Deep Wars: Blood Reef Kickstarter läuft

Anti Matter Games haben einen neuen Kickstarter gestartet.

“The expedition has finally reached the most remote section of the Shadow Sea, an uncharted expanse previously avoided due to the violent storms caused by clouds of glowing ethereal energy swirling above the narrow channel leading there. Only after a fortuitous expedition discovered a route through a river system across an ancient flooded city were we able to circumvent this graveyard of ships and finally emerge into the unexplored waters beyond.

Our first forays into the shallow shelf zone there, an area we now call Blood Reef, have been disastrous however, with losses mounting from attacks of monstrous sea creatures as well as constant attacks by creatures I had only believed to be myth. Tails covered in glittering scales, bodies of nymphs, these could only be the Nereids of legend… Terrible was their wrath at our incursion, with foul sorcery and beams of blue death turning the water crimson in what our men now call Blood Reef. Only the lure of glowing crystals and ancient artifacts abounding in these waters has kept the pirates from mutiny, and there is now word of a strange and terrible craft wrecked in the deeper abyss. We press on and pray that these new enemies may be tamed…“

Pilny the Aged April 3, 1692

About DeepWars

DeepWars is a tabletop wargame using the „Song of Blades“ game mechanics (of Ganesha Games) set in an alternate 17th century world, where forces battle below the waves of a lost underground ocean beneath a frozen southern continent, vying for control over ancient sunken ruins and wrecks holding powerful artifacts and golden treasures. Players command warbands in battles that can span long campaigns, developing their warriors as they gain experience though combat, exploration and recovery of treasure. We will be launching.

The new version 2.5 of DeepWars will be be fully compatible with ShadowSea 2.5, „Conquest of the Underground World“. ShadowSea is a land-based game where players explored a lost underground realm full of fungal forest, ancient temples and deadly prehistoric wildlife.

The Version 2.5 updates include a more detailed combat system and more combat options, with expanded „wound“ tracking for different body part or subsystems, Also, the activation system for models has been made more flexible, so players can choose a basic action or can try to gamble on rolling for more complex actions, Finally, the 2.5 rules have an entire section on running tournaments, complete with scoring and  timekeeping, as well as new „Special Operations“ than each player gets for a scenario. The Spec-Ops are special missions that a warband can accomplish during a scenario to gain bonus Victory Points.

Game cards for each miniature are being upgraded for version 2.5 as well. They will be tarot sized (4.75 by 2.75 inch), giving more room to include all of the descriptions of Special Abilities, Weapons, Armor and Tech Items. This means much less referencing the rulebook and faster gameplay for all.

Diesmal geht es um eine mächtige Bestie, einen neuen Starter und das neue Regelbuch:

Das sind die ersten Bilder der Nereiden:

Und das sind die wichtigsten Pledges:

Die Kampagne läuft noch 29 Tage und hat über die Hälfte des Ziels erreicht.

Quelle: DeepWars – Blood Reef