When getting into a new gaming system, it can sometimes be difficult to know where just to start. You don't know exactly what all you might be getting into, and you don't really want to waste money on
When getting into a new gaming system, it can sometimes be difficult to know where just to start. You don't know exactly what all you might be getting into, and you don't really want to waste money on things you don't need. Thankfully, there's starter bundles around to guide you along. And Relicblade has several new starter bundles for various factions to get you going started strong.
Let battle be joined! Embark on your quest of hope, or carve your dark domain in a world of chaos! Whatever your choice, choose quickly. Choose from any available Faction Set and get the Seeker’s Handbook and Relicblade Tokens at a discount! No matter which faction you choose, this starter bundle is the best way to get into the game! Learn more about each faction HERE and discover the content of each faction set in their respective store entries. What’s included in the bundle:
1 Faction Set of your choice: each faction set include everything you need to bring that faction to the table, including miniatures, character cards, upgrade cards, and a special scenario.
The Seeker’s Handbook: The complete core rules and campaign rules for Relicblade: Adventure Battle Game.
Relicblade Tokens: The token set is printed on sturdy 2mm card and die cut with 28 game tokens and 2 handy measurement gauges.
The work week continues along. It's already half-over, in fact. Hopefully yours is going well. Mine's not been great, but I'm making it through. Got board game day at the library coming up this weeken
The work week continues along. It's already half-over, in fact. Hopefully yours is going well. Mine's not been great, but I'm making it through. Got board game day at the library coming up this weekend again. Should be a good time. But in the meantime, let's bulk up on some bite-size gaming stories.
On the platter today we have: Final Day For D13 and D15 On Kickstarter: Now with Glow-in-the-Dark Dice, BugBear Miniatures WW2 US Troopers Preview, Rebel Minis Dark Hold Goblin Adventures RPG Last Days On Kickstarter, Divine Art Playing Cards Up On Kickstarter, New Iberian Cavalry Available From Victrix, Relicblade: Bone and Darkness Coming To Kickstarter Next Month, Ashton Campbell rides into Blackwater Gulch, and Kromlech New Release: Legionary Lascannon.
Last week for a KickStarter to create 20 dice sets of RPG dice in 10 different colors including new Glow in the Dark dice with green numbering. The Glow in the Dark dice are being offered at 35% less than the expected retail price when the sets are made available after the KickStarter. This is a unique set of dice of Unusual Sides made by Impact! Miniatures who have already successfully delivered on 23 past KickStarters. The set of 20 dice includes a D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10, D%10, D11, D12, D13, D14, D15, D16, D18, D20, D22, D24 and D30. Most reward levels have had free dice added to them already.
We're focusing on what we see as a lack of options for high quality 28mm WW2 figures for wargaming. We're planning on taking these to Kickstarter but we're also very much open to collaborating with any manufacturers that are interested.
Rebel Minis, publishers of the many RPGs and miniature wargames already have launched a crowdfunding campaign to finance their new latest RPG setting. Dark Hold: Goblin Adventures is a traditional fantasy setting but with a twist. Players take on the role of low level goblins living in the ruins of an ancient dwarf empire. Newly discovered by the world at large they must balance protecting their own world against tomb robbing invaders and getting their hands on the really nice stuff these new races have brought with them.
About the setting: Dark Hold; Goblin Adventures is a Fantasy RPG setting for Savage Worlds in which players use Goblins as Player Characters
Divine Art Playing Cards is the second project from the stables of GPCC. It is inspired from Hindu Mythology. Wikipedia defines it as a large body of mythical narratives found in Hindu texts such as the epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana, the Puranas, and the Vedas), Ancient Tamil literature (such as the Sangam literature and Periya Puranam), several other regional literature of South Asia. Since time immemorial, storytellers and artisans have captured those stories and characters in the form of art. Some even tried capturing these stories & symbols in the form of card games and historical narratives point us towards Kridapatram & Ganjifa. From the 17th century onwards, one of the Ganjifa variants (known as Dashavatara Ganjifa) became the most popular card game in Rajasthan, Bengal, Nepal, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra. Some other known Ganjifa variants include Mughal Ganjifa, Ramayan Ganjifa, Navgraha Ganjifa, Ashta Malla Ganjifa & Rashi Ganjifa.
