Lo! Thy Dread Empire ☠️ #ZineQuest

A project in Edinburgh, UK by Tanya Floaker
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A Grimdark, Anti-Capitalist Narrative Wargame / Tactical RPG
Backers: 585
Average Pledge Per Backer: £29

Funded: £16,821 of £500
Dates: Aug 2nd -> Aug 18th (17 days)
Project By: Tanya Floaker
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Latest News

ART DROP!

August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi again, I did't expect to be posting again so soon, but when you see this you'll know why I had to. With just over 24h remaining on the campaign, Julia has started completed two new pieces of art. These were made possible by your backing of the... (Read More)

Dying Hours

August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone! We are now in the dying hours of the campaign, and it is going out with a bang. We have comfortably passed the £12k mark and so the book will now have ten (yes ten) new pieces of art. Each will depict the iconography for each of the... (Read More)

£10k, More Play Aids, and ten pieces of art up next!

August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Unholy Gaucamole! Thanks to each and every one of you we have comfortably crossed the £10,000 funding level. This means that every single Play Aid Pack will come now have an A5 Rules Reference Sheet. Not only is this easier to use at the table, it... (Read More)

Ten More Special Characters

August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello backers! Thanks to all your help, we are now comfortably past the £8500 mark. I have added the Entropic Mausoleum pledge level. This mirrors the Crumbling Necropolis and allows ten more backers to add their own special characters to the book... (Read More)

Hardback Books are GO!

August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Timezone to you, Thanks to everyone here, we just crossed the £7k mark! I have added a new pledge level for people to upgrade to a Hardback Book. If you are able, upgrade your pledge now!  Those of you on the Crumbling Necropolis (£75) pledge... (Read More)

Day 2 Extra: Straw Poll

August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi again all, Sorry about making two updates in one day. I'll try not let it happen again. I've a quick straw poll for something to unlock if we hit £10k. Please only answer if this is something you can afford and would pledge for:   If there was a... (Read More)

Day 2 Update: A Bigger Book

August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all, Another 24h and we have now have the budget to vastly expand the scope of Lo! Thy Dread Empire! This includes adding new optional rules, advice for using L!TDE with tabletop RPGs, and expanding The Skeleton War campaign. This will easily take... (Read More)

Day 1 Update: A Spectacular 24h

August 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! Phew! What a day! Many thanks for making Lo! Thy Dread Empire such a success. Things have been helped along by Kickstarter naming this a Project We Love. As we reach the end of the first 24h we have already funded: All the core rewards New cover... (Read More)

Thank you!

August 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all, I just want to make a very quick update to say thank you for getting this project over the line! I'm blown away at the speed it happened in. Fingers crossed we will start unlocking some of those Stetch Goals very soon. I'll talk more when I'm... (Read More)

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