A role playing game book and sequel to the successful Battle for Oz RPG.
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I have worked it out with the awesome team at Arcknight to create Oz figure flats! I will still be creating a standard Oz figure flat downloadable pdf through drivethrurpg, but I will be sending some of the the same flats to Arcknight. I will be taking preorders of both in the add-on section of Backerkit when it goes live. I will be putting a list of characters together for the downloadable PDF through drivethrurpg and it will likely be $10.00 and include about 35 characters/monsters and another 30+ NPC flats. The Arcknight page will incude 24 (front and back) medium sized characters, 2 large wide characters, and 2 large tall characters, and will likely be priced at $20. If your not familiar with Arcknigght figure flats, they have perfected a process that allows them to print high quality color art of characters on durable clear plastic inserted into clear bases. They look amazing on a table and are truly the next best thing to a 3d mini! You can see thier products on thier website here, http://arcknight.squarespace.com/shop?category=Flat%20Plastic%20Miniatures
There is a small caviat, Arcknight needs a minimum order to justify the setup costs. I plan on covering the bulk of that order so that I can have some on hand product for cons and shows but If you are interested, please pre-order through Backerkit so I can have an idea of actual intrest. As always, if you have any questions- let me know!
Dan
So while I'm waiting on Kickstarter to do their thing, I would like to start working on the new content. If you are getting this update, you are one of my Contributor Backers and have pledged to create an NPC or an Oz creature. Tell me about what you are thinking, email me your ideas at [email protected]. Remember, you can craft the likeness of your NPC to look like you, your brother, your wife, ANYONE! If you are designing a creature, it can be one that you made up or one based on L. Frank Baum’s ideas. Remember, only the books written by Baum himself are in the public domain. You can even have your creature look like a favorite pet!
If you have any questions let me know. I look forward to seeing what you have in mind!
Dan
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I am near speechless with gratitude. Thank You, to all my backers. To everyone that shared Facebook posts, emailed friends, and passed on kind words about this project, Thank You.
In reflection, our first book in 2014 was a love project to the Savage Worlds RPG. I have been a gamer for 30 years and I have played ALOT of different RPGs. But in 2009, Savage Worlds was introduced to me by a friend and the connect was instant. I finally found an RPG system that embraced all of the things I love about the experience of shared storytelling, with a set of RPG game mechanics that was simple, fun, and comprehensive. Savage Worlds walks that fine line between the crunchy game mechanics and the freeform rules-light systems and It is easy to wrap around any setting and genre. Battle for Oz was our way to contribute our voice to the growing community of Savage Worlds gamers. And like the Savage Worlds game system, Battle for Oz has grown and expanded over hundreds of sessions over the past six years. Like SWADE, this new book is my opportunity to fine-tune the Oz setting and add a little more context for players to explore. This Kickstarter campaign has completely energized me to that end. So like a broken record, I say Thank You again, I can't wait to start working with my contributor backers, add new art and new rich characters to this evolving storybook.
Logistically, I will spend the weekend working with Backerkit to finalize the project with them, create all of the surveys and the add-on list so we can get moving towards finalizing everyone's order. Be patient with me, I've never used this platform before, but I am convinced the learning curve will be worth it in the long run. The minute that Kickstarter transfers the funds to my account I will order the dice, and bennies. I may add a few things to the add-on list from some feedback I have received, like custom art orders, and Oz T-Shirts, so be on the look-out for those items in your surveys. Keep your eye on the Kickstarter Campaign page. I will be using it and my Facebook page to communicate with you guys on all project updates, production updates, and sneak peeks into the book, even after Backerkit has concluded their role in the project.
Dan
