Die Schweden von Free League Publishing sind wirklich sehr umtriebig, was Lizenzen zu Film- und Fernseh-Franchises angeht (z.B. ALIEN, BLADE RUNNER, LORD OF THE RINGS). Ihr neuster Coup dreht sich um die Superhelden-Streamingserie INVINCIBLE (basierend auf den Comics von WALKING DEAD-Erfinder Robert Kirkman), denn dazu möchte sie ein Rollenspiel-Regelwerk und ‑Quellenbuch herausgeben. Zu dem Zweck wurde vorgestern bei Kickstarter eine Kampagne gestartet. Man muss sich auch keine Gedanken machen, ob das was wird, denn das Ganze war innerhalb von 30 Minuten finanziert (wie meistens bei den Free League-Projekten, die in der Szene nicht zuletzt durch ihre Produkte einen guten Leumund haben).
Ab 23 Euro kann man das Regelwerk als PDF bekommen, nach oben sind bei den Pledges kaum Grenzen.
Aus der Pressemitteilung:
INVINCIBLE – SUPERHERO ROLEPLAYING, the upcoming tabletop roleplaying game by Free League Publishing and Skybound Entertainment, is now live on Kickstarter. The campaign was fully funded in just 30 minutes, surpassing its initial goal of $50,000 USD.
This latest RPG from fan-favorite and multiple award-winning publisher Free League is based on Skybound’s groundbreaking comic book series Invincible by Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead), Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley, which is also a hit animated series on Prime Video.
Early backers who make a pledge for a physical reward within the first 48 hours of the Kickstarter launch will receive an exclusive cloth patch bearing their choice of the Invincible suit design or the symbol of the Viltrum Empire, home of Omni-Man, at no additional cost.
Backers can also download a completely free Quickstart PDF to get a taste of the game right away. This Quickstart will also be launched as a free content module on the Foundry virtual tabletop during the course of the campaign.
Check out the Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying Kickstarter campaign here.
The Kickstarter will include a comprehensive Core Rulebook – in a standard and an exclusive Collector’s Edition – and a boxed Starter Set, both with illustrations by Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley and graphic design by Johan Nohr (MÖRK BORG).
If unlocked as a stretch goal in this campaign, Skybound will print a limited run of Invincible #1 with a brand-new variant cover drawn and inked by Todd Nauck and colored by Matt Herms. If unlocked, all physical pledge backers will receive one copy of this unique item, which is exclusive to this Kickstarter campaign and will never be printed again.
More About Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying
The Invincible universe is filled with everything we love about superhero stories – costumes and capes, epic brawls across cityscapes, sidekicks, team-ups, alien invasions, witty banter, alternate dimensions, and much more – though these familiar elements are often subverted in surprising ways. Any trope can exist, and any trope can be turned on its head.
In this action-packed storytelling experience, players take on the role of superheroes in their own corners of the Invincible universe. Whether you choose to play an established character from the comic or create your own, this game is the story of what happens to your superheroes – the protagonists of your own saga.
You might be a wisecracking speedster, a super-genius inventor, a grizzled vigilante, a shape-shifting alien, or a high-flying symbol of hope. Whatever you play and wherever you go, you’ll have to juggle relationships with patrols, face tough challenges and choices, and learn how to use your powers… and learn more about yourself in the process.
Who knows? You might be INVINCIBLE.
Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying Core Rulebook Key Features:
- Your Superhero: Instructions for how to create your very own hero.
- Powers & Talents: Details on superpowers, talents, and drawbacks that signify what kind of hero you’re playing.
- Action & Combat: Rules for combat, damage, recovery, adversaries, and challenges.
- The Invincible Universe: A primer providing guidance on how to capture the feel of the setting, and descriptions of key locations and organizations.
- Running the Game: Guidance intended for the GM about how to prepare and run a game session.
- Campaign Play: Tools to help set up campaigns, events and encounters, and non-player characters.
- Dramatis Personae: Descriptions and statistics for dozens of key characters from the Invincible universe.
