![]() ![]() MATT COLVILLE KICKSTARTER PDFWhat do y'all think I should do? Should I get it? Wait for an "Extended Preview" PDF to appear online first? Now, this shows promise, but with how hollow Strongholds and Followers was, I'm terrified about investing $30 without first reading through an "Extended Preview" PDF online. MATT COLVILLE KICKSTARTER UPDATEIn short, it sucked.Ī year later, Matt Coleville agreed apparently! In a Kickstarter update he announced complete reworks of the army combat, citing a few of my own grievances. It felt like despite its simplicity, the structure was rigid that everyone at the table had to agree to ignore creative freedom with the system that is inherent in 5E, and instead use the system strictly for its intended use in its very limited scenarios. I felt like I had wasted my money, and a campaign was ended partially due to the unclear rules for soldier management, seemingly pathetic low entry costs, and frustratingly overlooked rules ("Hey! Let's not go into the dungeon, lets just have our soldiers clear it out!"). Matt Coleville, for all his YouTube success, had I think one short series on this ruleset and no side videos to expand or assist for this cliff notes-feeling-product. Especially when the rules themselves were so simplified that it was clear roleplay was to do most of the heavy lifting anyway, but then provides next to no examples in the book on how a DM should manage this. MATT COLVILLE KICKSTARTER FULLIt made me feel like I was reading the Alpha notes to a full game that I had paid full price for. Like, WHAT? Why even bring it up? What if the Kickstarter had failed or you never released the other book. I bought the PDF + Hardcover and the first RED FLAG appeared, it mentioned, several times, that various aspects of the rules would be done in the next book. While I knew the book wasn't a full Kingdom Building ruleset (as the next book already had its Kickstarter launch and succeed) from what I had heard there was enough to build armies, have wars, and manage a microcosm of a society. When I bought the PDF I had looked at several different reviews that all seemed quite positive. I've always been fascinated by Kingdom Building and Societal management in RPGs and the promise of freedom that D&D brings to the table makes me salivate with anticipation. So, Kingdoms and Warfare was announced a little bit ago as having the PDF launch. This KS went live yesterday, and it's already funded($600k) and well beyond its first stretch goal of $800k, which adds Rival Adventurers to the book! The next stretch goal is at $1m, and will add Lairs & Hoards to the book - or it might potentially become its own separate book! (Similar to Kobold Press' "Lairs" supplement to their "Tome of Beasts" series of books, I guess.TLDR: I got Strongholds and followers awhile ago, about a year after the PDF came out and was so disappointed that I'm nervous about looking into this new pdf. There is a preview PDF linked to on the KS page. This book is sort of reinventing a lot of classic creatures, making them much more fun to play and fight! It also has brand new creatures. MCDM is making a monster book, and it looks awesome! I've backed MCDM's other two books, and think they make top quality stuff, so backing this one was a given for me. ![]()
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