Maw of Oblivion is the first of three Plot Point™ campaigns continuing the Reckoner plot arc which began in the Deadlands: Lost Colony core book.

This 96-page hardback supplement moves the story of the Lost Colony forward and explores in more detail the settlements scattered across the Belt. It encompasses a six-part Plot Point™ campaign that covers Famine’s insidious machinations, the hunt for her, plus complications from the aggressive United Nations forces in the Belt, the Reaper’s schemes, and new horrors lurking in the Dark. A series of Savage Tales and a passel of new enemies add depth to the proceedings and opportunities for more adventure. There’s also a primer to bring new Game Masters up to speed on important events that happened in Deadlands: Lost Colony and beyond.

In addition to all that, Maw of Oblivion has new options for heroes:

• New Edges and Hindrances for spacers and heroes who haven’t had a planet under their feet for a while.
• New Gear and weapons to help the crew survive their travels through the Dark.
• New spaceship hulls and Mods. Upgrade the ship the posse gained in The Demon You Know (Deadlands: Lost Colony), or find a new ride and equip it with new tech.
• A new Arcane Background and Powers: the Razorjack. An experimental cybernetic implant created by Hellstromme Industries’ cursed technology allows the user to control a captured manitou’s magic—if he doesn’t succumb to the creature’s evil first.
• A customized dive into spaceship Chases and Duels, along with a streamlined option for Quick Chases and Quick Duels for crews that prefer to settle their problems face-to-face.

Maw of Oblivion requires Savage Worlds Adventure Edition and Deadlands: Lost Colony to play.

Black City Map Pack

The Maw of Oblivion itself is inside a Black City floating in the Belt–the same kind of structure that appears on Banshee. This double-sided, wet-/dry-erasable. 30″x24″ battle map features claustrophobic tunnels and alien corridors for the heroes to explore on one side, and a larger containment chamber, control room, and trapped passageways on the other. Although designed with the climactic battle from the Plot Point™ campaign in mind, these same halls can be reused for locations within the Black Cities on Banshee, or other ancient architecture from Craghan tumbling through the Belt.

Lost Colony Pawns

Pawns come to Lost Colony for the first time! Four sheets of sturdy punch-out figures bring the action to your tabletop. Convenient to store and carry, the figures included cover the archetypes common to the heroes of Lost Colony, the villains of Maw of Oblivion, and additional forces from around Banshee and the Belt to keep the adventures going.

Collectible Bounty Cards

As a special treat for our GameChanger backers, all pledges include a copy of the War and Famine bounty cards (as seen above)! These oversized cards feature the Reckoners on one side, with the trophy a character earns for defeating the Reckoner on the reverse. The only way* to get these collectible bounty cards is by backing the Lost Colony GameChangers featuring the adventures to take out the Reckoners. To catch us up, we’re also including War (who you hopefully slew after grabbing the Lost Colony Boxed Set from the first Kickstarter) alongside our new target: Famine. Keep an eye out for future Lost Colony campaigns to complete your collection!

* Okay, we’ll probably make a few extra to give away at cons and such. But can you blame us? They’re really cool! And we want to share these awesome cards with our Savage Retailers (see below)!

Don’t just take our word for it; Carl over at Tabletop Tango recorded a preview of Maw of Oblivion you can watch below!

The Four Horsemen had their way, and Earth is now an irradiated wasteland. Before the end, spaceships brought prospectors, homesteaders, and intrepid Rangers to the Faraway system. They found ghost rock, new lifeforms, and Banshee—a living world with a spirit of her own. Unfortunately, the Reckoners found their way to Banshee too. Now the last of the human race and the denizens of Banshee must work together or see another world become a Deadland at the hands of the Reckoners.

Back on Earth, the Reckoners were in charge, but things are different in the Faraway system. The journey across weakened them, and the posse has new tools to use against them. Banshee herself is a weapon: a mineral she produces called tannis can harm the ancient evils. The treacherous Hellstromme Industries has produced technology that can trap and dissolve the horsemen. While the Reckoners hide and rejuvenate their powers the posse are on the attack.

War has already fallen. Now the hunt for Famine is on!

Traverse Dark Spaces

While most of the action in Deadlands: Lost Colony centered on Banshee, humanity has outposts throughout the Faraway system, especially among the thick asteroid field called The Belt. Famine fled out into the Belt, where deprivation is a constant concern. The posse must venture out into the ramshackle stations and lonely asteroid settlements of Faraway to track down Famine and the artifact she discovered: The Maw of Oblivion—a raw black hole phased into the fabric of the Hunting Grounds by the ancient powers who once opposed Banshee.

