Absolute Power – Superhero Role-Playing Game (2-Volume Set)

A project in Fort Wayne, IN by Dyskami Publishing
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Modern superhero RPG adventures across the entire power level spectrum. Return to the evocative world of Silver Age Sentinels RPG v2.0!
Backers: 881
Average Pledge Per Backer: $135

Funded: $119,095 of $20,000
Dates: Feb 8th -> Mar 3rd (24 days)
Project By: Dyskami Publishing
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Latest News

THANK YOU BACKERS!

March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
What an astounding Kickstarter campaign! On behalf of the entire Dyskami Publishing crew, we want to express our sincerest thanks for the tremendous support you have shown to us throughout this entire campaign. 30 updates over 24 days, and here we... (Read More)

Free Character Folio Unlocked at $115K! Free Tri-Stat Core Up Next at $120K

March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
There’s been some astounding activity in the past few hours and you pushed the campaign through the $115K funding level and earned two more stretch goals! Your dedication is amazing. Now every backer at the $200+ Superhero and $350+ Storyteller... (Read More)

Free Dice Unlocked at $110K! Free Character Folio Up Next at $115K

March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
$110K funding achieved! Thank you for working together to unlock two new two stretch goals! 🥳 You wanted free dice, and you earned free dice! Now every backer at the $200+ Superhero and $350+ Storyteller tiers will receive an extra bonus copy of... (Read More)

Shooting for the Moon: Revealing Final Four Stretch Goals

March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
There’s fewer than 12 hours remaining, and your ongoing support has been amazing! Every time we set a new stretch goal, we aren’t sure if backers will achieve it – yet you consistently do! We’ve decided to set four new stretch goals and... (Read More)

How You Can Prepare for the Campaign’s End

March 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
With the Absolute Power Kickstarter campaign ending in less than 24 hours (at Thursday, March 3rd @ 9pm EST), we thought providing you suggestions and reminders about what you can do to prepare for the end would be helpful. Check Your Credit Card... (Read More)

Three $100K Stretch Goals Unlocked! More Free Stuff at $110K

March 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
YOU DID IT! 🥳 We’re well into the final two-day push of the campaign, and the support of over 730 backers like you have vaulted funding past the $100,000 threshold. This remarkable achievement has unlocked three stretch goals: Three satiny... (Read More)

Proofs Arriving Plus Integrating Fictional Superheroes

March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Happy March, backers! We can fulfil the Absolute Power digital rewards so quickly after this Kickstarter ends because we didn’t start the campaign until after the writing, artwork, and layout is complete. Of course, we ensure that production has... (Read More)

TWO Stretch Goals Unlocked at $90K and THREE up Next at $100K

February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We hope you all had a wonderful weekend. February is certainly going out with a bang because you have collectively pushed the campaign through the $90K funding threshold and unlocked TWO stretch goals! Now, backers at the $200+ Superhero and $350+... (Read More)

So…Here’s a Funny Story…

February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning, backers. Mark MacKinnon here – system designer for Absolute Power. I’m taking over today’s update in first person to tell you a short story that I think is pretty damned funny. Nearly two years ago, one of the primary illustrators... (Read More)

Superhero Soundtrack Teaser Sample

February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning, backers! One of the popular stretch goal ideas we came up with during our Anime 5E Kickstarter was to hire a professional composer and conductor to create an original one-hour fantasy anime RPG soundtrack score. We included it for free... (Read More)

Reference Sheet Unlocked, Plus Two $90K Stretch Goals!

February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
THANK YOU! With still more than a week to go in the campaign, nearly 600 backers (just like you!) have pushed campaign funding beyond 400% it’s original goal, reaching $80K! 🥳 You have now unlocked the two-page attack and defence modifier... (Read More)

Exploring The Guard and White Rooks

February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
As you narrow in on the final thousand dollars before unlocking the $80K stretch goal, we wanted to provide some additional background setting context for the two most famous metahuman teams on Sentinel-Earth: the Guard (heroes) and White Rooks... (Read More)

The Guard and White Rooks Analogs

February 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you for helping the campaign push well past the halfway point to the $80K stretch goal! Let’s keep that momentum going! 🥳 Absolute Power is a spectacularly comprehensive effects based superpowered system that can handle any character you... (Read More)

Dust Jacket Layout and Introducing Mister Matthews

February 21st - via: kickstarter.com
As the campaign continues towards the $80K stretch goal, we thought you might enjoy a sneak peek at the entire dust jack wraparound layouts (including the spines and flaps) for Book One and Book Two. The slipcase edition of the game is simply... (Read More)

