Nova Aetas: Renaissance

Christmas in the Renaissance!
over 2 years ago – Fri, Dec 24, 2021 at 02:12:22 AM

Hello guys!

So we have arrived at the Christmas holidays and we could not miss the opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas and thank you for the precious and fantastic support you are giving us!

We also take this opportunity to inform you that we have released our Web App, where you will find all the updated rulebooks, faqs, and other material for our games.

At the moment, the NAR section is empty, but soon (very soon), we will start uploading the material of our beloved game and implementing the features we have unlocked during the KS campaign! 

Meanwhile, you can save the link or download it directly to your favorite device!

From the next update, we will continue the Designer Diary series to analyze the Core Game Enemies factions, but you will choose which one!

Respond to this Update by voting for the Fauns or for Venice, and the winning faction will be the protagonist of the next Designer Diary!

That's all for today! The LMS team wishes you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

See you next year... the year of the Renaissance!

Designer Diary - Factions: Rome
over 2 years ago – Tue, Dec 07, 2021 at 03:16:19 AM

Hello, guys!

As promised, we are restarting our updates dedicated to NAR design, with a series of episodes dedicated to the Enemies Factions that you will meet during your adventures!

We obviously start with the 3 Factions of the Core Game, and in particular today we will talk about the Rome Faction!

As happened throughout the Middle Ages, even in the Renaissance, the Eternal City was governed by the powerful Papal State, which united temporal and spiritual power in the figure of the Pope.

In the period in which NAR is set, Pope Julius II holds this role. 

Known to history as "the Warrior Pope", Julius II was a great protagonist of the Renaissance, not only for the many wars fought to increase the territory of the papal state but also as a patron for the greatest artists of the time.

And it is precisely to diminish the power of Rome's greatest rival, that he unleashed against Venice, the so-called "War of the League of Cambrai", and this moment our Heroes come into the game.

Julius II's most trusted advisor and expert in arcane matters, Egidio da Viterbo will entrust you with a delicate task to search for an ancient and mysterious artifact that could turn the war outcome in favor of Rome.

Of the three Core box Enemy Factions, Rome is the most resilient, and thanks to various support units, it will play friction against the Heroes trying not only to knock them out but also to make them waste time leading them to a slow defeat. The high Mental Defense values ​​of all Roman units will make them tough opponents for the Mages of our group... Rebecca and Agorix, be warned!

But let's take a look at some of their units!

Among the units of Troop rank, we find the Swiss Guards, who, with their flashy uniforms, will make good use of their Eclectic ability. With this skill, the Swiss Guards will quickly switch from targeting you from a distance with their pistol to attacking you in melee without losing effectiveness. With Physical and Mental defense values ​​of 6, they are among the most difficult Troops in the game to eliminate!

In the Elite rank, the imposing Sacred Guard are the bastions of the Roman army. Protection cancels the dice that got the "star" symbol during an attack, greatly limiting the offensive capabilities of the Heroes. Their attack may seem sluggish, but it's hard to parry, and with Pierce, the Shield will be useless!

Another Elite, but more support unit, is the Nun. This "harmless" old lady has no attacks, but with her two skills, she will be able to heal other nearby papal units and protect them even better from the Heroes evil spells!

We close this brief overview with the Cardinal, one of the leaders of this Faction. He also looks like a rather tough unit, but unlike the Sacred Guard, his attack is really insidious. Thanks to the power of his faith he will be able to set fire to and stun the Heroes who dare to face him!

This is a brief rundown of some of this Faction's units, and others are waiting to be shown, but fear not! Everything will be revealed to you! In the meantime, tell us what you think and which one you fear the most!

That's all for today! We meet you at the "Update before Christmas" to show you a new Faction, and give you updates on the progress of your beloved game!

Fireball!

From Germany with love
over 2 years ago – Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 01:25:00 AM

Hello, guys!

After the Spiel'21, here we are to tell you how it was!

We are really excited about the convention in Essen, despite the COVID19 restrictions, it had a great turnout! It allowed us to meet many people from our community, including obviously many NAR backers.

During the 4 days, we had the chance to play dozens of Demos at the NAR table, with backers and also with many players who did not know the project or who had lost it. We were really happy with their feedback, all very enthusiastic! The mix of RPG, tactical skirmish, and narrative game convinced everyone who had the chance to try NAR, and its first "public release" was a success!