Includes: Deadlands Lost Colony: Maw of Oblivion (PDF) & War and Famine Collectible Bounty Cards (PDF)

Includes: Deadlands Lost Colony: Maw of Oblivion (Hardcover + PDF) & War and Famine Collectible Bounty Cards (Print + PDF)

Includes: Deadlands Lost Colony: Maw of Oblivion (PDF), War and Famine Collectible Bounty Cards (PDF), Black City Map Pack (PDF),  Deadlands Lost Colony: Figure Flats (PDF), & Deadlands Lost Colony: A Billion Miles From Home (PDF)

Includes: Deadlands Lost Colony: Maw of Oblivion (Hardcover + PDF), War and Famine Collectible Bounty Cards (Print + PDF), Black City Map Pack (Print + PDF), Deadlands Lost Colony: Pawns (Print + Figure Flats), & Deadlands Lost Colony: A Billion Miles From Home (PDF)

Includes: Deadlands Lost Colony: Maw of Oblivion (PDF), War and Famine Collectible Bounty Cards (PDF), Black City Map Pack (PDF), Deadlands Lost Colony: Figure Flats (PDF), Deadlands: Lost Colony (PDF), Widowmaker Adventure (PDF), Deadlands Lost Colony: Harrowed Cards (PDF), Deadlands Lost Colony: Archetypes (PDF), Deadlands Lost Colony: Power Cards (PDF), A Billion Miles From Home Adventure (PDF), Deadlands Lost Colony: GM Screen Inserts (PDF), Deadlands Lost Colony: Power Templates (PDF), Banshee Screams Novel (PDF)

Includes: Deadlands Lost Colony: Maw of Oblivion (Hardcover + PDF), War and Famine Collectible Bounty Cards (Print + PDF), Black City Map Pack (Print + PDF), Deadlands Lost Colony: Figure Flats (PDF), Deadlands Lost Colony: Pawns (Print), A Billion Miles From Home Adventure (PDF), Deadlands Lost Colony: GM Screen Inserts (PDF), Deadlands Lost Colony: Power Templates (PDF), Banshee Screams Novel (Print + PDF)

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Deadlands Lost Colony Boxed Set: Deadlands: Lost Colony (Hardcover + PDF), GM Screen + Widowmaker Adventure (Print + PDF), Deadlands Lost Colony: Harrowed Cards (Print + PDF), Deadlands Lost Colony: Archetypes (Print + PDF), Deadlands Lost Colony: Power Cards (Print + PDF), Deadlands Lost Colony: Bennies, Deadlands Lost Colony: Dice (Set of 7 + Wild Die)

Maw of Oblivion is written and in layout. Your support allows us to create the extras and get the word out to other fans (by far the hardest challenge for a small company like ours).

We plan to deliver the PDF of the book a few days after the project closes. We’ll gather feedback for a few weeks to help us catch any last-minute issues, then send it all off to the printer. Physical products arrive about 7 months later depending on shipping and any international issues.

Digital Rewards

We deliver PDF materials through the Pinnacle website and DriveThruRPG.com.

Physical Rewards

You can add ANYTHING from our PEGinc.com store to your pledge! Please read this section completely before pledging so you choose the best way to order for your lifestyle.

Email [email protected] for an estimate to ship to your location if you don’t see it at checkout.

Option One: Ship ALL Items When Maw of Oblivion Arrives (ETA May 2023)

To add items that will ship when your Maw of Oblivion book, Black City Map Pack, Pawns, and Bounty Cards arrive in print at our fulfillment center:

1. Choose a PRINT reward level to the right and click “Pledge Now” and then “Add to Cart.”
2. You’ll notice you’ve navigated off the main campaign page. Use the headers at the top of the website page to navigate to other sections to add to your order. Rifts® for Savage Worlds, or Pathfinder® for Savage Worlds? Deadlands: the Weird West? Flash Gordon? Or fan-favorite East Texas University? Your downloads will be immediately available. It’s only the physical products that will wait to ship.
3. When you’ve added everything to your order, proceed to checkout. Remember, none of these items will ship until later next year when the rewards from this campaign arrive.

We’re using a special bulk rate for the reward level items which should automatically apply to any other items added to your purchase so you pay less for shipping overall.

