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  • #RPGaDay2020 – Day 4: Vision
    Era: Forbidden | Games | News

    #RPGaDay2020 – Day 4: Vision

    ByEd Jowett August 4, 2020August 3, 2020

    Hi everyone! I’m back again today, and there’s only one thing I want to talk about based on the “Vision” prompt. It probably is somewhat linked to the fact that this game has been on my mind for several days for a variety of reasons! Era: Forbidden was a game I put together with my…

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  • #RPGaDay2020 – Days 1-3
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    #RPGaDay2020 – Days 1-3

    ByEd Jowett August 3, 2020August 3, 2020

    Hi everyone! I like to do this every year – #rpgaday2020 being the latest – and give my thoughts on various aspects of RPGs, and my experiences within the community. I’ve missed days 1 and 2 because of GenCon, so I’ll do the first three days quite briefly right here and move onto the next…

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  • Shades of Vengeance is hanging on!
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    Shades of Vengeance is hanging on!

    ByEd Jowett June 23, 2020June 23, 2020

    Hi everyone! We’ve been super, super busy during lockdown – like all of you, I’m sure! I wanted to take a moment to reassure everyone we’re very much still here and talk about a few things we’re doing that might interest you! Our team is running daily games (and have been every day since the…

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  • Living Campaign – An Update!
    Era: The Consortium | Games | News

    Living Campaign – An Update!

    ByEd Jowett April 16, 2020April 9, 2020

    The Era: The Consortium Living Campaign has now been running for just under 3 months and we’ve seen a lot of changes to the Consortium as a result!(Asking “What is the Living Campaign?”? – read this! https://www.shadesofvengeance.com/era-the-consortium/living-campaign/) We’re about to publish the first official update of the position in The Era Zone Issue #5, and…

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  • Play an Era game online!
    Era: Survival | Era: The Consortium | Era: The Empowered | Games | News

    Play an Era game online!

    ByEd Jowett April 14, 2020April 9, 2020

    Hi everyone! Did you know that we’re offering daily games online at the moment? We’re trying to combat the insanity invoked by staying inside all day every day – I feel it as keenly as you, believe me! – by offering a wide range of Era games via our Discord: https://discord.gg/6C4H9Cv For those who don’t…

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  • Era: Hitman tabletop rpg game
    Era: Survival | Era: The Consortium | Era: The Empowered | Games | News

    Store and YouTube Releases!

    ByEd Jowett April 10, 2020April 9, 2020

    Hi everyone! We have a wonderful new team member, Angel, and she’s been helping me to get several of the books that we never quite got up on the website onto the store! As a result, you’ll see quite a few new items if you look at the store now, particularly a lot of “Character…

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  • Era: Survival Expansions – 110% Funded!
    Era: Survival | Games | News

    Era: Survival Expansions – 110% Funded!

    ByEd Jowett April 9, 2020April 9, 2020

    Hi everyone! It’s been a very difficult month, and I apologise for the lack of posts. Like many of you, I’m self-isolating from the outside world, and that’s meant a big change to lifestyle. We’re making fantastic progress on Era: Survival – funded, and working towards that vital first Stretch Goal. That will mean that…

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  • Spotlight: Era: Survival – Expansions into the Unknown 2
    Era: Survival | Games

    Spotlight: Era: Survival – Expansions into the Unknown 2

    ByEd Jowett March 19, 2020March 19, 2020

    Hi everyone! Fantastic news for fans of our post-apocalyptic game today, as we launch our latest Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-survival-expansions-2?ref=96fdfm Era: Survival – Expansions into the Unknown 2 aims to offer at least three brand new expansions for games taking place in the world of Gaia, where Infection runs rampant. But we’re hoping to do much more…

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  • Evil Overlord deck building card game
    Development Blog | News

    Three Top Tips on How to Direct an Audio Drama!

    ByEd Jowett March 12, 2020March 6, 2020

    Hi everyone, Ed here from shades of vengeance. And today, I’m going to talk about how I and today I’m going to give you my top three pieces of advice on how to direct an audio drama. 1: Live the universe! When you are directing an audio drama, you are bringing that universe to life for…

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  • Champion of earth card game
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    How to Make Your Characters Real – Part 6: Acting

    ByEd Jowett February 27, 2020February 22, 2020

    Hi everyone, and welcome to the final part of “How to Make Your Characters Real”! In this part, I’m going to be talking about how you decide the way in which characters act, focusing in some simple techniques to ensure that your character acts in a realistic and consistent manner.  Let’s assume you have your…

