Heroes Wanted: The Stuff of Legend

A project in Indianapolis, IN by Action Phase Games
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The first full expansion for Heroes Wanted, introducing Supernatural and Mythic heroes, new mechanics, and two new scenarios!
Backers: 1131
Average Pledge Per Backer: $73

Funded: $82,935 of $20,000
Dates: Jan 27th -> Mar 2nd (34 days)
Project By: Action Phase Games
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Latest News

BREAKING NEWS: NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH(MAN)

March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
While super-crime is at an all-time high in the greater metropolitan area, some motivated citizens, just like you, have decided to take their fight to streets (and cul de sacs)! One such individual is neighborhood hero Suburban Elf. With his faithful... (Read More)

BREAKING NEWS: BYSTANDER MODE

February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, citizens! We are in the final 36 hours of the campaign and, after a few weeks of snail-like progress, things are moving along again! While Nick I slept like giant hairy babies, we were made a staff pick AND new citizens joined the fray to push... (Read More)

MORNING EDITION: FAN-MADE QUIRK AND MORE

February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning, citizens! A few topics of note today, so let's dig in! 4 DAYS LEFT!We are officially in the final days of the campaign for The Stuff of Legend! Many thanks to all of our awesome citizens, new and old. We are truly so excited and... (Read More)

BREAKING NEWS: TIME TO PAY THE TROLL TOLL!

February 19th - via: kickstarter.com
This just in-- Over 1000 belligerent emails, posts, and tweets have flooded the wire from an armchair hero calling themselves "Vengeful Troll." It appears that in the throes of a vigilantism epidemic, the Troll has taken her fight to the forums. No... (Read More)

MORNING EDITION: 1st POLL IS UP!

February 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, citizens! We have a quick update this morning. First up on the docket is our fan-made headline poll. Nick and I WENT over all your suggestions, picked the three we thought best fell within our design parameters, made some slight tweaks, and... (Read More)

BREAKING NEWS: TRUE ROMANCE

February 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Valentine's Day, citizens! First and foremost, boom: we finally took down the Facebook Challenge stretch goal! It took longer than some would have expected, but here is the new Quirk that will be added to each and every copy of The Stuff of... (Read More)

BREAKING NEWS: A PIPING HOT CUP O' JUSTICE

February 13th - via: kickstarter.com
CHAZ CASTLEFIELD REPORTING LIVE AT JITTERS AND JUNK CAFE AND SCRAP METAL: Zeta City has its Champions and other lesser known heroes. We have Bald Eagle, but we also have Triceraclops, the official spokesman for optically-challenged dinosaurs. We have... (Read More)

BREAKING NEWS: HEADLINE TIME!

February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, citizens! Good morning/afternoon/evening--dependent upon where you are in the world! At long last we have achieved one of our social stretch goals: Fan-made Headline! We have received a handful of citizens stating they would like to see more... (Read More)

BREAKING NEWS: DOUBLE THREAT

February 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning, citizens! No thematic update this time around; just brass tacks on the docket for today. After a slow and steady weekend, we finally unlocked the custom wooden threat track token at $65k! This will be an awesome upgrade to the teensy... (Read More)

LATE NIGHT WITH TRAVIS R. CHANCE: LET'S GET SOCIAL

February 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, citizens! Well, it's been a week, and what a week it's been! With your help, we managed to plow through funding in just two hours and, once again, rocket through stretch goals with the violent force of a plutonium-fueled lawn dart! But we did... (Read More)

BREAKING NEWS: PAPA DON'T PREACH

January 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Earlier the evening, The Zeta City Syndicate of International Super Criminals and Crooks Against The Good, The Fair, and The Just filed for an injunction of protection against mysterious vigilante ‘Undercover Dad.’ Apparently, the paternal... (Read More)

BREAKING NEWS: NO MORE MR. NICE GUY

January 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Zeta City Zoo was once again the scene of a super-powered slugfest for the second time this week when the ever-sardonic Safari Jerk showed up unannounced and uninvited. Using a combination of his savage psionic gifts and patented quips, he whipped... (Read More)

BREAKING NEWS: BIG-BRAINED BIGFOOT

January 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Newsflash! A flying saucer landed near the primate cages of Zeta City Zoo earlier today, dropping off another aspiring protector of our imperiled metropolis. Calling himself Woolly Master, the brain-heavy new arrival paused long enough to... (Read More)

BREAKING NEWS: IT'S A BIRD!

January 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Earlier this week Champions’ publicist, Veronica Vox, addressed the team’s roster concerns in a candid interview with our very own Chaz Castlefield. “While we’re still reeling from Fastodon’s unexpected announcement that he would be leaving... (Read More)

BREAKING NEWS: GEARS FOR FEARS

January 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Breaking news! Today's afternoon matinee at Chester & Chaney's Big Mango Circus was cut short when the Finest Spectacle in the Nation become ground zero in a massive battle royal between the justice machine known as Colossal Golem and a clown... (Read More)

BREAKING NEWS: WIZARDS AND WOMBATS?!

January 27th - via: kickstarter.com
This just in: Earlier this evening, Police Commissioner Thaddeus Maccabee issued warrants for obscure heroes Cap'n Wizard and the Flying Wombat. The thematically mismatched duo are wanted after thwarting an underground pencil fighting league, leaving... (Read More)

AFTERNOON EDITION:

January 27th - via: kickstarter.com
From the desk of Chaz Castlefield: Since the retirement of Fastodon, The World's Fastest Mammoth, our beloved metropolis has been under siege by opportunistic villains and D-list heroes alike. City Treasurer, Cornwallace Marky, has stated outright,... (Read More)

BREAKING NEWS: TEAMWORK WORKS!

January 27th - via: kickstarter.com
This just in! A quartet of triumphant new heroes were spotted outside Zeta High minutes ago. Calling themselves, 'QuadrupleThreat Inc. Ltd.,' they caught sophomore Alicia Futts cheating on her English AP quiz. Ms. Futts had been suspected of cheating... (Read More)

BREAKING NEWS: INDIFFERENCE HAS A NEW NAME

January 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Within minutes of airing our segment on Nocturnal Owl, yet another would-be Champion just hit the wire! Moments ago, seemingly annoyed mutant 'Atomic Blond' foiled an attempted pencil truck heist downtown. The masked gunmen were no match for his... (Read More)

BREAKING NEWS: NEW HERO SAVES THE DAY

January 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Growing concerns from the Mayor’s office today, as MORE masked men and women continue to vie for the open position in The Champion’s of Zeta City. “At first, it was just the usual capes and cowls crowd. You know, the fame-grabbing wannabes with... (Read More)

MORNING EDITION: FUNDED IN 2 HOURS!!!

January 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning, citizens! The Stuff of Legend launched this morning just shy of 9am EST. Within an hour we were 75% funded. Less than an hour later we were officially FUNDED! WOWZA! First and foremost, thanks to all you amazing citizens, new and old,... (Read More)

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