Update + PALADIN!
almost 7 years ago – Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 04:44:30 PM

Hey folks,

I'm here with a quick update for you.

• The coin has gone off to Campaign Coins for manufacturing. 
• The corebook is edited, so we're prepping to move it into layout (our layout artist has a few projects ahead of her, so it'll be a week or two). Once it's in layout, we'll update you.
• We're still sorting the dice and checking what we need to finish against what Stewart had already ordered, so there's still some moving parts (we have a lot of projects we're diving into simultaneously and we're doing our best).

But we are pushing a head as best we can, and I'm hopeful in the next two weeks I should be able to provide a list of everything and it's current status and deadlines.

PALADIN!

 PALADIN: Warriors of Charlemage is on Kickstarter right now from Nocturnal Media. This had been the project Stewart was preparing to launch in early July before he passed, and to honor him and his passion and excitement for all things Pendragon, we've moved ahead with it!  

We've already funded and unlocked 3 stretch goals. The corebook is a massive tome, clocking at 708 pages in manuscript form, and we've enlisted some of the best artists we can find to make this a reality.  

We'd love it if you'd come take a look, and help us spread the word about this.

Update
almost 7 years ago – Tue, Jul 04, 2017 at 12:38:36 AM

Hi folks,  

I'm Alan Bahr, Associate Producer at Nocturnal Media. At this point, I'm sure you've all heard the terrible news about Stewart's passing. I can't imagine how hard it's been on everyone (I can only speak for myself), but now comes the point where we have to push forward, past the pain, sorrow, and confusion, and this update is the first step down that road. I'm popping in to make sure you know a few things.  

The first being that someone from Nocturnal is here and we're not ignoring this Kickstarter.  

Secondly, Steve Wieck (Stewart's brother) and I are sorting out the various Nocturnal projects that are outstanding (this is one), and we're figuring out what we need to do to keep things moving.  

Expect a detailed plan of action in the near weeks (likely early next week, maybe a little later). Our every intention is to fulfill the outstanding Kickstarters, but our plans to do so might require some re-calibration before we proceed.  

If you have any concerns, don't hesitate to reach out to me at my email: [email protected], and I'll do what I can to help.  

Be aware, at this point, anything more concrete than "We're making plans, decisions and figuring out how to move forward" is unlikely, so please be patient with us.  

- Alan

Chapter 12 for Backers!
almost 7 years ago – Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 12:16:25 AM

The good progress continues! Please go to the backer-only Dropbox to have a look at Chapter XII: Mores. The link to the folder is in this prior backer-only update (so this update can be seen by anyone who's interested in our progress).

And here's some great news! It's possible that the PDF of Aquelarre will be in your hands by the end of July. As an outside deadline, you'll absolutely have a digital version of the game prior to GenCon in August. (So I won't need to hide from you at the convention!)

As editor Roderick has been saying, "There's light at the end of the tunnel!"

Next Books for Aquelarre

I asked in the prior update what you'd like to see next for Aquelarre, and the result was a virtual dead-heat between Asturies Medievalia (setting), Ars Malefica (pagan and witchcraft sourcebook), and Bestiarium Hispaniae ("monster book"). While that voting and discussion was underway, Cabell completed translating the 25k words of material that remained in the Game Screen, which includes a three-part adventure.

He's now started on Asturies Medievalia which was his own first choice, a choice I liked because it's the shortest of the books. However, he's set out an aggressive plan to complete all three of these books over the next nine months with the intent to be finished end of February 2018. That means, shortly following your receipt of your rewards for this project, we'll be ready to bring a second Aquelarre project to Kickstarter, something I don't want to do again without the translated text already in hand.

Which reminds me...!

Current Kickstarter Projects

There are two small-format RPGs funding on Kickstarter now that might interest you! Tiny Wastelands will be published under our Gallant Knight Games imprint, while Clink is published in association with Sigil Stone Publishing.

