Legacy: Life Among the Ruins 2nd Edition

A project in Oxford, UK by James Iles
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A tabletop RPG about rebuilding after the apocalypse, now funding its second edition. Tell your saga of rediscovery across generations!
Backers: 1713
Average Pledge Per Backer: £36

Funded: £62,259 of £8,000
Dates: Jul 25th -> Aug 24th (30 days)
Project By: James Iles
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Latest News

Final social stretch goal hit - vote on your free poster!

August 24th - via: kickstarter.com
We've passed 200 twitter followers, so that's the last of the social stretch goals hit. All backers at the Elder level and above will get another free poster. But what poster will it be? Have your say by following this... (Read More)

50k passed! Plus Rhapsody of Blood details.

August 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks... I think we're in the 'victory lap' stage of the campaign. We've hit every stretch goal:  We'll be making Legacy: End Game. We'll be doing a traditional print run for The Engine of Life and End Game, and giving you guys the opportunity... (Read More)

Thanks for the livestream!

August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to everyone who came along to the stream! If you missed it, here's a link: https://live.kickstarter.com/james-iles/live-stream/q-and-a-livestream I'm really happy with the community that's built up around this kickstarter. If you'd like to... (Read More)

Q&A Livestream in 1 hour

August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks, Just a short note to welcome all the new backers and say that I'll be hosting a Q&A livestream in 60 minutes! Come and ask all your questions about Legacy and the other settings. To add some content to this update, here's some new art... (Read More)

48 hours to go! Rhapsody of Blood unlocked - plus Livestream and stretch goals.

August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
 I'll be making Rhapsody of Blood! Like all the other alternate settings, it's available in softcover for £10 individually or for £30 as part of the alternate setting bundle. I'll be posting more details on it soon, but first up I've planned a... (Read More)

Alternate Setting preview: Free From the Yoke

August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
It's just one preview this time, but it's a doozy. Presented for your perusal, we have one Family (The Brethren of the Sea Serpent) and one Character (The Vagabond). Take it away, Fyodor! Fyodor Kasatkin writes: I've chosen the Brethren of the Sea... (Read More)

£40,000 passed!

August 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Grab your giant guns and kill aliens for your ambiguously-dead messiah, because we've hit £40k! That means more art for every alternate setting and generally higher production quality across the board. Art by Tithi Luadthong   Next up: Rhapsody of... (Read More)

Alternative setting previews: Generation Ship and Primal Pathways

August 21st - via: kickstarter.com
There's three days to go, but our authors are already hard at work! I asked them each to provide a preview of their alternate settings: a pair of Family and Character playbooks (or their equivalent), and a bit of insight into how it'll play. More... (Read More)

£38k passed - treaty tokens unlocked!

August 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks, As we've passed 38k you've unlocked Treaty Tokens. These acrylic tokens - laser-engraved by the folks at Litko - are perfect for tracking the Treaty points you've handed out and collected from others, though you could also use them to... (Read More)

Art preview!

August 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks, We're closing in on that token unlock. For now, though, I thought you might be interested in seeing how Tithi's doing with the extra art we unlocked. Here are their in-progress sketches for the first set of new pictures, together with my... (Read More)

1000 backers and £36k!

August 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks,  Legacy Supplement Unlocked!  The Engine of Life is unlocked! This is a book about hope and solace after the ruins. In it, you'll find:  New Wonders and Artifacts to ease the suffering of your people and bring prosperity to the land. A... (Read More)

Godsend unlocked!

August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We've passed £34,000! Khelren will begin work on Godsend, and you'll be able to get the book in softcover for £10. If you've pledged for the alternate settings box set, it'll be added in without you having to add anything more to your pledge. As is... (Read More)

Social stretch goal unlocked: eBook version of the core book!

August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks, just a short update this time. As we've passed 200 facebook likes on our page, I'll be making a version of the core book suitable for reading on e-readers. As we're only 45 backers away from 1000 I reckon we'll soon be passing the Roll20... (Read More)

Primal Pathways in print, plus Alternate Setting Bundle!

August 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks, As we've passed £32,000 you've unlocked two new add ons. First up, you can increase your pledge by £10 to get Primal Pathways in softcover: Monster art by Juan Ochoa! But that's not all - you can instead add £30 to your pledge to get... (Read More)

Endpapers and extra bookmark unlocked! Plus Social Stretch Goals and Add On reminder

August 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks, We're past £31,000 and a significant chunk closer to £32,000, so all books - hardcover and deluxe - are significantly nicer with colour endpapers and an extra bookmark ribbon. Fingers crossed I'll soon be able to give you details on how... (Read More)

Free From the Yoke in print, new Wonder, new pledge level and new stretch goals!