Greetings Good People, It is my pleasure to announce the Relicblade Expansion "Bone and Darkness" Kickstarter campaign, which will launch on October 15th! This fall we will finally see the full horror of the Dark Wanderer unleashed. "Bone and Darkness" will be a 10 card booster pack with six sinister new upgrades and several skeletal monstrosities to menace your foes. Along with the yet unreleased Dark Wanderer/Dark Watcher miniature (which backers of the original Kickstarter already have) there will be three new miniatures to support the Darkness. The Kickstarter campaign will also include a second expansion to reenforce the Path of the Advocate. You'll need all the help you can get to deal with what's coming. Your Friend, Sean Sutter
It was a dark day for demons when Ashton Campbell rode into town. This infamous Demon Hunter will be joining the ranks of the Unsung as they fight to make Blackwater Gulch safe for civilized (and uncivilized) mortals once again. Armed with his trusty Cranksaw, a top-of-the-line 12-gauge double-barreled Remmingon shotgun and his mystical book of mischief, Ashton joins our growing list of add-on solo miniatures in our Kickstarter campaign, along with the Jersey Devil and Mr. Kreeper. With just under 2 weeks left, our campaign is nearly funded and at this rate we will soon be moving on to some stretch goals to unlock even more infamous heroes.
Check out our campaign here and help us reach our goal!
Metal King Studio is jumping onto the 2-player starter set bandwagon. They've released their two-player starter set for Relicblade. So you and a buddy can get started right away. Or you can pick up a
Metal King Studio is jumping onto the 2-player starter set bandwagon. They've released their two-player starter set for Relicblade. So you and a buddy can get started right away. Or you can pick up a set and use it to teach others to play.
The set is rather comprehensive. You get a quick start guide, as well as a rulebook. You get all the character, upgrade, and relic cards you need to play, as well as all the tokens required. There's also a pair of reference cards so you don't have to go flipping through the rulebook too much. There's also 13 metal miniatures inside, including a knight, cleric, druid, and a cave bear (obviously my favorite of the group). The set even includes measuring gauges and some dice. So you're ready to start playing as soon as the glue dries.
The Pig Men are on the march. ... That sounds kind of tasty, actually. I've been having pork tenderloin for dinner this week. Very yummy. *coughs* But I'm getting off-topic. Yes, Pig Men. The Pig Men
The Pig Men are on the march. ... That sounds kind of tasty, actually. I've been having pork tenderloin for dinner this week. Very yummy. *coughs* But I'm getting off-topic. Yes, Pig Men. The Pig Men are out marauding. It's up to you and your fellow valiant heroes to stop them. That's what's going on in Relicblade, by Metal King Studio, a new fantasy skirmish miniatures game that's up on Kickstarter.
The game lets you design the characters you really want to play by giving you different upgrade cards you can use on your heroes. So you can choose between things like being the party healer or being the melee beatstick. The box game comes with everything you need to get playing, including two full size armies, rulebook, 54-card deck, and more.
The campaign is just getting underway, but is already more than half funded with still 38 days left to go.
Time ever-marches onward! Well... as far as we know, anyway. I guess time could stop for a while and if we were stopped along with it, we'd never really know it'd happened. Unless you were some sort o
Time ever-marches onward! Well... as far as we know, anyway. I guess time could stop for a while and if we were stopped along with it, we'd never really know it'd happened. Unless you were some sort of 4th dimensional being like in Slaughterhouse Five or something, we'd never realize it. Ok, well, this took a really quick turn to the metaphysical. Not really intended, but there we are, then. Let's just move on to today's heaping helping of bite-sized stories before I begin to discuss other laws of physics of which I have a tenuous knowledge grasp on, at best.
