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Is it just me or just Starkid have an air-bubble hole just under his mouth?

I'm guessing they did pretty rough physical sculpts and then cleaned them up after 3D scanning since the gencon stuff isn't the mess they're showing on the teasers

Not sure why they're showing the roughs though since the clearly have better available now

As a native of planet Glomp, Red is tall, hardy, strong, and needs a LOT of moisturizer. Glompans, as a whole, invigorated the moisturizer industry, as everywhere in the galaxy is just too darn dry to keep their claylike skin from flaking and cracking. It’s not painful, but it sure does leave a mess, and Red hates messes, though she certainly does make plenty in battle. Given her size and strength, any enemy that gets in her way is sure to be reduced to an unsightly smear.


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As Peeks age, they get bigger, stronger and… well, a little bit crazier. They tend to revert back to their Weeble state, both in mentality and hunger. Naturally, this all fits in perfectly with Supreme Commander Thorne’s designs. The Peek-a-Round, as they’re called, are given powered armor, all the guns they can carry, and orders to ‘go have fun’. If the giggling and maniacal laughter are any indication, the Peek-a-Round are having way too much fun indeed. It might seem counterintuitive to introduce such chaotic creatures to a battlefield under Thorne’s command, but trust us: it’s all according to plan.

Bahbaka comes from snowy, chilly Baccahlanche, a founding world of the Starcadian Alliance. He was afflicted with wanderlust at an early age, joined the Starcadian Marines, and traveled the galaxy, sweating every minute of it. He doesn’t understand how the other galactic species can take such constant, withering heat! Anything above freezing is just too hot! Plus, your pocket ice cream always melts! It’s almost barbaric. Despite enduring desert-like conditions for most of his career, Bahbaka has risen to be one of the Alliance’s greatest tactical minds and leaders.


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As Octopians increase in strength, they also increase in size. Rumor has it that there’s no upward limit on how large Octopians can get, and their deepest canyons are home to city-sized Octopians of immense strength and intelligence. Fortunately those can’t fit on spaceships, and the Octocruels are about the biggest Thorne has to throw at the Alliance. Still, they’re plenty deadly and plenty scary, having given up on their signature knives and now relying on their own claws and many, many arms to grab heroes into a crushing embrace.


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Sigh,

I wish they'd quit using these awful prorotype scupts for these promotional images when they've got far better done already

For a Melodramian like Nixie, life is an endless series of glorious battles, usually starting around breakfast. In fact, she’s usually going to war WITH her breakfast, something her fellow crewmates have to get used to. For all her volatility and CONSTANT USE OF CAPSLOCK, Nixie is incredibly valuable to the team. Her species’ warlike ways make her perfect for taking on threats to galactic peace, even if sometimes she’s the biggest threat. Nixie doesn’t intend any harm to her allies, but the big babies could learn to dodge a little better, RIGHT??


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One couldn’t ask for a more dangerous enemy than Supreme Commander Thorne. He’s brilliant, ruthless, and infallible. In fact, when there’s any fallibility to be found, it’s in his subordinates. While the Commander’s plans are perfect and flawless, timed to the very moment every trooper fires their rifle (or even reloads), sometimes random chance interferes. It’s infuriating! All disorder and chaos must be driven from the galaxy! Only the Starcadian Alliance stands in his way, but not for long! Muaha hahaah HAHAAHAAHAHHAHAHAAAAA!!!

Okay, that last one made me laugh.

 Zethnar wrote:
Okay, that last one made me laugh.

Yeah, that is pretty funny!

(paid)preview from The Dice Tower

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Now Live

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cmon/starcadia-quest/description


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Main Game ($80)


Expansion Box ($40, so $120 total)

KS exclusive hero, main box


KS exclusive pirate, expansion box


and the stretch goals

I haven't played AQ because my go to Chibi game was SDE. Now that SDE seems to be dead in water, I guess it might be a time to jump ship. The SciFi element is cool and different enough for me to try SQ out at least. There propably won't be a SciFi SDE coming any time soon (if ever), so there is room in my self for this.

I seem to be buying into a lot of SciFi kickstarters lately... Z:Invader, Nemesis, Sine Tempore, Core space (and maybe Heroes of Black Reach can be counted here) and now SQ. It'll be nice to see which one will come on top out of these.

another unlock


and a new target


ahh yes, the comments,

Oh noes, we're not getting enough heroes (well it's a change from complaints about too many)

the value's not there (well you might be right, you might not, but it's pretty dumb to moan about it so close to the start of a KS)

the comments are really quiet (the new KS format with replies is really messing with people perceptions)

This one is only for those getting the expansion


an add on


another add on, Dragonballwars style



and a new target for everybody, by Grapthar's Hammer! (if you don't get this reference please report to your nearest DVD shop/streaming service immediately)…… actually the bio and image both seem to reference the same thing so I won't be surprised if the IP lawyers get it removed or changed, but we'll have to see

I understood that reference.

