Products to the right may be added to any current GameChanger campaign to benefit from the reduced shipping in that project, but please note the special shipping rates for this campaign have ended. If you would like to ship immediately you may purchase the products as normal. Email [email protected] with any questions.
Few mediums inspire today’s gamers like comic books, graphic novels, and the movies and television shows based on them. The Savage Worlds Super Powers Companion lets you recreate everything from classic Marvel® and DC® tales to modern takes like The Boys®, Kick-Ass®, or Invincible®… all in the award-winning Savage Worlds rules system!
This 192-page hardcover book updates the original Super Powers Companion to be completely compatible with Savage Worlds Adventure Edition. Here’s what you’ll find inside:
- A gorgeous new layout by fan-favorite Karl Keesler; a beautiful cover by Aaron J. Riley; all-new art by the phenomenal Bien Flores, Unique Soparie, Wayne Miller, and more!
- New CHARACTER options, Edges, and Hindrances.
- New and updated GEAR, like absorption shields, capes!, a host of weapons for your heroes and villains to bash each other with, and vehicles to get your super team where they need to go in style!
- All new narrative HEADQUARTERS rules! Build a unique base for your super team, upgrade it, and deal with the adventurous complications that come with it!
- New SETTING RULES emphasize the nature of super-powered combat, including new Power Stunts, using the terrain as a weapon, and suggested Setting Rules to mimic different styles including Four Color, Cosmic, Gritty, Fantasy, Horror, and even Ultra Violent takes on supers!
- Every single POWER has been evaluated, updated, and streamlined. Power Types have been redefined, universal modifiers cleaned up and made simpler, and new powers like Deadeye added! All within the standard Savage Worlds point cost system!
- The ROGUE’S GALLERY has been completely overhauled, both in story and powers, to better fit today’s comics. Every single one has new art and many connect to each other, creating a default setting for those who want it and easily ignored for those who don’t. From street-level threats to cosmic annihilators and rampaging kaiju, there’s a bit of badness here to challenge any super team!
- ITEMS OF POWER! Over a dozen super powered items give the Game Master rewards for her super team or plot devices for their mad tyrants. Drop a time bomb to rewrite history. Rally beneath the tattered symbol. Beware the devastation seeds! And battle for cosmic supremacy with the crown of the new god!
Hot on the heels of our extremely successful and incredibly useful Deadlands and Rifts® pawn sets comes a LEGION of heroes and villains for your tabletop game! These thick, cardboard, INDIVIDUALLY die-cut characters with front AND back art are ready for you to pop out and play the moment they arrive in your metropolis!
They’re super easy to transport to game stores, conventions, or that friend’s house with the awesome game table, and include over 90 heroes, villains, cops, robbers, and bad guys for your campaign!
The Game Master sets a Campaign Power Level that determines how many points player characters get to buy powers, then you choose and “buy” the powers you want. Whether you want to make a character inspired by the world’s greatest detective, a man of steel, a wisecracking webslinger, or a completely original super, the super powers system is flexible, customizable, and easy to put together in minutes!
This is our first attempt at crowdsourcing on our own site. This gives us more control and flexibility, and allows us to absorb some of the rising costs of inflation and shipping currently affecting the US economy.
Crowdsourcing is also the best way we have to reach our players and Game Masters and make the extras, like the archetype cards and die-cut, front and back pawns you’ll find as Add-Ons or higher reward levels.
If you’re a Savage Worlds fan, please consider not only supporting the Super Powers Companion but spreading the word to others who might be interested as well. It’s incredibly hard to reach people in today’s crowded marketplace, and Pinnacle depends greatly on friends like you to let people know about our latest projects.
Why Not Kickstarter?
We love Kickstarter and will continue to use it. We have to be careful about not letting more than a couple of projects overlap there though, and our recent growth–entirely thanks to YOU!–means we want to step up our release schedule to get out books you’ve been waiting on faster…such as the Fantasy, Horror, and SciFi Companions, the upcoming Holler, more Deadlands, and SO MUCH MORE!!!
The Super Powers Companion 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 and archetype cards 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 5 months later depending on shipping and any international issues.
Digital Rewards
We deliver PDF materials through the Pinnacle website and DriveThruRPG.com.
Physical Rewards
With new technology comes new Super Powered Add-Ons—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 the Super Powers Companion Arrives (ETA March 2022)
To add items which will ship when your Super Powers Companion book, Archetype Cards, and Pawns arrive in print to our fulfillment center:
- Choose a PRINT reward level to the right and click “Pledge Now” then “Add to Cart.”
- 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 Necessary Evil? Your downloads will be immediately available. It’s only the physical product which will wait to ship.
- When you’ve added everything to your order, proceed to checkout. Remember, none of these items will ship until next year when the rewards from this campaign arrive.
We’re using a special tiered 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. We’re even offering FREE SHIPPING for our USA domestic backers on orders over $150! Please note this is only available for orders with one of the Super Powers Companion Rewards items in the list. International friends, I think you know why we can’t do the same, but we wish we could.
