Update #14: Pin Set Unlocked and New Stretch Goals!
over 5 years ago
– Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 01:55:46 AM
Wow! $150,000!!! What an incredible achievement. Thank you so much for your amazing support and excitement. We never dreamed we could get this far from our first edition in 2015 to where we are today!
Many folks have asked us for ways to show off their Circle, so we’re proud to present...
UNLOCKED - $150,000 Urban Shadows Pin Set
At $150,000, we’re creating a full set of four Circle pins! For each Circle, we’ve created a unique symbol to represent that community, one that members of the Circle might use to mark a building as a place of power or tattoo on themselves to show their allegiance to a supernatural group. Showcase your devotion to Mortalis, Night, Power, or Wild...or you can wear all of them to keep your admirers guessing to which Circle you belong.
Backers at the Core + All Stretch Goals pledge level and up receive the Pin Set for free!
Upcoming Stretch Goals
Now that we’re so close to the end, we’re announcing FOUR new stretch goals for this week, featuring two new City Hubs and two entirely brand-new playbooks!
LOCKED - $160,000 PDF City Hub: Financial District
At $160,000 we’ll create a new City Hub you can add to any campaign of Urban Shadows 2E: The Financial District.
Dominated by Power, the Financial District is caught in the grip of the immortal numerologists and financial seers, all vying for control of the city’s monetary pulse. What will you do to seize your destiny when others traffic in your future?
Backers at the All PDFs pledge level and up receive a digital copy of the Financial District City Hub for free!
LOCKED - $175,000 PDF New Playbook: The Restless
At $175,000 we’ll create a brand new playbook for Urban Shadows 2E: The Restless (Night):
Regretful and unearthed, the Restless has returned to the city after a long incarceration in the Underworld, seeking redemption for their crimes now in the land of the living.
The Restless is the creation of game designer Alexi Sargeant. We’re so glad to have Alexi join us for the project; his work on the Restless is amazing!
Backers at the All PDFs pledge level and up receive a digital copy of The Restless for free!
LOCKED - $185,000 PDF City Hub: The Block
At $185,000, we’ll create a new City Hub you can add to any campaign of Urban Shadows 2E: The Block (Mortalis).
A bastion of Mortalis factions, the Block is a working-class neighborhood that takes care of itself, a ‘hood where people get by just fine...even if they never get out. But is there a future here for those who dream of bigger things? Or must dangerous deals be struck with other powers?
Backers at the All PDFs pledge level and up receive a digital copy of The Block for free!
LOCKED - $200,000 PDF New Playbook: The Ancient
At $200,000, we’ll create a brand new playbook for Urban Shadows 2E: The Ancient (Power):
Divine and dethroned, the Ancient is an old god whose powers have waned in the modern era, a shadow of their former self attempting to still pull the strings of the city all the same.
Backers at the All PDFs pledge level and up receive a digital copy of The Ancient for free!
Last Chance to Get the Word Out
We’re so grateful for all your support and excitement as close in on the end of the Kickstarter! We have just a few days left before the close of the campaign on Thursday! Let’s spread the word and try to hit these next few goals to unlock even more amazing things!
Update #13: AMA with Mark Diaz Truman
over 5 years ago
– Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 09:12:51 PM
We are so excited to see how far we’ve come! We’re so close to our next stretch goal and can’t thank you enough for your support. We never could have imagined this kind of excitement for the second edition of Urban Shadows!
Just a brief update today!
We’re Live: AMA on Reddit!
Join Mark Diaz Truman on the Magpie Games subreddit today to answer your questions on Urban Shadows 2E or anything Magpie Games! He’ll be there today from 12 pm - 2 pm Eastern! Come ask your burning questions and see what others are eager to know!
You can check it out here: https://www.reddit.com/r/MagpieGames/comments/jsx7ye/urban_shadows_2e_ama_with_mark_diaz_truman/
Thanks so much for all your support and we hope to see you at the AMA!
