Vanguard - Varmisk Fallen

A project in Melbourne, AU by Tim Westhaven
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Sci-fi adventure RPG for all ages: At the beginning of a galactic war, a new breed of adventurers forge their own legends.
Backers: 66
Average Pledge Per Backer: $105 AUD

Funded: $6,930 AUD of $5,500 AUD
Dates: Mar 10th -> Apr 9th (30 days)
Project By: Tim Westhaven
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Latest News

This just got real

April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
In 3D that isWe surpassed our stretch goal to make miniatures. This is so awesome. A lot of work going forward but so worth it. I'm looking forward to the day I can field a unit of mixed species confederation space marines in G120 power armour with... (Read More)

Taking stock

April 6th - via: kickstarter.com
As we creep closer to the first stretch goal I wanted to take the opportunity to look at what we’ve achieved above and beyond the core rules, the expanded rules and the first two modules; we’ve added 3 Species from the expanded rules elevated to... (Read More)

All systems are GO!

April 4th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm honestly speechless.A huge thank you to all of you, with 4 days left we're onto the first stretch goal!I want to take the opportunity to thank Dale Blessing, Mechafox, Nat Ashcroft, Jerry Ozbun and Wouter Wolput who were not only extremely... (Read More)

All the answers you ever wanted

April 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Dan Davenport over at RPGnet was kind enough to ask me to come on over and have a Q&A session on the chatboard - so I agreed to two :) If you kow anyone who's been interested in VANGUARD but hasn't jumped on board with the rest of us then let... (Read More)

Starship express

April 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
AGATE carrier tech sheet We're coming into the final week and oh so close to the final goal. Thank you to everyone for your efforts. The game is going from strength to strength spurred on by your support. And remember if you have any comments or... (Read More)

How-to play: Combat Part 2

April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
So this is the second of our How-to videos on the VANGUARD RPG combat mechanics.In this episode Bragg finally gets to use his grenades, Otis learns how to fly, TK uses his tail and they all get to experience space the final frontier closer than... (Read More)

How-to video: Combat Part 1

March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folksso the silence on the update front has been because I've been working on making the next How-to video for you. Here is part 1.As we were focused on bringing you explanation and example of the mechanics it's short on storytelling, but great... (Read More)

Easy and Connected

March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone, we're 70%+ funded! Well done to everyone, let's keep the momentum up and make sure everyone knows we're in this to make it. Tomorrow we're hoping to get the next How-To video done, which will be a round by round live play example! In... (Read More)

Warp speed!

March 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Welcome to another update…There’s been a lot going on behind the scenes and we’ve been very busy continuing to work to make the game better and better. First, there’s lots of new art on the way, which is very exciting, and we’ll have some... (Read More)

Species Spotlight - Nutwerks

March 24th - via: kickstarter.com
The last of our species spotlights is on the Nutwerk. Nutwerks are mainly farmers and manufacturers, the nutwerk nation of Tirrel providing the majority of agricultural produce for the confederation on Ashen. Because they’re not known for their... (Read More)

Species Spotlight - Molen

March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Molen see themselves as the intellectual giants of the confederation. From the time they are born they are raised in a strict regime of tests that are designed to find the molen’s natural talents, from which they are educated in their elected... (Read More)

Species Spotlight - Mausers

March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Mausers are the most populous of all sentient species on Ashen, and this trend is carried over across the majority of confederation space. This is due in part to the mausers propensity for breeding but also because of their ability to adapt to... (Read More)

Species Spotlight - Hoppolites

March 21st - via: kickstarter.com
The hoppolites have the longest recorded history of the varmint species. This is due largely to the fact that they were at one time vassal creatures to the reptyles of the Arika jungles and in ancient times escaped their enslavement through the... (Read More)

Artist Spotlight - James Shields

March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
We’d like to introduce you to James Shields. A lot of you will be familiar with Jame’s work and will know how amazingly prolific he is as an artist. www.jeshields.com James E. Shields (also known professionally as Jeshields) developed a love of... (Read More)

Watch the skies

March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
As you are probably aware over the next five days we'll be posting the varmint species spotlights - but something we haven't done yet is look at some of the challenges the characters will face in the game - including the force threatening the very... (Read More)

Species Spotlight - Badgerians

March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
For the next five days we'll be posting the species spotlights for the main five varmint species. First up is Badgerians. Badgerians are a fierce, tough and resilient race. Known for their fiery tempers and unwavering courage they form the backbone... (Read More)

Stretch goals, CIN and more

March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
NEW STRETCH GOALWe’ve posted the first stretch goal at $6,500 a set of unique VANGUARD miniatures. At this funding level we’ll be able to produce the mould for the characters, tanarii and droids that appear in the first module Code Red on... (Read More)

FYI - Take it like a badger >-<

March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone, I know many of you are eagerly awaiting the stretch goals for the game; rest assured they are on their way – just trying to get some last minute calculations and finessing done. Lots of other cool news to relate as well, so expect a... (Read More)

Surprise!

March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all for your support and patience. There’s a lot of irons in the fire that I’m heating up ready to show you, including the first stretch goal, as some thoughtful person has taken us up to 50% funded! So that’s to follow shortly. But... (Read More)

Secret reward and more

March 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Well we’re 4 days in and almost 50% funded which is just amazing, at 50% funded we'll set the first stretch goal – thank you so much to all of you for backing the game so early. As an early backer we’ve decided to give you all a secret reward!... (Read More)

FREETRADER exclusive reward designs

March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
I’m working on the five exclusive designs for the FREETRADER tier reward, here’s two of the five. Let me know what you think! The FREETRADERs have the option of choosing from a few different coloured Ts and they come in boy and girl fit. I’m... (Read More)

VANGUARD RPG Artist spotlight - Leesha Hannigan

March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
As part of the updates I’d like to profile some of the artists that we have lined up to work on the books once the funding is through. To get us started it’s my pleasure to introduce you to our first artist Leesha Hannigan. Leesha is a freelance... (Read More)

A sneak peak - mechanics

March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
As you know I intend to upload a bunch of How-to videos, one of which was going to be on action resolution. If you’re not over on the VANGUARD community (we’d love to see you) then you may have missed the question from Todd Zircher regarding this... (Read More)

Shout out: Roleplayers Chronicle

March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Aaron over at the Roleplayers Chronicle was kind enough to show off VANGUARD in the mag so we'd like to repay the favour. Thanks Aaron :)  (Read More)

VANGUARD Character creation

March 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello folks, so this is the first of many updates and how to play videos for VANGUARD. I'm not a video editor or a Hollywood actor so I apologise in advance, for the quality, but I hope it shows you just how quick and easy character creation is in... (Read More)

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