Tales From the Sorcerer Under the Mountain

A project in Greater Manchester, UK by Newt Newport
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A rulebook/adventure for OSR/5th editions inspired by 80s British Fantasy Roleplaying Games.
Backers: 291
Average Pledge Per Backer: £17

Funded: £4,834 of £500
Dates: Aug 1st -> Sep 1st (31 days)
Project By: Newt Newport
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Time for One Last Sunday Dungeon?

September 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Good Morning Glorious Backers and Curious Onlookers, The clock is ticking down and in just under 3 hours (12 noon GMT) the campaign will be over. So is there time for for one last Sunday Dungeon? I think so , if we can raise funds to reach a nice... (Read More)

Stretch Goal 6 The Jungle Ruins Funded!

August 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Salutations Glorious Backers and Curious Onlookers, Hurrah! Mr Milner’s incursion into the Jungles of Ruin has the go-ahead because of your funding efforts. I won’t deny that I wasn’t looking forward to this, Guy is the master of bringing... (Read More)

One day to go, Monsters are People Too now a book + Road to Hell as an add on

August 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Good Morning Glorious Backers and Curious Onlookers, In about an hour we are about to enter the last day of the campaign, meaning by lunchtime tomorrow here in the UK (12 GMT) it will be all over. In light of this here are a few last-minute... (Read More)

Five Questions about The Jungles of Ruin

August 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Morning Glorious Backers and Currious Onlookers, Next stretch goal up for grabs is stretch goal 6, The Jungles of Ruin an adventure by Guy Milner. Here are his five answers to the questions I asked him about this adventure. Q1. What influences... (Read More)

Stretch Goal 5 Curse of the Emerald Swan Funded!

August 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Evening Glorious Backers and Currious Onlookers, So we now get to find out what is on the mysterious ship that has appeared out of the mist in Neil Shaw’s adventure.  I am happy about this since I want to know, plus Neil has produced some... (Read More)

Five Questions about The Curse of the Emerald Swan

August 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Afternoon Glorious Backers and Curious Onlookers, So as the end sails into sight, three days on the Kickstarter Clock, its time to ask author Neil Shaw five questions about his adventure for both 5th Ed and OSR rulesets, The Curse of the Emerald... (Read More)

Five Questions about Fires From the Deep

August 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Morning Glorious Backers and Currious Onlookers, Currious to know a bit more beyond the basic description of Paul Mitchener's Fire from the Deep adventure? Me too, so I asked Paul five quick questions about it. Q1. What influences are you... (Read More)

Only Six Days to Go

August 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Morning Glorious Backers and Curious Onlookers,  First things first, did you win the fourth Sunday Dungeon challenge? Well if I was strict about it, no. The goal was 120 backers by breakfast time this morning, and we got one new backer. But,... (Read More)

Time for another Sunday Dungeon

August 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Morning Glorious Backers and Currious Onlookers, Seeing as today is Sunday its another chance to win one of my one-page adventures for both 5th Ed and OSR rules.  So let's see if we can get to 200 backers by the time I get up on Monday morning.... (Read More)

Sunday Dungeon 2 (and 3) Funded

August 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Morning Glorious Backers and Curious Onlookers, Well, you lot rose to yesterday’s challenge and when I logged onto my pc this morning the campaign was £2150 EXACTLY! So thanks to the new backers and folk who upped their pledge you are getting... (Read More)

Sunday Dungeons 2

August 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning Glorious Backers and Currious Onlookers, It's Sunday, so it's time for the next Sunday Dungeon challenge. If we get to £2150 by the time I wake up tomorrow, I'll get Glynn Seal to a nicer version of this map and do the words and layout... (Read More)

Monsters are People 4 & 5 Funded

August 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Morning Glorious Backers and Curious Onlookers, I'm playing catch up with updates, and I noticed that we'd hit the next two community goals for Monsters are People since we've passed 140 & 160 backers respectively. So to the ever-growing... (Read More)

Cover for Fires from Below

August 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Morning Glorious Backers and Currious Onlookers, Just thought I'd post this detail from Jon Hodgson's lovely cover for Paul Mitchener's recently funded Fires From Below.  Fires from Below cover by Jon Hodgson The full version is a gorgeous wrap... (Read More)

Stretch Goal 4 funded, we will have Fire from Below!

