[Kickstarter] Adventures in the East Mark

[Dark Sasha]

I haven't seen a thread on these messageboards for this game as yet. So I am adding it on here. I first learned about it via Frank Mentzer and was enthralled the instant I viewed the kickstarter page.

Here's quote: "The Spanish game "Aventuras en La Marca del Este" began from the mind of Pedro Gil as a homebrew campaign for some friends in Spain playing the world's most famous game as devised in Frank Mentzer’s (BECMI) Red Box with 9 starter classes and new rules on mounted combat, aerial combat, seafaring and ship battles. Now, many years later, it is one of the most popular role-playing games in Spain. By enlisting incredible artists that are now rising stars in the RPG industry such as A.J. Manzanedo, Jorge Carrero and Víctor Guerra, the "La Marca" team produced an incredibly captivating "retroclone" role-playing game that is an old school experience wrapped in old world flare. The game is published in Spain by Holocubierta Ediciones."

In addition to some interesting add-ons, Frank Mentzer has agreed to write a foreward for the new English translation of this Red Box edition of the game.

Take a look and I am sure you will agree the art looks stunning and the concept intriguing. For those who play older edition games, this is a must have.

[Legendarius]

This looks very good and the entry price for a decent package is pretty reasonable. Seriously considering it.

[Dark Sasha]

I am seriously considering upping my pledge. These folks seem to have a great product. Here's hoping it funds.

[1d8]

$30 for a boxed set with a dm's screen and dice is a pretty sweet deal. They're basically selling it at cost.

[Dakion]

Anyone have any questions about the game or the Kickstarter campaign?
This is Dave Brown, CEO of Extra-Dimensional (XD) Publishing

[Legendarius]

Dakion wrote:

Anyone have any questions about the game or the Kickstarter campaign?

This is Dave Brown, CEO of Extra-Dimensional (XD) Publishing

Aside from the setting, what would you consider the primary mechanical differences between Adventures in the East Mark and say B/X or BECMI D&D or AD&D 1E?

How compatible would you say it is to older D&D or retro clones?

[Dakion]

It is very much based on BECMI/RC with some slight tweaks. I would say that this is very compatible with most if not all modules aimed at OD&D.

Not only that, but this game has been supported in Spain with a Codex that serves fan creations alongside canon (defining them as such) and we are definitely looking at setting up an English version.

(Spanish codex can be found here: http://codexdelamarca.com/)

[1d8]

almost there, just a couple hundred more to go

[Dark Sasha]

Funded! Working on the GM screen stretch goal.

[DSXMachina]

Wow, this looks cool. Just a pity there aren't more European companies doing games/translations like this.

[Legendarius]

I signed up at the Noble level for this yesterday. I love the classic/basic style game and I think this game and setting look like a lot of fun. Can't wait to get my red box. :-)

[Dark Sasha]

GM screen stretch goal met. Working on next stretch goal - translation of the entire Codex De La Marca into English.

[Bluenose]

DSXMachina wrote:

Wow, this looks cool. Just a pity there aren't more European companies doing games/translations like this.

There are a few more starting to appear. Wolsung, a Polish RPG, is one I rather like that was translated not too long ago. Cubicle 7 have some translated games (Qin and Yggdrasil at least). Kickstarter seems to be a good place to look for them. Though at the moment they mostly seem to be of Japanese RPGs. At least Aquelarre seems to be coming out, which should be interesting. Off hand I think the oldest would be DSA, The Dark Eye, from german to English over a decade ago iirc.

[Dakion]

Shadows of Esteren was one of our inspirations.

[Dark Sasha]

6 hours to go! First two stretch goals met.

[mangrar]

Aquellarre is one of the best RPGs ever. I am spanish myself, so I had this game for a long time. Is the first spanish RPG to be translated into english, that says a lot.

Bluenose wrote:

DSXMachina wrote:

Wow, this looks cool. Just a pity there aren't more European companies doing games/translations like this.

There are a few more starting to appear. Wolsung, a Polish RPG, is one I rather like that was translated not too long ago. Cubicle 7 have some translated games (Qin and Yggdrasil at least). Kickstarter seems to be a good place to look for them. Though at the moment they mostly seem to be of Japanese RPGs. At least Aquelarre seems to be coming out, which should be interesting. Off hand I think the oldest would be DSA, The Dark Eye, from german to English over a decade ago iirc.