Shadows of Brimstone (Warhammer Quest like game with a Wild West v Cthulthu Mythos Setting) - KS

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**Kroothawk**

Update #21
3300 Backers and Counting! Wasteland Terralisk! A Closer look at Beli'al! And a Brand New Hero Sculpt!

Hello Brimstone Gang-

Great new stuff for this update! First off, we are now up to 3300 Backers for the project and it's great to hear how excited everyone is about the game. Thank you all for the amazing messages and emails sharing your enthusiasm! In the Comments section of the Shadows of Brimstone Kickstarter page, a real community has formed and it is exactly the kind of thing that makes us excited to make games! Please keep it up and be sure to welcome backers who are new to the group. Now, on to more news and info...

We just added a new item to the Optional Add-On Menu. It's a new XL Sized Creature from the Blasted Wastes OtherWorld.

Wasteland Terralisk

The Terralisk is a new XL enemy for the Blasted Wastes. Living deep under the sulfurous sands, these massive insect-like creatures lay in wait for unsuspecting prey to stray too close to their hunting grounds. They are attracted to vibrations in the ground and often tunnel their way through rock and sand to reach the site of a newly crashed ship or freshly opened portal to an Otherworld in hopes of an easy meal!

With the ability to erupt from the ground under Heroes, casting them aside while taking a bite or two along the way, or worse yet, pulling the Hero back underground with it, the Terralisk is a fearsome foe to fight! Whether in the claustrophobic confines of the mines if they have strayed through a portal into our world, or in the burning desert sands of the Blasted Wastes, the Heroes must always be wary not to wander into a Terralisk hunting ground!

A Closer look at Beli'al

Yesterday, we revealed the $1M Stretch Goal, Beli'al, The Scourge of Worlds! The reaction has been great and people have asked for a closer look. So, here are some larger, more detailed images of the figure from the front and rear views:

A Brand New Hero Sculpt

We just received the brand new sculpt for the Nun (the Female version of the Preacher Hero Class). She looks amazing and we are very excited to show her off. Take a look!

That's it for now, Guys. More exciting news and a very cool new Add-On tomorrow!

Thanks, Scott

**Forar**

Moopy wrote:
Bromsy wrote:

Well, they wanted enemies you could reliably beat; too much Cthulhu ends up with your characters dead, insane, or worse.

Which I like.

And there are a great many games that reflect the players having little chance to beat the lumbering monstrosity that stirs in the abyss. Depending on what expansions you use and who you play with, Arkham Horror can be several hours (or entire an afternoon/evening) of watching the board win.

However, a game like this, or HeroQuest, or any other game of the 'dungeon crawler, possibly lite' genre generally shies away from such things, unless playing intentionally as a 'one off' game where it doesn't matter if the characters live or die. A challenge is to be expected, but stack the deck against the team too heavily and it basically becomes impossible to advance, which defeats the purpose for a lot of people.

Also, apparently there will be variant rules included, and there's always the option to make up your own extra challenges. Flip a higher tier of monster card, or more of them, or have 'perma-death' after X injuries/insanities incurred, or what have you.

**Kroothawk**

950k passes, undead outlaw gang unlocked.
Next stretch goal Badlands Expedition cards.

**Aeneades**

Couple of new addons just went up, an additional blasted lands encounter deck and a Crimson Hand mission pack with a new room tile, 12 cultists, rules, cards and mission booklet.

**Kroothawk**

Update #22
New Add-Ons! The Cult of the Crimson Hand! A Closer look at Mission Packs!

Hi Everyone!

Today was amazing for the project. We had the most new backers in a single day since the first four days of the campaign! We unlocked a couple Stretch Goals and are getting dangerously close to unleashing the big guy...Beli'al! I suspect that with the community that has built up around this game, spreading the word, we'll be putting up more Stretch Goals soon. I truly hope so, because we have some incredible stuff yet to come.

New Add-Ons!

Today, we put up TWO new items in the Optional Add-ons Menu! A brand new Encounter Pack for the Blasted Wastes called 'Burning Sands' and a new Mission Pack themed around the Cult of the Crimson Hand. Speaking of the popular cult, let's take a look at the newest enemies to join the Shadows of Brimstone world...

