I kind of can’t believe that in less than one week, the Far Away Land 2nd Ed. Kickstarter has already reached its third stretch goal. Thank you all!! We crossed that milestone this weekend and I couldn’t be happier because I was really hoping the project would reach this level. Not just because it’s exciting to see the project do well, but because $6000 in total backing unlocks png files for all of the hexmap icons used in the maps for the Book of Lore. This is a total of more than 400+ map icons that GMs and players can use to make their own maps for custom gameplay experience. And I have to say, the idea of all these new detailed locations being cooked up using the same icons as in the official books makes me very happy.

Maybe one day I’ll get to see what everyone has created. If you haven’t checked us out yet, please do!  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/scg/far-away-land-2nd-edition/description

 

 

The Core Rules, Bestiary I, and the Enchiridion of Awesome are all finished and I have received proofs. The Book of Lore is still having a couple small things done but proofs will be ordered within the next couple weeks. For this post, I wanted to show off Bestiary I, the cover of which features some egg thieves robbing a Velveteen Worm of her young (when I say it like that it sounds terrible). Thunder and lightning and storm-driven sky live in the background. A lot of the art in the Core Rules and Bestiary was found in first edition books and has been updated and redone for this new version, this cover piece being one (which I think was originally featured in the Nuzoz expansion). Last thing.I didn’t mention it before but yes, those are FAL miniatures in the top left of the image, a Ten Times Ten Man, a Soracan on a base, and a barely seeable Blonin. More on minis in the future (but just to let folks know the minis are not part of the Kickstarter).

Oh….and don’t forget to back us here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/scg/far-away-land-2nd-edition

 

Now that we’ve launched the Kicsktarter (link below), I wanted to show off the actual physical books. For the first image we have the Core Rules, the cover of which features an Orka with a bloodied sword in the Abyssmalsphere surrounded by fellow adventurers and demons. The inspiration for this image (I may have mentioned this before) was from the black and white “A Paladin in Hell” by David Sutherland III in the D&D Player’s Handbook from back in the day. That was always a favorite illustration of mine and this cover was directly inspired by that work. 

Another reason to show off the book is to give backers confidence in the KS project. What you see here is what you will get when you back at the $45 level.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/scg/far-away-land-2nd-edition

The FAL 2nd Ed. Kickstarter is now over $5000. We are more than fully funded and have already reached our first two stretch goals. WOW!! 😲 

 

The first $3000 stretch goal was a modest goal because one of the big priorities with this project was to get the new editions out there into the world. I didn’t want the initial goal to stand in the way of that, and I didn’t want stretch goals to feel unattainable either. Hence, this goal. By reaching $3000 in total baking, we’ve unlocked the Bestiary Handouts. These are taken right from the pages of the Bestiary I book and are provided as standalone png files. This way, GMs can easily print or access entries needed for an adventure without having to cut, copy, paste, and format using the PDFs. All of the creatures and stats you need for your adventure in one easy-to-reference stack!

The second stretch goal of $5000 unlocked all Bestiary images as individual png files. Now you can easily print and show your players what they face without having to cut and paste from the book or expose any stats. They’re great visual references to further enhance gameplay.

Track our progress toward the second stretch goal (and back us if you haven’t yet) here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/scg/far-away-land-2nd-edition/description

 

The Far Away Land 10th Anniversary Kickstarter is now live! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/scg/far-away-land-2nd-edition

There are multiple backer levels with individual and bundled rewards to give supporters options that fit their needs. We’ve also got digital and physical rewards available to backers around the world. 

And the products themselves? Page counts and other specs are posted on the KS page. But here are some quick points. This is the 10th anniversary of Far Away Land, and over that time we have remained a verified Gold seller on DriveThru RPG with a 5-star rating. The 2nd Edition reflects the growth of the game from ten years of play, feedback, experience with other systems, as well as reflection and a desire to improve the game and expand its world. It also reflects our commitment to quality with comprehensive volumes in both PDF and GORGEOUS hardback versions that hark back to the old-school feel of some of the genre’s first games.

 

Second Edition Rule Changes

 A partial list of rule changes and updates in Second Edition FAL...

While this is not a completely comprehensive list, it does list a good

amount of changes between FAL 1st and 2nd Edition

 

I’ve mentioned the Book of Lore in previous posts and wanted to show the cover here. The book is coming together and nearly done. The Appendices section is a bit larger than I first thought as it contains timelines, hierarchies, cults and religions, lineages, etc. It’s a nice addition to the book and the FAL universe that I hope folks appreciate and can dive into. The cover for the Book of Lore features a Boom materioship passing through a fissure that has been created on Far Away Land. I decided on this piece of the lore as it is a pivotal moment in the history of Far Away Land. The Boom invasion is what throws so many things into chaos and makes FAL the world it is with all of its various creatures and cultures and weirdness. I think with the timelines provided as well as the stories and the historical records in the Book of Lore, a much more vivid picture of when, where, and why things happened in the FAL universe will be available to players.