The Doom of Blackwinter

A project in Spokane, WA by Mark Meredith
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A Zweihander and OSE tabletop RPG adventure into the frozen high mountains to stop a renegade fey force. Part of Zine Quest 5.
Backers: 355
Average Pledge Per Backer: $16

Funded: $5,535 of $1,000
Dates: Feb 1st -> Mar 1st (29 days)
Project By: Mark Meredith
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Latest News

That's a wrap! Thank you all so much!

March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you, thank you, thank you, everyone! This has been absolutely incredible, an amazingly successful campaign, and I couldn’t have done it with each and every one of you. I’m sure my friends on social media will be happy I’m not gonna be... (Read More)

24 hours to go!

February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We're down to our final 24 hours! Please spread the word, to see how many people we can get this out to!  Tomorrow I'll give a comprehensive breakdown of where we're at, and where I expect the timeline to be on completing the book and release. Thank... (Read More)

In the final days!

February 27th - via: kickstarter.com
We're less than 2 days away to the end of the Kickstarter, and the numbers continue to climb! I'm so grateful to all the backers. You've all been so supportive. Here's to another 45 hours! I'd like to point you over to another Kickstarter, also... (Read More)

400% funded! Four days to go!

February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
We've hit our final stretch goal, hitting $4000. You all have been amazing, and we still have 4 days to go!  Any additional funds here will be split between me and the artist, and used to pay for additional stock art as needed to flesh out the... (Read More)

Stretch goal reached! One week to go!

February 21st - via: kickstarter.com
We've hit our second-to-last stretch goal, adding more artwork to the adventure. I really look forward, in the coming weeks, to show you what we're working on in even more detail. We've only got one week left, as of today. The final stretch goal is... (Read More)

Wow! $3000!

February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
We're now at $3000, which is 300% of the initial goal. We'll now have the whole region gazetteer expanded into covering the Empire of the Seven Cities. Now, the gazetteer for Ethan's Vale will still be in the adventure, but the region guide will be... (Read More)

Halfway through the campaign!

February 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! It's hard to believe we're halfway through the campaign! We're almost to $3000, but I'm not sure what to do for stretch goals beyond that point! I think that will be the last of them, as we continue finding new people interested in the... (Read More)

Stretch goal reached: The forests of Mynn

February 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, everyone! We've hit another stretch goal! We'll now have the region gazetteer as a separate PDF, stretching down into the mystical forests of Mynn. Thank you so much for helping us get there! Our next stretch goal will be to expand the gazetteer... (Read More)

Stretch goal reached! Curse: The City of One Thousand Martyrs

February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning everyone! We just hit our next stretch goal! All backers will receive a PDF of Curse: The City of One Thousand Martyrs. I'll get this out to all backers as soon as the Kickstarter ends.  Our next stretch goal is for an expanded... (Read More)

Part 2 Summary: The Ruins of Kaz Ankar

February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
After venturing up the mountain and learning the terrible winter storms are supernatural in nature, the heroes will need to follow the path of the blinding wind, into the mountain. They discover the source is coming from within the ruined stronghold... (Read More)

The Doom of Blackwinter for Zweihander will be available in Spanish!

February 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, everyone! I have exciting news! IGARol Estudio, who have translated Zwihander and other products from Grim and Perilous Studios, have agreed to translate the adventure into Spanish once it is complete. This won't be directly part of the... (Read More)

Pathfinder 2e unlocked!

February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
And that's it for system unlocks! I think four is a good number, yeah? Thank you SO much for pushing me over 200% of my goal! My previous KS had aimed for $500, so I figured aiming for double that was fair. I had no idea we'd be this far along so... (Read More)

Part 1 Summary: Climbing the Palisade Peaks

February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
The heroes will need to climb the Palisade Peaks to learn why the Orcs have ventured down from the mountains to attack the settlements in the vale below. With deep winter setting in, it will be a difficult journey.  The heroes will discover terrible... (Read More)

Another stretch goal down!

February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We're now past $1900, and on our way to $2000! Fantastic job, everyone! The gazetteer covering the Eastern side of the Empire of the Seven Cities will be added to the book. Just like the Ethan's Vale gazetteer, I don't know how many pages this will... (Read More)

21 Encounters!

February 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We’ve now passed the stretch goal which will give us 21 encounters across the whole adventure. Now, as I go through the adventure, beyond the rough draft, we may end up with more, but it will be at least 21. Our next stretch goal is 200 away, with... (Read More)

Tokens and maps!

February 4th - via: kickstarter.com
We’ve hit another stretch goal, with tokens being created of all of the creatures and NPCs you’ll encounter on the adventure. In addition, I’ll be providing maps of all locations that need them and making them usable on the table and VTT. Our... (Read More)

5e Unlocked!

February 4th - via: kickstarter.com
And with that, we'll be doing a 5e adaptation of the adventure! Fantastic job, everyone! We're now on our way to getting VTT tokens for all creatures, as well as larger maps that can be used in VTT or at your table. I'll be making the maps with... (Read More)

New stretch goal unlocked! More encounters!

February 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Maybe I should have spaced these out a little bit! We've now got 7 encounters inside the abandoned dwarven fortress itself.  After venturing up the mountain, the heroes discover that the source of the eternal winter is coming from inside the... (Read More)

Other Kickstarter highlight: Dramatis Personae

February 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
I'd like to take a moment to highlight another great Kickstarter project.  My wife, Bridget, has a Kickstarter also running right now, called Dramatis Personae. It features 30 new NPCs, each with their own plot hooks. It is systemless, so works for... (Read More)

Stretch Goal 2 is in the bag!

February 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much, everyone! We're now down ANOTHER stretch goal, which means the first third of the adventure will have seven encounters, rather than 5. This part of the adventure takes the heroes up from Ethan's Vale into an orc camp, where they'll... (Read More)

First stretch goal unlocked!

February 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
And less than 24 hours into the project, too! We'll now include a gazetteer in the book, which will expand the number of pages. By how much, I don't know, it'll grow in the telling.  We're now on our way toward the next, which is for two additional... (Read More)

Funded!

February 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all so much for helping us get to funded in less than 10 hours! This is fantastic news, and we're well on our way towards our first stretch goal!  at $1200, the book will be adding a gazetteer of Ethan's Vale, the town the adventure begins... (Read More)

Halfway There!

February 1st - via: kickstarter.com
To all backers so far, thank you so much! We're almost there!  (Read More)

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