Update #12: AMA and Design Diary
over 5 years ago
– Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 07:26:42 AM
Thank you for your continued support! We’re moving ever closer to our next stretch goal of a Circle pin set! Which Circle are you part of? Whose symbol will you wear?
In the meantime, we have a few announcements that will help you dig into Urban Shadows even more.
Design Diary: Morality vs Mortalis
Join Marissa Kelly, co-founder of Magpie Games, and one of the core designers behind Urban Shadows for a designer diary. In this diary, Marissa discusses the change from Mortality to Mortalis!
You can check out the diary here: https://www.reddit.com/r/MagpieGames/comments/jru3ed/design_diary_mortality_vs_mortalis/
AMA with Mark Diaz Truman
We know you have burning questions and we’re excited to get you answers! This Thursday at 12 pm Eastern we will be hosting an AMA with Mark Diaz Truman. Mark is the co-founder of Magpie Games, designer of Cartel, co-designer of Zombie World, Urban Shadows 1st Ed, and one of the core designers of Urban Shadows 2nd Ed.
Join us on the Magpie Games reddit, Thursday, November 12th to ask questions and have them answered by one of the main designers of Urban Shadows 2nd Ed!
Log on to our subreddit here: https://www.reddit.com/r/MagpieGames/
Places to Play
We’re excited to hear people are trying out the Urban Shadows 2nd Edition Quickstart! If you haven’t started your campaigns yet, here are a few ways to get connected with a group to play!
Our Discord community has a games day on Nov 14th. The Urban Shadows games are currently filled, but there is a waitlist available! Our community regularly has games happening, so stop by, play some games, discuss the game, and run games with us if you feel like GMing!
Discord: https://discord.gg/RUFWCbC
Our Curated Play Program also regularly features Urban Shadows 2E games every two weeks. Try out a game run by paid professional GMs who receive training! We release a new schedule twice a week and often have Urban Shadows two-shots and campaigns!
Curated Play: https://www.magpiegames.com/curated-play/
And now, our upcoming stretch goal:
LOCKED - $150,000 Urban Shadows Pin Set
At $150,000, we’ll create a full set of four pins for you to showcase your devotion to Mortalis, Night, Power, or Wild...or you can wear all of them to keep your admirers guessing to which Circle you belong.
Spread the word and help unlock these amazing Circle pins.
Backers at the Core + All Stretch Goals pledge level and up receive the Pin Set for free!
Get the Word Out
We can’t thank you enough for all your excitement and support! Because of you we can create a new, refined game with more hubs, playbooks, and content! Thank you for being here, being awesome, and spreading the word! Let’s keep it up!
Update #11: The Witch Playbook Unlocked!
over 5 years ago
– Sat, Nov 07, 2020 at 12:26:42 AM
We have finally added the Witch! This journey has been incredible and because of your generous support, we have reached yet another milestone in the campaign. We can't thank you enough for your support and for sharing the project, and we're so excited to bring this game—and so many cool stretch goals!—to life with your help.
Urban Shadows has always been filled with provocative supernatural creatures and crafty mortals. The Witch now joins the lineup, as our first new playbook for Urban Shadows 2E...
UNLOCKED - $125,000 PDF The Witch Playbook
At $125,000, we’re creating a brand new playbook for Urban Shadows 2E: The Witch (Mortalis). Heartfelt and burdened, the Witch is a solitary practitioner of hedge magic and forgotten alchemy, a mortal who has mastered magic in an attempt to heal and comfort those wounded by the shadows.
The Witch is our first brand new playbook for Urban Shadows 2E! We are thrilled to expand Mortalis with an awesome new playbook, and The Witch will allow you to play characters like Chloe (The Last Witch Hunter), Sophie Deveraux (the Originals), the Halliwell sisters (Charmed), and Constantine (DC Comics).
Backers at the All PDFs pledge level and up receive a digital copy of the Witch playbook for free!
