Shadow of the Demon Lord
A project in Murfreesboro, TN by Robert J Schwalb000days
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Tell tales of dark and horrific fantasy with your friends using Robert J. Schwalb’s thrilling new tabletop roleplaying game.
Backers: 1498
Average Pledge Per Backer: $94
Funded: $140,122 of $30,000
Dates: Mar 12th -> Apr 11th (30 days)
Project By: Robert J Schwalb
Backers: 1498
Average Pledge Per Backer: $94
Funded: $140,122 of $30,000
Dates: Mar 12th -> Apr 11th (30 days)
Project By: Robert J Schwalb
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Last Updated: April 11 @ 01:01 -0400 GMT
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Latest News
Wow! 
April 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We did it! We unlocked the last of the story packs, which gives us a ton of adventures, 33 not including the adventures in the setting expansions. Thank you all for your incredible support and helping me make this game a reality. The next stretch... (Read More)
Into the Void We Go!
April 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We're going to shake hands with the Demon Lord after all! With the Void stretch goal receding in the rearview mirror, we are marching toward the final adventure pack, a set of three single-session stories written by the expert hands of Matt Forbeck,... (Read More)
19 hours to go
April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We had an astounding day yesterday, but now we are in the final, final stretch. Next up, we have the Horrors of the Void PDF and the last Story Pack PDF, which includes adventures by Stan!, Matt Forbeck, and Ed Greenwood. If you have questions,... (Read More)
Guns, Cars, Mutants, and Demons!
April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We knocked out the big stretch goal that will let you play Shadow of the Demon Lord in a world of muscle cars, cannibalistic biker gangs, and, of course, rampaging demons! If you backed as a Digital Cultist ($72) or higher, you get the PDF as part of... (Read More)
Frozen Wastes Conquered
April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We knocked down The Frozen Wastes PDF last night and we're now less than $3,000 away from the World of the Demon Lord expansion. Fast cars, cannibalistic motorcycle gangs, and demon-haunted ruined cities are now within your reach. Thank you all! (Read More)
The Last 60 Hours
April 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We have less than 60 hours left and the campaign is over. We just unlocked a story by my good friend James Lowder when we reached $105k. Up next is a setting expansion that reveals the frozen wastes of the far south, a place home to jotun, trolls,... (Read More)
An Even Bigger Book
April 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to a late night surge we blasted through the 100k stretch goal! Including the 32 pages we added from the achievements, the book will now be a 256-pages, full color, and hardback. We also get an excellent story from Bill King. We still have a... (Read More)
The End is Near!
April 6th - via: kickstarter.com
The Demon Lord draws close and the Kickstarter campaign is coming to an end. Saturday morning at midnight production begins! It couldn't have happened without the mad outpouring of support and encouragement from you all. Last night, we unlocked three... (Read More)
No Fools Here!
April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
We unlocked another stretch goal today, which means we have new fiction from Elizabeth Bear! Next up is a vicious three-way fight between David Noonan, Stephen Radney-MacFarland, and Scott Fitzgerald Gray as they vie to see who can write the most... (Read More)
Hearing the Lamentations of the Stretch Goals!
March 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Not only did we unlock another stretch goal, we also added our 1,000th backer! This also happens to be our 20th achievement, which means we’re adding 32 pages to the book, bringing the hardback up to 224 pages. When we hit the $100k stretch goal,... (Read More)
GM Screens!
March 30th - via: kickstarter.com
You asked for it and now you can add it. For $12, you get a 16" by 4.5" inch screen featuring the gorgeous art from the book on the front and crucial information you need to run the game on the back. Here's the prototype: Stay tuned. More fun stuff... (Read More)
Let's Go to Hell!
March 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Yep, we knocked down another one and now we march to Hell. You'll find a description of this next big bad setting expansion under the stretch goal graphic. Hitting this next stretch goal lets me shed a little light on one of the ugliest places in the... (Read More)
Another stretch goal slain!
March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Next up? A three pack of adventures written by Rich Baker (Dark Sun, Gamma World, Forgotten Realms), Miranda Horner (editor extraordinaire of all good things, including 5th Edition D&D), and Jason Bulmahn (you might know him from Pathfinder). And... (Read More)
Did someone say hardback?
