Could Avatar Legends help change that? We’ll have to wait and see. Is this a chance for games other than D&D to claim more than a sliver of the playerbase? Historically there’s D&D, a very wide margin of D&D, and then other games that make up a much smaller piece of the RPG audience pie.
It’s a different framework from the more combat-focused D&D, so it’ll be interesting to see how folks react and adapt the game and what changes a big success like this mean for the industry at large.
The popularity of Avatar: the Last Airbender will likely introduce fans throughout the world to roleplaying that isn’t d20 based, as Avatar Legends is Powered by the Apocalypse, meaning it’s framed around rolling 2d6 and adding a number based on whatever stats or moves you’re trying to do. This is a huge draw for an RPG framework that isn’t 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons. So far, Avatar Legends has a laundry list of stretch goals, including a pack of Avatar-themed journals to use for campaign notes and player sheets, a new adventure, NPC stats for Azula, Tenzin, Katara, Suki, Asami, and more–and at press time, several new Playbooks which you can read about below. With a campaign set to continue through September 2nd, that means there’s still plenty of time to unveil new stretch goals, develop new accessories, and find new ways to reward backers as they continue to invest in the upcoming game. Avatar Legends has surpassed that in two days, and at press time still had 28 to go on its campaign.
AVATAR RPG KICKSTARTER HOW TO
Characters are pretty easy to make with playbooks, and the moves trigger at natural moments of uncertainty, so we find the best way for people to learn how to play is to try it.Not even three days into its campaign, Avatar Legends: The RPG has surpassed all other tabletop RPGs on Kickstarter, and it seems the sky is the limit.Īvatar: Legends The Roleplaying Game has unseated the former kings of Kickstarter, raising $2.9 MILLION, not even three full days into its campaign, making it the largest tabletop RPG campaign on the crowdfunding platform.Īvatar Legends breaks records previously held by Strongholds & Followers, the campaign by Matt Colville to create a “domain-level” expansion for 5th Edition D&D (as well as a ton of streaming equipment and miniatures by the end of it) which managed to raise $2,121,465 over the course of its 30-day run. Truman said, "We'll be including a full chapter on how to play the game with the PbtA framework, but we really try to emphasize that folks can dig in and give it a shot.
AVATAR RPG KICKSTARTER SERIES
The rules and character creation assumes PCs will be older kids or teenagers, much like The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra series respectively, since half of the conflict of those series involves self-identity and uncertainty.īut arguably the biggest hurdle is helping those more familiar with certain famous RPG systems (*cough* Dungeons and Dragons*cough*} adjust to the rules-lite trappings of Powered by the Apocalypse. In addition, there will be an entire chapter dedicated to each of the five eras complete with never-before-seen material, all overseen and approved by the original creators at Avatar Studios.
AVATAR RPG KICKSTARTER FULL VERSION
The full version will include multiple adventures spanning from the time of Avatar Kiyoshi all the way up to the quasi-steampunk era of Avatar Korra. In addition to Episodes 1, 2, and 3, you will receive DRM-free, digital download versions of the final TWO, full-length, standalone games, Shroud of the Avatar Episode 4 and Episode 5 (including Beta access to Episodes 4 & 5) You will also receive the new world map as a digital, uniquely framed, in-game decoration for your house. For example, the starting adventure is set during the Hundred Years War era, putting the party in a time before the awakening of Avatar Aang. We did reach out to Truman for further questions about the quickstart rules and what it means for the full version. Image from Avatar: The Legend of Korra, courtesy of Nickelodeon
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