August 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Evening Glorious Backers and Curious Onlookers, Well, you did it, and much quicker than I thought you would, Paul Mitchener’s adventure Fires from Below is funded! Give yourself a round of applause. I’m pleased because the last time Paul did... (Read More)

Pledge levels for direct mailed printed copies now available

August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Morning Glorious Backers and Curious Onlookers, If you've been put off backing Tales of the Sorcerer Under Mountain because there's no "send me a print copy direct", now there is. Just look for the Sheild Bearer pledge levels on the right of the... (Read More)

Stretch Goal 3 now funded, onwards to adventure!

August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Afternoon Glorious Backers and Curious Onlookers, Stretch Goal 3 The Castle of Howls funded this morning, so all backers will be getting an OSR version and/or 5th Edition (depending which version you backed) in pdf of this one on one adventure.... (Read More)

The Crystal Ship sets sail!

August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
 Good Morning Glorious Backers and Curious Onlookers Well, this morning over breakfast I’m happy to declare VICTORY on yesterday’s community goal, we reached the heady heights of 120 backers so every backer will be getting the one-page Sunday... (Read More)

Sunday Morning Dungeon

August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
 Good Morning Glorious Backers and Curious Onlookers, When I was in my teens and running a weekly game, “Sunday Morning Dungeons” was the term I used for a couple of hours in the morning where I would happily throw together a dungeon for my game... (Read More)

Preview of Tales of the Sorcerer Under the Mountain now available

August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Good afternoon Glorious Backers and Currious Onlookers, Seeing as the book is laid out and ready, pending a final proof, I throught it worth posting a preview on the campaign page. This twenty-two pdf, has the contents page, the introdution, severn... (Read More)

Stretch Goal 2 funded, onwards to Stretch Goal 3 The Castle of Howls

August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Afternoon Glorious Backers and Curious Onlookers, Earlier today Stretch Goal #2 funded, my advice for OSR Referees moving over to 5th Ed which is now in the 5th Ed Adventure and as a pdf for everyone by the time the campaign ends. From now on in... (Read More)

Stretch Goal 1 funded onwards to Stretch 2!

August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
 Good Morning Glorious Backers and Curious Onlookers, Stretch Goal 1, Character portfolio pdf has now funded. Which means that I'll be creating six characters suitable for use with at the adventure Sorcerer Under the Mountain in both OSR and 5th Ed... (Read More)

New Sorcerer Under the Mountain Reward

August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Morning Glorious Backers and Currious Onlookers I've just added a high tier reward to the campaign, for those who want everything the campaign produces in print, signed and sent directly to them. Sorcerer Under the Mountain (£100) You are the... (Read More)

Stretch Goals announced

August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning Glorious Backers and Currious Onlookers, I've now added the following stretch goals to the campaign.  £1100 Pre-generated characters portfolio in pdf form for use with the adventure for both the OSR and 5th Edition versions of the... (Read More)

Monsters are People Too

August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Evening Glorious Backers,  So we meet yesterday's challenge of 90 backers about a couple of hours ago today. However since its the weekend and slow by default, and a fair few folks did tweet about it, I'm going to mark this as a win. Therefore... (Read More)

Great first day!

August 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Good Morning Glorious Backers First off thank you all for making yesterday such a great first day for funding! Not only did you smash through the basic goal, but it carried on reaching about 140% funded when I retired for the evening.  We now stand... (Read More)

Victory by SECOND BREAKFAST!!

August 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Good afternoon Glorious Backers, You've made this Halfling (by artist jesheilds) very happy. For we have funded and I can now afford to buy him his rather late Second Breakfast!  (even though technically its not Second Breakfast time any more, but... (Read More)

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