In this installment we have: Metal King Studio Posts Thief Episode 1- Concept Art, Model Dads' Ost-Front 15mm Decals Out Now, Heroines in Sensible Shoes female dungeoneer minis Kickstarter, Khurasan releases Vespulid Queen, MidKnight Heroes Super Chibi Miniature Line Kickstarter now Live, Kickstarter First Look: Granny Grating Armies, Kromlech new release - Morbid Beast Araneaeman, Khurasan releases 28mm scale "Los Viejos", Lands of Ruin Kickstarter launch is set to 19th of February, and Circle of Chaos: Oldhammer metal miniatures for your warband On Kickstarter.
In preparation for the upcoming Relicblade Kickstarter I've been creating a bunch of great new characters. In this web series you'll have the opportunity to see inside my studio and follow the process of creating new characters for Relicblade. You can enjoy the progress all the way from concept sketch to production.
Relicblade is a fantasy skirmish miniatures game created by Sean Sutter. Players take command of heroes and monsters as they battle to claim magical relics lost in the ancient world. Relicblade will be on Kickstarter February 9th.
Both the Wehrmacht and the Red Army made use of directional road signage and were prolific in the production of propaganda through 1941-45. This set of 15mm decals enables small-scale wargamers and modellers to do the same without all the squinting, wrist-aching over-painting angst that comes with adding all those tiny details that sets your figures and scenery apart.
Oathsworn Miniatures have launched a Kickstarter project to produce a set of 28mm female adventurers. The miniatures are all practically equipped, with sensible clothing and gear to survive a trip into the nearest dungeon.
We are very pleased to have added the latest model to our 15mm Vespulid range, the Heirarch Queen. This huge creature will make just the right centrepiece model to your Vespulid swarm.
The MidKnight Heroes Super Chibi Miniature Line Kickstarter is now LIVE!
And what is Super Chibi? Super Chibi is a new miniature line from MidKnight Heroes. This line will feature four new and interesting chibi worlds, sharing a combined universe, with all the cuteness and coolness normally associated with chibi. Every "world" in the Super Chibi line will have it's own theme and style, but all will be 100% chibi.
What's in this Kickstarter? This Kickstarter is to introduce one or more characters from each world in the Super Chibi line. We open up with two already designed and mastered models, Chibi Elvia and Elizabeth. This Kickstarter will cover the expense of taking them from mastered designs to completed molds and figures, as well as provide us with funds to help produce additional designed figures, with an aim towards launching the first of 5 games in the Super Chibi Universe later this year. The worlds that we have planed have settings all over the place from more modern, to Sci Fi, to fantasy, and even mecha, with Super Chibi Clash being the uniting force. We've got it all.
Come check out the Kickstarter and this new world we will be creating.
If you struggle to get friends and family into gaming, then this is the product for you! Coming soon from EZPainter is their first rule book which enables you to build and play with basic armies on a mass level in an ancient world. This post from the blog features their first promo image, the first teaser and the making of said teaser which includes a quirky live filmed 2-d animation.
Check it out now and follow along for more news soon!
Hi, one of the most horrific dwellers of The Garden of Filth is Morbid Beast Araneaeman. A mutated form of human and spider. Toxic, poisonous, angry beast which hunts its prey and consume it while it's still alive...if you do not have arachnophobia and you would like to buy yourself a new pet ;), here you can do it: Morbid Beast Araneaeman
Mounted at 50mm round base. Model is 28mm height and 55mm long
After years of searching these little desperados have finally been brought to bay! It's Los Viejos, the fastest draw with a plasma pistol this side of the Rio Grande.
The Lands of Ruin Kickstarter will launch on the 19th of February!
With the Kickstarter campaign, the LoR team will produce a line of high quality, resin cast 28mm scale miniatures. These 3D sculpts were created by an amazing Romanian sculptor Silvaticus.