Upcoming Stretch Goals
LOCKED - $150,000 Urban Shadows Pin Set
At $150,000, we’ll create a full set of four pins for you to showcase your devotion to Mortalis, Night, Power, or Wild...or you can wear all of them to keep your admirers guessing to which Circle you belong.
We’ve long wanted to give fans a way to declare their allegiance to Mortalis, Night, Power, or Wild. For each Circle, we’ve created a unique symbol to represent that community, one that members of the Circle might use to mark a building as a place of power or tattoo on themselves to show their allegiance to a supernatural group. We hope you love them as much as we do!
Backers at the Core + All Stretch Goals pledge level and up receive the Pin Set for free!
Cash in a Debt with Your Allies!
Thank you so much for your ongoing excitement and support. We’re grateful for every share, back, and shout out you’ve given us! Let’s keep it going and continue unlocking stretch goals!
Update #10: Updates, Designer Diaries, & Interviews
over 5 years ago
– Fri, Nov 06, 2020 at 06:42:31 PM
It’s been an amazing journey with you as we get ever closer to unlocking the Witch at $125k. Thank you so much for your support and enthusiasm. Like you, we can’t wait until we officially add a brand new playbook to Mortalis! Read on for a brief summary of why we’re so excited about the Witch and a bunch of new interviews and designer diaries about US2E!
LOCKED - $125,000 PDF The Witch Playbook
At $125,000, we’ll create a brand new playbook for Urban Shadows 2E: The Witch (Mortalis). Heartfelt and burdened, the Witch is a practitioner of hedge magic and forgotten alchemy, a mortal who has mastered magic in an attempt to heal and comfort those wounded by the shadows.
The Witch is our first brand new playbook for Urban Shadows 2E! We are thrilled to expand Mortalis with an awesome new playbook, and The Witch will allow you to play characters like Chloe (The Last Witch Hunter), Sophie Deveraux (the Originals), the Halliwell sisters (Charmed), and Constantine (DC Comics).
The Witch is an important playbook to us because it speaks to the community focus of the game, the way in which archetypes are always in conversation with the people around them. The Sworn has an oath of fealty; the Fae has a Faerie Court. The Witch could pursue a position in the Power Circle, but she’s committed to helping people everyone else might overlook. So spread the word! We’ve got less than $1,000 to go before she’s unlocked!
Backers at the All PDFs pledge level and up receive a digital copy of the Witch playbook for free!
Marissa & Mark on Plot Points
Ben Riggs of Plot Points recorded an episode with Marissa Kelly and Mark Diaz Truman, co-owners of Magpie Games and the core designer team behind Urban Shadows 2E. Check out what they had to say about Urban Shadows 2E here:
https://plotpoints.libsyn.com/urban-shadows-2nd-ed-is-happening-ep-214
Designer Diary: Factions vs Circles
We’re excited to share some of the behind the scenes design process with you! We’ve started sharing Design Diaries on our official Magpie Games Reddit. The first one from Mark Diaz Truman talks about the change from Factions (1E) to Circles (2E). Take a look and join our Reddit community for rules clarifications, AMAs, Designer Diaries, and more!
https://www.reddit.com/r/MagpieGames/comments/jpav2i/design_diary_factions_vs_circles/
Wanna try Urban Shadows 2E? On November 14th, we’re hosting a community play day on our Discord! You can join our Discord and check it out! Spots are limited so join the Discord and sign up for your chance to play in a one-shot of Urban Shadows 2E!
https://discord.gg/RUFWCbC
Rules Questions?
If you have rules questions or feedback on the Quickstart, we would love to hear from you! We encourage you to jump into our Discord (https://discord.gg/RUFWCbC) for a live conversation with other fans and our design team or join the Magpie Games subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/MagpieGames/) for clarifications and design diaries.
Consult Your Contacts!
We can’t thank you enough for all your support! Your enthusiasm and excitement have helped get us this far! Keep sharing the Kickstarter so we can unlock the Witch and reveal even more stretch goals waiting in the shadows!