March 24th - via: kickstarter.com
We did it! Shadow of the Demon Lord is now a 192-page hardback book. Will it get even bigger? Yep! My achievement counters are working hard to to keep up with all the glorious pictures, shoutouts, and other magical things posted to Schwalb... (Read More)
Three Things!
March 24th - via: kickstarter.com
First Thing. We’re getting darn close to hitting 20 Achievements. Once we do, the book’s size increases by 32 pages. If the campaign ended today, you’d get a 192-page soft cover. When we hit $70,000, you get a 224-page hard cover. And, you’re... (Read More)
Marching to 70,000
March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Yesterday, the campaign smashed through 60k and continues to roll toward the big stretch goal: the core rulebook becomes a hardback and gets 32 more pages! The next reward, however, is the Cults of the Demon Lord setting expansion. It includes a... (Read More)
10 Achievements!
March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
You got 10 Achievements! Congrats! For your hard work posting pictures of beets and the like on Schwalb Entertainment, I'm adding a quick play adventure to the Starter Guide! Thanks everyone! (Read More)
Woe to you, oh earth and sea
March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Sometime in the quiet hours of the night, the number of backers grew to 666! To celebrate this special achievement, I'm increasing the size of the PDF game expansion to 48 pages. Thank you all! The RPG Academy has just wrapped up a series on Shadow... (Read More)
Another one Down!
March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Another stretch goal falls beneath the blade! Coming up next is the third Story Pack PDF with adventures written by Monte Cook (Numenera, D&D, Ptolus), Shane Hensley (Savage Worlds), and T.S. Luikart (WFRP, Dragon Age)! A new podcast (part 2 of a... (Read More)
Alfheim Burns!
March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Another one down and another to go! Next up is a short story by the supremely talented Erin M. Evans and we get it when funding reaches $55,000. Also, my friends at The RPG Academy podcast recorded a play session run by my good friend Nat. The... (Read More)
Crushing the Stretch Goals and Driving them Before You!
March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We killed another Stretch Goal this morning! Now, backers get the Story Pack 2 PDF, which includes a stack of three, single-session adventures written by Ken Hite, Steve Kenson, and Steve Townshend! All three promise to be quite good. What's next? We... (Read More)
By all that's Unholy!
March 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We hit another stretch goal! Huzzah and hail Seitan, our wheat gluten overlord! Thank you all! Richard is going to be delighted! What's next? Story Pack 2 by Ken Hite, Steve Kenson, and Steve Townshend. Yes, these bad-asses. None of them need... (Read More)
Another stretch goal slain!
March 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to everyone who pitched in to make the book 160 pages long! Next up is a short story by Richard Lee Byers, a good friend and talented writer who will give you a blast of horror fantasy you are unlikely to forget. If you followed the... (Read More)
Happy Saturday!
March 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Super quick update for the members of the Demon Lord's Army. As I write this, we are a mere $703 away from adding 32 pages to the core rulebook. That brings the page count up to 160. Hooray. But wait. Since we funded in less than 8 hours, I'm giving... (Read More)
The Cultists and Disciples Have Spoken!
March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
We did it! The Tombs of the Desolation setting expansion PDF is now happening! By Nurgle's sweet secretions, we have only 5,000 more bucks to raise until the book expands to 160 pages. Oh, and if you missed it, you're also getting a 32-page web... (Read More)
A Gift for all you Awesome People
March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Yesterday went better than I could have ever hoped or imagined. To show my eternal gratitude for funding this project in less than 7 hours, everyone who pledges $24 or more will get a 32-page Kickstarter enhancement when the book goes to printing.... (Read More)
By All that is Almost Unholy!
March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
First Stretch Goal Unlocked!!! Cordell, Pramas, and Winter. A combo that is hard to beat! Thanks for the continued support! Next up is the Tombs of the Desolation PDF. The game's setting is a large continent in the southern hemisphere. The... (Read More)
We FUNDED!
March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
By the Power of Greyskull! We did it! This has been an amazing, exhilarating, and, yes, terrifying day. Thanks to you, Shadow of the Demon Lord is now going to be a real, physical product. I'll be posting more updates and more reveals as we power... (Read More)
By Seitan's Wheat-Gluteny Excretions!
March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all so much for your enthusiastic support! Lots of exciting things coming up. More previews, more delicious gobbets of evil, and stretch goals. They're coming soon too. Here's the first one, just to get you all hot and bothered: Locked!... (Read More)
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