Kickstarter Stretch Goals

So they have posted the line-up for stretch goals all the way to $50,000 on the Kickstarter page. Which are you most excited for and why?

I’m excited about the alternate Baron Blade…I always prefer more game content. After that I’m excited for the HP and modifier cards for officially helping the stat tracking issues many have critiqued the game for. All this said…I’m one who is pledged for the base game and expansion. I haven’t even played yet and I’m excited for this!

I’m curious what’s up their sleeves for the $50k mark, mainly due to the mysterious secrecy. Though there isn’t too much chance for that (most people who want to pledge have pledged by now).

I can tell you what it is, The Jay Mann…

Are you ready?

Are you sure you’re ready?

Ok, good, because it’s…

…something exciting.

Blah… seeing my statement quoted has made me realized I misspelled “mysterious.”

I can tell you it does NOT involve a small pile of mashed peas. That is not something we’re interested in producing as a company.

Well, that’s a bit of relief. I was worried there for a bit.

What’re you talking about? You didn’t misspell anything.

whistles innocently

Maybe the $50k mark will be the rules and costumes for LARPing so that way you just don’t experience the fun, you live it! I sure hope my guess isn’t true…

YES. SotM LARP would be hilarious.

Though, a straight RPG would be a more likely choice. I’ve not been impressed with the comic book RPGs I’ve seen around, but I have yet to play one so who knows.

How about some minis to trick out my play sessions. If not than then how about a SotM MMO?

Yanno I could probably work something out as far as an RPG is concerned. I am a long time player and GM for multiple RPGs and have rather extensive experience with world-building. Will have to think about this in greater depth.

I’m thinking modifications to the Champions RPG would probably work out, because the few times I have played it it has a very good system going for it. Sadly since I don’t own a source book I can’t actually see how well it would work making the SotM team.

Edit: Something I noticed about the HP counters. They said twenty-one counters, so the female accompanying The Chairman must have her own HP. So my guess is that they play two cards each round rather then one or she has her own deck.

While Champions is a good system it is rather complicated to make characters. I think I got a few ideas in mind of how to make a simple and fun RPG that would fit the style of SotM. Still in the planning stages and will post when I have something closer to a playable system if the lawyers of >G will allow that.

A really excellent and affordable RPG that I feel is well-suited for SotM is Supers! By Beyond Belief Games. You can get it at RPGNow. I have the system and love it.

I may make a mock up of a hero or two with the rules to see how the Sentinels look. Hmmmm…

Anyone here played Mutants and Masterminds? I played a bit of that with Adam and a couple other friends. Had a good bit of fun with it, though it’s not necessarily “balanced”. As with any RPG, the system is not as important as a good storytelling GM with fun ideas. I like to think I did well enough.

You did well,yes, Christopher. Mutants and Masterminds is definitely a system that is HEAVILY dependent on storytelling, and if that means fudging the rules more than a bit here or there, so be it. I have Icons from RPGNow, and I’ve been unimpressed with the system in reading it, though I haven’t had a chance to try it. Supers! is looking good, I may have to give it a shot.

That makes $14k.

$14k? Time for the last character. Gentlemen, brace yourselves. Execute the reveal, now!

$50 says it is a woman.

I’m not taking that bet.

The Operative huh? I’m really excited to how they are going to work together in battle. Would it be possible to say if she uses her own deck or does she share a deck with the Chairman?

It is possible, yes…

Ok, I was just going to post that, but I’ll be kind for a change. They share a deck. Now you know.

Well I guess that will make things pretty interesting. I’m kind of curious how you guys worked two people in one deck mechanic, but I guess that no more answers will be said for awhile. Hopefully they will be in the playtesting PDF and i’ll see how things go in there.

I could see The Operative as a rival to Mr Fixer.

Now we owe Ronway $50… I was gonna use that to put into the Kickstarter! What have you done?!

I’m excited to play against Operative and Chairman. If they’re as difficult together as you make them out to be, that only makes it better.

The Chairman and Operative are probably my favorite from the new set, although I’ve only played against each villain once.

Did I forget to mention? The income I get from any bets I won will be going to the funding of Rook City, it’ll just give me a better reward.

TheJayMann, I also agree with seeing Fixer being nemesis’ with The Chairman and The Operative, since it mentions a gang of somesort is causing trouble for one of Fixer’s friends and the gang may be one directed by The Chairman.

My thought actually was that it appears The Operative is a former pupil of Mr. Fixer, and when Mr. Fixer realizes what his pupil is doing as The Operative, he takes it on himself to take her out, as he believes it’s is partially his responsibility.

Oh yeah, I guess I somehow overlooked that part the first time I read it. Maybe finding out that The Operative is in league with the gang causing problems may be what gets The Fixer to unleash his martial arts all over the place?