The Cult of the Crimson Hand

The Order of the Crimson Hand is a vile cult that has infiltrated all levels of society around the world with their evil influence! Their main focus is to gain power by collecting arcane knowledge and occult artifacts, and they will stop at nothing in achieving this goal! With a black hooded cloak, long-nosed white face mask, and blood red tabard, the fanatical cultists of the Crimson Hand worship the dark gods of old and perform dark rituals to harness demons to do their bidding!

It is unclear when the Crimson Hand first ventured out to Brimstone, but one thing is certain, the lure of the Dark Stone surely attracted them long before the cataclysm that burned the town and countryside, and unleashed all of the portals and creatures into the area. Now they search the mines and caverns in the hills for gateways to other worlds that they can pass through and ancient artifacts to recover for their own devious ends, setting up summoning circles and wicked alters to complete their rituals.

A Closer Look at Mission Packs

Each of the Mission Packs offered in the Add-Ons menu is a themed adventure set including a new Enemy type, new cards themed for those Enemies, a set of new Missions involving them, and a new Objective Room Map Tile that, like the other map tiles in the game, is double-sided. It has an Old West Mine side and an OtherWorld side, both for use with the themed Missions of the set. These Objective Rooms are larger than your average Unique Room Map Tile and are generally dead end rooms with no exits other than the entrance – offering a final showdown location for the Heroes to find, or the resting place of a mission objective. We just completed the Objective Room Map Tile artwork for the Old West side of the first two Mission Packs - The Vampire Nest and the Werewolves' Den! As Backers of this project, we want you to have the first look:

Mission Packs are great for adding a series of fun adventures themed around a particular enemy type, but can also be seamlessly integrated into the normal missions and campaign system from the Core Box Sets.

Well, that's it for now! Lots more to prepare...We have plans for new Add-Ons every day through the rest of the Kickstarter Campaign! It should be a thrilling next few days. I'm so glad that you guys are along for the ride!

Thanks, Scott

**Bromsy**

That goddamned Crimson Hand. It's not enough that they make my allies betray me in Fortune and Glory, huh? I'll show 'em.

**Alpharius**

Willpower save just about failed here - I fear I'm about to go...all in!

And then call it a day for Kickstarters in 2013 too, dammit!

**highlord tamburlaine**

Alpharius wrote:
Willpower save just about failed here - I fear I'm about to go...all in!

And then call it a day for Kickstarters in 2013 too, dammit!

I think this and HeroQuest are my last hurrah this year.

Hopefully I can resist the sweet sweet lure of lots of cheap figures and interesting game mechanics for a while.

**Kroothawk**

975k passes and cards unlocked.
Now rushing to next stop: 1 Million $.

**Grot 6**

Send in more cultists!!!

That fixes most problems.... aside from the high explosives, that fixes all the rest.

**Forar**

Nearly half way to the big unlock.

HeroQuest supposedly launches within hours.

The next ~81 hours may prove very interesting indeed.

**Aeneades**

The million goal has now been reached. Quite a few stretch goals have now been added including ones at 1.5 (new Otherworld) and 2 million (train tile set). The stretch goals are now $50,000 apart but I am not surprised as thy have been extremely generous with them so far.

A new xxl sword wielding cthulhu addon has also been added this morning.

**Bromsy**

Gakfire, that new Cthulhu add-on has pretty much sealed me into the Mine cart.

**cincydooley**

So what add ons would y'all get if you really want to keep it to the first two boxed set realms?

**spiralingcadaver**

Personally, I'm leaning away from it because of how far they're pushing upgrades, but would/will go for some of the character classes and go for depth instead of breadth with expansions, i.e. get a full set from one world, rather than a smattering from a few.

**Aeneades**

cincydooley wrote:
So what add ons would y'all get if you really want to keep it to the first two boxed set realms?

The XL Raptor is from the world in the swamp boxset and the XL Golem is from the world in the other box set. Apart from the tribal human character class which is from the swamp world (and definitely not essential) you could easily just add in a couple of the mission packs as they all offer a variety of new missions and encounters but again they are not essential. The ghosts of the damned card set is relatively cheap and adds a few new encounters to the mines so that might be one to pick up. Otherwise you could bulk out the Scafford gang by picking up the two addons for them.

