Who's Yer Con Indianapolis

Hello everyone!
Who's Yer Con in Indianapolis is just around the corner! This is a hobby game convention created for local Hoosiers to celebrate their love of board games and try out all sorts of new games!

I am pleased to announce that we will be running an event for Edara at Who's Yer Con 2013. The convention runs from March 15th through March 17 2013 and our event will run at 2:00 pm on Saturday 16th March. This will be a great chance to experience Edara and we will be running a simple introductory module with pre-made characters.

So please sign up, try out our game, and get a glimpse of Edara. As of this posting there are still spots available! You can sign up here and there is no cost:

http://whosyercon.org/

The event is called: Edara: A Steampunk Renaissance Play Test

Welcome New Artists!

We are pleased to announce that we have a few new artists joining our team and producing artwork for Edara. Check them out on their Deviant Art pages!

Max and and Michael both produce the high quality work that we require to illustrate the vast world in which Edara: A Steampunk Renaissance takes place.

Give them a resounding welcome!

Official Website!

We now have an official website for our company, which we are currently referring to as Caelestis Designs. You can find that website here.

Edara Playtest

I ran my first official Edara Alpha Playtest last night and I have to say, it was simply a blast! The mission had Crimson Company infiltrating a hospital owned and operated by rival Dust Company! No one consider how difficult it might be to sneak an 8 foot plus Ogre into a hospital! But the mission played out without much of a hitch!

The Red Band Precision fighter used his skills to the maximum to get 2 one hit kills! A pistol shot through the head and a skewer with his rapier!

The White Band Protection paladin stood stoically in the middle of combat, drawing people in and resisting their attacks while doling out some pretty impressive healing numbers!

The Black Band Treachery assassin took a different route by stealthily climbing onto the rooftops and performing a successful assassination on the guard above him!

The Blue Band Mindcraft wizard played the con artist and let herself be captured, only to trick her captive into letting her go free deep within the hospital.

And what can you say about the Green Band Beast berserker who tried to enter through the back door, found it locked, and pulled the door off of its hinges! Then he and his bear proceeded to shred a few attacking forces.

All in all it was a satisfying playthrough! Look here for more updates and let us know in the comments if you would like to be a future playtester!

Alpha Phase!

Now that we have the book 90% complete, we are entering the next set of Alpha Testing! Keep an eye on this blog to get updates on play testing locations, which will hopefully be happening at hobby shops across Indianapolis.

I'd also like to use this opportunity to direct you to BeniBeniGG on DeviantArt who will be doing artwork for our game! Take a look at the work he's done in the past, its pretty impressive!

Rules Are Complete!

Ironing out all of the rules for Edara: A Steampunk Renaissance has taken about two months longer than we originally intended! The original Adventuring Chapter was actually split into two big chapters: Adventuring and Running a Game.

Splitting things up in this fashion allows us to have a chapter completely focused on what players need to know, and a chapter completely focused on what the GM will need to know.

Here is a sample of one of my favorite additions to the Adventuring chapter: The Bear Mount

Bear

The bear is a very hard animal to control but its advantages may outweigh its penalties. The bear has the special ability to attack and maul your opponents.

Average Cost: 2500 Currency

Movement Speed: 50 Feet

Health Pips: 20

Control Vehicle (Riding)

Base Number: 18

Handling Modifier: +3

Special: During your turn, your Bear mount can Maul your opponent, using 2 of your own AP. This does not count as using your attack. Maul is a 3(S) 5(C) attack. 

Hunting

We are pleased to introduce a brand new skill into the Edara Core Rulebook: Hunting.

Hunting, which is a Wits-Relevant skill, is used to track down your prey. It contains the specializations Information Gathering, Tracking, and Manhunting.

Information Gathering; Use your keen detection skills to absorb every detail and listen in to every conversation in order to piece together missing information.

Tracking: Stalk your prey through wilderness environments with deadly skill. Catch them unawares for a surprise attack.

Manhunting: Whatever seedy tavern or brothel that your target calls a hideout will not be enough to keep them safe. Using an incredible amount of wits, deduce patterns and track down your enemies in crowded urban environments.

This brings Edara's skill total up to 19 skills, with over 50 unique specializations!