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 Wehrkind wrote:
Oh man, the perspective on the kusarigama in that picture is giving me a head ache. Which way are the parts facing? How do they align together? It's like M.C. Escher had a melee weapon design phase.

Damn you for pointing that out...now my eyes hurt.

Pancho Wears The Biggest Hat In Space!

God, I wish I could see some RK love on the horizon. The void break promo flyer in my NAS rewards got me excited. Some TLC would be great for the game and could spark some interest again (in friends and stores).

A new Relic Knights release.

The Castellan comes out on Feb 24th.

 rayphoton wrote:

 Wehrkind wrote:
Oh man, the perspective on the kusarigama in that picture is giving me a head ache. Which way are the parts facing? How do they align together? It's like M.C. Escher had a melee weapon design phase.

Damn you for pointing that out...now my eyes hurt.

Yeah, there are some really serious perspective issues on that pic- everywhere you look there's something weird going on

The Castellan looks nice.

It does look nice. Could see it getting some use in other games as well.

Will be nice to find out the details on the important stuff like material, price, release date...

Aviable for general retail today

Ninja All-Stars is a board game for 2 to 4 players, where players compete in a series of challenges. Between games, ninja earn experience to gain new abilities and combat aptitudes. Ninja All-Stars features stunning, fully assembled Soda Pop miniatures and an exciting community-driving, league style of gameplay. The Ninja All-Stars rulebook is a beautiful, full color book featuring easy-to-learn rules, eight dynamic challenges, incredible artwork, and a complete history on the world of Ninja All-Stars and its clans.

Ninja All-Stars can be played using the four included teams to represent one of six prebuilt shrine teams, or to represent players’ own unique teams built from six mighty clans, each with its own strategies and traditions on how to walk the ninja’s path. Thanks to the unique team building elements, teams adopt their own unique identity based on gameplay, leading to endless replayability.

Ninja All-Stars’ strong emphasis on league play encourages players and clubs to engage in their game community and visit local retailers to seek out new leagues, matches, and tournaments to advance their team. Ninja Division Publishing will support Ninja All-Stars’ communities with an exciting range of tournament and league kits, each featuring unique narratives and fun prizes for participants.

Highlights:
•2 - 4 players.
•60 - 90 minute game time.
•Ages 14+
•16 page ruleset make learning to play fast and fun.
•Over 50 pages of story and art immerses players in the world of Ninja All-Stars.
•Fully assembled miniatures.
•Custom elemental game dice.
•Competitive gameplay.
•Emphasis on community building and league play

Product Information:
•NJD Code: NJD010100
•Studio: Soda Pop Miniatures
•Game: Ninja All-Stars
•Price: $84.95
•Materials: Plastic Models, Dice, Cards, Book, and Game Board
•Packaging: Box, 11.75 x 11.75 x 3.25"
•Release Date: February 17, 2016

Contents:
•80 page Full Color Rulebook
•36 Assembled Ninja Models
•6 Assembled Samurai Models
•Double-Sided, Illustrated Game Board
•2 Illustrated Dojo Sideboards
•Team Scroll Pad
•16 Elemental Dice
•52 Card Moon Deck
•6 Shrine Team Quickplay Cards
•4 Combat Reference Cards
•200+ Colorful Game Tokens

Anyone know how long SDE:Legends will be open for late pledges for?

Picked up a super cheap copy of Forgotten King on amazon, and am really enjoying painting up the minis, they look great with a simple basecoat+wash approach. Arcade mode is lots of fun too, so now i'm looking at getting some more stuff.

on 14th Jan they said

The pledge manager will be open for a minimum of 8 weeks. We do not have a firm close date yet, as we tend to let production drive that. We will make sure to give you at least two weeks notice before the pledge manager will close.

so that's basically mid march at the earliest, and keep and eye on the KS updates for the warning from the beginning of march just in case

"We've had many people ask when the Pledge Manager will be closing. Right now we do not have a specific date set. As we promised before, we will provide you with at least two weeks notice before locking down the pledges. At the moment China is still in full Chinese New Year swing, so even if we wanted to get production items started we couldn't. "

Orlando beat me to it - but this is from today's update.

Cheers, going to have a good look through the pledge contents, seems like a very generous Kickstarter!

Legends seems like exactly what the game needs as well, persistent characters and narrative adventures to play through.

RELIC KNIGHTS: PATH TO ASCENSION

Published by Nick Toennis, on February 23, 2016. Filed under News.




Tomorrow marks the long overdue release of the Shattered Sword Castellan. The Castellan is the first model in a line of all new releases for Relic Knights. Rivaling a Relic Knight in sheer presence, this 100% resin model is a massive centerpiece and possesses absolutely stunning detail. If you’re a fan of Relic Knights, you’re no doubt asking, “why did the Castellan take so long?” and “What is next for Relic Knights?”




Publicly, we’ve been very quiet about Relic Knights. (Some might say too quiet) However, behind the scenes we’ve been working feverishly. Relic Knights was Soda Pop Miniatures first line of models, and it carries a very special place in the design studio’s heart. When Relic Knights moved to be published under the Ninja Division Publishing brand, Soda Pop was determined to breathe new life into Relic Knight’s insane, over-the-top anime aesthetic. Achieving that vision meant ensuring each model captured the art perfectly, and was a delight to collect and paint.




Relic Knights began life as a hybrid resin/metal line of miniatures and then shifted to plastic. As Ninja Division took over publishing, the intent was to stick with plastic to finish out the models for Darkspace Calamity. We were determined to refine the process and bring the models to the high quality we demanded. Molds and production samples were made for almost the entire line of remaining Darkspace Calamity models: Asger Faust, Master Wu, Viper, Anthony, and the Rustbucket. Over several months Ninja Division and Soda Pop tweaked, examined, adjusted, and examined again. Concurrently, we began creating our resin 2015 GenCon releases: questing knight versions of Princess Malya, Sebastian Cross, and Calico Kate. When we received the first production samples of these resin models our path forward for Relic Knights became clear.





