Upwind RPG - Treasure Planet meets Studio Ghibli
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Upwind is an RPG of lost science, elemental magic and uncharted skies. Join the Explorers' Guild and sail into the Twilight Frontier.
Backers: 496
Average Pledge Per Backer: $66
Funded: $32,891 of $10,000
Dates: Oct 11th -> Nov 10th (31 days)
Project By: Biohazard Games / Nocturnal Media
Backers: 496
Average Pledge Per Backer: $66
Funded: $32,891 of $10,000
Dates: Oct 11th -> Nov 10th (31 days)
Project By: Biohazard Games / Nocturnal Media
$32,891
current pledge level
Last Updated: November 10 @ 22:01 -0500 GMT
328%
of goal
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Latest News
Chaosium is Now Distributing the Narrative RPG UPWIND
February 8th - via: geektyrant.com
Upwind is a narrative RPG set in a world that sounds a lot like Castle in the Sky. You’ve got floating island nations, flying sailing ships, long lost technology, and more. (Read More)
The Third Incursion Has Begun! 
November 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Playtest Token Mock-ups The fifth stretch goal has been met! All you generous backers have once again made Upwind a bigger and cooler gaming experience for everyone - this time by unlocking Upwind: Incursion. Incursion is a print-and-play... (Read More)
48 Hours!
November 9th - via: kickstarter.com
The Upwind Kickstarter closes Thursday evening. There are less than two "clocks" to take the Vow, join the Guild and Defy the Dark! (Read More)
We Got Your Quickstart Primer Right Here!
November 7th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm super-excited to deliver our first actual Upwind product - the Quickstart Primer - and before the campaign is even over! The Primer was unlocked through the social media campaign, and due to the great work of John and Aileen, it is done and ready... (Read More)
Ships of the Realms!
November 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Whoo-hoo! You all have done it again - made the Upwind project even bigger, better and badder (in the good way) for everyone! The Ships of the Realms vessel identification poster stretch goal has been unlocked! Ships of the Realms a 34” x 22”... (Read More)
Upwind Art Design #5
November 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Your Table's on Fire
November 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Jeff Beck, the awesome host over at the Your Table's on Fire podcast, just posted the show we did last week. He is a great interviewer and got some cool background on Biohazard, Upwind and running the Kickstarter that other podcasts have not covered.... (Read More)
Sneak Peak - Wound Draws
November 1st - via: kickstarter.com
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Nuts and Bolts and Spark Bottles
October 29th - via: kickstarter.com
First, I want to thank you again for backing the Upwind project. Your generosity and enthusiasm have already blown away my personal goals and made the game bigger and better for every backer. Mahalo all! Second, I want to offer a more substantive... (Read More)
Upwind Art Design #4
October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
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Sneak Peak - Caches
October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
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Three Beasts Unleashed!
October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Woohoo! You have all helped us make the third project stretch goal! Thank you, thank you! Yet again, your support has made Upwind even better for everyone! Ross Payton, host of Role Playing Public Radio, game designer and author, will be writing his... (Read More)
Upwind Art Design #3
October 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
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Upwind Tutorials!
October 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
I am pleased to announce that we just blew past our final social media goal and will now be creating a series of tutorial podcasts to help Upwind players get the most out of the setting and the Q system. Thank you for your unbelievable support! (Read More)
Sneak Peak - Crowning
October 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
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Upwind Podcasts
October 20th - via: kickstarter.com
We've worked with some great podcasters to promote Upwind over the past six months, and I thought folks might be interested in hearing some of the fun interviews and cool actual plays we have compiled. Just click, listen and enjoy. • Author runs... (Read More)
Upwind Art Design #2
October 19th - via: kickstarter.com
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Guild Dispatches!
October 17th - via: kickstarter.com
With the posting of The Roleplaying Exchange's interview and Third Wheel's announcement of their upcoming Upwind livestream, we just blew past the next social media stretch goal to 1584 points! Nice work everyone and congrats on unlocking Guild... (Read More)
Sneak Peak - The Core Mechanic
October 17th - via: kickstarter.com
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Upwind Art Design #1
October 16th - via: kickstarter.com
James Stowe, Upwind's artist, is not only a fantastic illustrator but a game designer and skilled world builder in his own right. When he designs for an RPG he is deliberate about making his images truly fit the setting, going to great lengths to... (Read More)
Uncharted Skies is Go!
October 15th - via: kickstarter.com
The second Upwind stretch goal - Uncharted Skies - has been unlocked and your rewards just got even bigger! I am super-excited about this one because the poster will serve as both a cool player aid in visualizing the setting as well as an in-game... (Read More)
Sneak Peak - The Regency of Dimm and Captain "Grimstone" Doe
October 14th - via: kickstarter.com
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Bait and Switch on RPPR
October 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Role Playing Public Radio is helping promote the Upwind Kickstarter and in anticipation, last spring I stopped by their HQ and recorded an actual-play demo with some of the crew. If you want to know how the Q system plays and to hear what can be done... (Read More)
Open Game License
October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Yes! 1038 social media points! This social goal assures that the Q System will be distributed under a permissive open license. It means that anyone can commercially use this unique and fast-playing system to power their own games of high action and... (Read More)
Upwind Legos?
October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
No joke. I friend just sent me this image and I traced it to the Flicker account of a "Brother Steven." Too cool! He calls it the Isle of Dalkaria in his World of Wind series. It's like he reached into my brain and pulled out a childhood dream... ... (Read More)
"Illuminated" Character Sheet Unlocked!
October 12th - via: kickstarter.com
This is awesome! Your generosity and enthusiasm have helped us unlock our first stretch goal and now everyone's pledge is suddenly that much cooler! James is fired up to create a beautiful, multi-page character sheet inspired by, and in keeping... (Read More)
Upwind Quick-Start Primer
October 12th - via: kickstarter.com
As you might have guessed, today was a little crazy for Upwind on social media. At my best count the tweets, posts and podcasts gave us a total of 885 social media points for the day! This blows us right past the Quick-Start Primer and very close to... (Read More)
13:13
October 11th - via: kickstarter.com
13 hours and 13 minutes was all it took for a community of generous and enthusiastic people to help make Upwind a reality. To be honest, I was not sure exactly what to expect when I clicked the "Launch" button this morning, but it wasn't this. My... (Read More)
100+
October 11th - via: kickstarter.com
You’d think having recently completed the writing of a game book I'd be able to find a few creative words to express my stunned amazement and gratitude at having gotten 100+ backers on the first day...but...I must have used them all up. I'm simply... (Read More)
You are awesome! Thank you!
October 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, I would never have predicted that inside the first hour we would be 40% funded! That is utterly amazing! Thank you, thank you! With this kind of support you will make Upwind awesome! I was thinking as I launched the project this morning... (Read More)
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