Kickstarter - Maelorum, Volume Two

Almost two years to the day - November 4th, 2012 to be exact, is when I wrote about the first volume of The Maelorum Kickstarter.

Here we are, two years later, and Maelorum, Volume Two is about to fund via Kickstarter.

This time +Will Fincher , author, artist and publisher of the project is offering a free excerpt for prospective backers at this link.

Now, I can only talk about volume one, which was a blast to read / play. I'm a big lover of Tunnels & Trolls and it's accompanying solos adventures (which you generally have little chance to succeed with). Maelorum is like an RPG and a solo game book rolled into one.

It really is well done.

That, and Will does a great job keeping his backers in the loop, which is a big thing, at least for me.

Damn, now I feel the itch to break out Volume One again...

A Kicking Ass Kickstarter - Maelorum: Reprint an Epic Gamebook!

Truth in advance - I'm not kicking into the Maelorum: Reprint an Epic Gamebook! , but that's because I grabbed two copies the first time around ;)

Yes, it stands up to the hype. This is one of those rare solo "Gamebooks" that works on both the gaming level and the story level. This sucker is in my bag every time I take a trip to the Poconos to get away from the city (I like to squeeze in a few moments of solo gaming in between all of the running around the family finds for me). Have I finished it? Nope. I'm enjoying it in snippets. Still, my signed 1st edition is taking a bit of a beating.

Will has softcovers and hardcovers this time around, and I must say I really like the new art for the hardcover. Hardcovers can stand up to the workout you will probably put this through.

Maelorum is like taking the Fabled Lands series and making it even better. Not that they are all that alike, but Fabled Lands set the old bar in my opinion, and Maelorum is setting the new bar.

I like the "Volume One" on the cover, as it means Will has more stories planned. I may need to corner him one day and find out just what those plans are :)

There's about a day and a half left in the latest Maelorum Kickstarter. It's blowing past stretch goals and has already surpassed 500% of it's goal.

I know it will ship, as Will did a great job with the first Maelorum Kickstarter. I know the product rocks, as I have it.

If you missed out on Maelorum the first time around, now's your chance to correct that.

Damn, it feels good to be talking about a Kickstarter and feeling all good and positive. I'm sure that will fade when I look at all the projects I supported that are overdue by months and years. I'm pretty confident that Maelorum: Reprint an Epic Gamebook! will hit it's mark.