Relic Knights demanded a return to resin. Relic Knights began its life as a premium collector’s experience for hobby enthusiasts and that is where it belongs. Months of work towards the new plastics was jettisoned. We began preparing the remaining Darkspace Calamity models, as well as our future expansion models, for resin production. The human-sized models were quickly realized, while large models such as the Castellan and Rustbucket required significantly more work. The decision was made to move the release of these two epic models to lead the Relic Knight’s resurgence.


WHAT IS NEXT FOR RELIC KNIGHTS?



First up, it’s time to finish the Darkspace Calamity units. The Castellan will be available for purchase tomorrow, February 24th. Next month, the Rustbucket stomps its way into your Star Nebula Corsair cadres. In April, we begin the release of all-new Relic Knights models. Jenner the Seeker, a black paladin of the Ossyrian Order, further reinforces the corsairs. Releasing alongside Jenner is the Noh Empire Har Ancient, a member of an insane sect of Nozuki’s prophets. Following these two models will be brand-new units for all six factions, as well as expanded Radiant and Void options who can reinforce any cadre.



These releases are only the beginning for Relic Knights. This spring we will release a downloadable version of Relic Knights v1.5 ruleset, leading up to the release of the Void Break two-player starter set, and the Ascension expansion. Both of these products will include print versions of the 1.5 ruleset as well.



Relic Knights may have been quiet, but the Darkspace Calamity never stops. Over the coming weeks and months we will continue revealing the exciting plans we have for Relic Knights. If you are a veteran, now is the time to break out those cadres and start getting them prepared for battle. If you have never played Relic Knights, now is the perfect time to pick a side and begin your collection. Relic Knights is back and the universe will never be the same!

Are they going fix some of the more egregious sculpts from the existing line?

To my knowledge, they haven't stated anything about revisiting the current Relic Knights stuff. If their claim of RK holding a place in their heart is true, I imagine they want to go back and redo some things. Not sure how feasible that is, though.

I'm not sure RK has the funds to redo stuff.

Well its a vicious loop, the need to redo them if they want it to go further than what it is now.

So...all the old crappy restic stuff will be available in 'real' resin?

Or just the new stuff?

Or just the new stuff and some of the old stuff?

I sorely doubt that the restic molds will accomodate resin - resin is inflexible, and the restic molds incorporate undercuts that is incompatible with resin or other hard materials. Old restic will continue to be produced as restic.

Although, it could be that they pull a restic "master", clean it up, and then pull resins off that... For micro volume, that might make sense.

I have to agree with John's assessment. Current lines for Relic Knights models are likely to continue as-is. All the press releases have mentioned the plans are for the Dark Calamity models and other RK stuff going forward.

Nothing's been said about going back. They definitely should, though. Having the core of the game be so lacking is going to make the rest of it a harder sell than it has to be.

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:

Space Dandy!? Holy feth, I think I'll be needing that!

I'm shocked you aren't going to snatch up all the mecha, Barzam.

Curious to see what that starter will entail.

Guess we'll find out how much that Castellan is going to cost. Not my preferred Relic Knight faction, but still an impressive looking model.

At least it has actual legs unlike those hunchbacked Menoth jacks.

I actually thought that the material for Relic Knights was fine, some of the best "restic" I've used. My issues were with the price, some of the character designs, many of the actual sculpts, and complete lack of support/community, at least for the EU. So moving to resin and replacing my existing big hardback book wouldn't much help in my eyes, but I suspect that I'm not the target demographic for the line moving forward, even if I was for the Kickstarter.

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
I'm shocked you aren't going to snatch up all the mecha, Barzam.

Curious to see what that starter will entail.

Guess we'll find out how much that Castellan is going to cost. Not my preferred Relic Knight faction, but still an impressive looking model.

At least it has actual legs unlike those hunchbacked Menoth jacks.

Being that big and made of resin, I'm sure they're going to cost way more than I'm willing to spend on miniatures. They're cool and I really like that four legged one, but I'm sure they'll be too expensive for me. Space Dandy though, how could I not purchase him? He's far too awesome of a character to not own.

I'd personally prefer restic for big huge stuff. I thought it was fine for anything on a 50mm or bigger. Stuff on the 80+ bases were totally fine in restic, at least from what I've built.

I do agree some of the sculpts and poses were a bit questionable though.

Price- wise, I've seen the stuff all over the place. I certainly didn't mind getting mine for bargain bin prices.

What I want to know is....where can I buy the scifi bases that came with the original RK KS. Why is no one producing and selling them???

It's really sad they dont care about EU...

 Dentry wrote:


Nothing's been said about going back. They definitely should, though. Having the core of the game be so lacking is going to make the rest of it a harder sell than it has to be.

I agree - was super interested in Relic Knights during the KS - and almost pulled the trigger on a huge pledge. But upon seeing the finished minis was very glad I didn't. The new stuff does look great, but it (and future releases) are built on such a shaky foundation. I wouldn't jump into the range until that was rectified. (Though to be fair to Soda Pop - this keeps me from a lot of games - though it's a shame to see it happen to one that's all brand new).

Sining wrote:
What I want to know is....where can I buy the scifi bases that came with the original RK KS. Why is no one producing and selling them???

I know! Between this and Sedition Wars, CMON quietly funded a complete range of cheap, good-looking Sci-Fi bases that completely disappeared to my knowledge. Although some "dynamic" models from the RK range were definitely not suited to being glued to them...

You can get the SedWars bases pretty cheap, but you have to take a bunch of other stuff with them!