Jeff Talanian's launching a Kickstarter for the 2nd Edition of
Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea this Friday, Oct. 21! With the old box set almost gone, he's following up with a single-volume, hardback tome. Same game, same rules, but expanded to include more content, with four new classes, new monsters, new spells and new magic items. Plus, it will feature hundreds of new illustrations from John and Daisey Bingham, Charles Lang, Peter Mullen, Russ Nicholson, Glynn Seal, Val Semeiks, Jason Sholtis and Del Teigeler to complement the original Ian Baggley artwork. The hardback also includes a gigantic posted-map for the Hyperborea setting by Glynn Seal. Should be good!
P.S. This would be Jeff's 4th KS, following three other successful efforts (AS&SH 1st Edition in 2012, Hyperborea Adventure Three Pack in 2015 and Mystery at Port Greely in 2016).
Charles Lang is the cover artist for the second edition of Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea. As a follow-up to his painting that was featured on the original boxed set of AS&SH, this new painting takes our hero (and his cast of companions) into some bold action and adventure in the hoary wilderness of Hyperborea, illumed by the light of a bloated red sun.
The new HYPERBOREA map features the work of Mr. Glynn Seal of MonkeyBlood Design. It is already complete, and we are over a month away (Oct. 21) from launching our Kickstarter campaign for AS&SH 2nd Edition. In fact, the original is now here at North Wind Adventures.
So, what is different about the map? Well, it has been hand drawn -- pencils, inks, colored pencils. Labeling has been rendered via computer, afterwards.
The new HYPERBOREA map will*dwarf the old map, measuring 40 x 32 inches! It will fold to an 8-inch square, and will be tucked inside the hardcover.*