Hi everyone! For my update this week, I thought I’d talk about the two primers that should be heading out to Kickstarter Backers next week. The first is Amazing Space Adventures. The Physical Primer is now ready and we’re sending in the print orders to our printer. We’re very slightly late on delivering this, but…
The weather outside might be frightful and if you’re living in the cold North it might be downright dangerous to go outside but there is good news; we’ve got plenty to keep you warm and happy indoors. Our line-up for what’s happening at the May MCM Comicon London is taking shape. We aim to bring playable…
Welcome and come on in! There’s plenty of fresh new space in here and I’m loving the cozy fireplace atmosphere. We don’t have all the boxes unpacked yet but we’ve decided to help you get in the spirit of things by releasing one of our original stories from the Lyres universe. That’s right, next week about this…
Here at Shades of Vengeance we’re heading into the first two weeks of 2015 and so far everything is all green lights and go, go, go! Back in November of 2014 we mentioned that the Rulebook Primer for Order of the Link was going into production. Well, I’m happy to tell you that we’re past…
Just a few updates for you this week. First off, did you get your copy of the Last Stand of Stiletto Unit comic? If you missed out, then stop everything and head on over to our Shades of Vengeance Store – they can still be picked up there. Once you’re done reading Last Stand of Stilleto…
Hi everyone! Between signing with Sanchit Sharma for the development of Marked For Death (See Amy’s post from yesterday for more details!) and getting Era: Lyres moving along towards a state of completion, It’s been quite a week! I’ve not forgotten Era: The Consortium, of course, and I’ve made a few minor proofreading changes (very…
Great news today, we have the first update of the week! Shades of Vengeance has just signed a contract with Sanchit Sharma to start development of his FATE module; Marked for Death. You can expect to see a new page for this game soon. Assassins are fun any day of the week, magical assassins even…
Here at Shades of Vengeance, we have come up with a New Year’s resolution list and it reads something like this: get more sleep, take days off, and make more comics. We’ve convened a council and plan to completely ignore the first two, but we’re already banging away on that last one! Our second big…
Hi everyone! Those of you who are keeping a close eye on our news posts will have noticed that I’ve brought on the fabulous Oracle, Amy Allworden, to write for our news posts from now on. This is a good thing, because I know you’re all sick of looking at what I typed! But those…
Welcome to a brand new year! 2015 is shaping up to be a smashing good time so let’s start it off with a drum roll. Patter along if you like….. It is confirmed! The Shades of Vengeance team will be attending the 2015 MCM Comicon in London during October. We’ll have two tables like last…
It’s time. Sit yourself down and grab a cup of your favorite beverage, maybe even prop your feet up and put on some Al Green tunes. We here at Shades of Vengeance have compiled a highlight reel of some truly memorable achievements in 2014. Oh, and get ready for some good old patting yourself on…
Hi everyone! A Christmas present for everyone – we have released our ninth Time Travel session today. C&C: Colonisation and Construction are again causing problems for the time travellers. Come up with a way of fixing it! – Ed
Merry Christmas, everyone! We have sent out the Last Stand of Stiletto Unit comic today to all Era: The Consortium Kickstarter backers, and you can grab your own copy on our store or on Amazon. It is based at Christmas in 446CE (Consortium Era), after all! On behalf of Shades of Vengeance, I wish you a Merry Christmas…
Hi everyone! Some of you may have already heard some of the Dice and Stuff podcasts of Era: The Consortium. They’re doing a great job – I listen to them myself, every week – and they’ve just done their latest release a couple of days ago. You can find all of the Era: The Consortium…
Hi everyone! I’ve not posted here for a while, and I apologise for that! I’ve been very busy with various things to do with this project. It’s now time for me to give you the full update! The Rulebook Good news on this front – this has gone through the first round of changes from…
Hi everyone! I’m pleased to be able to tell you all that, as of yesterday evening, all Amazing Space Adventures Digital rewards have been sent out. In addition, as the printed rulebook is going to be slightly delayed (due to the Christmas postal rush), we have sent out digital copies to everyone who was awaiting…
Hi everyone! Shades of Vengeance were at Dragonmeet, and we met a tonne of new people there and had a lot of fun… including my first ever group who deliberately murdered well over a billion people! Amazing. Anyone who missed Dragonmeet, you can still pick up a copy of our games at our store! You…
Hi everyone! Great news about Order of the Link, a new game that we’re currently working on with John Serembe! We’re now working on producing the Primer, and expect the Kickstarter to begin early next year. If you’re looking for a universe-hopping game where you can be fighting with laser swords one week and magic…
Hi everyone! Great news, because today the printed proof has arrived in the post! There are a few small changes, but we’re pretty much ready to print once they have been done. I’m looking forward to sending this stuff out to the backers, and having it available to anyone else who’s looking for a new…
Hi everyone! Today I’ve done an update on the store, so now you can get the Era: The Consortium Stretch Goals as well as the Kickstarter rewards – just in case you missed he campaign! I also added the Time Travel Session Pack to the store, for people who are looking for more sessions. Enjoy!…
Hi everyone! Firstly, I’d like to thank everyone for their contribution to this campaign. Without you, whether you supported us monetarily or by spreading the word, we couldn’t have done any of this. So thank you very much for supporting Era: The Consortium, and making the game a reality. The campaign is now over, we’ve…
Hi everyone! Our number has increased massively in the last 12 hours or so, to the point that I can now tell you that we have achieved our $4000 stretch goal! Pull out your Sniper Rifles and take aim! This Stretch Goal lets us expand the Mobile Application to include a Combat Tracking function. This…
Hi everyone! I’ve just received the Amazing Space Adventures Rulebook Primer proof, which needs a few minor tweaks but is basically there! That means it’s looking like we might be able to both ship out ahead of schedule and offer it to anyone who comes to see us at Dragonmeet 2014! Just letting you all…
Hi everyone! We’ve managed to reach our 300% Stretch Goal! It’s absolutely amazing we’ve made it this far, and I’m proud to be sending this to so many fans of the game! Pull out your laser pistols and get ready, because here’s the reward: One of the things that has generated the most interest amongst those…
Hi everyone! The third week of our Kickstarter has come to an end, and we’re pleased to tell you that we’ve achieved another Stretch Goal, so all of you who pledged $5 or more will be getting a new 7-page comic when it’s released, Counting Down From One Part 1! This follows the actions of…
Hi everyone! Week 2 has come to an end, and it’s truly inspiring to see so much support for this project we’ve all put so much time and effort into. If you’re going to MCM Comicon in London this weekend, we’re actually there running games for the whole three days, as well as a few…
Hi everyone! So… we’ve had quite a few requests for a playtest packet so people can take a look at the rules and have a go at a session. And, because you’re all wonderful people and we want to give you what you want to see in order to understand the game better we have,…
Hi everyone! So… Week 1 of the campaign has now finished. I’m very pleased that we’ve managed to get as far as we have, thank you to everyone who has contributed already! To be funded by now is absolutely brilliant! However, we’ve been having a talk with a few of the people who’ve looked at…
Hi everyone! I’ve been approached by rpgnet and asked to do a Q&A session about Era: The Consortium on their chat room! So, of course, I agreed. It’ll be at 2pm Chicago time, which is 8pm for those of us in the UK, and you can join in through your web browser to get any…
Hi Everyone! We’ve decided to have a small celebration for the Kickstarter being 100% funded! I have been receiving images from Tan Sim, a new artist we’ve taken on for completing a few of the last images! These images show many of the habitable planets in the Consortium, and a flavour of what society looks like…