Hey there! I just wanted to share some exciting news with the community: my game studio's game just launched on Kickstarter! It's a cooperative storytelling game designed by my wife and our friend, and is a boardgame/rpg hybrid playable by kids as young as five. Here is a link:
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I know I've plugged it on other threads, but I can't say enough about how folks should support these guys!
Although Story Realms is focused on a younger gaming crowd as sort of an intro to the RPG hobby in general, the setting and mechanics are solid enough that I'm already envisioning running a game of Earthdawn using it (I'm also thinking on how the game could be expanded with outside elements like the item and NPC cards from Paizo). It's a narrative system, but with some mechanical aspects to keep things interesting, and it uses a lot of components similar to board games to engage players (but you're not just rolling dice and moving pieces around a board). The art is looking really cool--at least from my perspective as a dad wanting his kids to game and trying to avoid the naked succubus/gore spattered barbarian look!
They've also got a Facebook page and website. It's made by the folks that do the Growing Up Gamers blog which talks about these couples' numerous adventures in gaming with their kids.
Check out the sweet stretch goals--we must hit $250,00 to see this Something Amazing as everything they've already laid out is pretty dang impressive!
We've almost hit our first goal! Check out Story Realms! Additionally, BoardGameGeek has a Story Realms contest. Winner gets $100 in Game Salute games!
http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/851704/game-salute-story-realms-contest-end s-sept-11th
Have you checked out Story Realms lately? We've already hit the initial funding goal, the first stretch goal and are well on our way to hitting more! Right now, the box is pretty loaded: custom meeples & dice, rulebooks, a full campaign... and it's only getting better! Please consider popping by and taking a look!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/springboard/story-realms
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A designer talks about how gender is portrayed in Story Realms, as well as art and page previews:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/springboard/story-realms/posts/310089
The Story Realms Kickstarter is 200% funded, and has already hit 4 stretch goas! It's definitely worth checking out!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/springboard/story-realms/posts/310089
Seven Days left! The Growing Up Gamers blog is doing a big giveaway! Come over and check it out and read about why you should back Story Realms!
7 Reasons To Back Story Realms on Kickstarter...and a Giveaway!
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THREE DAYS LEFT! Please check out the Story Realms Kickstarter! Additionally, here's a big boardgame giveaway:
Congrats to you guys on hitting all your stretch goals and then some! I'm erally glad to be a part of this. For folks that missed it, they added some much "free" stuff to my initial pledge level I almost feel like I'm stealing from them!
Thanks! We are so relieved that it funded so well!
Flamehawke, though it is still months away (expected release June '13), it should be available for preorder on the Game Salute site. To keep up on news, here is a link to our FB page:
Thanks! :)