Post by thehumblebard on Apr 15, 2022 13:48:53 GMT
Your small hamlet of Felwort is threatened by a foreboding tower emanating a mysterious evil power. Legend says that an evil warlord once lived in the tower, terrorizing the realm. There are whispers that this warlord, known as Bram, has somehow returned, and YOU have been chosen to go to the tower and stop this threat. Within the garden outside Bram’s Tower lies the key to stopping him - the ORB of ICE. If you can navigate the eerie crypt beyond the garden and find a way to enter Bram’s Tower, you may be able to save your town. But those who enter the Fortress of Terror never return…
Humble Bard Games embarks on its maiden voyage with its upcoming release of Fortress of Terror, a roll-and-write solitaire adventure game. Fortress of Terror is the core adventure module for the Roll-With-It system, a modular roll-and-write game system that features a simple, yet highly-flexible design that can support a wide variety of themes for limitless adventure possibilities.
The Roll-With-It system is designed around 4 concepts:
Roll your dice pool
Activate your dice to move or take actions
Your enemy attempts to hinder you based on the current face of the dreaded Doom die
You feel impending doom as the Doom die rotates, preparing to attack you again next round
A game is built upon this basic round sequence, but with unique and flavorful additions that bring out the theme of the adventure and make each game feel fresh and different. Each adventure plays out like a story, with each module consisting of multiple Chapters, or sections. Gameplay feels much like a maze or puzzle, each time the player working to navigate a map to accomplish tasks and escape the map. Collecting powerful Relic cards is important, as using a Relic’s ability at the right moment can make all the difference. Your dice pool always contains the Luck die, which can be added to or subtracted from any other die in order to help mitigate your rolls.
There is, however, one tiny problem…due to the wiles of your enemy, you can never retrace your steps.
Pirates, post-apocalyptic roadsters, horror, science fiction, mysteries, mythology…Fortress of Terror is merely the first of a series of adventure modules designed for the Roll-With-It system, with many more coming soon.
Fortress of Terror is being released first as a print-and-play game, and launched on Kickstarter on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.
As of this post on 4/15/2022, the game is well overfunded only in its first 3 days, and has unlocked at least 4 stretch goals in the form of additional Adventure Modules, included with the basic pledge of $5.
Game Design: John Bailey
Illustrations: Emmie Bailey
Cover Illustration: Adam Szafranski
For more information:
VISIT THE KICKSTARTER PAGE
VISIT HUMBLE BARD GAMES’ WEBSITE at www.thehumblebard.com
VISIT THE GAME’S PAGE ON BOARDGAMEGEEK.COM