of the team have been appearing at the MCM and UKGE conventions….
Have you tried Patreon? This system of continuing rewards and support helps creators to more consistently produce content, reach out to their fans and encourages communication between the developers and the players. We’ve been having a great time introducing our newest Patrons to everything we have to offer. If you wish, you can join us…
We’ve been throwing a lot at you lately so today Ed’s given me a quick briefing to share with you on where we’re at with several of our projects. This year has been moving right along and we’re seeing a ton of great games in several levels of production. It can be hard to keep…
Hi everyone! I’d like to, once again, thank everyone who backed our Champion of Earth Kickstarter, making it a success. It’s been an amazing experience, creating our first card game, as well as great fun meeting all kinds of new playtesters that we wouldn’t usually interact with in our RPG circles. We’ll be delivering it…
Hi everyone! We’re in the last hours of Champion of Earth’s Kickstarter now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/champion-of-earth I’d like to thank everyone who’s backed this Kickstarter. We’ve had massive support and could have achieved any of this without your help. I hope you’ll join us in defending the Earth! – Ed
Hi everyone! With just 36 hours remaining on Champion of Earth, make sure you don’t miss out on the chance to join us! You can join the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/champion-of-earth Today, I’m going over a few more of the enemies, at the request of a couple of people following these posts! I’ve got a great selection below! We…
Last year, I mentioned that Ed had a long list of potential expansions for Consortium. It’s true. He’s been collecting ideas for over two years, each one bigger and better than the next. We delivered quite a few of them during our Kickstarter last year, which is now just finishing fulfillment… but, now that we…
Hi everyone! There are just 2 days left on the Champion of Earth Kickstarter! Please do think about whether you’re joining us, there’s not much time left to save the Earth! Today, I’m talking about Interrupt weapons. Several weapons in the game actually have Interrupt, meaning you can play them during another person’s turn and…
Another fantastic Kickstarter is coming to a close. Our fast-paced and lighthearted card game, Champion of Earth, ends on Sunday! Ed has been releasing daily information about this game on our Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/shadesofvengeance/] and you’ll find everything you need to join us on the Kickstarter page, [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/champion-of-earth]. This game is over 100% funded so…
Hi everyone! Today, I’m talking about Equipment that has both a bonus and a penalty! This is the Armoured Assault Vehicle: Because it can literally run down the Undead, it gains a bonus against them. Equally, because it’s a primitive machine by Alien standards, it has -1 versus Aliens. This sounds like a lot of…
Hi everyone! With just a few days to go, I’m bringing you the Arcing Death Ray, one of the coolest weapons in the game! This piece of Equipment has the ability to attack multiple enemies. Everything that it kills will vanish and then the attack will move to the next face-up Monster in the Oncoming…
Hi everyone! I’ve described a number of special abilities in the last 32 days and some of you might, quite fairly, wonder how you’re going to defeat them. Well, there is a card in the deck which instantly removes a Monster’s special ability if it is played. This is the Truck Full of Gas Canisters!…
