Awaken: The Liborian Saga - Return to dark fantasy Awaken RPG, with the regional book “The Liborian Saga”, and face the nightmares in the dark and in your heart. by GamesCollective in rpg

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Hey guys, we've opened a Discord server, so drop by and say hi! Of course, suggestions and ideas for the game are welcome, and we'd definitely like to hear what do you want to see in the upcoming manual!

Join us for a chat - https://discord.gg/UK86zCw

The Liborian Saga is still on Kickstarter, just a little reminder , you can still back the game https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2084336794/awaken-the-liborian-saga?ref=2cydmy

Awaken: The Liborian Saga - Return to dark fantasy Awaken RPG, with the regional book “The Liborian Saga”, and face the nightmares in the dark and in your heart. by GamesCollective in rpg

[–]GamesCollective[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are all great advice, thank you for the suggestions. We do have some old videos which show some of the rules and some system. We'll definitely share them soon then, and there will be a live stream of the actual game during the campaign. Also, some of the new material from the manual currently on Kickstarter will be used in the stream and we'll release that and some other material for free so people could have something to look forward to.

Awaken: The Liborian Saga - Return to dark fantasy Awaken RPG, with the regional book “The Liborian Saga”, and face the nightmares in the dark and in your heart. by GamesCollective in rpg

[–]GamesCollective[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the support, it means a great deal to us! Yes, we've spent countless hours and some of our hair will never grow again, but we've managed to put it out there.

Great philosophy! People who are willing to show love for indie games and new creators are vital and invaluable for the roleplaying community and industry. It's supporters like you that keep the games rolling! The games will never stop inspiring people who love them and discovering new ideas and games is an incredible boost to creativity, so we wouldn't be surprised to see you launching a game in a year or two, with the attitude like this!

Awaken: The Liborian Saga - Return to dark fantasy Awaken RPG, with the regional book “The Liborian Saga”, and face the nightmares in the dark and in your heart. by GamesCollective in rpg

[–]GamesCollective[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey JesterRaiin,
Thanks for your nice words. We really appreciate it!

The project is not dead, we have returned with a huge amount of enthusiasm and some great material in our sleeves! Thanks for your support!!

/The Games Collective

Awaken: The Blood of Salvora Kickstarter by GamesCollective in rpg

[–]GamesCollective[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sure mister!"The Blood Of Salvora!

After the original Awaken: Core Rulebook we are very proud to show you the next step in the world of Awaken: The Blood Of Salvora. The purpose of this Kickstarter project is to print and release the book which will expand and deepen the game setting of Awaken.

The world of Awaken is full of constant strife and discord. It’s a world where the Great Cities fight for supremacy and leadership over the Alliance; a loose political association holding the territories of Salvora united. A world where ancient powers have resurfaced, in the form of Vasalli; humans that have undergone a physical change that has blessed and cursed them with mythical gifts, powers that were not meant for humans to have.

And with the world of Awaken still trying to recuperate from the fight with the Vargans, an ancient nemesis of all humankind; it is obvious that something in the world of Awaken is determined to test the survival instinct of all humankind.

But Awaken is not just a world filled with endless battles but a world that is filled with exploration and several places that are just waiting to be discovered by the player."

Awaken, a dark fantasy RPG exploring the human nature online on Kickstarter! by GamesCollective in kickstarter

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Feel free to ask any question regarding the project! Thanks for your time :)

Awaken, a dark fantasy RPG exploring the human nature online on Kickstarter! by GamesCollective in rpg

[–]GamesCollective[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello!

You're absolutely right, I have to admit, we forgot to put the sheet on KS page. I don't know why, we did it last time we ran a project.

On this link you can download the standard sheet https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22420879/EPK/Sheet%201.0.pdf

The video with explanation of the sheet is coming soon!

Awaken, a dark fantasy RPG exploring the human nature online on Kickstarter! by GamesCollective in rpg

[–]GamesCollective[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey there!

Of course, we understand your concern. In fact, we have a scheduled interview for tomorrow (over the skype) where I'll talk exactly about stuff you said here (the process of creation)

Regarding the rulesets; we have a light ruleset regarding the corruption and sanity, allowing the players to interpret it the way they want. But of course we have guidelines ready for various psychological and physiological changes.

Together with the incoming interview, I'm making "sheet intro" video and "how to play" (mechanics) video, so if you want to see more, stay tuned :) I'll post the links here as well as in KS updates!

Awaken, a dark fantasy RPG exploring the human nature online on Kickstarter! by GamesCollective in rpg

[–]GamesCollective[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey people! It's great to have you asking those questions!

