DAY2: More Goals Achieved
about 4 years ago – Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 04:35:42 AM

IT'S MAGIC!!!

Dear all, Nel here –

Clovis helps me with the translations but he is currently resting after several intense days. Excuse my broken english.

You need to understand that these first two days are historic for our small studio. In less than two days, this campaign achieved more than the TOTAL of the first one dedicated to Fateforge. This is huge !

Few people make a living from role-playing in France. We are lucky enough to be part of it and it's not easy every day. The economic, social and health crisis has added uncertainty. Thanks to you, we are securing the end of the year. Humanity is in desperate need of creativity and hope. You allow us to create and share with you, you bring hope. Thank you so much for that. We feel so grateful !!!

More loot for everyone

So…See what you've unlocked!

Conditions. More condition-related rules and game options. This small but handy 3 page addition covers formalized rules on ghostly possession as a condition, and provides supplemental rules to the Wounds system, which is an original Fateforge rule, particularly suited to a gritty playstyle. Most importantly, it includes a new condition: numb, which can be used to translate the effects of freezing cold, but also of alcoholic intoxication, drugging, or paralyzing fear.

Conditions are a big part of the 5E system, allowing game leaders to showcase adversity and special circumstances in a simple, convenient way. We thought it suited to add to this system, for the sake of gripping and challenging adventures!

Frost Giant Art Print. An A4-size art print of the cover of the Standard Edition of Creatures by Gawain! This frost giant may not be as formidable as the tarrasque, but it is no less iconic. A single frost giant can be a deadly threat even to a party of seasoned adventurers… so imagine entire tribes of them! Of course, Creatures has given them due attention, including rules on creating frost giant NPCs to populate said tribes and offer varied challenges to your players, possibly over the course of an entire campaign.

Art has always been a great part of Studio Agate’s creation, so we are glad to offer you this art print, to be used as a game aid, or even to be framed. Here we go:

Fort Ardraco. A printed 40-page module for character levels 1-5 + PDF for all, written by Ed Greenwood. An old school adventure written by a legendary veteran of the genre, Fort Ardraco will bring your players to the eponymous ruined keep, pitting them against a mysterious, deadly cult. Between tricks, traps, ambushes, and illusions, your players will have their work cut out for them, and will need to be both shrewd and resourceful if they want to come out on top!

It was a great pleasure to add this jewel of an adventure to the Fateforge collection, and we pray that you will enjoy it as well!

This is now the fifth stretch goal unlocked, but there are many more to come. The adventure is still in full swing. Who knows how far it will go?

The $150K mark has already been reached and we will reveal it tomorrow, but here's a hint below...

THANK YOU AGAIN EVERYONE!

DAY 1: Stretch Goal... Stretch Goal... and again!
about 4 years ago – Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 01:02:10 PM

WHAT A START FOLKS!

Thank you all for being here <3 Lots of known community members, new ones... Welcome everyone!

This first day is crazy! Statistically speaking, in 24 hours we will probably exceed the number of backers of the first campaign ... ! We are also very close to the 100K and three stretch goals have already been reached. Let's discover them !

Tarasque Art Print

An A4-size art print of the cover of the Red Dragon Edition of Creatures. The tarasque is among the most famous and legendary creatures of 5E and previous editions, the object of many adventures and scenarios. Did you know that the tarasque is an animal of the French folklore? We’ve endeavored to give it a fitting role as an unstoppable engine of destruction, suited for epic stakes, as you can see on this artwork.

New chapter: Perils

An addition of 14 pages to Creatures, featuring a new threat: Perils. Perils are environmental dangers, akin to large-scale traps, most often natural: avalanche, blizzard, ash storm… or simply altitude sickness! This new chapter comes with a list of many perils, with rules and tips on how to bring them into play, and even guidelines to create your own perils. Your players will see that sometimes, danger comes not from monsters, but from something as common as frostbite!

Perils are one of our original creations, and were designed to add a new, thrilling aspect to your games. May they bring you and your players a lot of fun, tension, and challenge!

Perils is a key point of the book, so let's go into a little more detail...

Any 5th Edition player is familiar with the concept of “traps.” CREATURES introduces perils. Perils are like natural traps, only they often appear spontaneously and are an inherent challenge in the wilderness.

With this new mechanic, adventurers may be forced to wait out a phenomenon such as a powerful blizzard, or may have to take the long way to avoid a natural disaster. Taking a perilous shortcut is not a choice to be made lightly!

With the use of perils, the game leader can make journeys more exciting and spice up adventures with confrontations in which all the PCs can do is survive against the indifferent mercilessness of nature.

In CREATURES, perils cover the whole gamut of CRs and are designed for three types of environment:

· Volcanoes: From toxic volcanic gas to pyroclastic flows capable of laying waste to entire towns, volcanic areas are home to many great dangers!

· Mountain: Altitude sickness and treacherous terrain are typical perils of mountains, but in winter, polar perils may be among their dangers, and certain mountains may even have volcanic activity!

· Cold: Icy mists, thin ice, or awe-inspiring northern lights can all be a danger to travelers, physically as well as mentally.

And now... the third... the strange... the...

Askinos’s Lair

You will receive a printed map of the lair of the diabolical hospodar of the ice. Lord of the mighty ice devils and ruler of the prison plane of Gemoniae, Askinos is a being both mysterious and terrible, and a key piece on the chessboard of godly politics. Adventurers may visit Gemoniae as diplomatic envoys on a divine mission… or perhaps with the intent of bringing down the hospodar in an epic war that would change the face and fate of the world!

Whatever grand adventures your players undertake, we hope that this beautifully illustrated map will inspire you. Its design may surprise you, but rest assured that it’s all part of a thought-out design!

More and more of you are joining us on this adventure to bring Creatures to life and make it a truly memorable release, with nifty additions and accessories. To each and every one of you, we say welcome and a big thank you! You can count on us to bring you rewards you will thoroughly enjoy! And if you feel like going the extra mile to support us, please, keep spreading news of this campaign on social media, to your friends and so on.

See you very soon for another update :)

Cheers!

Clovis & Nel

Project Funded ! Thank You Everyone!
about 4 years ago – Wed, Sep 09, 2020 at 12:29:30 AM

Wow! 

The project has been funded in less than one hour! Thank you so much! We have already smashed TWO stretch goals. Let's keep some suspense... they will be revealed tomorrow. The third is at 90K and the fourth at 110K. And this is only the beginning of our adventure together. Who knows how far we are going to go? That’s what we’re going to find out!

This campaign will stretch over 24 days, and we will do our best to post one update every day, showcasing key points of Creatures, revealing stretch goals, new options and other things. We have many things to show you; things we have dedicated months of hard, passionate work to… we can’t wait for you to see them! We hope from the bottom of our hearts that you will enjoy what we have to offer, and that our creations will pave the way for many beautiful and thrilling games.

If you are using Discord, do not hesitate to join us over there :)

Now, onward, and may we build great things together!

Clovis & Nel

Welcome + Download a Preview of Creatures
about 4 years ago – Tue, Sep 08, 2020 at 11:21:37 PM

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