August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Free From the Yoke in print We've crossed £30k, so we'll be doing a print run of Fyodor's low fantasy hack of Legacy! To get your own copy, raise your pledge by £10. New Wonders from Douglas and from you!We've added two new wonders to the Legacy... (Read More)

28k hit - Extra art and artbook unlocked!

August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks, I'm very happy today - I get to commission more art, which is my all-time favourite part of the production process! As well as new pieces of art for the book, this stretch level means we'll also start producing a high-quality hardback... (Read More)

Generation Ship in Print!

August 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We've passed £25,000, so you're able to get Generation Ship in print as an addon! Generation Ship mockup  The book will be approximately 50 pages and softback. I'm working on seeing if we can get it included in the deluxe edition slipcase or do... (Read More)

300% funded!

August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
We've hit £24,000! That means all backers at the £15 level and up will be getting lists of things, places and people you might encounter in the wasteland. Next up, at £25,000: Generation ship softcover mockup  (Read More)

Posting a poster update

August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all, First up, I'm closing the poll for the Elder's free poster. The scavenger won it, 15 votes to 11. That means that every backer at the £30 level and up will be getting this poster free of charge: Now, by default, this poster will be shipped... (Read More)

Audio unlocked!

August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
We've crossed £22,000 meaning that you'll all be getting three ambient audio tracks from the folks at Tabletop Audio. Next up, a vast selection of devices, settlements and hazards to seed your wasteland with!  Just as a heads up, I'm at Nine Worlds... (Read More)

Where next?

August 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
To take stock of where we are now... Every backer has got all the PDFs from Legacy 1st edition, and a set of HD wallpapers. They're also going to get an interactive character builder to make families, characters and quick characters in their web... (Read More)

Legacy 1st Edition PDFs

August 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
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Primal Pathways unlocked, plus 1e PDFs!

August 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! We've passed £20,000 meaning that we'll be making Primal Pathways. We've also passed the next social stretch goal, meaning that the Legacy 1e PDFs will be yours to download - look for them in the next update. Here's Primal Pathway's author,... (Read More)

New pledge tier and Social Stretch Goal #4: Free poster!

July 30th - via: kickstarter.com
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Deluxe Edition unlocked!

July 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Deluxe Edition mockup We've passed £16,000 and unlocked the Deluxe Edition of Legacy.  The Deluxe Edition is bound in faux leather and embossed in gold with the game's logo and its name on the spine, and comes in a full-colour, durable slipcase.... (Read More)

Playbooks!

July 29th - via: kickstarter.com
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Minor shipping cost update:

July 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all, Just been warned by my shipping guru that I'll need to use the best-quality tracked shipping to make sure packages get through to South American destinations, so I've updated them in the table. The new rate is £30/$40. Best wishes, James  (Read More)

Shipping cost update, and Stretch Goals: deluxe edition and another setting!

July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all! First up, I've just got out of a call with my fulfilment experts at GamesQuest and have some solid estimates for what it'll cost to ship the book to you. It's good news, particularly in the US! See this chart for details: You'll note we're... (Read More)

Free From the Yoke unlocked!

July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We've passed the £13,000 goal and so we'll be making Free From the Yoke! To celebrate, I asked Fyodor Kasatkin some questions about what his hack involves. I'll be announcing more stretch goals very soon, but for now take it away, Fyodor: What's... (Read More)

Passed Social Stretch Goal 2 - postcards!

July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
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Social Stretch Goal #1: HD Wallpapers!

July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
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Funding never sleeps...

July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
...but I do. And what a result to wake up to!  Hardback unlocked! The upgraded book.  The entire print run has been upgraded to a wonderful, full-colour hardback with bookmark ribbon and woven spine. Getting to this level is a dream come true -... (Read More)

Generation ship unlocked!

July 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Long ago we left dying Earth aboard the Elonia, the largest ship ever constructed by mankind. The journey was slated to take nine hundred and seven years, and all the passengers were placed in stasis. But something went wrong. People woke up. The... (Read More)

Funded!

July 26th - via: kickstarter.com
I am absolutely blown away by the generosity of you lovely lovely people. We funded in less than 24 hours, with 5 minutes left to spare! And to think I was worried I was setting the goal too high before launching... Next up, we have Generation Ship -... (Read More)

Oh what a day!

July 26th - via: kickstarter.com
So, that was unexpected. Thanks to everyone who has backed so far, I can't believe how far we've already come! Fingers crossed we'll fund within 24 hours. With 251 Backers we've just passed the first social stretch goal, unlocking wallpapers of the... (Read More)

Update 1: The Kickstarter Draft!

July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
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