The cowboy-ess Brandy is my favourite figure so far. I guess I have soft spot for space-westerns (*cough*firefly*cough*). I also like the Amaze-on, Yuri, so I think I need to buy both sets.

Ah, Zoe makes appearance. I wonder if we might get a few other Serenity crew too?

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:


the comments are really quiet (the new KS format with replies is really messing with people perceptions)

I don't know.

- September campaign, not the ideal time for gathering funds from people (new school year starting and all...).
- Another "flash campaign" from CMON. Most people following them are now used and know how it works - so, no need for them to ask the same questions from before.
- It's really Arcadia Quest in space - basically and mainly a visual and setting change overall. Not much to comment, TBH.
- Not sure if CMON's kickstarter strategy will last for long at this state. Retailers rightfully complain about their methods.

It's not just KS's new commentary section, IMHO.

here's the updates



and add on, not sure I want it, but I do want 'Sting is tiny blue pants', decisions, decisions


for the expansion backers only


for the main game, another hero I wonder whether will be there by the time the IP lawyers have had a look


again expansion box only


dice add on


different dice add on

underwhelming for me, but it seems like loads of people wanted a plastic dashboard of some sort



optional tokens, buyer beware with these as they will probably end up looking a lot simpler and less nice based on previous KS

I think the plastic dashboard is a good thing to have. It keeps the equipment tokens shifting around too much.
So I'm good with the 500K SG.

I have been happy with the Zombicide: BP and Massive darkness plastic tokens, so if the SQ plastic tokens are made same way I will be happy with them too.

Spock is nice.

The PvP add on is something I could take or leave (as I don't own any previous AQ games), but having the Feyd-Rautha fig propably weights the scale in favor of getting this. I still can play the PvP with just SQ figures (and might even rep the fantasy stuff with my SDE collection).

so this happened




also comes in the expansion

Looks great to me, the robots will be small/pet sized from the look of it (and add a bunch of complexity which some may not like if they want real fast play)


next up in the main box


and an expansion expansion (pretty sure you'll need the Bot expansion to actually play these)


main game, his coat it is brown


for bot expansion buyers only

I don't see how the Bot expansion would add too much complexity to the game. It's just a third character for the crew (i.e. 1 Bot per player). AQ games already had 3 characters/player, I think. SQ reduced thit to 2 characters/player. Now the Bots, if you use them, restore this to 3 characters/player.

Anyway, I got the full Serenity Crew I was hoping for (Mal & Zoe), so I'm happy. If more will show up, all the better, but at least now I can field a Serenity Crew.

Now, if I can build a passable Claptrap out of the Bot options, it'll be perfect! There looks to be a wheeled bottom (picture has mono-wheel, but the model has 2 wheels?). I think they said in the comments that that fig was a resin prototype and the finished version will be mono-wheel. I hope so. Can't have a Bot expac with out a chance to build Claptrap!

EDIT: Actually, Donald is a SG for the Pirate expansion, not for the main game. So both of the Firefly characters are in the pirate expansion. Not a problem for me as I was getting it already. I like space pirates. With a Firefly crew included it just became a no-brainer for me.

I agree with you that the bots aren't going to be adding any significant amount of complexity, it's just what a fair few in the comments are worrying about so I thought I'd better report it

Myself I think they're great and will get the add on and the extra bot pack too

Great value if you like the minis!


Poet's to the galaxy, between a bit of intergalactic bypass building

Wow, interesting to see how much less this one is making compared to most CMON campaigns. I admit, I've pledged to the last 3 arcadia quests, but this one was a pass for me. I like the sculpts, but admittedly, would have just preferred more Fantasy Arcadia Quest expansions (like the mount one we got earlier this year).

I whereas I got the first and quite liked it,

but never felt drawn to get the other two (the change in sculpt style didn't work for me), but I'm all over this one

I ok, but not excellent performance is in part down to this being SF (seems to do worse than fantasy for this sort of game), CMON running too many KS in a year (even their fans have budgets), and probably a bit of franchise fatigue

another robot, the comments are getting hostile




spend more money.... this was probably a stretch goal, do I really want it, not sure as I've got plenty of doors and turrets already


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but in better news the plastic tokens I dont' want to get now comes with plastic tokens for the optional build a robot expansion too

Now in the final 3 days, with 60 or so hours to go

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36 hours to go

No sign of the final 48h rush yet, so I guess it won't be coming. It'll be slow slog to the end.

Well this KS still has a nice enough haul anyway. Lots of scifi chibi to use in various game systems.

No it doesn't seem to be but AQ: riders didn't have one (although there were no stretch goals so probably not a surprise)

but even death may die didn't have much of one



and this could still follow the same track