The Nine Kingdoms were at war.
Then, the Dungeons appeared, slowly devouring the world.
Now, the only thing that can stop them...
... is you.
WICKED DUNGEONS is the latest Table Top RPG from award-winning author JOHN WICK (Legend of the Five Rings, 7th Sea, Houses of the Blooded, Cat, Banners) and design artist/co-creator NICHOLAS NACARIO. It is a completely unorthodox approach to dungeon crawls that puts heroics first.
The world is slowly being eaten by an extra-dimensional force manifesting as semi-sentient Dungeons. These infestations corrupt everything they touch—the soil, the flora, and the fauna—creating Horrors that feed on the living.
DUNGEONEERS must enter these terrible and tainted mazes, find the Heart of the Dungeon, and destroy it before the Dungeons devour the world.
WICKED DUNGEONS is a 200 page FULL COLOR book filled with dynamic and exciting art. It uses a unique system that both empowers and challenges players as they attempt to navigate mazes of death and corruption to find the Heart, destroy it, then escape before the Dungeon collapses.
WHAT DO I GET?
When you back WICKED DUNGEONS, you get a 200 page, full color PDF with the option to order the book at cost plus shipping from DRIVETHRURPG. (Cost of printing the book $27.90.) There are no add ons or stretch goals.
ARCHETYPES AND KIN
For kin, players choose between a diverse group. Among others, they can be humans, giants, orks, ravens, elves, and bears!
As
for the Archetypes, each is based on a classic fantasy dungeon crawl
character class. You can choose to be a Veteran, Hunter, Maker,
Scoundrel, or Mystic.
WHAT SYSTEM DOES WICKED DUNGEONS USE?
WICKED DUNGEONS uses a d6 pool system similar to John's previous game, Houses of the Blooded and Legend of the Five Rings. Players roll pools of d6's trying to hit a Target Number. They make make "Raises," which are dice they set aside before rolling. If they hit the TN, the Raises they made before the roll add to the effect of their action.
Players not only make characters, but a "COURAGE." This is their Dungeoneering group. The kind of Courage they make gives them bonuses for certain actions.
WHO IS WICKED DUNGEONS FOR?
WICKED DUNGEONS is for fans of the dungeon crawling genre who are looking for something outside the standard "shoot and loot" of traditional dungeon crawl games.
In WICKED DUNGEONS, your character is a FIREFIGHTER, running into danger to save the lives of people who cannot protect themselves. There is no treasure in the Dungeon. There are no magic artifacts or bags of gold. You are a Dungeoneer because the world needs saving. And you're the only ones who can do it.
HOW DOES THIS WORK?
WICKED DUNGEONS is already done and ready to go at
DrivethruRPG.
Here is the schedule for delivery.
STEP 1: PDF
This campaign runs for 14 days. You send $20 and get the PDF at the end of the campaign.
Backers can send me feedback on typos and other errors which I will be correcting. The timeline for this feedback is 14 days.
STEP 2: PRINT AND SHIPPING
After I make corrections, I need to order another proof from DrivethruRPG. Once that gets approved, it's time for you to get your book.
- IF YOU ARE HAPPY WITH THE PDF:You do nothing. You have what you ordered.
- IF YOU WANT A COPY OF THE HARDBOUND BOOK: You go to DrivethruRPG and order a copy of the hard bound book at cost ($$27.90) plus shipping. Drivethru sends you your copy of the book.
HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT THAN YOUR PAST CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGNS?
I've learned a lot from crowdfunding in the past. I've learned what I'm capable of doing and what I cannot do.
I also learned a lot from my previous Crowdfundr campaign, BANNERS, which was a 100% success with all goals fulfilled.
( https://crowdfundr.com/johnwickbanners )
For this campaign, I'm keeping things simple. Rather than promise stretch goals and add ons, I'm only funding the book. As I said earlier, WICKED DUNGEONS is already complete. It has been playtested, revised, edited, laid out and ready to print. You are not helping fund a project that will be finished sometime in the future, you are funding a project that is ready to go now.
I have also designed this crowdfunding campaign to be as simple as possible. You get the PDF, you can order a copy of the book. I don't manage shipping, handling, or anything else. If you have any questions about your order, you can talk to the professionals at DRIVETHRURPG and they will handle any problems you might have.
