New MYTH Kickstarter In March & Official Story Quest Contest!
February 16, 2015 by brennon
The folks at Megacon Games are going to be heading back to the world of fundraising that is Kickstarter in March, specifically March 9th! See what they have in store for MYTH as well as a Story Contest to get your creative juices flowing!
This Kickstarter will be called MYTH: Journeyman and will feature a number of expansions (we assume) including the one above named Shores of Kanis. The current teaser article talks about the enemies you'll be facing further abroad including this little chap...
"Bred as guard dogs for the Anokis, they protect their masters unfailingly as they wreak havoc across the battlefield. The Okis are lightly armored and trained to hunt in packs with precision. If an Anokis is in the area, the Okis always move to its side, ready to give their life in the defense of their master."
It's not just the little creatures that are showing up however as the Anokis are also stepping up to make life hard for your heroes as they battle against the shadows...
"Powerful warriors created by the god-king Anunkara, all Anokis wield a pair of khopeshes blessed by Aluki priests. This blessing allows them to penetrate any defense, making them one of the deadliest warriors to patrol Kanis. When travelling with a pack of Okis, an Anokis warrior is near invincible until the Okis guarding him have been dealt with."
Not bad right? Knowing Megacon these sculpts are going to be fantastic too. Warren mentioned a couple of Weekenders ago as well that a new enemy type is coming your way for the game too, the Commander. We'll get a look at that soon.
As well as the monsters they've also put together an official story competition with Board Game Geek. However, this is no ordinary story. This is a Story Quest...
- Must be a 3 Act Story (like the 3 Acts of Fury of the Fireborne)
- Must use BASE models for monsters (Grubbers, Muckers, Crawlers, Stalkers, Yardu, Terror). Notice I said [i]model[/i], not [i]monster[/i]. Create your own creature using the Myth models as inspiration if you want. Be creative.
- Use only tiles from the BASE game – no expansion tiles
- Keep it PG rated.
- Items may come from the BASE game OR something you create.
- Don’t worry about formatting, card creation, etc. The important thing here is story. The winning entry will be edited into the Myth format by someone at MegaCon. Winning content will be printed alongside “official” material.
- MegaCon Games has final say on any community submitted content.
Sounds pretty good and if you have a story brewing inside you you'll want to get it out there through this!
Thanks to mistermannindy for this one!
Are you looking forward to Shores of Kanis?
"As well as the monsters they've also put together an official story competition with Board Game Geek..."
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Looking forward to expanding my Myth toolbox! I’ll jump in for sure!
I’d like to see a new edition of the rulebook – streamlined and updated.
I was going to ask about that
Was very interested in the game, but the reviews seemed unanimous on the rules not being too clear.
There are PDFs with clarified rules and FAQs on their website. It helped me a lot but I’m also wishing for a revised rulebook. It would be easier not to have to through many loose sheets when looking for a specific rule…
Could well be something that comes out as a product of this Kickstarter. We shall have to wait and see.
Guys, MegaCon is almost done with the rule book rewrite. The new Myth moderator mentioned this over on BGG. The community will have an opportunity to review the PDF before the Journeyman KS begins – and provide feedback that they are willing to incorporate.
Thanks @mistermannindy, that’s great news! I can’t wait for the kickstarter to begin.
I only started playing but I already play with 3 different groups. I love this game.
I’ve still got a backlog of Myth Minis to paint from my previous pledge – beyond priming and washing – maybe I won’t get much further. I’m looking forward to this. As much as anything I hope Megacon provide everyone with options/add-ons providing a clean way of bringing their ‘toolboxes’ up to date. For example the card sets upgraded through the patches, especially the item cards. I got one set made up by PrinterStudio.com, but that was soon partially updated yet again. Now I’m a bit lost as to what cards are current or not so sticking with what I’ve… Read more »
Hmmm – just checked the last Mercs:Recon KS update. “As for Recon, we are hoping to deliver Recon in April.” New Myth KS starting in March?
I’ll probably avoid the Recon comments pages for a while, I suspect there are quite a few people who are going to kick-off over this.
Haaa! Me too! I have the entire base set painted, but have yet to start on anything else. I did paint some additional figures for custom content, however. As for “updating the toolboxes”, McG has stated that all the cards updated in Patches will be available in the KS. There are also several threads over on BGG that can help you print out just the updated cards from Patch 1.3 if you simply want to get “current” from your 1.1 investment. PM me and I can assist if you want. You’re correct on the small item cards. That’s an unsupported… Read more »