Option Two: Ship Some Products NOW + Maw of Oblivion Rewards Later (ETA May 2023)

Your Maw of Oblivion book, Black City Map Pack, Pwans, and Bounty Cards cannot ship until May, but you don’t need to wait to get started playing! You will effectively place TWO orders at peginc.com.

1. Choose a PRINT reward level to the right and click “Pledge Now” and then “Add to Cart.” Go immediately to checkout and complete your purchase. Please verify your shipping address now, just in case you forget to circle back. After the campaign ends your order will ship. You will have time to add to this order later.
2. For your SECOND order, use the headers at the top of the website page to navigate to our many popular settings. What do you want to play right now? Rifts® for Savage Worlds, or Pathfinder® for Savage Worlds? Deadlands: the Weird West? Flash Gordon? Or fan-favorite East Texas University? Please note some items are arriving between this campaign period and November 2022. Your downloads are immediately available after checkout and your product ships in a few days. You will receive a tracking number emailed to you.

Option Three: I Prefer PDF!

No worries, friend. Please choose a DIGITAL reward option and then proceed to checkout. There are no benefits to adding other PDF Only products to your purchase—you can do that anytime you want! Your order will convert with download links after the campaign ends. Please DO NOT add VTT items to this order. Your license key will not be generated unless it’s placed separately.

Delivery for Merchants

Read our “Welcome, Retailer!” Newsletter here for the basics we recommend for your store!

All retailers located in the contiguous United States receive free shipping. Retailers in Hawaii, Alaska, and outside the United States receive discounted shipping. The store also receives crowdfunded campaign products before retail release and may restock other Pinnacle products with their order. We recommend retailers sign up for our Savage Retailer newsletter here (no pledge is required at this time). Customers of Savage Retailers may request complimentary PDFs of books purchased by emailing [email protected].

If you want to grab copies of the campaign-exclusive Collectible Bounty Cards for your store, reach out to [email protected]!

Any Questions? Email Pinnacle customer service at [email protected]

Our Boosters are smaller support projects for our existing lines and come with Booster Rewards built-in rather than Stretch Goals. The book is written and in layout, the art is mostly finished, and we’re ready to send basically everything in the campaign to the printers right away! But campaigns are a vital part of our community and our business. By running a campaign for Deadlands Lost Colony: Maw of Oblivion we can:

• Get the Word Out: We’re a small company, and every time we release a product, via a crowdfunding campaign or not, folks are surprised to learn we’ve released another thing for them to play! A campaign helps as many folks as possible find out about our new games and products.
• Reward our Supporters in the Community: We know you folks love the things we do, it’s why we’re able to keep making the games and supplements you enjoy! There are all kinds of things we can do to show our thanks to our fans for supporting us early: better value for pledge levels, campaign exclusives, etc!
• Gauge Interest: As we said, we’re a small company. Knowing how many folks are interested in one of our new products lets us order the right number of units. That’s super important in helping us keep the doors open and making the games you folks love!
• Reduce Shipping Costs: We do everything we can to keep the price of shipping as low as possible; from using the best services available to us, partnering with various fulfillment partners, paying a part of your shipping costs ourselves, and letting you bundle multiple products in a campaign! It’s cheaper to get multiple copies of the products you want in one pledge as add ons for your group of friends, and even more so if you add in other items like Boxed Sets for Pathfinder® for Savage Worlds or Deadlands: the Weird West. Those last two options can only really happen during campaign fulfillment, so we want to give you folks as many opportunities as possible to grab the bundles you want!

Any Questions? Email Pinnacle customer service at [email protected]

After more than 30 successful crowdfunding campaigns, Pinnacle is proud to offer GameChanger as a way to combine crowdfunding with our own website, where familiar faces answer emails and provide support when needed.

Best of all, at checkout, any of the products in our store, from Deadlands to Holler to the most recent Savage Worlds setting, are available to add to your order! This can be a HUGE shipping savings, especially for our international customers. You can add projects you missed to ship at the same time or even buddy up with your friends to make one larger order.

We hope our supporters recognize the value of a platform where 100% of the proceeds benefit the creators, feeding our families and keeping us making the incredible games you’ve supported for years.

Of course, the hardest thing about moving away from the “big guys” like Kickstarter is losing that visibility, so please help us make up the difference by letting others know about the latest GameChanger! We appreciate you, and we put our absolute best effort into every single adventure, setting, pawn set, and accessory we make!