[Kickstarter] Mantic Dwarf Kings Quest. ALL DONE.$1.05 million final.

[Major_Gilbear]

Just to chip in that whilst the black borders looked really good on the WHQ tiles, it did make them a pain to build a coherent dungeon with.

I have said previously though that I'd like to see the squares be 2-3mm bigger in width than the model bases so that the models are easier to fit onto the board tiles... Got no response though, so I doubt that will happen. 

[robh]

I have said previously though that I'd like to see the squares be 2-3mm bigger in width than the model bases so that the models are easier to fit onto the board tiles

That is a good idea, it gets difficult to manoeuvre figures when you have 3 or 4 together even when they are on the D&DM round bases, with these square bases it is going to be even worse. Not to mention when the evil player has to get his/her fingers in amongst them to remove/convert a bone counter.

I must say now you are getting a lot for £100! Tempting, tempting.....

Yes, now you are; core box game, advanced rules, 3d scenery, 2 expansion sets and a few of the now ubiquitous KS exclusives to sell on ebay later, all with shipping included.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1744629938/dungeon-saga-the-dwarf-kings-quest


 

[driller]

oh man I so want a good dungeon crawl, and yes you do get a lot of stuff for $100, but I am just unable to love the Mantic sculpts... they are so plain, every race... I'm bummed

[thebinmann]

Yes, now you are; core box game, advanced rules, 3d scenery, 2 expansion sets and a few of the now ubiquitous KS exclusives to sell on ebay later, all with shipping included.

And of course it's £60 not a hundred!

[robh]

The whole set is £100 including shipping to those of us in Europe, the core game without the orc + demon expansions is £60

[thebinmann]

I might just go core....

[Quirkworthy]

@Major Gilbear - I asked about this. They said that the bases were sculpted at exactly 25mm across, which means that they will be slightly smaller when you get the final models (due to shrinkage in the various processes between original and final product). Shrinkage is normal (unavoidable even), though the exact amount varies depending on the materials and processes used (and the will of the gods). In this case it is expected to be in the order of 1-2mm on the bases, so should work fine

[Belgian]

Not sure if the question has been asked yet but of which material are the tiles made? Thin or thick cartonboard. It would be nice it was thick cartonboard such as the d&d boardgame. And then I would be tempted to pledge.

[nic-e]

Not sure if the question has been asked yet but of which material are the tiles made? Thin or thick cartonboard. It would be nice it was thick cartonboard such as the d&d boardgame. And then I would be tempted to pledge.

They have made a point of emphasizing THICK card, so i think you're good.

[Quirkworthy]

The card is the same stuff used in Descent by FFG, if that helps.

[Major_Gilbear]

@Major Gilbear - I asked about this. They said that the bases were sculpted at exactly 25mm across, which means that they will be slightly smaller when you get the final models (due to shrinkage in the various processes between original and final product). Shrinkage is normal (unavoidable even), though the exact amount varies depending on the materials and processes used (and the will of the gods). In this case it is expected to be in the order of 1-2mm on the bases, so should work fine

Aha, well that's good news! Thank you for taking the time to ask, and for getting back to me with the answer.

[Elbows]

I'll be re-basing the figures for use in other games regardless.  Even with some shrinkage, 25mm squares will prove really difficult to use with 3D terrain like DF (particularly in the 2-square wide hallways).  I'm not worried about it.  Same goes for the 50mm squares- they'll end up on 40mm rounds.  My hope (unlikely) is that the figures are posted to the base ala Dust, but I won't be surprised if they're not.

[Neldoreth]

Okay, I'm in for the $150 for the core set and the two orcs and demons packs.

Co-op dungeon crawl here I come! I'll try to fit it in between my D&D co-op dungeon crawl, Mice & Mystics, and Myth

Thanks
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[robh]

Starting to pick up momentum now, approaching $660k going into the last 2 days (ends Sunday night UK time).  

New Add on offer ($30) for a big hardcover rulebook/bestiary, more figures added to the demons expansion and the KS bonus and a lot of exclusive resin versions of the adventurers and creatures.

Also more information on how the Advanced game aspects are going to look:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1744629938/dungeon-saga-the-dwarf-kings-quest/posts/966715
(Jake is expanding on the outlines on his blog)

Next major stretch goal has just gone up: $700k to unlock a major undead demon  monster free for the KS backers, apparently the biggest figure they have done. The Kickstarter backers are being asked to comment on the 3 rough design ideas to determine which is produced.  Going to be an interesting couple of days.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1744629938/dungeon-saga-the-dwarf-kings-quest

[Elbows]

Yep, I'm happy to see the big undead creature thing.  I'm a little "eh" about an abyssal campaign being added to the initial KS as it serves little/no purpose if you don't purchase the Abyssal expansion (I'd imagine the handful of miniatures won't be enough to run the campaign).  The digital content book...eh.  None of this is a surprise to me, but I'm glad to see something big for the basic set.  The Abyssal set is almost intriguing with the big demon fella now (him and the Molochs may be worth the $25).  The orcs I couldn't care less about.

Something tells me we'll obliterate my $713K guess from earlier at this rate (picking up speed very quickly).