Hi everyone! Today I’m going to talk about “Swarming” monsters in Champion of Earth. There are a few pieces of Equipment in this game that require you to know whether the monster you are attacking is a Creature, Undead or Alien. When I was constructing the rules, I considered the possibility that every card had to…
Hi everyone! Today, I get to talk about one of my favourite subjects in game design – Artwork. As a side note, the Kickstarter is still ongoing and you can get hold of Champion of Earth right here. Sophia Michailidou has worked with me on nearly every project I’ve ever done in game design, which…
Hi everyone! I thought, today, it might be interesting to talk about where the inspiration for Champion of Earth came from. As I mentioned in the Kickstarter video, it primarily came from the old Sci-Fi movie “Plan 9 from Outer Space” (1959). In this movie, aliens enact “Plan 9”, which is to raise undead and…
Hi everyone! I’m back with a little more insight into the Stretch Goals of this campaign! Don’t forget to check it out if you haven’t already for videos of gameplay and a few more details! So each Stretch Goal will provide backers with a new card or, as we get a bit higher, a new…
Hi everyone! The Kickstarter is off to a great start and I thought I’d start our journey with Manananggal. Some of you might not be familiar with this creature, which is what you might call a “Filipino vampire”. I wanted to mention it because it’s a great example of how I wanted to reach slightly outside…
I’ve got good news for you today, Ed has now sent out all of the Digital Rewards (apart from Revival) to each of our Kickstarter backers! I hope you’ve planned to spend the rest of the weekend getting together with your team and playing out some amazing adventures. Your patience and support throughout this endeavor…
Hi everyone! Our latest Kickstarter Campaign, Champion of Earth, has just launched! You can find it here. There are physical and digital options, as well as some awesome Kickstarter-exclusive rewards, so check it out! This is a very special moment for me, as it’s the first card game I’ve ever created. While I’ve dabbled in cards…
Quick, you only have three more hours to get in on the latest Era game’s Kickstarter event! Fireball wielding assassins are only a click away. I’ll wait here while you go grab yourself a copy. This one-week Kickstarter special has blown away our expectations. Thank you so much to all the fans, over 130 backers!…
It’s GM Day! It’s a great idea to celebrate those fantastic Game Masters and the folks who work so hard to bring these adventures to life for us all to enjoy and occasionally be tormented with. So, in honor of this special day, Ed has declared that there will be equally special discounts happening this…
You know how some days, just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, something happens which throws everything out of place? Well, we’ve just had one of those days. The RPG team working on the Consortium Expansions are steadily pulling ahead but it’s just not coming together quite as fast as we had…
As promised, I’m going to spend all of today delving into Era: The Consortium’s Definitive Edition Rulebook. Folks, this is so much more than a few extra stories! Ed started with the idea that he wanted to include content that we had to cut from the initial rulebook due to a strict page count, Plus…
Today, I’m talking about our unique assassin game, Era: Hitman. This game is plowing through production and it’ll be coming very soon so let’s get you some details! On the outside, this game looks like a fairly normal, guns-for-hire, assassin rpg but when you get in close, you’ll notice that our assassins are anything but…
Happy weekend to all of you! I only have a few pieces of news to share with you today but Ed has also given me the green light to show off some artwork which always makes it a good day, so here we go. Time Travel Campaign Parts 2 and 3 are both clearing through…
Welcome to the special in-depth news edition featuring Shades of Vengeance’s first ever card game, Champion of Earth. If this is the first you’re hearing about this game, I have a ton of great information for you and if you’re one of our fans who’ve kept up to date with every single announcement, I’ve even…
Today I get to show you not only another great image from the artist working on The Chosen but also a selection from one of its stories. Last week I introduced you to two of this game’s inhabitants and today I’ll show you another. This spider like creature is a truly terrifying beast and unless…
You’ve been patiently waiting for these promised rewards and the day is coming soon when we can deliver them to you! One of the last steps in production is proofreading and we have several pieces heading to the proofreaders in the upcoming days. So, here’s where we’re at right now… Time Travel book 2 has…
Welcome to our Special News Edition. Today we are dedicating the entire day to Era: The Empowered! Chances are good that you’re at least somewhat familiar with our upcoming 90’s-style superhero game. We released a primer some time ago and we’ve introduced you to a few of this game’s characters through our Penumbra and Lacuna…
Just arrived, Time Travel 1 to all Kickstarter backers! Thank you to everyone who helped support us. Enjoy your copy and let us know what you think. If you’re bummed that you don’t have the chance to play this game then come get onboard with our Patreon campaign. ( https://www.patreon.com/SoV ) You can still join…
I only have one bit of business news for you before I get into the fabulous artwork I’ve got hidden up my sleeve today. Ed has hired a marketing professional to help us introduce the Era games to more players! We’re really thrilled to have another person join our team and if you or someone…
Are you ready for the first special edition of the year? Ed has just let me know that the Secret War Expanded Edition, which is a unique version only available to the Kickstarter backers, has now been sent out in Digital Format to everyone who backed the Kickstarter! I know you’re going to love this…
Are you one of those people who just can’t get enough of the Consortium? Here’s a couple good ways to check: Does your roommate complain that you’re constantly plotting your next Resistance mission instead of dealing with the recycling? Have you ever had a dream in the sacred song-like language of the Vilithii? Do you…
Things are looking good in the world of the Consortium. Everyone is hard at work finishing up the various elements of all our expansions and Ed expects to be done mostly on schedule. So, let me tell you where each of these books are at! The Definitive Edition Rulebook is fully written and is just…
Welcome back! I see you’ve all made it safely through the end of 2016 and hopefully you’re just as excited about this next year as we are. Ed has plans for an amazing year and we’re all going to be hard at work to make those plans a reality. So, should I start with what…
This is it folks, we’re looking at the end of 2016. Grab a glass of your favorite beverage and help me toast to a job well done, new friends, and an amazing team of creators. It’s truly impressive to think back on all that we’ve done. I know I’ve learned a lot this past year…
I don’t have a lot of time today but still wanted to swing by and give you a few quick status updates. Ed has let me know that the first proofreading pass for Time Travel 1 is done and we are currently working through the second pass now. Time Travel 2 is approaching the end…
Hi everyone! Another year has passed already. Honestly, I can hardly believe it. But we are here and 2016 has been a very different year to any previous to this, so I thought I would cover the things that we’ve achieved this year, as well as adding a few thoughts about where we are going….
Did you get a chance to see us at Dragonmeet? The event was fantastic and we were thrilled to see so many fans. Thank you for taking the time to sit down and play a game with us. Plenty of fun was had by all, especially those who tried out our latest title. Ed and…
Most of the promised rewards have been finished and are in the final delivery stage. The remaining expansions are working their way to the end and here’s the breakdown of what’s happening. Time Travel 1 is still with the proofreaders. It needed a little more time under the heat-lamp of scrutiny than we initially expected…
There are days working this job where we have so many things going on, I’ll be honest with you, even I don’t know everything that’s happening. Which is why it’s fantastic when Ed wants to give us a catch-up day where he lets us in on the status of everything that’s currently being worked on….
Last time we met, I talked with you about the Lacuna and Penumbra comic rewards. Today, I get the pleasure of announcing that Digital Rewards for The Fifth Race, A New Dawn, and Rapier have all arrived with backers, only two weeks after the end of the Kickstarter. That’s a pretty fast turn around! Congratulations…