The range of miniatures consists of 6 hero characters. Each hero is accompanied by 3 cohorts. Players will build their own tribes with any combination of heros by unlocking them to their account. To play the game players will choose (usually) 2 or more heroes from their tribe for a battle and fill in the rest of the team from the cohorts of the selected heroes.
The Circle of Chaos is a team of sculptors from the world of miniature wargaming. The Circle is very proud to announce our first project. We have created a set of masters and are ready to produce 7 evil and chaotic figures for use with 28mm games. The set will be cast in white metal.
We are running the project using Kickstarter. All our backers who pledge will be rewarded with one set of the seven figures. Free world wide postage is included in the pledge for complete transparency. The project on Kickstarterwill run for about two weeks and end on the 16th of February.
The sculptors who worked on this project were Curtis Fell, Ross Whitehorn, Geoff Solomon-Sims, James Sherriff, Christian Af Bjärgö and Andy Atom Taylor
We have also slated a big surprise for our backers. It’s being kept under wraps for now but soon to be revealed is a mystery model from Jason Wiebe. It’s looking very huge and very awesome, so please stand by for some images!
Our project manager for this Kickstarter campaign is Curtis Fell, proprietor of Ramshackle Games. Curtis brings a wealth of expertise to the project having run five successful campaigns so you can rest assured that this one will be delivered on time.
Welcome to Friday, ladies and gentlenerds. We've made it here once more. Congratulations!It means the weekend is just about here. Time to rejoice.It also means we have a batch of bite-sized stories to
Welcome to Friday, ladies and gentlenerds. We've made it here once more. Congratulations! It means the weekend is just about here. Time to rejoice. It also means we have a batch of bite-sized stories to bring to you now. Let's dig in.
Today we have: Arena Rex new release: Hagal, Dead of Winter Roberta Plum Promo Available From Plaid Hat Games, New Black Plague Zombicide Paint Set From The Army Painter Coming Soon, New Dawrves from Scibor, Kromlech New Release - Gentleorc Heads, New Maneuver Dials for X-Wing From Fantasy Flight Games, Dragon Queen finally available From Kabuki Models, Little Orc Wars: Human Troopers Available From Skirmisher Publishing, New Wild West Exodus Previews Posted, Cul-De-Sac Conquest Kickstarter Campaign - Week in Review, and Relicblade: Adventure Battle Game Inbound.
In time to start your Christmas shopping early, Roberta Plum is a new Dead of Winter promo character available while supplies last exclusively from PlaidHatGames.com!
In the giving spirit of Roberta, Forest, and the joy of Christmas, buy 1 Roberta Plum promo and get the 2nd half-off! Buy a second as a gift or to hang as a holiday decoration!
The next installment of Zombicide paint sets: The Black Plague Paint Set is out for release end of November 2015.
The special WP8012 Warpaints Zombicide Black Plague Paint Set is for the forthcoming Zombicide Black Plague boxed game and the Wulfsburg expansion, recently funded through a record breaking successful Kickstarter campaign. This stand-alone Warpaints set gives you the colours you need for painting zombies, ferocious wolves and grim survivors for your Zombicide Black Plague game.
Includes 10 special formulated Warpaints designed specifically for Zombicide: Black Plague & Wulfsburg - this set enables you to enhance your gaming experience by playing with painted miniatures!
These models are made of high quality resin. The set contains 10 dwarves miniatures and 10 square 20mm scenic bases. They are unpainted and require assembling.
Hi, has anyone ever told you that Orcs are brute? Well, they were all wrong ... just look at this :) Remember a Gentleorc will walk but never run ... to WAR !!
Fantasy Flight Games is proud to announce three Maneuver Dial Upgrade Kits for X-Wing™!
X-Wing is a two-player miniatures game that invites you to enter the Star Wars universe and pilot iconic starships in tense, breakneck battles of skill and daring. The first player to destroy his opponent’s squad is the victor, and a vast assortment of ships and upgrades gives you the ability to infinitely customize your squadron.