Option Two: Ship Some Products NOW + Super Powers Companion Rewards Later (ETA March 2022)
Your Super Powers Companion book, Archetype cards, and Pawns cannot ship until next year, but you don’t need to wait to get started playing! You will effectively place TWO orders at peginc.com.
- Choose a PRINT reward level to the right and click “Pledge Now” 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 convert for shipping.
- 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 Necessary Evil? 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 the 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 has ended.
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 crowdfund 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 required at this time). Customers of Savage Retailers may request complimentary PDFs of books purchased by emailing [email protected].
Any Questions? Email Pinnacle customer service at [email protected]
Stretch goal #1: Add V'Sori from Necessary Evil to the Super Powers Companion!
PRINT + DIGITAL
Stretch Goal #2: DIY VTT for all Campaign Backers!
We’ll include a complete set of our pawns as counters you can use in ANY VTT application!
DIGITAL
Stretch Goal #3: Set of 6 Pulp Archetype Cards!
PRINT + DIGITAL
Stretch Goal #4: Set of 6 Street Fighter Archetype Cards!
PRINT + DIGITAL
Stretch Goal #5: Set of 6 Heavy Hitter Archetype Cards!
PRINT + DIGITAL
Stretch Goal #6: Set of 6 Cosmic Level Archetype Cards!
PRINT + DIGITAL
Stretch Goal #7: Adventure Deck Cards!
PRINT + DIGITAL
Stretch Goal #8: More Pawns!
We’ll add more sheets to the pawn sets to give you over 140 ready to use heroes and villains for YOUR campaign!
PRINT + DIGITAL
Stretch Goal #9: A Box to Put It All In!
Stretch Goal #10: Tales of the Doom Guard!
Reach out to [email protected] with any bugs, support items, or questions!
Thanks! With this new portal on our own website you can pledge for our latest projects and we can (hopefully) publish more cool stuff, more often!
We’re running this crowdfunding campaign just like we have on Kickstarter and GameOnTabletop.com: you’ll get a better deal by pledging during the campaign!
We deliver PDFs about a month after funding at both our site and DriveThruRPG.com, with print rewards as soon as they arrive from the printer. For our international friends we offer lower prices because of bulk shipping and we handle the taxes and filing where we can (EU, UK, AUS/NZ, CAN).
Here are the basics on what to do:
- Choose from the Reward levels offered on the right and click Pledge Now. You can read about all the options available in the FAQ titled “Know Before You Pledge!“
- Complete checkout just like you would with any purchase on our site. You will be charged when you complete your pledge. The pledge will show as “Crowdsource Hold” on your Orders tab until the end of the campaign. At the end of the campaign your order will update with download links (including all stretch goal placeholders) and move to “Processing” until it’s ready to ship.
- Please share the campaign page so others know about the latest thing coming from your friends at Pinnacle!
And be sure to sign up for our weekly e-newsletter so you know when the next campaign begins. Thank you. We greatly appreciate your support.
First, you must have placed an order with one of our GameChangers. If you have not, go here to get started: https://peginc.com/gamechangers/
Navigate to your current pledge tier, listed as a “Crowdsource Hold” order on your Order Page (make sure you’re logged in!). As long as the Order Manager is open, you can click “Upgrade Order” to modify your pledge. You’ll see a confirmation box that explains how this works:
Your order is “canceled” and a store credit equal to your last order (or pledge) will wait for you at checkout.
It’s important that you keep the Reward Level title item in your cart while you navigate the site to add to your order. You can add anything from our store and take advantage of reduced shipping!
If you want to upgrade to a higher Reward Level, add the next level to your cart, then remove the first reward level.
You can then add a pledge tier of equivalent or higher value to your cart, plus any other products on the PEG store you’d like included in your order. Once you’ve made all your changes, you’ll confirm the order and pay any outstanding balance if you’ve upgraded/added other products.
WARNING: Your cart only persists for 48 hours. If you do not complete upgrading your order within 48 hours, you will need to contact [email protected] to finish your upgrade.
You can keep doing this until the Order Manager closes and your order is marked as “Processing“.
You get the following:
- Savage Worlds Super Powers Companion ( Print + PDF)
- Includes the v’sori Powers & Vehicles from Stretch Goal #1
- Six “Four Color” Archetype Cards (Print + PDF)
- Super Powers Companion Pawns (Print)
- Includes the Super Powers Companion Figure Flats (PDF)
- Do-It-Yourself Virtual TableTop Tokens (Digital) from Stretch Goal #2
- Six “Pulp” Archetype Cards (Print + PDF) from Stretch Goal #3
- Six “Street Fighter” Archetype Cards (Print + PDF) from Stretch Goal #4
You get the following:
- Savage Worlds Super Powers Companion ( Print + PDF)
- Includes the v’sori Powers & Vehicles from Stretch Goal #1
- Six “Four Color” Archetype Cards (Print + PDF)
- Do-It-Yourself Virtual TableTop Tokens (Digital) from Stretch Goal #2
- Six “Pulp” Archetype Cards (Print + PDF) from Stretch Goal #3
- Six “Street Fighter” Archetype Cards (Print + PDF) from Stretch Goal #4
You get the following:
- Savage Worlds Super Powers Companion (PDF)
- Includes the v’sori Powers & Vehicles from Stretch Goal #1
- Six “Four Color” Archetype Cards (PDF)
- Do-It-Yourself Virtual TableTop Tokens (Digital) from Stretch Goal #2
- Six “Pulp” Archetype Cards (PDF) from Stretch Goal #3
- Six “Street Fighter” Archetype Cards (PDF) from Stretch Goal #4
You’re charged the moment you place your order!
