My name is Brennan Bishop and I've been writing roleplaying games for the last 5 years. You can look at my previous work here: http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/index.php?keywords=Brennan+bishop&x=0&y=0&author=&artist=&pfrom=&pto=
I have been playing and running RPGS ever since I was 6 years old and it is my passion in life to make games everyone can enjoy.
My main project now is called Storm Battalion and it is based on the idea that during the war for American independence, a number of storms broke out that turned the landscape and all living things caught inside it into twisted reflections of what they once were. These monsters have their own agendas and will terrorize humanity while doing so.
The storms also brought about a revolution in electrical energy as the power within it could be stored and used to run many different machines of war.
The game takes place in 1935. Long after the storms have left their mark on the world. America, Britain, Canada, The European Union, and a nation made up of indigenous people are at war with one another for the land that the storms are most prevalent in. Each country gives unique bonuses to a character that originates from there and helps promote variety in groups.
Characters have access to monstrous powers granted to them by the storms (such as controlling the bones of enemies, starting plagues, becoming others through eating them, and many more), as well as fantastic weaponry loosely based around the inventions of Nicola Tesla (earthquake grenades, radio controlled robots, deathrays, single-pilot propulsion backpacks, dirigibles, and so on).
Characters are employed by one governing nation to seek out and secure storms, assassinate important officials, attack supply routes, steal secrets and generally any tasks the military would impart upon a small squad of incredibly able individuals.
The setting is mostly Canada as occupied by British forces, with forays into a besieged United States.
The book has already been written and has all the setting details, character creation, power and technology listings, monster and antagonist statistics, 6 premade ready-to-play characters, and 2 adventures to establish the setting and abilities of the characters.
Be sure to check out some of the art we've got so far in our gallery too!
I am working hand in hand with Third Eyes Games publishing http://thirdeyegames.net/ whom I have worked on several books for in the past, to make Storm Battalion the best game I can make it. The money we receive will go straight into the book: covering our printing costs, paying our artists, getting editing completed, and ensuring that at the end of it, the book will be something worth owning and being proud of. As said before, the book is already completed, but we are just trying to get all the expenses of making it a physical book and adorn it with as much high-quality art as possible.
If we don’t reach our goal, the book will still come out. It might be slower coming and with less art, but it will still see the light of day. We hope that we hit our goals and that the inside and outside will look glorious.
Even if you can’t contribute, please spread the word that one guy is trying to get his book out there into the hands of people like you and that anything helps.
Thanks for your time, and I hope you enjoy the book!
Update:
Our first review! Tommy liked the book and will tell you why you should too:
http://mostunreadblogever.blogspot.ca/2013/02/tommys-take-on-storm-battalion.html?spref=fb
Update:
After talking to my distributor, it looks like we'll have to change and additional $10 for international shipping outside of the US. However, if you've already ordered, we'll waive the fee!
First Stretch goal - $3200 We'll put in another adventure! Trains attacked by tanks! A flooded city! Ambushes by another Storm Battalion in the ruins of Mission BC! 12 additional pages of content!
Second Stretch goal - $3500 Two more templates! We'll put in the Sniper and Special Forces classes! That's two more playable options as well as 2 pre-made characters bringing the total to 10 different templates!
Third stretch goal - $3700 The origin of the Storms explained! A who, where, why story of the Storms and what the end result of their apperance will be!
Fourth stretch goal - $4000 More Tech and more Powers! Gun-kenisis, corpse armour! New rifles and infiltration technology! At least 6 new items and powers!