**cincydooley**

Aeneades wrote:
cincydooley wrote:
So what add ons would y'all get if you really want to keep it to the first two boxed set realms?

The XL Raptor is from the world in the swamp boxset and the XL Golem is from the world in the other box set. Apart from the tribal human character class which is from the swamp world (and definitely not essential) you could easily just add in a couple of the mission packs as they all offer a variety of new missions and encounters but again they are not essential. The ghosts of the damned card set is relatively cheap and adds a few new encounters to the mines so that might be one to pick up. Otherwise you could bulk out the Scafford gang by picking up the two addons for them.

Okay cool. That's what I was thinking but I wasn't quite sure.

I'm really going to try and keep this under $200

**endtransmission**

cincydooley wrote:
Aeneades wrote:
cincydooley wrote:
So what add ons would y'all get if you really want to keep it to the first two boxed set realms?

The XL Raptor is from the world in the swamp boxset and the XL Golem is from the world in the other box set. Apart from the tribal human character class which is from the swamp world (and definitely not essential) you could easily just add in a couple of the mission packs as they all offer a variety of new missions and encounters but again they are not essential. The ghosts of the damned card set is relatively cheap and adds a few new encounters to the mines so that might be one to pick up. Otherwise you could bulk out the Scafford gang by picking up the two addons for them.

Okay cool. That's what I was thinking but I wasn't quite sure.

I'm really going to try and keep this under $200

I'd go for things like the Lost Army expansion as this sounds like it takes place in mines side of the tiles rather than another world and Colonel Scafford to expand on the Scafford gang you're already getting in the $150 level. For the heroes, I'd probably go for the Doc as he seems very different to all the other character types

**Aeneades**

endtransmission wrote:
cincydooley wrote:
Aeneades wrote:
cincydooley wrote:
So what add ons would y'all get if you really want to keep it to the first two boxed set realms?

The XL Raptor is from the world in the swamp boxset and the XL Golem is from the world in the other box set. Apart from the tribal human character class which is from the swamp world (and definitely not essential) you could easily just add in a couple of the mission packs as they all offer a variety of new missions and encounters but again they are not essential. The ghosts of the damned card set is relatively cheap and adds a few new encounters to the mines so that might be one to pick up. Otherwise you could bulk out the Scafford gang by picking up the two addons for them.

Okay cool. That's what I was thinking but I wasn't quite sure.

I'm really going to try and keep this under $200

I'd go for things like the Lost Army expansion as this sounds like it takes place in mines side of the tiles rather than another world and Colonel Scafford to expand on the Scafford gang you're already getting in the $150 level. For the heroes, I'd probably go for the Doc as he seems very different to all the other character types

All of the mission packs addons come with a double sided the mines on one side and another world on the reverse. Would be handy if they said which other worlds each pack is for as those only getting the core set would get more use out of them. The succubus mission pack is for the mines and Cynder world which is included within the stretch goals so that might be a good one to get.

**endtransmission**

Aeneades wrote:

All of the mission packs addons come with a double sided the mines on one side and another world on the reverse. Would be handy if they said which other worlds each pack is for as those only getting the core set would get more use out of them. The succubus mission pack is for the mines and Cynder world which is included within the stretch goals so that might be a good one to get.

Have they explicitly stated that it will always be another world on the back? I could see some of these mission packs being a mine on one side and specific objective room on the other

**highlord tamburlaine**

I'd actually wait and see on the add ons at this point- there's supposed to be more coming every day.

I'd echo a lot of what others have said- maybe grab a class or two that tickle your fancy, and stock up on either guys that expand upon the current otherworlds, or a mission pack or two that look fun.

There's still another world that's supposed to go up in the add ons before this finishes, and at least another mission pack.

**Aeneades**

endtransmission wrote:
Aeneades wrote:

All of the mission packs addons come with a double sided the mines on one side and another world on the reverse. Would be handy if they said which other worlds each pack is for as those only getting the core set would get more use out of them. The succubus mission pack is for the mines and Cynder world which is included within the stretch goals so that might be a good one to get.

