New Stretch Goal (Night Witches: Koldunya) and New Pledge Rewards!
over 7 years ago – Mon, Oct 08, 2018 at 09:35:14 AM

I am thrilled to announce we hit our $14,000 stretch goal! We will now be able to upgrade the quality of the physical book with heavier paper, a spot UV finish on the cover, and a ribbon bookmark! 

New Stretch Goal!

And now to announce a very exciting new Digital Stretch Goal! If we can hit $17,000, acclaimed RPG designer Jason Morningstar will write Night Witches: Koldunya, the first major expansion for his game Night Witches. Here is the description from Jason:

Religion was brutally suppressed in the pre-war Soviet Union, but both Orthodoxy and syncretic folk ways survived. The women of the 588th were a mix of true believers, cultural Christians, and atheists. All of them were familiar with the superstitious magic of the Russian countryside, and whether they believed in it or not, it was suffused in the air they breathed. Witches - koldunya - were real, and they could heal and curse. Even the staunchest Soviet atheist and most rational technocrat would think twice before crossing the path of one. Of course magic isn’t real, but intention is everything...

Night Witches: Koldunya adds two new Natures and a whole suite of witchcraft moves to the game. It gives you a background on religion and anti-religious efforts in the Soviet Union before the war, and allows you to add a strange and surreal veneer to your game.

The Jackdaw is a gregarious, easily distracted lover of light - a healer and soothsayer. The Nightjar, in contrast, is a solitary creature of darkness, often reviled and capable of great mischief. Both are koldunya, and both are full-fledged pilots and navigators within the regiment. Will they use their gifts in the service of God, the devil, the 588th or comrade Stalin?

Obviously, we're super-excited to bring you Night Witches: Koldunya, but we can't do it unless we hit our stretch goal. Please help spread the word. In particular, we need help spreading the word to Reddit and RPG.net, two places where The Gauntlet has very little presence. Sharing a link to Facebook RPG groups would also be very helpful!

New Pledge Rewards!

We are also adding several brand-new pledge rewards. You can now pledge $100 to have a game run for you by Kate Bullock, Ryan Macklin, and Rach Shelkey. I am also adding a brand-new $350 pledge reward wherein I will run 4-sessions of Monsterhearts 2 in my popular Mercy Falls setting! For more details on all these, check the Rewards section of the campaign description. 

Thanks so much for your support and please keep spreading the word! 

And before I forget, we have also have a new celebration video! This time, we have a metalhead celebration by Angel Garcia Jimenez, host of the Hijos del Rol YT and Twitch channels. 

 Enjoy!

Jason