Table of Contents Plus Introducing Grandmother Raven

February 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Sunday, backers! You might be interested in taking a peek at what’s inside the two Absolute Power volumes, both Book One: System and Book Two: Essentials. We have uploaded PDF copies of both Table of Contents to our website for downloading.... (Read More)

Introducing Janus

February 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Zachary King is everything wrong with privilege. Born to wealth, status, and dominance, his family was infamous for how it came by them all. War profiteers, human traffickers, and mercenaries have all borne the King name. Janus is their evil... (Read More)

RandomWorlds Chat Transcript, Bookmark Design, Plus Caliburn

February 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Friday, backers! As the campaign funding steadily moves towards the $80K stretch goal (a free combat roll modifier reference sheet), we have a few updates and previews today. Interview on RandomWorlds Last night, Absolute Power system designer... (Read More)

Scenario Unlocked, $80K Stretch Goal, Plus the Queen of Hearts

February 17th - via: kickstarter.com
And BOOM! – just like that, over 500 backers smashed the $70K stretch goal! 😱 Now an original brief one-shot scenario will be made available as a free PDF download for all backers at the $59+ EXPLORER tier and above. Thank you for providing us... (Read More)

Mark Interview Plus Introducing Slipstream

February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, everyone! As the campaign continues for another day, we have a couple of short updates. Mark’s Absolute Power Interview Mildra recently interviewed Tri-Stat System designer Mark MacKinnon for 75 minutes on his Monastery podcast. Mark covers... (Read More)

Dice Tower Construction and Introducing Iron Duke

February 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Welcome to all the new backers who’ve joined us since hundreds of dedicated superhero gamers (just like you!) unlocked the $60K stretch goal! And we’re only one week into the campaign! 😱 Dice Tower Construction Although we don’t have a video... (Read More)

$60K Stretch Goal Down, Scenario Coming Next, Plus Red Phoenix

February 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you keeping the momentum going throughout the weekend! Your pledges pushed funding through $60K mark and unlocked the next stretch goal. Now the Absolute Power Game Screen and Adventure pack will also come with a free weapon and armour summary... (Read More)

More than 400 Backers and Introducing Kreuzritter

February 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all! We are less than four full days into the campaign and you are part of the more than 400 backers who are looking forward to some superpowered action this year! During this typically quieter time of a campaign, we’ll be introducing... (Read More)

Designer AMA Video and Introducing Sentinel

February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Friday! Your awesome efforts have pushed funding halfway to unlocking the $60K stretch goal: a convenient weapon and armour summary reference sheet included with pledges that include the Absolute Power Game Screen, whether as part of the... (Read More)

UV Slipcase Unlocked, Reference Sheet at $60K, and Twitch AMA on Thursday

February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Less than 48 hours into the campaign and your dedication and early backing has catapulted funding to over $50,000 – and you’ve unlocked the dual spot UV coating stretch goals for the slipcase edition. Thank you for being instrumental in its... (Read More)

Bookmark Unlocked, Slipcase Upgrades Next, Plus New PDF Add-Ons Available

February 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to your help spreading the word about the Kickstarter and crushing the $45K stretch goal, all backers of physical rewards will receive a free 2” x 6” Absolute Power printed bookmark with their pledge shipment. With this plus the sewn... (Read More)

Free Adventure and $45K Stretch Goal!

February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Have we thanked you recently for your continued support? Because you certainly deserve it! In under 11 hours since the campaign launched, you’ve help it reach 200% of its funding goal. 😱 You broke through another stretch goal at $40K, and now... (Read More)

Third Stretch Goal is Crushed!

February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
It feels like we are spamming your inbox today with all these updates, but you keep crushing the stretch goals so quickly! With the $35K threshold reached, both core book hardcovers will each have a bookmark ribbon sewn into the spine. 👍 For the... (Read More)

Sweet! Slipcase Edition Dust Jackets are Unlocked!

February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, you collectively didn’t take long to smash through the $30K stretch goal, helping us achieve 150% funding in five hours! Backers with pledges that include the Slipcase Edition are going to love having wraparound dust jackets that’ll... (Read More)

$25K Stretch Goal Unlocked!

February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to your astounding support, you have unlocked the $25K stretch goal in well under three hours! We are happy we now have the funds to add that spot UV coating to both core book hardcovers. It really does make a difference vs. uncoated covers.... (Read More)

FUNDED IN 95 MINUTES!

February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so very much for helping this campaign fund its $20,000 goal in only 95 minutes. It took seven hours for the BESM Fourth Edition Kickstarter to raise the same amount – your blazingly fast support for Absolute Power has been amazing! 🥳... (Read More)

Absolute Power Introductory Primer – Download Now!

February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

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