Orbis Mundi 2 - Real Medieval Life
A project in Sydney, AU by Phillip McGregor000days
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OM2 is an expanded and updated version of the original Orbis Mundi, covering the reality of Medieval European Life for Role Players.
Backers: 471
Average Pledge Per Backer: $38 AUD
Funded: $17,777 AUD of $1,000 AUD
Dates: Sep 30th -> Oct 30th (31 days)
Project By: Phillip McGregor
Backers: 471
Average Pledge Per Backer: $38 AUD
Funded: $17,777 AUD of $1,000 AUD
Dates: Sep 30th -> Oct 30th (31 days)
Project By: Phillip McGregor
$17,777 AUD
current pledge level
Last Updated: October 30 @ 19:11 -0400 GMT
1777%
of goal
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Latest News
Funded! 
October 30th - via: kickstarter.com
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Revised Print Proof ordered
October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
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What do want to see?
October 26th - via: kickstarter.com
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Fiat Lux!
October 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Let there be light!In most FRPGs light sources are easily available, cheap to run, and have long ranges – mostly lamps burning something called 'lamp oil' (which is mostly the same oil used in the ever popular 'Flaming Oil Grenade') … ... (Read More)
Bows vs Swords
October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
If you believe the typical FRPG (AD&D for example), a Longbow costs 75 gp and a Sword 25 gp … 1.5 and 0.5 pounds of gold respectively at their nominated 50 gp per pound. And that's a 16 oz pound, not a 12 oz Troy pound. At a historical... (Read More)
Blog backs Orbis Mundi!
October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
The Tessera Creative Guild blogger, Egg Embry, has kindly endorsed OM2 in the blog ... check it out (there are also some other great KS projects they feel would be worth backing as well ...... (Read More)
What use is Orbis Mundi? Part 5 ...
October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
... so, while Aelfric is loafing around Town waiting for his new suit of clothes to be finished he decides to keep his hand in by doing some light pickpocketing ... !BZZT! No pockets to pick ... though I expect most everyone knew that already. Most... (Read More)
Proof has arrived - Good News/Bad News
October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, this is a sort of good news/bad news thing ... the Proof from RPGNow's Print on Demand Printers, Lightning Source, actually arrived today ... four weeks to do so, which is the best by almost 3 weeks ever ... and the interior has printed... (Read More)
What use is Orbis Mundi? Part 4 ...
October 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
So, when we saw Aelfric last, he was having a ludicrously expensive meal at The Silver Star tavern ... With the ill-gotten gains from robbing the Castle, he decides it's time he got some fancy new duds ... so he heads off to John the Taylor's... (Read More)
What use is Orbis Mundi? Part 3 ...
October 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
While Aelfric is enjoying a well deserved, if overpriced, meal and mug of Ale at the Silver Star Tavern, let's move on to one of his acquaintances, Edgar the Black (so named because of his white blond hair)/ Edgar is the younger son of a Serf and,... (Read More)
What use is Orbis Mundi? Part 2 ...
October 21st - via: kickstarter.com
So, Aelfric somehow managed to find some goodies in one of the chests in the Knight's chambers and renegotiated the potential minefield of the servants sleeping on the floor to let himself out the door ... and finds that it's pitch black outside as... (Read More)
What use is Orbis Mundi? Part 1
October 20th - via: kickstarter.com
While I believe that the material out there does a fair to good job of explaining what use OM2 will be, one recent backer asked this question, so it probably isn't as self-explanatory as I thought. It was a dark and stormy night ...... and Aelfric... (Read More)
Putting Meat on the Table
October 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Without going into exactly how much Meat each class of people in medieval times ate, consider how much of a meat animal they ate (or otherwise used) ... Pretty much everything was consumed, one way or another. They didn't just eat what we consider... (Read More)
A Project We Love!
October 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We've hit $7112 funding and have been rated as a Project We Love by Kickstarter! I am still trying to find freelancers who can do additional work on those countries/regions for which my access to English language sources has limited the amount of... (Read More)
Medieval Foods
October 17th - via: kickstarter.com
As Medieval as Apple Pie Apples have been regarded as a good way to end a meal since at least Greek times and mention of Apple Pies dates back to medieval times, though the first actual 'recipe' isn't found in written material until the 14th century... (Read More)
Second Stretch Goal Passed!
October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Overnight the second Stretch Goal, a Medieval Manor, was passed ... so now those Backers who have chosen a Reward Level that includes these will get not only a Medieval Village but the Manor to go with it! At just over $2200 we're well on the way to... (Read More)
First Stretch Goal achieved!
October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
I'm ... chuffed ... the first Stretch Goal, $1500, has been achieved less than 24 hours into the Campaign, so there will be a 12+ page 'typical' Medieval Village created after the second book is done ... At around $1600 it's possible that the... (Read More)
Wow! Fully Funded in ~12 hours!
September 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Amazing! Thanks to all those who have backed so far, I would never have expected such a response ... fully funded in around 12 hours! Now let's see if we can hit some of the stretch Goals. Phil McGregor (Read More)
Preview Sampler available at RPGNow
September 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all, To give backers and potential backers a taste of what is included in the Core Book I have selected 32 pages semi-randomly as a Sampler and uploaded it to RPGNow ... http://www.rpgnow.com/product/222834/Orbis-Mundi-2-Kickstarter-Sampler ...... (Read More)
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