Just received this introduction by Jared of Deraj Studios about his ongoing Kickstarter to fund a splendid range of Slavic Mythology heroes and creatures.
For as long as I can remember I've always been mystified by Slavic mythology. Whether it was the resonating fear of being taken away by Baba Yaga during my childhood after reading a series of folklore on her, or being mesmerized by the evil Koschei the Deathless, I've always been drawn to folklore from Slavic tradition and culture. As I grew and got into tabletop gaming, I always wanted to make my own games and given my knowledge of Slavic folklore it was a natural inspiration for my first line of miniatures.
The range that I'm now launching is inspired by Slavic folklore, and lots of it. I have a few well known skilled sculptors and some fantastic illustrators working with me on the miniatures, including Patrick Keith and Kamil Jadczak. The miniatures are at 32mm scale. I know it's sometimes hard to tell what size that is exactly with so many ranges using that term for entirely different scales, so I've included a scale comparison showing how my models look in comparison to different ranges from other companies.
From left to right: Warmachine, Deraj Studios, Infinity, Deraj Studios, 40k, lotrsbg
The miniatures are being cast in extremely high-quality resin, and plans for pewter casts as well are on the horizon. Most resin miniatures come with a material used in the molds that they're made in which causes paint to apply poorly to them unless cleaned with soapy water, but we wanted our customers and backers to have the best hobby experience possible and so we've cleaned each miniature individually to make sure that they're ready to be assembled and painted right from being opened up.
The miniatures on the kickstarter are not only great for collecting and painting, using as proxies in wargames and characters, npcs etc. in pen & paper rpgs, but they also are featured in the in-development skirmish game, Portals: Worlds Collide by Deraj Studios. The current kickstarter is for one of the six planned factions for the game, Krackovia.
Portals: Worlds Collide is a fast and deadly game of fallen gods and colonization. In it players control gangs of around 3-6 models each, achieving both known and secret objectives in encounters that usually last 45 minutes to an hour and a half. Portals: Worlds Collide is played on a small 2'x2' area, allowing players to make lavish battlefields without taking up too much space in their home and is a dice-optional system, giving players the opportunity to make fundamental choices that fit their particular playstyle throughout each game.
The quick-start rules and video tutorials going over the basics of gameplay are available on the kickstarter page and each backer will receive a pdf download of the complete beta rules, as well as a pdf with a large amount of profile cards and paper stand ups with illustrations of various illustrations of characters in the game. This will provide even backers pledging at the lowest pledge level with everything they need to play the game apart from dice and measuring tape.
Even if you can't back, be sure to spread the word if you like what you see on the kickstarter. The only way that this line of miniatures will become a reality is by members of the tabletop gaming community like you. Thank you all and happy gaming!
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