Many Esteren items have remained unavailable at retail or out of stock for a long time. Since conventions have been canceled, we’ll be making available the stock that was reserved for those dates during the upcoming Kickstarter.
Several books are almost out of stock, such as Book 1 (the core rulebook) or Book 3 (the official campaign). These bundles are 50% off, so don’t hesitate!
Here is an overview of the series:
Book 0 – Prologue: This seminal book includes an overview of the universe, the essential elements of the game system, six pregenerated characters, and three adventures, which stand as spin-offs of the official campaign and introduce some of its main themes. Perfect to get started!
Book 1 – Universe: This core book details the peninsula of Tri-Kazel and contains the complete game system and character creation mechanics. It also includes six unique pregenerated characters, who are central to the Dearg campaign. It is also our most awarded book, having received ENnies for Best Art, Best Production Values, and Product of the Year. It has enjoyed several print runs, but is now unavailable at retail. Through the present Kickstarter campaign, you can order the last remaining copies!
Book 2 – Travels: A book for Game Leaders, Travels is a veritable toolbox featuring: a chapter on noteworthy locations of the peninsula, additional rules and game aids related to traveling, a detailed gallery of NPCs from across the peninsula, a collection of 5 mini-adventures, a mini-campaign titled “A Life Choice,” and a short bestiary.
Book 3 – Dearg: A complete adventure path spanning two volumes, Dearg is the official Shadows of Esteren campaign, a tragic fresco of twenty scenarios that will lead your Players to unearth terrible secrets about themselves and the world. Dearg introduces several unique mechanics, such as narrative arcs and Focuses, for the purpose of more intense sessions and more engaging role-playing. Several of the present campaign’s rewards include the first volume of this campaign, with the second one currently in the works.
The Monastery of Tuath: This book is showcases the inner working and beliefs of the Temple faction and the life of monks. At its heart is the densely packed investigation scenario “Vengeful Words.” This homage to The Name of the Rose can be played as a standalone or as part of the Dearg campaign.
Black Moon Handbook: This supplement is a guide to occultism that can be found in-game by the Player Characters. Written by the NPC Steren Slaine, it offers many game aids to play an occultist, additional rules, 5 mini-adventures on the themes of ghosts and possessions, and a small thematic bestiary.
Hauntings Pocket Book: Some of the pledges include this collection of fiction. Its 5 short stories will immerse you in Tri-Kazel’s life and will introduce you to its occult folklore.
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Learn more: Kickstarter campaign
Please take a second to check out our recently launched Shadows of Esteren pre-order page on BackerKit. You can pre-order the campaign DEARG, some previous books and some limited edition items with nice discounts. If you missed the Kickstarter, this is the perfect moment to join :)
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Today is the start of a new Kickstarter campaign, a small one that will last a dozen days. Yep, just like that, without warning!
Its
core purpose will be to complete the production of the upcoming music
album, Adeliane, and to offer you a physical CD version, as well as a
limited edition vinyl one for music fans. Instead of making Adeliane
available as a preorder via Backerkit, we have chosen to make this
quick Kickstarter campaign in order to get the news out.. The artists
involved have been working on it for several months, and it would be a
shame for their efforts to go unnoticed!
In that regard,
tickets for two concerts are also available through this campaign: one
in England, in June, and one in Germany, in October. We hope to see many of you there! In addition, you can also preorder a limited edition of the graphic novel Yldiane, which is ready to be printed. Last but not least, this Kickstarter includes a
new book, halfway between an artbook and a role-playing game sourcebook
that we have been thinking about for some time: Melwan.
Concerning this book:
The
Shadows of Esteren series includes several supplements (The Monastery
of Tuath, The Black Moon Handbook, Occultism…) that explore specific
aspects of its universe. Melwan’s focus is the eponymous vale from which
Adeliane and her sister Yldiane hail. This hardcover artbook of about
60 pages is written from the perspective of an in-universe character,
just like how the Black Moon Handbook was written by Steren Slaine.
Here, the author is Neala, a shepherdess and Caernide breeder from
Melwan. She talks about Yldiane (through a CYOA-like story), describes
Melwan and the surrounding vale (which takes the shape of a game aid
dedicated to the region’s noteworthy locations, personalities, and
flora), and covers the local fauna, as well as more unusual creatures
(in the form of a bestiary).
