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SeanSutter
01-10-2016, 09:59 PM
Greetings Friends,

I've been passionate about the miniatures hobby for a long time, and like many of you I've always wanted to be part of the creating miniatures games. I started learning to sculpt in ZBrush about a year ago. And I've been working full-time on creating a miniatures game since July.

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Relicblade is a small scale fantasy skirmish game where one player takes command of a party of heroes on their righteous quest, while the other player harnesses the brutal fury of the pig men. Brave and wicked alike are drawn to powerful relics lost in the ruins of the ancient world.

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The characters are represented on the board by detailed 30mm miniatures while their statistics and abilities are shown on convenient character cards. The real tactical depth comes in as players choose from 25 unique upgrades to specialize their characters to gain a tactical advantage. Will you choose to spec your druid as a support healer, or upgrade her bear form into a DPS monstrosity?

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/TheIronShoes/set-up.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/TheIronShoes/media/set-up.jpg.html)

Battles are fought over an unidentified magic item that has drawn the characters to that spot. When characters are finally able to seize the relic it is drawn randomly from the Relic Deck. Relics grant an unnatural boon and are used just like upgrades, however they far surpass any upgrade in power. But if the character wielding the relic is disabled anyone can pick it up.

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Standard games of Relicblade are played on a 2'x2' area, players usually only field between three and six characters, and the games only last around 45 minutes. Games are fast paced, dynamic, and exciting. It's not unusual to play several games over the course of a couple drinks. This game is a great way to engage friends in the hobby without asking them to invest hundreds (who are we kidding, thousands) of dollars into an army. The entire game costs less than the digital download of a particular sci-fi games rulebook.
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Coming up in February I am going to run a Kickstarter campaign to establish the Relicblade core game and hopefully expand the game. I'm really happy with the game, and I've had some amazing adventures with it so far. Here are a few shots of the figures and an extra shot so you can see the scale compared to other miniatures lines.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/TheIronShoes/Ortho-Hero-Lineup.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/TheIronShoes/media/Ortho-Hero-Lineup.jpg.html)
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http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/TheIronShoes/Scale-Photo.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/TheIronShoes/media/Scale-Photo.jpg.html)

Thanks for taking a look. I'm really excited to share this with you all. I will try to keep you all posted as I move into crowdfunding in the next month, but Facebook is the best way to see what's going on. "Likes" and "Shares" are the best way to support indie creators, so if you have it in your heart to help a brother out I would deeply appreciate it.

Love,
Sean Sutter


You can check out more stuff at:
www.relicblade.com (http://www.relicblade.com)
www.facebook.com/metalkingstudio (http://"http://www.facebook.com/metalkingstudio")
Instagram @sean_sutter_art
Tweeter @MetalKingStudio

SeanSutter
01-22-2016, 01:11 PM
Hello BOLS,

In preparation for the upcoming Relicblade Kickstarter I've been creating a bunch of new characters. I'm also putting together a web series on YouTube that follows the creation of a character from Sketch to Product. I hope you'll check it out!
https://youtu.be/dxrEaZZbTrY
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