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  • Spotlight: Era: The Chosen
    Era: The Chosen | Games | News

    Spotlight: Era: The Chosen

    ByLeo Cosh February 25, 2020February 21, 2020

    Today’s Spotlight is about one of our newer RPGs that really tackles the psychological and supernatural aspects of horror. You are a member of one of the few defenders of humanity fighting against an unseen enemy. The five clans who became known as ‘The Chosen’ have been fighting this enemy – the Anonassi – for…

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  • How to Make Your Characters Real – Part 5: Hidden Information
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    How to Make Your Characters Real – Part 5: Hidden Information

    ByEd Jowett February 20, 2020February 22, 2020

    Hi everyone, Ed here, and I’m back with another “How to Make Your Characters Real!” Today, I’m going to be talking about how characters won’t always share all of the information that they have about themselves from the very beginning. They might have very detailed reasons for being the way they are, but most people…

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  • Welcome to the Era Zone!
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    Welcome to the Era Zone!

    ByEd Jowett February 19, 2020February 19, 2020

    Hi everyone! We’ve just launched our latest Kickstarter, The Era Zone 2020!https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/the-era-zone-2020?ref=aqgkct It’s, once again, offering support materials for every one of our games! You can join us on Kickstarter, where you’ll be able to get a subscription throughout the year (Digital or Physical) and help this attempt to continue producing material for all of…

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  • Spotlight: Era The Empowered – Artemis
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    Spotlight: Era The Empowered – Artemis

    ByLeo Cosh February 18, 2020February 21, 2020

    Today we’re taking a dive into the Era: The Empowered universe and learning about Artemis – the supposed leader of the Old Gods. This group awaken to “reclaim” Terra. Before engaging in battle with the hero team Aegis, the ‘Goddess of the Hunt’ makes herself known with a live broadcast over Terra, and a challenge…

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  • Spotlight: Blue-Shift – Frenemies
    Comics | Era: The Empowered

    Spotlight: Blue-Shift – Frenemies

    ByLeo Cosh February 11, 2020February 10, 2020

    The most infamous day of February is days away, a time for dates, gifts, and frenemies! You read that right – especially if you’re a speedster named Blue-Shift. The fastest person on the planet is not only playable in our RPG but her story is being told in our fabulous comics! In “Frenemies”, you get…

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  • How to Make Your Characters Real – Part 4: Visualisation
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    How to Make Your Characters Real – Part 4: Visualisation

    ByEd Jowett February 6, 2020February 22, 2020

    Hi everyone, Ed here from Shades of Vengeance again!I’m back with another entry in my “How to Make your Characters Real” series. I hope that you are finding these useful and interesting. Of course, if there’s any subjects that I’ve not covered that you’d like me to talk about, please just ask, I’ll be more…

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  • Spotlight: Era Survival – Colony
    Era: Survival | Games

    Spotlight: Era Survival – Colony

    ByLeo Cosh February 4, 2020February 2, 2020

    Since spring is still a while away, make use of the grey skies and winter cold for some extra ambience as you try to work together to overcome the apocalypse! In Era: Survival – Colony, band together as you choose your role to organise and defend against the threats towards your settlement: natural, mutant and…

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  • How to Make Your Characters Real – Part 3: Hero of Their Own Story
    Development Blog | Games

    How to Make Your Characters Real – Part 3: Hero of Their Own Story

    ByEd Jowett January 30, 2020February 22, 2020

    Hi everyone! I’m back again to talk a little more about how to bring your characters to life in an engaging and realistic way.  The reason that I think this is important actually relates to the fact that, when you have a character which is solid and believable, it makes the story that you’re trying…

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  • Spotlight: Era: The Consortium Living Campaign
    Era: The Consortium | Games | News

    Spotlight: Era: The Consortium Living Campaign

    ByEd Jowett January 28, 2020January 28, 2020

    Hi everyone! Era: The Consortium’s Living Campaign has just launched, and that means anyone can get involved with the universe! All you have to do is play a game set in 451CE, where the Consortium has decided to eliminate the Resistance, and the Resistance is not going to give up easily. Focus on an outpost…

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  • How to Make Your Characters Real – Part 2: Building up your Characters in the Right Way
    Development Blog | Games

    How to Make Your Characters Real – Part 2: Building up your Characters in the Right Way

    ByEd Jowett January 23, 2020February 22, 2020

    Hi everyone, Ed here again! I’m back to talk more about making your characters real. The advice in these posts could apply to roleplaying games, when you create a character, or it could contribute to your storytelling or novel writing. It could even help with designing a world, or writing a movie or any number of…