In every game of X-Wing, you and your opponent secretly plot your ships’ movements using cardboard maneuver dials and maneuver templates. Now, you can command your starfighters with greater aplomb and further customize the aesthetics of your squadron by situating each ship’s maneuver dial within a secure and stylish plastic housing!
finally the DRAGON QUEEN is available! First model designed by our character artist Melissa Spandri and sculpted by Alfonso Prieto Sarti. The dragon is 70mm tall (including the plinth) and the queen is 30mm scale. We received the first 50 units and they are flawless! thanks to our new Italian resin factory :)
This set of downloadable Cardstock CharactersTM miniatures contains three variations on five different figures, a Champion, Infantryman, Archer, Cavalryman, and War Dog. They are the ideal addition to any sort of tabletop fantasy RPG or wargame and can be used to enhance encounters or even serve as the basis for them. The different variations can also be used to easily reflect different levels and capabilities and they have been given colors that can also make them especially suitable as royal or imperial guards. One of the factions also has plain shields that can easily be customized if desired.
These miniatures were designed specifically for both the tabletop and video versions of the H.G. Wells' Little Orc Wars miniatures game. We hope you and your players will enjoy battling with them!
Big Horn - Dark Nation Iron Horse - Dark Nation Heavy Support Comparison left to right: King Scarab-Watchers, Wendigo-Dark Nation, Mole Machine - Confederate Rebellion, Crawler Buggy - Golden Army
This week has been a complete whirlwind! I had no idea how much time, sweat, lack of sleep, and emotional ups and downs went with launching a Kickstarter campaign. Before I joined the Atheris Games team, I had heard of Kickstarter and had wasted multiple hours looking at cool prototypes, but I had never even paid attention to some of the intricacies of a well done campaign. When most people hear about a company on Kickstarter, they think someone just came up with a cool idea and now they want MY money to help it become a reality. Well, that’s somewhat true. :) I don’t think that most people realize that with Kickstarter you are either all in or nothing at all. If you don’t completely meet your funding goal, you get nothing. Absolutely nothing.
We are incredibly fortune to have funded and to do so in at an incredible pace!
We launched on Thursday night at 8:30pm. I’m going to let you in on a little secret, we were working on the campaign page right up until we launched it. I’m pretty sure the video was added right at 8:30pm! Andrew and Chuck were at the Startup Hour Gainesville announcing the launch and mingling with potential backers. I was getting the social media posts ready to announce that we were going live, launching the Kickstarter campaign, and also testing to make sure the links worked. Barry was finalizing the video, and Allan and Sebastian were working on graphics/illustrations for the game. No one was sitting back and enjoying the moment (sadly). But, that’s what you have to realize when you launch a campaign, it’s a lot of hard work and it is a real team effort.
Within one hour, we raised $5,515. Incredible! Within 52 hours, we raised $10,000. As I write this post, we have amassed $12,191 with 24 long days ahead!
So, here is what you have missed behind the scenes:
Attending gaming conferences Answering emails Creating, posting, and responding to social media content Holding t-shirt giveaways Developing stretch goals Getting quotes from manufacturers Getting previews of more artwork (we promise to share some soon) Reaching out to the press and bloggers Going to gaming stores and setting up test play events Getting interviewed by the press and…. obsessively checking our pledging and backer stats!
Metal King Studio is proud to announce that the production miniatures for their upcoming release Relicblade: Adventure Battle Game have arrived.
Relicblade is a fast paced miniatures game that combines the dynamism of role-playing combat with the non-stop action of a war-game. This small scale fantasy skirmish game requires relatively few miniatures to play, and features uniquely dynamic character activations. Relicblade offers exciting gameplay for players of every skill level.
Relicblade-Wave 1 will consist of 11 detailed fantasy miniatures, 10 character cards, 25 upgrade cards, and 6 relic cards. Rules and Cards will be offered as a Free PDF download to get players started as quickly as possible.
With the figures in hand the first sets of Relicblade will be available very soon! Keep and eye on Metal King Studio's Facebook page and Relicblade.com for updates.
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