Find out more at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/agate/adeliane-album-and-tour
Meanwhile, we are still working on Dearg; Volume 1 is almost complete!
Thank
you from the bottom of our hearts for your staunch support. With your
help, we can keep going further and, year after year, go on with giving
our all and making this series the best it can be.
Did you miss out our last Kickstarter campaign about Occultism? Are you looking for printed books and other stuff for Shadows of Esteren? Please check the Backerkit pre-order page: https://shadows-of-esteren-a-medieval-horror-rpg-occultism.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
It's over now! The Tuath Kickstarter campaign has become our most successful Shadows of Esteren campaign! THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!
You are a wonderful community
Tomorow, we will launch our new Kickstarter...
Only two hours and you smashed the initial goal. Two days and we are beyond $40.000... This is truly amazing ! THANK YOU!
Some of you have started to receive their rewards for the Book 0 Prologue ... all of them should be shipped before the end of the month.
Today, a small post and two photos!
Initially, the Book 0 Prologue is a soft cover book. Here's how it came out in France, funded by our editor:
Not bad: 80 pages full color book.
But feel the difference. Here is the version funded by this Kickstarter, by YOU :
It's really magical. We were able to go beyond what we wanted for this book. It is a great pleasure for authors to see their work highlighted this way.
THANK YOU all for this great adventure.
Enjoy your trip in Tri-Kazel! And please share with us your feedbacks!
The Esteren Team
WE DID IT!
The second Shadows of Esteren campaign is over... What an adventure, my friends!
Kickstarter is really an amazing tool; once more, we got to go through a wonderfully thrilling experience with you.
And
what a success too! Thanks to you, we have been able to go beyond the
results of the first Kickstarter, which is quite an achievement!
This journey with Yldiane was a blast, with several exciting challenges to take up! We hope that you had as much fun as we have!
THANK YOU!
The Esteren Team
Hi everyone!
We are very pleased to announce the start of our second Kickstarter campaign for Shadows of Esteren!
The link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1176616619/shadows-of-esteren-a-medieval-horror-rpg-prologue
This Kickstarter was designed for people who do not know about this RPG as well as for the backers of the first Kickstarter. You will have the possibility of acquiring the last remaining items created for the first campaign (Book 1 Universe Limited Edition, artworks, leader screen), but also of participating in the funding of a hardcover Limited Edition for Book 0 Prologue.
Thanks so much tou our first backers...! In less than two days, we already over $20.000. Your support is amazing, thank you!
And here is the new video:
Enjoy!
We hope to complete the package for the Kickstarter backers this week. Over 500 parcels... wow it was hard! We have done our best and we hope that you will be happy when you get yours...
By the way, we hope to send the scenario and the Book 0 Prologue in PDF version before the end of the month. Again we will do our best and we thank you for your patience!
We are so pleased to announce that we are preparing a new Kickstarter for the Book 0 Prologue printed version. For those who missed the first KS, this is also an opportunity to get the latest copies of the limited edition of Book 1 Universe and the latest copies of special items such as artwoarks or character sheets... Stay tuned!
That's it, the Kickstarter campaign for Shadows of Esteren is over, we will now be going back to a regular activity...
We are very happy but sad at the same time. It was an incredible month, very intense. Kickstarter is a very strong human adventure. This is the opportunity to THANK YOU once more, because thanks to you, we have been able to finance very nice bonuses, and a limited edition that all the authors are eager to hold in their hands!
Let us meet at Gen Con in a few weeks for the first printed copies, and for all the others, from the end of August, our partner Studio 2 Publishing will start sending the PDFs and all the rewards.
Sincerely yours,
The Shadows Team
Today, a Kickstarter will be launched in order to introduce exclusive content for the English release of Shadows of Esteren. For this very special occasion, we wish to offer you the best edition possible!
This Kickstarter will be accessible to all role-players throughout the world, and will last until the end of July.
The funds gathered will be used for the publication of the limited edition, and will help us finance all the goodies. Stay tuned!
