Lord Liaden Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 I apologise to Jason Walters if my posting this information here is jumping the gun. Jason, if you don't want a separate discussion for it, please feel free to delete this thread. But I felt this bit of news would be as exciting to my fellow Champions fans as it was to me, and that spreading it here could make a difference to your current efforts. In his latest update for the ongoing Larger Than Life: Tall Tale Adventures Kickstarter from Blackwyrm Publishing, which you can learn about here, Jason revealed that the success of this Kickstarter will directly impact Blackwyrm's plans to publish several other HERO System projects. These include an updated, expanded edition of Aaron Allston's classic Strike Force Champions campaign setting, toward which concrete steps have already been taken: "A complete superhero setting by New York Times bestselling author Aaron Allston. Sadly, Aaron has passed away. But we've just reached an agreement with his estate to publish a new, expanded edition of his classic work - which is possibly the most influential superhero RPG supplement ever published. We will have access to the original and extensive Strike Force “blue books,” as well as massive amounts of unpublished material he recorded and developed over decades of running this groundbreaking campaign by the author of Champions 5th Edition." Here is the full text of Jason's Kickstarter update, including details of Blackwyrm's other proposed HERO projects. All the future books sound good, but what I really want is Strike Force. FWIW I've already pledged $50 to LTL: TTA. I have confidence in Jason and Blackwyrm's track record to make this a reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 Thanks, LL. Like the man says, the first step in making Strike Force happen is to make sure Larger Than Life happens. You can pledge here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 Exactly: the better Blackwyrm does with other products, the more likely this will happen. Give to the Larger than Life kickstarter if you can - and all Hero system products - because the more support, business, and popularity they have, the more likely new stuff will come out! This is terrific news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnStrawberry Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 I knew it! I knew as soon as I bit the bullet and tracked down the original on ebay, this would happen. So please, give all due credit to my karma. Seriously, very exciting news and I'm happy to pitch in to the current KS if it helps make this happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 That's awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Wish I could donate, but cash is always tight for a Utility Clerk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Understood, but I'll just point out that the minimum pledge level to get a PDF of Larger Than Life is $10. Several backers have pledged at that level. And it's not even the minimum you're allowed to pledge. It all adds up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Baker Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 I'm glad to see this going higher. Interesting note: Even before Jason's announcement about Strike Force, this particular KS was (and still is) being carried by the Hero fans. The majority of SW and M&M pledges (57% & 81% respectively) are from backers pledged for rewards including all 3 systems. Given that SW and M&M are (presumably) bigger than Hero currently, I'm surprised that they don't have more backers. I don't play either system, so I'm wondering if this project just isn't appealing to those demographics, or if there is some SW and/or M&M community (like the Hero forums) that hasn't been tapped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Feel free to use my colored versions of the illustrations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Scott, that's because Mike Surbrook isn't as aggressive as I am. The harder you work, the better the result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Where would you go to advertise for Savage World's and M&M fans? I'd hate to see this fail because Hero fans are the only ones supporting it. I'm already in for $45. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 I'm not a player of either system, so I don't know what their online communities are like or where they're located. But Blackwyrm has been publishing M&M products for years, so surely Dave Mattingly must have some idea of their Internet presence. Fans of M&M are for whatever reason the least responsive to this Kickstarter as of when I write this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 I am in for $60. It may be that the Awards are confusing. Hopefully it will get published so we can see Strike Force. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnStrawberry Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 I'm looking forward to Center of the Earth also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 I'm glad to see this going higher. Interesting note: Even before Jason's announcement about Strike Force, this particular KS was (and still is) being carried by the Hero fans. The majority of SW and M&M pledges (57% & 81% respectively) are from backers pledged for rewards including all 3 systems. Given that SW and M&M are (presumably) bigger than Hero currently, I'm surprised that they don't have more backers. I don't play either system, so I'm wondering if this project just isn't appealing to those demographics, or if there is some SW and/or M&M community (like the Hero forums) that hasn't been tapped. The disparity in support has grown startlingly big at this point. If no-one can mobilize the SW and especially M&M communities, I'm afraid neither this nor the proposed followup books are going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Baker Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 The disparity in support has grown startlingly big at this point. If no-one can mobilize the SW and especially M&M communities, I'm afraid neither this nor the proposed followup books are going to happen. When I posted those percentages there were 51 Hero System backers, 13 Savage Worlds backers, 4 M&M backers, and 17 backers for the triple-threat. SW has actually gone up slightly overall since then (more than Hero), while M&M appears to be the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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