Cold Shadows - Narrative Espionage Roleplaying

A project in Lehi, UT by Gallant Knight Games
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Narrative espionage roleplaying adapted from John Wick's Blood & Honor ruleset, built to help you tell Le Carre-inspired spy stories!
Backers: 918
Average Pledge Per Backer: $46

Funded: $41,959 of $5,000
Dates: Jan 31st -> Mar 2nd (31 days)
Project By: Gallant Knight Games
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Latest News

$40,000! Closing in on the end!

March 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
And we've toppled the $40,000 stretch goal!We'll be putting Dan Wells to work, writing this adventure path for us to be delivered to all backers in PDF form! Last day! We only have a few hours left in the campaign! It's been a crazy and successful... (Read More)

Cities in Shadow Book Unlocked!

March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
We've now unlocked the Cities in Shadow book!With our surge past $35,000, we have spun off the "Cities" chapters into their own book! Cities in Shadow will be a free upgrade to all backers in PDF, and if you're getting a Cold Shadows physical book,... (Read More)

Less Than 48 Hours to Go!

February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Closing in on the final stretch!We are closing in the final stretch! We've unlocked a whole slew of stretch goals, we're closing in on $35,000 (which gets every backer the City chapters as an extra book), and we have even more planned! The team is... (Read More)

Into the last week!

February 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Only 4 days to go!We only have until Thursday to get this project past it's stretch goals! Remember, at $35k, we split the Cities in Shadow book off into it's own separate book free to all backers!  At 40k, we get to have NYT Bestseller Dan Wells... (Read More)

Stretch Goal: $30,000 & Metal Trust Tokens unlocked!

February 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Wooo!We've unlocked our $30k stretch goal, and now all the physical Trust Tokens will be upgraded to Metal! This is a free upgrade to all physical tokens, and the metal coins will be manufactured by Campaign Coins! We're pretty excited about this.... (Read More)

Update! - The Field Preview

February 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Moving Along!We are trucking forward and closing in on the $30k stretch goal, the metal upgrade to the trust tokens! We have a preview for you today, the intro to the "Field Chapter", which governs the rules for your cities and locales! Preview! -... (Read More)

$25k Stretch Goal Down!

February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
$25k Stretch Goal!And we've unlocked our final city chapter: Hong Kong by Ben Woerner!  New Stretch Goal! - $30k!In the Kickstarter Live last night, Alan spoiled our next stretch goal, but we're going to tell you now! This goal puts the "stretch" in... (Read More)

Kickstarter Odds: What RPG Rolls 20 to Retail Success?

February 10th - via: sportsbettingdime.com
Trevor looks at five popular RPG games on Kickstarter and predicts whether they will find success outside of crowdfunding. (Read More)

$23k + $24k and Live Stream!

February 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Two Goals, One Day!And we've taken down two stretch goals today! Wow! That's pretty exciting. Welcome to all our new backers, we are excited to have you! We only have one City stretch goal left, and that Ben Woerner at $25,000! Then it's on to a new... (Read More)

Post $22k Stretch Goal!

February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
And we're leaving Mexico City!Welcome to Miguel and we're excited to add his chapter on Mexico City to the game! We're halfway to our $23k stretch goal, and almost to a point to showcase some of our later goals! rpg.net Chat Q&A tomorrow!Alan... (Read More)

$21k Unlocked!

February 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We've surpassed our $21,000 stretch goal, so we're going to Warsaw! Up next, we head back across the ocean to Mexico City! $22k Stretch Goal: Miguel Angel Espinoza is recruited!Miguel will be joining the team to write a chapter on the capital of... (Read More)

$20,000! + More Honourable Operatives!

February 4th - via: kickstarter.com
$20,000!And we've broken our $20,000 stretch goal, adding John Kennedy and Seoul to the game! Next up is Warsaw! More Honourable Operatives!Due to the Honourable Operatives selling out in less than a week, we're going to be adding 100 more. These... (Read More)

$18k Stretch Goal Unlocked!

February 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
$18k Stretch Goal Unlocked: Washington D.C.!And now D.C. is added to the list! We'll put Ben to work writing about Washington D.C., and all the secrets, tension, and machinations that go on behind the closed doors there! $19k Stretch Goal: Final... (Read More)

So about that GM-less play preview...

February 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Stretch Goal Update!We broke $16k, which adds 3 more cards to the Path of COLD Shadows!  As a reminder, the Path of COLD Shadows comes in digital form for everyone, physical form for Secret Operative pledges and Honourable Operatives pledges, and as... (Read More)

$15k - Stop and take a breath!

February 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Wow!$15,000. It might be minor change to a black ops slush fund, but in our eyes, that's a whole pile of potential waiting to happen.  You all came together and helped us raise $15,000 for this game in less than thirty-six hours.  The kicker is,... (Read More)

$13k Stretch Goal Unlocked! + Next Stretch Goals

February 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Yet more stretch goals are uncovered!Overnight and early this morning we managed to unlocked two more stretch goals! The first is Paris in Shadow by Jean-Baptiste Perrin, and the second is +3 Path of COLD Shadow cards! A few clarifications for those... (Read More)

$10k Stretch Goal Unlocked + $11k and beyond!

January 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Another stretch goal down!We've broken $10,000, which adds 3 more cards to the Path of COLD Shadows expansion deck! We just keep moving along. We're closing in on the Gadgets and Gear chapter, which will be an exciting add! "Q"-style weapons,... (Read More)

Unlocked; $9k Stretch Goal! Coming up! $10k and $11k!

January 31st - via: kickstarter.com
London enters the Shadows!We've unlocked London in Shadows, a stretch goal by Ryan Schoon!  As a note: you all broke our stretch goal graphic, so we have to update it a lot more and we'll put it back on! $10k Stretch Goal: 3 more Path of COLD... (Read More)

$7k & $8k Stretch Goals! Cards, Tel Aviv and Coming Soon: London in Shadow!

January 31st - via: kickstarter.com
What a great starting day!Thanks everyone for participating and contributing to this project. We keep saying it, but it's a constant source of gratefulness and joy to see how well this is going! We've unlocked the 6 card Path of COLD Shadows... (Read More)

$6k Stretch Goal Down!

January 31st - via: kickstarter.com
There is no rest for the wicked...You all are just determined to topple these stretch goals! We love it. Seeing these numbers climb is a rush. Thanks again, from the depths of our hearts. I just can't write these updates fast enough! We were at... (Read More)

Funded! + First Stretch Goal

January 31st - via: kickstarter.com
FUNDED!Little under 4 hours into the project, and we've already funded! That's just wonderful. Thank you so much! We're grateful for your support and trust in us!Let's talk about our first stretch goal, shall we?   C.A. Suleiman is recruited!C.A.... (Read More)

Cold Shadows Live on Kickstarter

January 31st - via: nocturnal-media.com
Today on Kickstarter, Nocturnal Media is proud to launch the funding project for Cold Shadows, an espionage RPG inspired by John le Carre, Robert Ludlum, the Cold War, and narrative roleplaying. (Read More)

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