Akuban Knights

Hey there,

I'm pretty terrible about keeping Patreon up to date with stuff, but it's a wonder beyond imagination that we've managed to get to the eve of Akuban Knights without having given it a proper mention here. So, both announcing the start of Akuban Knights and reminding you that it starts in 16 hours!

Who: Dan 'NekkaLucifer', Chloe 'FuzzyFreaks', Anna-Sophie 'Feyama4u', and Sven 'OldMightyFriendlyGamer'. This is our all European (2 UK, 2 DE) cast who I have hand picked for their potential chemistry. They've all got good attitudes, but have very different approaches with varying levels of humor and responsibility. I have a lot of faith in this group.
When: Fridays at 7pm DE, 6pm UK, 1pm EST, 10am PDT, starting this week! 2018-11-9! Tomorrow!
What: Our characters are the youngish (20s) children of the very aged (80s) King of Akuba. They will have every resource available to royalty and the power to influence major world events right away, even though they're only second level. Furthermore, this campaign will decide the fate of Arcadia which is in the middle of a brutal war for domination.

Our characters cover each of the major classes from AD&D 2nd edition: A warrior (pugilist fighter), a wizard (conjurer), a cleric (healer specialized), and a rogue (thief). On top of that we're using all the 2.neal rules, including some major updates. The thief, wizard, and cleric classes have been totally reworked, including all new spells for the wizard who now uses an MP system. The cleric is using a brand new magic system that brings faith from an abstract concept to a core game mechanic though a unique blessing/miracle system. Lastly, some saving throws, particularly those for spells, have been reworked to something that rewards a difference in level between the caster and their target.

The stream art and intro are in a very 80s style, and are absolutely amazing, but they're not going to bleed over into the game, which will be a swords and sorcery style campaign, the themes of which will be decided in the first episode. I've counted 18 unique paths the players could take, each of which significantly changes the story of the game.

I hope our players decide to play heroes, because the fate of Arcadia is in their hands and it could all end if they don't take care of it.

Intro Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I8HInLNq_4
Character Art: https://imgur.com/a/Bo9dxZK
Sample Screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/WLp3kRW

Lastly, I'm trying out some day/night rain/snow visual effects for the stream. Might work, might not.

- Neal