I took the failure of this BackerKit project hard. It was mine/GKG's first failed project and that caused me to reconsider a lot about the game and how I approached running GKG/...
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Carrion Lands - Next Steps
Hey everyone!
Alan from GKG here. This is a bit of an unusual update for me to have to write. In nearly 8 years of doing this (whew, that's a weird number to have to type), Car...
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Link for live Q&A!
In a little under an hour, Alan from GKG will be answering Carrion Lands questions live, on YouTube. You can use the link below to join in!
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Happy Weekend!
Hi everyone!
The team at GKG is dealing with a bout of illness (hence our silence, when combined with fulfilling our previous Kickstarter!)
However, Carrion Lands, the omnipre...
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Gallant Knight Games
over 1 year ago
Second Community Goal! - Actual Play!
Hi everyone! Hope you're having a great weekend!
Carrion Lands moves along! We have our second backer achievement goal ready to tell you about!
At 325 backers, Gallant Knight ...
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First Community Goal - Solo Roleplaying Unlocked!
Hi everyone!
We had a great little surge this weekend, and we've since unlocked our first community achievement: solo roleplaying! We're excited to include this digital downlo...
I took the failure of this BackerKit project hard. It was mine/GKG's first failed project and that caused me to reconsider a lot about the game and how I approached running GKG/business.
Some time went by, I revisited my ideas and my plans for the game. It's been over a year (and then some).
But also, I'm a stubborn (now older) game designer. Come hell or high water, I'm gonna be making Carrion Lands. And I'm gonna be making it soon.
We'll be doing it on Kickstarter. You can sign up to know when HERE on Kickstarter.
Alan from GKG here. This is a bit of an unusual update for me to have to write. In nearly 8 years of doing this (whew, that's a weird number to have to type), Carrion Lands marks GKG's first failed crowdfunding attempt.
I want to thank you all for the support, for chatting, talking, and sharing Carrion Lands and being part of our community. We couldn't do GKG without our backers and supporters and we appreciate it, very much. I personally appreciate it, as Carrion Lands comes from a deeply personal place.
At this time, Carrion Lands has not hit its goal to be produced or printed. As per BackerKit's setup, none of you will be charged for your pledges.
Even though funding failed, that's not to say Carrion Lands won't come out, won't be made, or won't see a full release. We're committed to the game, but it appears we've got to refine, streamline, and improve how we communicate and market the game, as well as improve how we try to bring it to life. What that will entail and what it will look like when we do (and any timeline) is still under consideration, but we will do our best to keep you informed and up to date on what that looks like and how/when/where it might unfold.
Thank you so much, again, from the bottom of our hearts.
The team at GKG is dealing with a bout of illness (hence our silence, when combined with fulfilling our previous Kickstarter!)
However, Carrion Lands, the omnipresent and oppressive force that it is, lumbers forward, crushing all beneath its wake. (A labored metaphor, but you understand!. We are down to one week, as we move forward, so we're putting our best town crier impression on and trying to spread the word!
As we go into the weekend, Alan is planning to do a YouTube Q&A for Carrion Lands on Sunday evening. This will be live, and as such, having questions in advance makes this go easier, as well as being able to answer live questions and talk about the development of the game. We want you to participate, so please, post any Carrion Lands related questions you have and we'll prepare our answers!
We'll post a link before we go live, but we're anticipating 7:00 PM CST in order to allow for the most folks to attend as well as the best time for everyone!
Carrion Lands moves along! We have our second backer achievement goal ready to tell you about!
At 325 backers, Gallant Knight Games will produce a six-session actual play, showcasing CARRION LANDS, as well as hosting a Q&A about the game for backers!
We see this as a great (and essential) goal for the health of the game in the long term, because actual plays serve as excellent tutorials for games that feature new or modified rules, as well as making it easier for folks to find a resource that allows them to have a decision to make about getting the game!
Actual Plays take a lot of work and time, so we have to make sure we time it right, but we're excited to unveil this!
We had a great little surge this weekend, and we've since unlocked our first community achievement: solo roleplaying! We're excited to include this digital download as part of the campaign and we want to thank you for your support!
Tomorrow we'll be posting an update for everyone revealing the next community goal, and some more about Carrion Lands!
In the meantime, if you have any questions about Carrion Lands, post them and Alan will try to answer a few in tomorrow's post!
We're 50% funded! We're moving along and we're only 5 backers away from our first community goal: Solo Rules from Alex of Blackoath Entertainment!
Today, we wanted to post about resources and challenges. Resources are a mechanic in the Carrion Lands that you'll likely recognize from other old-school games. Challenges are a specific sort of Test that resolve around a Resource. resources are elements of your character that flow up and down over time. Whenever something instructs you to Challenge a Resource, you roll the appropriate die type (d4-d12). If the result is a 1 or 2 on the dice, you will lower the Resource Die type by a step (moving down the size charge, so a d12 becomes d10, etc.)
This is called a failure. Any other result is a success. If a Resource Dice drops to 0, bad things happen. This depends on the Resource.
Challenges are used when the result of an action would impact a Resource the character has. Spending coin, eating, all of those items are impact resources. You can increase your resources with specific actions.
Food
Food, quite literally, represents much food you have access to. If your Food Resource Dice drops to 0, you begin to starve. If you can’t increase your Food Dice back to at least d4 within 2d3 days, your Exile dies. You can increase your Food with the Scavenge/Hunt action or Consume Food to decrease it and heal.
Water
Arguably the most essential resource in the Carrion Lands, Water represents (like Food) how much water you have access to. If your Water Resource Dice drops to 0, you begin to starve. If you can’t increase your Water Dice back to at least d4 within d3 days, your Exile dies. You can increase your Water by taking the Scavenge Action
Food & WaterFood and Water have a special rule. Every day, when your Exile wakes up, they automatically decrease their Food and Water by one step. The only exception is when they are safely ensconced in a town or settlement with ready access to those resources (very unlikely in the Carrion Lands.)
Blood
Blood represents an Exile’s ability to carry on in spite of physical trauma, their ability to withstand damage, pain and conflict. If your Blood ever drops to 0 your Exile dies. Blood does not increase on its own and there are no special actions you can take around Blood
Silver
Silver is a catchall resource to measure much coin and bartering material the Exile has. If your Silver ever drops to 0, your Exile can no longer trade, barter or purchase goods. Barter/Purchase and Liquidate Resources are two special Silver actions.
Doom
All Exiles are doomed. They will all die in the Carrion Lands. If your Doom ever reaches 0, all Resource Challenges automatically fail. A character will not live long once their Doom is upon them. You may take the Doomed and Petition actions, which are two special Doom actions.
The Iron Rule These are just a few of the possible actions that the Overlord might take related to your Resources. Your Overlord might come up with new ones, modify these or simply use Resource Challenges as ad-hoc measurements and result generators. That’s all acceptable. Resources are meant to abstract things away.