In addition, one of our showcases was completely dedicated to the complete miniatures range of our favorite game. The miniatures we showed (the same ones we show you in each update) are PU Samples, they nearly match the final quality for the miniatures, I can tell you everyone was impressed by the quality of the sculptures!

Many of you have also asked us about delivery times which, as you know, have lengthened; and on the translations' final quality.

For the first point, those who have tried the game have realized its depth and how huge the work we are doing, not just to create missions, but also to make sure they are well balanced to make sure you will have good fun in playing them. Everyone agreed with us that ruining it to be in a hurry to deliver it would be a big mistake.

About translations, the Spiel was an excellent opportunity for us to meet many publishers who have shown great interest in the production of a Retail version for NAR, so much so that we can say that the realization of this version is becoming very concrete. This means that if everything goes as we hope, the KS version will also be able to take advantage of high-level translations, handled directly by the publishers. We will keep you updated on this topic and hope to give you great news soon.

Speaking about NAR production, with the resumption of the playtests, we are starting to close the design elements that we have developed in recent months, from the next updates we will begin to talk to you more in-depth about the gameplay by showing you the insights on Heroes, Missions, Crafting and so on, to analyze every aspect of the game that has remained hidden so far.

As mentioned before, the work on the miniatures is completed so much that we have managed to show all the miniatures live during the days of the convention, but we will continue to show them here too!

After the spectacular Hyperion model shown in the last update, today we present 3 Crossover models we released during the campaign!

The first is The Inquisitor, from the world of Dark Ritual (Dark Gate Games), who will join the ranks of the troops of Rome to hunt down our Heroes.

We continue with the spectacular model of Aracne, coming from the world of Tanares Adventures, a lethal Hunt that will use all the resources of your party in order not to end up trapped in a deadly web.

We conclude with Sacripante, one of the most characteristic Allies (and certainly much loved by Italian players, given who is the actor to whom he is inspired) who will be able to join your adventures. Sacripante comes from the world of Brancalonia, the spectacular spaghetti-fantasy RPG by Acheron Books. Speaking about them, the Acheron guys are currently on KS with a campaign to produce "Brancalonia - The Empire Whacks Back," check it out!

Let us know what you think about this models!!

That's all for today, guys! We remind you that for any problem or question about your pledge you can contact us by opening a ticket at this Link!

See you in the November update!

Road to Essen
over 2 years ago – Fri, Oct 08, 2021 at 02:39:43 AM

Hello guys!

With a little delay compared to normal, here is the new update that, as you can guess from the title, will also be dedicated to Spiel 2021!

After last year's stop, LMS is ready to participate with a brand new boot full of demo tables, among which of course that of Nova Aetas Renaissance will have a place of honor!

This is the first official release for NAR, and we can't wait to give the game a try to an extended audience like the one we will find at the convention! We hope to meet many of you to let you test your beloved game in advance and show you all the miniatures we have produced in recent months and which are now ready for mass production!

We have produced a new special issue of our Ashes magazine, which will be on sale at our boot and later on our Web Store.

One piece of content that will delight all of you is "The Rose Duel" minigame! Inside the magazine you will find all the "cut & play" printed material, to play a special two-player version of BRW Rebirth! Arianna and Rikkart will compete in a reduced version of the Lodge, always using the rules of Rebirth. A perfect way to pass the time in the months that separate us from delivery, you can have fun trying the new mechanics, one of the new schools (Agony), and know Rebirth/BRW if you haven't done it yet!

To celebrate the return of the convention after last year's stop, you will find Cthuly attached to the magazine! This "tender" mascot of the event, vaguely inspired by ancient and forgotten myths, is a new Promo Forgotten Evocation. Comes with his Forgotten Spell and Evocation card, and a fantastic resin miniature! Of course, Cthuly can also be used in both BRW and Rebirth!  

And for NAR? well don't worry! After the convention, we will publish online the rules to play Cthuly also in NAR as a new hilarious Pet for our Heroes!

Those who cannot physically be at the Spiel need not worry! Ashes and Cthuly will be available on our Web Store after the convention.

