Hi everyone! I want to talk to you today about a solo superhero RPG built around the stories that happen between the big missions! Experience your character’s personal struggles, local threats, along with the moments that shape a hero long before the next world-ending event arrives. This is where Empowered Solo comes from! Personally, I’ve…
Hi everyone! I would be remiss not to briefly mention that New Year, New Stories 2026 is still live on Kickstarter, with around two weeks to go. If you want to support indie creators, there is still time to do so. That said, this post is not really about that. I want to talk about…
Hi everyone! You may already be aware that ADAPT is currently live on Kickstarter, and I am very excited to say that, as I write this, we are extremely close to being funded. We have some great rewards available, including a very affordable pledge level that offers multiple copies of the game for just £3….
Hi everyone! Today I want to talk a little about preparing for large conventions. My Januarys are often consumed by this, between myself and the other Games Masters who will be running at Contingency, which remains my favourite UK-based convention. There is a lot to organise – over 30 sessions – and while I don’t…
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Hi everyone! Leo and I are diving back into Doom Eternal today for Part 3 of what is rapidly becoming the most scientifically inaccurate research project ever attempted by Shades of Vengeance. Last time, we rescued Samuel Hayden, which was obviously the correct decision, because nothing suspicious has ever happened in any story when a…
Hi everyone! I think I can argue that I am something of an authority on Kickstarter: I have run over 100 funded projects, and a enough that have not made it! I may not be the biggest earner on the platform, but I know how it works and what usually happens, especially for newer creators….
General James L. Constantin says, “In the first month, we had confidence born of ignorance. We thought we could fight for life, but mankind has always won. We were sorely mistaken.”Humanity has been doomed by a parasite that turned people into “Infected”, scattering anyone who survived across Gaia. Towns are run by individuals or warlords,…
You hear the name Lacuna and you think it’s just another pretentious superhero name. Some tough guy trying too hard. But then he walks in, cool as hell, like he’s already seen how this ends. He doesn’t waste time. No threats, no showboating. That’s it. Like he’s telling you what time it is. And the…
Out here, in the middle of nowhere, every choice feels like it could change everything. We are not just playing a game, we’re living fractured timelines, navigating alliances that don’t always make sense, and uncovering secrets older than any world we’ve known. It’s chaotic, dangerous, and nothing like what we expected when we first signed…
Day 47. Scratches on the gate sound different tonight: sharper claws, heavier fists. We’ve patched the wall with everything from sheet metal to faith. Tomorrow, the Recruiter scouts old suburbs for steady hands, the Salvager raids a derailed freight car, the Defender resets trip-mines, and I, the Leader, recount beans until numbers feel like comfort….
A hundred years of survival, of choices made to live through the catastrophe. Their lives were changed because of the weapon… or a parasite that turned even the sky and air into threats. Life on Gaia explores the lives of survivors as they adapt, evolve, and hope for one more day. To survive, resilience and…
Hi everyone! I went back and forth on what to write about for this one. It’s not something that instantly speaks to me. However, I think it’s worth talking about those rare moments of creativity that push someone to create a universe. Inspiration can come from literally anywhere, in my experience. I came up with…
Hi everyone! We’ve releasing the first view of the Era: Lost Legend Character Sheets, both for Corporeals and Ethereals. These two sheets are available below!
Hi everyone! Join us on Kickstarter to enter our latest RPG universe! An evil and powerful corporation is sacrificing life on the planet in an effort to control every town and city with their vast army of robots. However, a small rebellion, known as THORN, has vowed to put an end to this scheme! You…
The Consortium expansions are getting down to the last several steps before arriving at your doorstep. I can tell you that the Definitive Edition Rulebook is now with the proofreaders. Thanks to some last minute work we’ve been able to add a few more stories than was expected to part 1. I think you’re all…
If you are one of our backers whose requested physical copies did not include the Definitive Edition, Revival, and Expansions Volume 1, you should begin to see your order within a couple of weeks in the UK, or maybe 3 in the US! These last three titles are currently being worked on and we expect to…
Hi everyone! I’ve been thrown a bit of a curve by Kickstarter, who invited me to a 7-day Kickstarter challenge! Era: Hitman is therefore on Kickstarter now! The campaign will only last for 7 days and only has 1 reward tier (That’s part of the challenge!). Hope to see you there. I mean, who…
There have only been a few times in Consortium history when a single individual has changed the course of an entire species. Of those rare instances, perhaps none have been quite as dramatic as Setting Sun On The Horizon and the revelation of the false god, Vilithii. Before Setting Sun began the events which would…
I’ve plenty to talk about today so let’s buckle up and get going! All of our games are kicking into production-high-gear mode and it seems like none is moving faster than Champion of Earth. More images for this card intensive game are coming in every day. Ed’s been absolutely swamped with checking art and story…
Hi everyone! I’ve recently been contacted by Adam, the GM of the podcast Dice and Stuff, which has done a long-running Era: The Consortium podcast. Those guys are going to do a live Q&A in February. I was told it would probably be around 6pm GMT (1pm EST) on a Saturday or Sunday at the…
I have some good news and I have some great news for you today. First, the good news. Time Travel Campaign Part 1 is close to final! It’s undergoing a last proofread and should be sent out next week. Parts 2 and 3 are with Ed and he is in the process of working through…
Transom street, which once ended at the bottom of a hill in a sweeping cul de sac, was now little more than a line of shelled out buildings falling in on themselves. Fighting between Smertios soldiers and Resistance units had left the entire neighborhood in a scatter of rubble. Several high-end shops had been blown…
In parts of the world November is National Novel Writing Month, but here at Shades of Vengeance Ed has declared that November is Era Writing Month. He has been steadily writing each day in between working, during his morning commute and every other spare moment he can find. He has added content to expansions, tightened…
With just under two weeks left to go, Era: The Consortium’s Expansion Kickstarter has just busted down the door of its next Stretch Goal. This means that everyone above the £1 level will get six books for no more than the cost of their initial support! That’s a ton of content, but we’re not just…
Hi everyone! I’m pleased to tell you that out Era: The Consortium – A Universe of Expansions has reached its £6000 Stretch Goal and unlocked a brand new Expansion Book – the Time Travel Campaign Part 2. We’re incredibly pleased and hope that you’ll consider joining us! We’re now offering 6 books for a £10…
Everything had been going so well. The virtual environment for the Keegan and Rogue law firm was precisely as Maia had expected. There were large windows overlooking an impressive duplicate of the Taranis skyline. Busy personnel in crisp suits shuffled back and forth between desks and offices. Everything from the layout of the floorplan to…
Senator George Winston was an unpopular official. His elitist views, narrow minded rhetoric, and flashy opulence made him an enemy of most of the district he was supposed to represent. However, as much as he was disliked among the regular people, it wasn’t until recently that he’d begun to gain a few high-dollar enemies. The…
The Durance was cold and lifeless. Silence filled the empty halls and save for emergency lighting, the massive mining vessel was dark. It was built to hold several hundred laborers and management personnel. As a result, there was generally some activity happening at all hours. But, for three weeks there had been no sign of…
In a dusty warehouse by the side of a brown and stagnant river, a gang of muscled thieves labored to load priceless works of art into the back of three, covered pickup trucks. A vase tipped from the hands of a clumsy thug and shattered into large, less expensive pieces. No sooner had the sound…
Now that the Fifth Race is in the capable hands of Conan RPG editor Sally Christensen, Ed is taking the time to run both the Psionics and Rapier expansions through another round of intense editing. I once read “Editing is where the magic happens”. I absolutely agree with that. The difference between a solid first…