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  • Spotlight: Why we love Era: Lyres
    Era: Lyres | Games

    Spotlight: Why we love Era: Lyres

    ByLeo Cosh January 21, 2020January 20, 2020

    Greetings Roleplayers, Storytellers, and those who love a laugh! With one of our favourite conventions, CON-Tingency, on the horizon, I thought it was time to tell you a little bit more about Era: Lyres; our take on low fantasy storytelling. This is a game about grabbing all the glory with none of the bloodshed (because…

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  • How To Make Your Characters Real – Part 1: Inspiration
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    How To Make Your Characters Real – Part 1: Inspiration

    ByEd Jowett January 16, 2020February 22, 2020

    Hi everyone!  Ed here, and today I’m going to kick off a multi-part set of articles that are based around ideas I have on how to make your characters real. The first thing I’m going to talk about is inspiration.  How do you arrive at your character? Also, how do you make sure that when…

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  • Spotlight: Radio Free Taranis
    Era: The Consortium | EraScapes | Games

    Spotlight: Radio Free Taranis

    ByLeo Cosh January 14, 2020January 14, 2020

    Good Evening! With Valentine’s Day only a month away (!) This spotlight is for all you cyber-cupids out there; on Radio Free Taranis you can join anti-Consortium lothario Midnight Terry for the best pick up lines this side of the future. Get suggestions for conversation starters and memorable opening lines you’d never have thought of,…

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  • Building a World: What Makes It Survival Horror?
    Development Blog | Era: Survival | Games | News

    Building a World: What Makes It Survival Horror?

    ByEd Jowett January 9, 2020February 22, 2020

    Hi everyone! When I started both Era: Survival and Era: The Chosen, I asked myself one simple question very carefully: What is the difference between Survival Horror and Horror? I thought I would write about my thoughts on this today, and try to explain my answer to that question! The Survival Horror genre is different…

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  • Spotlight: Tales of The Empowered Vol. 2
    Era: The Empowered | Games

    Spotlight: Tales of The Empowered Vol. 2

    ByLeo Cosh January 7, 2020January 7, 2020

    Hey folks! I hope your New Year is off to a super start! Speaking of “super”, those of you who want some more superhero action have come to the right place: we’re expanding our Era: The Empowered Universe with another “Tales of the Empowered” book! Like volume 1, this anthology collects heroic exploits, breathing more…

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  • Era: The Empowered tabletop role-playing game
    Era: The Empowered | Games | News

    On Kickstarter Now: Tales of the Empowered 2!

    ByEd Jowett January 4, 2020January 2, 2020

    Hi everyone! For us, one of the most important things we do at Shades of Vengeance is enable you to bring your stories to life. We do this quite a lot of ways; through Roleplaying Games which encourage storytelling, through the card games which encourage you to build your own stories, and through small projects…

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  • Era: The Consortium – First Contacts and the opportunities they offer!
    Era: The Consortium | Games

    Era: The Consortium – First Contacts and the opportunities they offer!

    ByEd Jowett January 2, 2020December 19, 2019

    Encountering alien races is an incredibly important part of much of Sci-Fi. I would argue it is an attempt to answer to one of the greatest questions of the genre. As Arthur C. Clarke once said, “There are two possibilities: we are alone in the universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” First…

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  • A New Year, A Living Campaign!
    Era: The Consortium | Games | News

    A New Year, A Living Campaign!

    ByLeo Cosh December 31, 2019February 22, 2020

    As the New Year brings new opportunities for all, there are more futures to consider. One way to make your mark is to change the Consortium forever: our Living Campaign will start at the end of January 2020! A Living Campaign allows YOU to shape the future of the Consortium by sending us the results…

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  • Spotlight: Era Zone #4
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    Spotlight: Era Zone #4

    ByLeo Cosh December 24, 2019December 23, 2019

    Happy Christmas Eve all! As the nights are drawing in, we have a fantastic offering for those of you interested in all things Era D10. Era Zone #4 is the fourth installment in our zine for all things relating to Era roleplaying! This year, it has included campaign sessions, character profiles and more – all…

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  • What Happened To You On Gaia?
    Era: Survival | Games | News

    What Happened To You On Gaia?

    ByEd Jowett December 21, 2019February 22, 2020

    Did you ever wonder what would happen to you if modern civilisation ended? We’ve created something which will answer this right here:https://whatareyou.shadesofvengeance.com/?generator=survival Don’t forget to share it on Facebook or Twitter when you get an answer! Of course, we’re all about stories! So if you want to build on the backstory you’re given, check out…

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