In this special issue, you will also find articles dedicated to the ongoing projects of LMS, two previews about our projects for 2022.

We look forward to meeting you at our 2E112 boot, where in addition to having a chat with us you will have the opportunity to try Rebirth, Nova Aetas Renaissance, Divide Et Impera, and Chambers of Wonders, as well as being able to admire the many miniatures that we will show during the 4 days of the convention!

Let's move to speak about something more NAR-related! We have finally received the PU sample of one of the miniatures we have been waiting for, another of the really big guys in our game!

Hyperion! Finally, we can appreciate one of the most beautiful miniatures of the entire NAR range! Not only is her size truly stunning, but the quantity and quality of detail are insane!

Without risking being arrogant, this is one of the best models ever produced for a board game!

With him also came the model of the Burning Legion, Hyperion's faithful minions who will join him in the fight against your heroes, giving life to one of the most flamboyant boss fights in history!

Not to mention that playing BRW/Rebirth with Hyperion will make you feel truly omnipotent, and nothing can be saved from your purifying flames!

That's all for today! Also, keep an eye on our Social channels to get updates on the Spiel and join us in this new adventure!

See you in Essen!

Designer Diary #7 - A bite to the Magister Pledge!
over 2 years ago – Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 05:18:01 AM

Hello Guys!

As long as PU samples are coming, sent by the factory, and Summer is getting hot and hotter thanks to Black Rose Wars: Rebirth, we decided to show all Stretch Goals miniatures, included in both Renaissance Pledge and Magister Pledge, which means all the models playable in both Nova Aetas Renaissance and Black Rose Wars, also intended in REBIRTH!

We’ll start, obviously, with Agorix and his pet Anacleto. The Druid trained by Kormak is ready to rumble and he will contend for Rebecca's title, as the best Mage in your party!

As opposed to Rebecca, he can choose the spells to prepare for the battle, by Druidic and Transmutation schools…Yes! You read it in the right way! During NAR development we introduced the Schools also for the Mage Heroes in NAR, like Agorix and Rebecca, but we’ll spoiler this in a future update! ;)

The next miniature we’ll show you is one of the coolest: Jack O’ Lantern is a constant threat in your adventures, a miniboss who can appear at any moment during your quests, trying to impede in any way possible. His Forgotten Spell allows you to evoke him in Black Rose Wars and in Rebirth!

Keeping a creepy mood, The Boogeyman and his Dolls are also a threat for the party in Nova Aetas adventures, but you can also use the Boogeyman in the Lodge as a Mage and the Dolls thanks to His Custom Spell!

Onamor, straight from Sword&Sorcery Universe, will be a powerful miniboss in Nova Aetas Renaissance and a Mage for Black Rose Wars and Rebirth!

We cannot end this characters’ gallery without show a brand new Big Guy in NAR Collection: the beautiful and threatening Manticora!

If you want to get its magical drops and equipment you have to take its Hunt, and trust me when I say that it will not be a newbie hunt… and… please, please, please bring with you a lot of Antidote flasks! I warned you!

Evoking it in the Black Rose Lodge, thanks to its Forgotten Spell, is for sure safer than fighting it… so pray that you’ll be the one!

We are really satisfied with the final result of miniatures production: NAR miniature standard is very high, more than our last productions (a really high level indeed) and we are sure you’ll appreciate these too!

And, as long as we have quoted Black Rose Wars: Rebirth all these times, we want to remind you that the Second Chapter of the Black Rose Wars saga is now Live on Kickstarter!

This new Core Box continues the story for 25 years, and will see 4 Mages battle it out in the ruins of the Lodge to become its savior and thus be elected the new Great Magister!

Taking up the mechanics of the first BRW, Rebirth is completely compatible with the original game, so much so that you can mix all the materials of both games to increase replayability and variety in your games! And remember that all the stuff included in the Magister Pledge is fully compatible with both BRW and Rebirth!

Don't miss your chance to get one of the best games out there and the mountain of extras and Stretch Goals we have prepared for this campaign!

You still have some time for the Pledge Early Bird, which will get you the Avatar Jukas (yes that Jukas!)for free!

Take a look at the KS page, it will be worth it!

Black Rose Wars: Rebirth Kickstarter Page

See you in September with a new Update!