Both of these project creators have outstanding track records on Kickstarter, so please take a look!

 

 

 

Chapter 11 and the Future of Aquelarre
almost 7 years ago – Fri, May 26, 2017 at 10:04:01 PM

Available now in your backer-only Dropbox is Chapter Eleven, which describes the setting of Aquelarre:

The world in which the adventures of Aquelarre take place is that of the peninsular kingdoms of the 14th and 15th centuries, two centuries in which various conflicts and events of great portent take place; and for their inhabitants, a time in which war is a daily reality, Hunger comes in the form of drought for the fields, disease appears in the form of the Black Plague, and Death is a dinner guest in every house. 

This prior update has a link to Dropbox. I'm not flagging this update as backer-only so that other pre-order supporters of Aquelarre can find information here.

The text is almost completed! Cabell has FINISHED and Lester is wrapping up the final stretch goal scenario. On the editing side, Roderick has Chapter XII almost ready to share with you.

This — and bear with me, because they are strange words — has led Cabell and I to discuss what's next for Aquelarre...!

Nosolorol has published eight supplements for the current edition of the game (in this order):

• Asturies Medievalia (setting)
• Saeptum Arbitri (GM screen)
• Ars Malefica (paganism, witchcraft) 
• Legendarium Inferni (adventures)
• Daemonolatreia (demonology, requires Ars Malefica)
• Bestiarium Hispaniae (bestiary)
• Decameron (adventures)
• Retorno a Rincón (adventures)

Google Translate does a pretty fine job of auto-translating the pages with descriptions of these books:

• https://www.nosolorol.com/es/3-aquelarre

(ASIDE: While you're at the site, you should go to the home page to catch the ad for Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition. Phil Brucato did the development work on this edition and he's borne the heavy weight of Mage for some time now, but as the game's original designer at White Wolf, it's fun to see Nosolorol putting such a huge effort into THEIR translation!)

So, What Do You Want Next?

Cabell is working on the long, three-part adventure from the GM Screen that did not get unlocked in this project, and that virtually completes the Saeptum Arbitri because the other portions have been added to this project.

I think an expansion of the setting material makes sense, so perhaps Asturies Medievalia is a good place to start. Then maybe the relatively new Bestiarium Hispaniae because more monsters is always great! Then I think to double down on demons, and translate Ars Malefica. I only suggest this as third instead of second because the bestiary is only about half as long.

But perhaps you'd like more adventures sooner? Do you want Ars Malefica first?

Let me know with comments here, please.

The Moods of the Mad King

And last, Alan Bahr, who will be instrumental in Nocturnal Media's future of more timely Kickstarter delivery, has a fourth project of his own currently live. With less than a week to go, his card game The Moods of the Mad King deserves your attention. It's a 15-minute micro game for 2-4 players. Please take a look!

 

Chapter 10 - Bestiary!
almost 7 years ago – Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 10:57:28 PM

Available now in your backer-only Dropbox is Chapter Ten, the Aquelarre Bestiary!

Hop back to the prior update for the link to this DB. I'm not flagging this update as backer-only so that other pre-order supporters of Aquelarre can find information here.

We're drawing very close on the text. Translators Cabell and Lester are both working on stretch goal scenarios now that the rules themselves have been completely translated. Editor Roderick has been pouring over all the comments from backers on the posted chapters and has implemented changes for a host of the prior chapters as well as editing the recently translated chapters. Yes, this means you have more to come soon.

Once I come up from air from the current project for Talislanta: The Savage Land RPG, I'll look more closely at a possible schedule for getting this amazing book into your hands.

Speaking of the new Talislanta game, the project is in its final days, and it has some pretty cool creatures too! Below is a wood demon I've not even shown backers of that project! It just strikes me as something that would appeal to future Aquelarre players. Of course, I'd love to have your support for the new project as well. In the meantime, enjoy the Aquelarre beasts in the new text chapter.