Rider of the Black Sun: A Fantasy Gamebook

A project in Frankfurt, Germany by Swen Harder
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Support one of the most ambitious gamebook ever created! Become a dragon master in the dark fantasy adventure: Rider of the Black Sun!
Backers: 956
Average Pledge Per Backer: €43

Funded: €41,228 of €6,000
Dates: Oct 8th -> Nov 5th (29 days)
Project By: Swen Harder
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Latest News

Dragon Rider's Diary - Day 28 (Afternoon)

November 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Riders, we’re almost home! Just a few more miles and we've brought all the gold and the treasure chest with the magic armor from the Dragon’s Hoard to Master Calderel. I’m sure, he’ll personally grant us Ugar’s blessing and a honorable gift... (Read More)

No Diary Entry #1

November 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Add-on Update If you pledge for DRAGON COMPANION (30 Euro, a signed single copy) or DRAGON COUPLE (45 Euro, two signed copies) and you want your book(s) stamped (like DRAGON PATRON and higher) please take one of the 3 available add-ons (Moon Die,... (Read More)

Dragon Rider‘s Diary – Day 27 (Sunrise)

November 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Praise Ugar, Riders, we made it! cough, cough Getting away from the Dragon‘s Hoard alive. Now, get back all the hundreds of coins we gathered as soon as ween can, to be home at day 30 as we promised…But remember, young Riders, our campaign... (Read More)

Dragon Rider's Diary - Day 26 (Night)

November 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Quiet, Riders, quiet! Stay focused, we're so close to the mighty Dragon Hoard... 30K... Just a few more steps... Oh my, what does the elder dragon hold in its secret treasure? Be careful, Riders! And please ask for more support.  (Read More)

Dragon Rider's Diary - Day 25

November 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Good evening, Riders! Today we made some adjustments for the Add-on section. As requested, I added a mock-up of the d8 Moon Die. Let's have a look...   Since many of you had problems adding decimal digit numbers to pledge for an add-on, we decided... (Read More)

Dragon Rider's Diary - Day 24 (Evening)

November 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Good evening, Dragon Riders! Let's talk about something encouraging! A few days ago I started writing the bonus chapter. And hell yeah, it’s so much fun, coming back to the realms of Rider of the Black Sun after all these years! It’s really a... (Read More)

Dragon Rider's Diary - Day 24

November 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Good afternoon, Dragon Riders! Here's the update about the shipping date… After this incredible success with over 500 supporters and one stretchgoal after another fallen, we have to admit, we cannot hold the December delivery date. We tried our... (Read More)

Dragon Rider's Diary - Day 23

October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Welcome Dragon Riders! Thanks for reaching the 20K stretchgoal... today is BLACK ADDER DAY! For the final 5 days of the campaign, you could add some neat stuff to your pledge! Just have a look at the new add-on section of the campaign page! There are... (Read More)

Dragon Rider's Diary - Day 22 (Afternoon)

October 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Good afternoon, Dragon Riders! Yes, Riders, the 15K stretchgoal was revealed recently! It’s an extra chapter, which lifts this gamebook over 1,400 sections and makes another character playable![I've just started writing it and it feels so good to... (Read More)

Dragon Rider's Diary - Day 22 (Morning)

October 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Just woke up after five long and exhausting days on the big game fair Spiel 2017 in Essen, Germany and I realized, that we’ve just surpassed the 18K threshold. You’re all incredible! What a ride! In Essen I met many old and new gamebook fans... (Read More)

Dragon Rider's Diary - Day 16 (Evening)

October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Good evening, Riders! That was fast… One Patron upgraded to Priest and and another one sacrificed himself. So, we have two patron portraits available again! And a quick update from my side.Tomorrow I’ll head off to Essen, Germany! The game fair... (Read More)

Dragon Rider's Diary - Day 16

October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Good afternoon, Dragon Riders! This is an important update, Riders, so please listen carefully to your instructor! Today I would like to announce the Dragon Rider Hall of Gratitude inductees. 20 riders committed themselves to be a DRAGON PATRON.... (Read More)

Dragon Rider's Diary - Day 14

October 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Good afternoon, Rider Class! First of all, I’d like to share some great news with you – we reached several goals in the last two days. Starting with the incredible hardcover stretchgoal, which makes EVERY book into a hardback automatically! And... (Read More)

Dragon Rider's Diary - Day 12

October 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Today I received a heavy parcel for the first big stretchgoal upgrade – the Soundtrack CD! And of course I had to check the music and data tracks straightaway… everything is fine! And … we succeed 200 supporters! Thank you all, Riders!  (Read More)

Dragon Rider's Diary - Day 11

October 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Dragon Riders, what can I say? In the last few hours we’ve passed goal after goal and now we're aiming the big one – hardcover upgrade! Thanks for your support so far!  (Read More)

Dragon Rider's Diary - Day 9 (Night)

October 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Sorry to disturb you, Dragon Riders! GET UP!Do you remember why we’re here? Yes, Riders, we reached our goal!Our project is funded... As a reward for each of you, please accept and take care of this little fella. But all this is no reason to... (Read More)

Dragon Rider's Diary - Day 8 (Evening)

October 16th - via: kickstarter.com
New trailer available on YouTube The funding goal is almost reached, Dragon Riders!Maybe the new campaign trailer may help to make the final steps? Please, have a look.https://youtu.be/SSwF2E-0PGU  (Read More)

Dragon Rider's Diary - Day 8 (Morning)

October 16th - via: kickstarter.com
New limited pledges added! Last weekend I visited the Frankfurter Buchmesse (the world’s biggest book fair) and enjoyed a lot of interesting chats with gamebook fans from all over the world. Besides this event, Mantikore CEO Nicolai Bonczyk... (Read More)

Dragon Rider's Diary - Day 5

October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Very nice summary of our Rider of the Black Sun Kickstarter campaign on gamebooknews.com! Feel free to use the link below to spread the word, Dragon Rider! http://gamebooknews.com/2017/10/10/kickstarter-rider-of-the-black-sun/  (Read More)

Kickstarter: Rider of the Black Sun

October 10th - via: gamebooknews.com
Featuring more than 1,350 sections and with a completely unique approach to section reference and replayability, Rider of the Black Sun is one of the most extensive gamebooks ever published. (Read More)

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