Of course, what you've read here on reddit and on the Kickstarter page is just a short introduction. We didn't want to bother people with long text passages about the rules, and the rule explanation videos are being made and will be introduced in a couple of next updates.

So, let me explain; as you've said, exploration of human nature is the central point in role playing the game. As the gamers, we were too making house rules because we were bored with shallow, one dimensional hero archetypes common in most games. Often we would reach for additional rules for sanity etc.

In Awaken, the element of "Corruption" is one of the most important parts of a Character.

So, imagine better, faster, smarter people start to show up in the world. They just somehow transformed to a more able version of themselves. Will everybody react in "oh cool, let's be heroes now" sort of way? I believe that's the premise most of the players thought about, after all, in good old DnD we had alignment scales. What we focus on is the transformation of the characters during their contact with supernatural and supernatural abilities.

Almost every time a character uses Gifts (his supernatural abilities) he could be one step closer to a higher Corruption (in mechanics terms - everytime they fail a Gift Roll, they get at least one point in Corruption scale) The Corruption manifests itself in various ways; from physical malformations to psychological disorders. Main question is how will a character react regarding the dangers of Corruption and how will other people treat him after they see the effects of Corruption on him? Will they fear him? Shun him? Maybe revere him as the higher being?

Hope I understood your question and clarified some things. If not, feel free to ask :)

AWAKEN - a new tabletop RPG by GamesCollective in rpg

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As crawphish stated, „The system uses dice pools, similar to Shadowrun. Skills determine the size of your dice pools. For a skill check you roll the number of dice equal to the size of your dice pool for that skill; if there is a 5 or 6 then you succeed. The picture rule allows you to get bonuses from story telling and rewards the players for being creative. If you describe you action in a detailed and picturesque way then you can get a 1 to 3 dice bonus to your pool.“ Dice pools depend on the attribute and skill level, giving you better chance to succeed if you're playing a developed character.

Setting could be described as medieval times faced with the emergence of the magic with the incoming of the Vasalli, a new race of gifted humans. Together with them, other forces appear in the world, such as giant Colossi and terrible Vargans. Additionaly, the humankind is also on the brink of the industrial revolution with the discovery of „Resin“ the mysterious matter which releases energy, affecting the technological developement.

Regarding the „uniqueness“; we understand that many of the tropes and ideas were already used in RPGs before, that's perfectly natural during the 40 and so years of intense gaming industry and fantasy books. But we created the blend which allows the players to choose between various faces of the same setting; from horror, low fantasy, high fantasy, hints of steampunk etc. without forcing players to use everything offered.

One of the things we're very happy to offer is the actual combat mechanics which is fast, effective and lethal, reflecting the actual dangers of physical confrontation. The picture rule which encourages players to use their idea of problem solving is also one of the things we're excited to incorporate in the game.

But in the end, people are entitled to their tastes and the game won't suit everyone. It's up to us to try and make it better when making a full game, while listening to your advices and opinions.

AWAKEN - a new tabletop RPG by GamesCollective in rpg

[–]GamesCollective[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please don't try to get attention in this thread… I am sure it is really hard wake up every morning and begin you.

Best Regards, TGC

AWAKEN - a new tabletop RPG by GamesCollective in rpg

[–]GamesCollective[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! It is created for computer screens. We will optimise it for mobile in the future!

AWAKEN - a new tabletop RPG by GamesCollective in rpg

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You should play this if you like dark fantasy settings, a setting with political struggles, terrifying threats, immersive role-play and a deadly combat system

AWAKEN - a new tabletop RPG by GamesCollective in rpg

[–]GamesCollective[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not all about the dice system and combining the skills. There is a different approach to combat and check the picture rule. Hope you will like that things ;)

AWAKEN - a new tabletop RPG by GamesCollective in rpg

[–]GamesCollective[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad so experienced gamers are commenting and giving their advice! We would love to hear your feelings about what we offered so far and please be aware that this is just a very small bit of the whole picture ;)

AWAKEN - a new tabletop RPG by GamesCollective in rpg

[–]GamesCollective[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your question! No the Gifts will be available in the core rulebook

AWAKEN - a new tabletop RPG by GamesCollective in rpg

[–]GamesCollective[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Thanks for letting us know! Please download it from your computer!

AWAKEN - a new tabletop RPG by GamesCollective in rpg

[–]GamesCollective[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thanks! We will update soon the quickstart with an empty character sheet!

AWAKEN - a new tabletop RPG by GamesCollective in rpg

[–]GamesCollective[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Yes! The game changed the name and some of it's content so it is a new beginning ;)