News vom Kickstarter, der in einer Woche startet:
With little more than a week to go before the launch of the Anniversary Kickstarter, we want to offer some additional information regarding its featured products.
The city of Armarat, torn apart by the Breach, is one of few havens left in the devestated Vendilyn realmFirst, the campaign will introduce a previously unmentioned fifth product: Davokar & Ambria – Darkness Rising. In this hardcover expansion we will bring together all lore and setting information previously published in the episodes of the Throne of Thorns. It will also include some character creation options reserved for the Davokar region, as well as a series of (previously published) adventure locations.
Second, all hardcover books will have brand new cover art by Martin Grip coated by glossy varnish, and Symbaroum’s original graphic designer Johan Nohr is working to update the interior look and feel.
Third, many are wondering how the new Core Rulebook will compare to the current one. Before providing some examples, it should be repeated that the rules will fundamentally stay the same – this is not a second edition of the ruleset, and you who have recently purchased the currently available books can continue using them together with the official errata PDF.
The Revised Core Rulebook will…
… add progression tables to all archetypes and occupations, intended to help in creating and maintaining a balanced group of characters.
… introduce Expert Abilities, only accessible to those who match certain ability-related requirements.
… feature all new art for archetypes and occupations, created by lead artist Martin Grip.
… include rudimentary rules, guidelines and roll-tables for creating, staging and managing wilderness expeditions.
… present a more practical statblock design, building on the one introduced in 2021, in the Adventure Collection and The Haunted Waste.
… see some modifications to certain abilities and powers – as for instance Berserker, Bend Will and Maltransformation – with the aim of achieving better balance between player characters.
Finally, we are happy to offer you a first look at the cover of the new setting expansion. It is pretty close to final and should speak plenty about the tone and atmosphere of the Vendilyn realm. Fingers crossed that you find it both beautiful and intriguing.
Please help us ensure a great start to the anniversary kickstarter. Share the link below with other gamers, or just point them in the right direction when you meet them at a table over the weekend!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1192053011/symbaroum-rpg-revised-core-books-and-setting-expansion