AAAAHHH! I’m freaking out. This is so cool!
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I’m also excited that Free League Publishing has announced Arkand– City of Waves and Flames is coming along with the Book of Magic. I am so happy to see another adventure/setting book coming so soon following Path of Glory.
As an exclusive offering in this campaign, there will be special limited-edition versions of both Arkand – City of Waves and Flames and the Book of Magic, with deluxe faux leather covers and gold foil stamping. Backers who support the Kickstarter campaign at any pledge level that begets physical rewards within the first 48 hours will receive an early pledge bonus: a 216mm x 279mm print of the cover art of their choosing: either Arkand – City of Waves and Flames or the Book of Magic. The covers for these books are beautiful, btw.
New and returning authors as well as artists for this project.
Arkand – City of Waves and Flames is written by Johan Sjöberg and illustrated by Johan Egerkrans and David Brasgalla. If unlocked as a stretch goal, this book will also include a large separate 432 x 558mm full-color map drawn by Francesca Baerald.
The Book of Magic is written by Mattias Johnsson Haake and Mattias Lilja (creators of Symbaroum) with Tomas Härenstam (Dragonbane Core Set) as co-writer and editor, and illustrated by Johan Egerkrans and David Brasgalla. I’m very happy to see that Härenstam is back doing Dragonbane content again. It’s always a treat to have the signature artists back as well.
Book of Magic is going to open doors for us indie creators as well.
When I saw that it had been officially announced I said, “At least now we’ll know roughly what not to do.”
Here’s what Free League has told us thus far:
More magic: The Book of Magic adds at least five new schools of magic to your Dragonbane game, including harmonism, demonology, necromancy, witchcraft, and illusionism – with more possible to unlock as stretch goals – as well as new spells for the existing schools of general magic, animism, elementalism, and mentalism.
More spells: All featured schools of magic come with a wide range of spells, which now come in five ranks. Each school is also described with information about their practitioners, station and reputation in the world, and what kind of spiritus familarius their members typically summon.
Players worldwide are invited to design and publish their own supplements for Dragonbane, using the third-party license for the game.
Arkand– City of Waves and Flames looks to be a lot of fun.
A rich, bustling setting: Over a dozen adventure sites spread across five districts, along with a number of campaign seeds, and even more adventure sites available to be unlocked as stretch goals in this Kickstarter.
Danger and intrigue: The player characters will experience a fierce power struggle in the city’s underworld, take on the role of demon hunters, and uncover secrets about Arkand’s storied past that could change the city forever.
Personally I don’t do a lot of urban campaigns, but I might have to make an exception for this one. It looks pretty cool. The map and the art really compel me to play in this particular environment. I haven’t been this excited for a city since Waterdeep came out in a boxed set wayyy back in the day.
Thank you for being here with me today. I appreciate you. Keep it real, but please strive for positivity, too. Please embrace the things that bring you the most joy in your life.
Jeff's Game Box 