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The Vineyard RPG Pre-Orders & Add-Ons

Created by Friday Strout

Because your game needs compelling villains. For 5e and Tales of the Valiant by Kobold Press. This is a queer gothic horror campaign guide and setting book. The Vineyard is a fantasy corporation serving as the front for the new Undead God of Secrets. Pre-order today and bring an exciting undead crime mob to your table. Buy our intro adventure and get a $15 coupon to pre-order the book! Due to fluctuating global shipping rates, we will be charging shipping fees at a later date.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

August Update!
over 2 years ago – Wed, Aug 09, 2023 at 01:09:02 PM

Hey y'all!

Here's what we've been doing:

The Undead Gala

We've finished the second draft of The Undead Gala - and if you want to help me playtest it please join the discord. I'll be running more playtests in August - and they're free!

https://discord.gg/isfriday

Here's what you need to playtest:

  • A decent mic
  • A Discord account (check out the #undead-gala-playtest channel)
  • A Forge VTT account (they're free and I'll show you how during setup)

Most likely these will be morning/daytime US games as I run games in the evening for my business. Also keep in mind that every backer who bought the book will get to play the Undead Gala at your own table as it'll be included in the book! We're just shaping it up for early release to coincide with the Tales of the Valiant Kickstarter adventure add-on. It will also be available on DriveThruRPG in October.

Some art from Matt Duckett to share:

The Undead Gala cover art (by Matt Duckett)

Dossier Overhaul

We wanted to really go overboard for Their Majesty Aisling Rovehnna's dossier and so we figured - why not provide more love to everyone else, too? In addition to some of the standard things you will find such as a biography, lair, and statblock - we've added more plots and encounters.  Originally we conceived 2-4k words for each dossier on our important NPCs. For Aisling: we're going to finish at around 7-8k, or 20 pages. Each Lieutenant Dossier should be around 5k words, or 12 pages.

A sneak peek at some of our Dossiers below!

Our Vineyard Lieutenants:

  •  The Bodyguard, a poet and revolutionary who has the unfortunate task of protecting Aisling Rovehnna. (Noordin Ali Kadir)
  •  Confessor Istillias, a religious fanatic who collects debts on behalf of Their Majesty in their torture tower. (Kienna Shaw)
  •  La Chismosa, a murderous jester who desperately wants to be loved for her skills and loyalty. 
  •  The Pallor, a fungal infection hivemind that spies on everyone through infection. (Dave Walker)
  •  The Siren, a beautiful performer who became a debt collector for Their Majesty to maintain their vanity. (Sarah Madsen)
  •  Solicitor General, an incredibly 'correct' legal advisor whose words become reality. (LegalKimchi)
  •  The Surgeon, a double-agent who can remove Rot from people and build weapons from the spoils. (Chelsea Steverson)
  •  Verity Feducia, the editor-in-chief for the various publications that spread the propaganda of The Vineyard. (Sebastian Yūe)
  •  Zal, an accomplished warlord who leads a mercenary company within The City and wishes to strike out on her own. (Basheer Ghouse)

Thanks so much for backing us and I'm looking forward to showing you what we've been working on soon.

Meet La Chismosa & a Murder Suspect
almost 3 years ago – Sat, Jul 08, 2023 at 09:38:53 AM

A quick update for y'all as we continue work on the Undead Gala, which will be offered as our introduction adventure in The Vineyard RPG. A level 3 murder mystery with optional combat, intrigue, gags, and lots of sexy people.

La Chismosa, the Vineyard's jester and troublemaker - by Yorsy Hernandez
Alfonso, one of our murder suspects who dabbles in the arts - by Allie Briggs

If you'd like to get in on the conversation and join the playtest for the Undead Gala, hop into Friday's Discord - https://discord.gg/isfriday

Artists:

Yorsy - https://www.instagram.com/yorsy_hernandez/

Allie - https://www.alliebriggs.com/

The Undead Gala & our new Art Director
almost 3 years ago – Tue, Jun 13, 2023 at 12:29:00 PM

Hey y'all!

A short update with some spoilers for y'all.

We're moving ahead for this project with our Art Director Elisa Serio! You can check out her art here: https://elisaserioart.com/

I'm busy writing The Undead Gala, a level 3 Tales of the Valiant adventure for the aforementioned Kickstarter (live now!) Here are some excerpts from my first draft. This will go into the book you've backed. If you want it early, you can purchase the adventure add-on on the Tales of the Valiant Kickstarter or buy it in the Fall on DriveThruRPG.

BackerKit Surveys Soon!
almost 3 years ago – Thu, May 18, 2023 at 10:04:20 AM

Just as a heads up, you'll be receiving your BackerKit surveys either today or tomorrow. Please fill these out as soon as possible so that we can adjust our expectations for fulfillment.

You can also adjust your pre-order in the survey if you want to add some great stuff to your pre-order. 

I posted a Twitter thread here about our campaign: https://twitter.com/isfridayTV/status/1659207716789944321

I'll be posting a YouTube update here very soon, too. Subscribe if you wanna make sure to catch it.

https://www.youtube.com/@isfriday

Thanks so much and chat soon!