Join me for a story...

     Hello!
     My name is Travis Legge and I am the writer, developer and co-creator of the Contagion Role-Playing Game. You may know me from my films such as Bloom and Reckoning, you may have come here because you are a fan, player, or Gamemaster familiar with my other products from Aegis Studios, or maybe you were just browsing the web and happened upon this campaign. Whatever brought you here, I would like to invite you to join me in telling an urban fantasy story with more than a hint of horror.

Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world...

     The world of Contagion is a dark and terrifying place. On the surface, it looks much like the world you and I live in. Just beneath that surface, in the shadows, rages an ancient conflict between supernatural factions who all seek dominion over the Earth and control over the souls of humanity. Angels, in service to Yahweh, fight to hang on to their failing grasp of the Earth. Demons, with a legion of Hellspawn at their disposal, ramp up aggression in an attempt to usher in the apocalypse. In the middle, various supernatural races and conspiracies push to make room for their own agendas in a shrinking world.
    On the Winter Solstice of 2012, ancient gods known as the Ilu, long ago imprisoned by Yahweh and his angels, were released onto the Earth by Lucifer. The Ilu formed factions and began spreading out across the globe, trying to learn all they could about humanity and hoping to regain some semblance of their lost power and worship. In response to the reemergence of the Ilu, Yahweh ordered his angels to prepare for war. Only one among the heavenly host spoke of trying to bring the Ilu into the fold. Once the angels were told to ready for battle, the Archangel Tyra sought a private audience with Yahweh, offering a peaceful and diplomatic solution. In response, Yahweh cast her down for daring to question his orders. Yahweh hid this sin from the rest of the host, telling the other Archangels that Tyra had been sent on a secret mission of vital import within the Void.

    Now, as the Ilu slowly gain a foothold on Earth, the forces of Heaven prepare for outright war. To add another level of looming doom to the mix, Hell’s army, now under the command of Azmodeus, seeks to kickstart the apocalypse by any means available. The world is in a bad way, and for the first time in centuries, open war among the supernatural seems not only likely, but inevitable.

Slouching Towards Bethlehem

    Slouching Towards Bethlehem places the player characters front and center in this looming conflict. This book contains a series of adventures designed to drag the player characters into the war and set up their choices to have a profound impact on how major, earth shaking events play out. Within these pages you will find a number of adventures and scenarios that will lead the characters to ground zero of a major event in the world of Contagion. How the characters handle these scenarios could determine the fate of mankind, Heaven and Hell. The characters could become the greatest of heroes or the foulest of villains. Their actions may save the world, or they may damn it.

    Slouching Towards Bethlehem is a literal game-changer. The events within these pages will irrevocably alter the world of Contagion, though the degree to which things truly change is up to you, the players, and the dice. Given the scope of the events presented in this book it is highly unlikely that the world of Contagion on the whole will survive unscathed.

Sound exciting? Good! Because we could REALLY use your help!

• We are seeking $500 in order to help bring this book to life, secure a few print on demand copies to take to conventions, and ensure that our INCREDIBLE artist, Jack Badashski, gets compensated for his hard work.
• To that end, we are offering a TON of BADASS perks! Not only can you get Slouching Towards Bethlehem for less money here than anywhere else, we will be offering discounts on print copies of ALL books from Contagion Second Edition, access to the Contagion Second Edition print Omnibus, hand-crafted leather slip covers for ALL your Contagion Second Edition print books, opportunities to acquire original art from Slouching Towards Bethlehem, and the chance to get commissioned, custom art from Jack Badashski!
• Let's be 100% honest here: this book is coming out whether we raise $5, $500 or $5,000 (though, once we cross $500, we will announce some pretty awesome stretch goals), so we are utilizing flexible funding. If we don't make our goal, whatever we DO raise will go to the costs of fulfilling perks and paying for art.

The Impact

Slouching Towards Bethlehem will shake the world of Contagion to its foundations. By helping us get this project off the ground, you will be helping usher in a new phase of storytelling for the players of Contagion Second Edition. You'll get to see the coming changes ahead of everyone else, and you'll have the opportunity to score some cool, rare, and KICK-ASS swag in the process!

This is not my first crowdfunding project, nor will it be my last. Each time I do one of these I learn a bit more about making the best possible experience for my backers as well as myself. With YOUR help, I have brought a number of projects to fruition in the past. Let's do it again!

Risks & Challenges

There are few risks involved with this project at its core. The book itself is already complete and in the layout stages. As we are offering several hand-crafted and customized perks, we DO ask for our backers' patience and understanding, as a high volume of orders may cause some delays in delivery (that would be a good problem to have.)

We are fulfilling all digital and print on demand perks through DriveThruRPG, who we have worked with numerous times in the past.

Other Ways You Can Help

We understand that times are tough and sometimes finances just won't permit for you to contribute, but that doesn't mean you can't help:

• If you have already purchased ANY Contagion Second Edition products from us, PLEASE review and rate them at DriveThruRPG.
• Play Contagion with your friends. Record it and post it on YouTube. Broadcast your games on Twitch! SPREAD THE WORD about this game!
• Share this campaign FAR AND WIDE on ALL your social media using the Indiegogo share tools!

Thank you SO MUCH for your support!
GAME ON!
Travis Legge