Marvels and Prodigies

A project in Pittsburgh, PA by Samantha Hancox-Li
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Marvels and Prodigies aims to tell Modern Mythos stories in a contemporary, investigation-driven roleplaying game
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Backers: 88
Average Pledge Per Backer: $40

Funded: $3,559 of $2,500
Dates: Nov 24th -> Dec 24th (30 days)
Project By: Samantha Hancox-Li
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Latest News

Last Day Q+A

December 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey--to all yinz out there who are following the project but haven't committed yet, this is the very last day to get in on Marvels and Prodigies.  If you've got any questions about the project for me, drop them in the comments and I'll try to get... (Read More)

Character Development, and also Tsathoggua

December 20th - via: kickstarter.com
I thought I'd talk a little bit about character development in Marvels and Prodigies today!  Getting this right was always very important to me.  I wanted a system that would be flexible enough to allow players to develop their characters in the... (Read More)

Let's Talk Mechanics

December 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Today, I thought I'd try and talk a bit about the mechanics of Marvels and Prodigies.  Unsexy, I suppose, but getting the mechanical system right was one of my core design goals.  Story and ideas and vibe are crucial, but without complementary... (Read More)

Randomworlds Q+A: Some Thoughts

December 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Had a great Q+A over at Randomworlds last night.  The transcript is attached below--it was a fun, wide-ranging interview that explored a great deal of what I love about Marvels and Prodigies--from the Modern Mythos inspirations to the details of the... (Read More)

Randomworlds Q+A!?

December 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone!  I'm very excited to announce that I've been invited to do an author Q+A at Randomworlds this Wednesday, December 6 at 8:30pm EST.  I'll be around for two hours to answer any questions anyone's got about Marvels and Prodigies.  I'll... (Read More)

Character Sheets!

November 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Currently cranking away at final read-throughs and polishing of the books.  One big thing I'd been kind of dreading?  Character sheets.  Since the first draft of the project, I'd been relying on the very functional and also very ugly "just a... (Read More)

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