Have they explicitly stated that it will always be another world on the back? I could see some of these mission packs being a mine on one side and specific objective room on the other

They sneaked that information into yesterday's update just before the pictures of the mine tile side for the vampire and werewolf mission packs.

**Kroothawk**

1 Million $ passed!

Next Stretch goals:
Female Drifter (variant)
Ally: 3x Henchmen
Serpentmen Shaman
3x Harvestors (think Bioshock)

**Morathi's Darkest Sin**

Gah, this just came at the wrong time for me.. looking like I'll have to skip it, the Heroquest one has a much greater interest for me and I can only back one.

**Kroothawk**

You sure? Read this:

Update #23
New Extended Stretch Goals! Flying Frog AMA on Reddit! The Ancient One! New Figure Sculpt for the Outlaw!

Hello Brimstone Fans!

Today was pretty incredible. We blew through the $1M mark and unlocked the Big Guy...Beli'al! Now, he will be included for FREE to all Backers at the OUTLAW Pledge Level or Higher, along with all of the other Stretch Goals that have been unlocked. I think I can speak for all of Flying Frog when I say that we are blown away by the reaction to the game, honored that you have joined us in this project, and we will be working hard to make it one of the biggest and best Dungeon Crawl Adventures in the history of boardgames!

I spent several hours in the Comments section today, chatting with backers and answering questions. It was fantastic to be there when the project hit the Million dollar mark and Beli'al unlocked! I continue to be surprised by the community that has sprung up around this game - on the Kickstarter Comments page, on BoardGameGeek, on TheZombieGame.com, on Facebook, and even a new Shadows of Brimstone forum called brimstonecowboy.com! It's awesome and I think it is a preview of the larger community yet to come, with people sharing their custom enemies or Hero Classes, custom Missions, Gear, Artifacts, etc.

New Stretch Goals

Today we posted many new Stretch Goals, including the next several in line and some heavy duty extended Stretch Goals, further out, that give us something to aim for! Specifically, we revealed some very cool extended Stretch Goals for $1.5M and $2M. Take a look:

Join us for the Flying Frog AMA on Reddit

On Friday, 11/22 at 2PM PST, Jason, Scott, and Mary Beth from Flying Frog Productions will be doing their first "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) on www.reddit.com. It's a fun opportunity for fans to pull back the curtain and learn more about how Flying Frog games are produced and to ask those burning questions that have built up over the last six years of playing Last Night on Earth, A Touch of Evil, Fortune & Glory, etc.

The Ancient One

Today, the Optional Add-Ons Menu saw the addition of the biggest, baddest, most unspeakable, enemy yet...The Ancient One! And, YES, he is included for FREE to all Backers pledging at the Mine Cart Level! Behold...

New Figure Sculpt for the Outlaw!

We just received a brand new sculpt! This one is very cool - it is the Outlaw Hero! I know this one will be of particular interest to you because he's the big Kickstarter Exclusive Hero Class!

The Final Countdown!

This is it! It's the final countdown! As we prepare for the crazy thrill ride that is the final 48 hours of the project, we would also ask for your help to get the word out! We want to be sure that everyone who might be interested in the game and miniatures, has a chance to get in on the Kickstarter. The deals have grown to immense proportions and we want everyone to have a chance to get in on them!

We are planning to put up some very cool new items in the Optional Add-Ons Menu every day through the end of the campaign!

Thanks, Scott

**NewTruthNeomaxim**

Cthluhu... the classic, go-to, final stretch-goal of every miniatures based Kickstarter.... ever. :-p

**Grot 6**

Not bad adding a cthuhlu. Just don't honestly think he needs a sword.

Bring on more undead minions, and a necromancer Doc Holliday type.

**Forar**

NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:
Cthluhu... the classic, go-to, final stretch-goal of every miniatures based Kickstarter.... ever. :-p

Well it's a shame they screwed up a classic, because it's available right now as an Add On and they've already got a a ton of additional goals lined up. >.>

**Kroothawk**

I am missing characters with explicit African and Asian background.

**Forar**

Explicit, eh?

Dirty.