The easiest way for everyone to get their individual shipping rate is to add the pledge tier (and any other items from the PEGinc store you want included in the order) to your cart and hit “Checkout”. Once you fill out the first two tabs with your information, a line will appear on the “Review & Payment” tab with your shipping total.
With new technology comes new Super Powered Add-Ons—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. You will be charged for your purchase immediately, but you have the option of paying via PayPal or by Credit Card using Stripe processing.
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 the Super Powers Companion Arrives (ETA March 2022)
To add items which will ship when your Super Powers Companion book, Archetype Cards, and Pawns arrive in print to our fulfillment center:
- Choose a PRINT reward level to the right and click “Pledge Now” then “Add to Cart.”
- 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 Necessary Evil? Your downloads will be immediately available. It’s only the physical product which will wait to ship.
- When you’ve added everything to your order, proceed to checkout. Remember, none of these items will ship until next year when the rewards from this campaign arrive.
We’re using a special tiered 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. We’re even offering FREE SHIPPING for our USA domestic backers on orders over $150! Please note this is only available for orders with one of the Super Powers Companion Rewards items in the list.
International friends, please note you will be charged for shipping at checkout. This is the best deal we can offer. Sorry! Where we can (EU, CAN, AUS, UK) shipping includes all taxes and we pay those and file on your behalf.
Option Two: Ship Some Products NOW + Super Powers Companion Rewards Later (ETA March 2022)
Your Super Powers Companion book, Archetype cards, and Pawns cannot ship until next year, but you don’t need to wait to get started playing! You will effectively place TWO orders at peginc.com.
- Choose a PRINT reward level to the right and click “Pledge Now” 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 convert for shipping.
- 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 Necessary Evil? 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 the 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 has ended.
We’ve updated the version number on the Super Powers Companion to match our new system. In the new system, the number before the decimal (v#.0) marks the printing number, while the number after the decimal (v0.#) indicates any updates to the PDF made after a printing.
v1.3 is now v1.0 to match the first printing of the Super Powers Companion. There’s no need to redownload your copy of the SPC as nothing else has changed, just the version number in the sticky note on the cover.
🚨📦🏘️If you have moved in the last year, please e-mail [email protected] with your new address! 👈🚨
- Find your Super Powers Companion order. Log into your PEGinc.com account and go to your Orders tab, then look at the oldest order with “Crowdsource Hold” from about a year ago.
- Click “View” to see the details on this order without changing it. You may have already combined shipping on the SPC with another GameChanger. Please note your copy of the Super Powers Companion will not ship until the other items are ready.
- Check the address on this order. Make sure it’s the correct one! It’s located at the bottom of the order. If you have a different shipping than billing address, email [email protected] to check the address on your order.
- LAST CHANCE TO ADD TO THE ORDER! Take advantage of the special shipping rates, especially if you live overseas. Click “Upgrade Order” to begin. Please do not add anything to your order that says “Preorder” as it will need to ship with another GameChanger fulfillment. If you have any questions, reach out to our customer service at [email protected], and allow up to two days for an answer.
Want Some Super-Heroic Inspiration and to Help Children? Of Course You Do!
Check out the Heroes Unlimited Bundle of Holding going on until September 21st. Heroes Unlimited is Palladium’s Superhero RPG line and a percentage of sales goes to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The Bonus Collection includes a supervillain prison, Gramercy Island, aliens from across the galaxy, and figures for the tabletop!
Maw of Oblivion includes a six-part Plot Point™ campaign to hunt down Famine, and 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 last campaign, 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.
Check out the Lost Colony: Maw of Oblivion GameChanger today, and then check your Super Powers Companion order! Get started with the link here:
Howdy Super Heroes,
The goods did NOT arrive in our secret lair in August, so we have to revise our estimates for shipping out to backers. The current warehouse arrival date is the end of this month and we need to give them ample time to unbox, sort and ship to you.
October is our current best estimate for shipping to begin to backers.
We’re super excited to get our first GameChanger rewards out to you and we thank you for your patience as we continue to navigate the ever changing logistics situation.
To prepare for October shipping, we’re closing the Order Manager on SPC orders on the 20th of September.
We’ve plugged Professor S(imon) into our future-glimpsing super computer Neurebro™ and he sees the Super Powers Companion physical books reaching our secret lair in August. Giving our henchmen and minions time to sort and repack the goods into your pledges and sending them through our clandestine network of delivery operatives means we’re looking at September for SPC packages arriving at your door!
Super Powers Companion Do-It-Yourself Virtual Tabletop assets are now available in the downloads section of your PEG accounts!
All GameChanger backers are receiving these assets because you unlocked them as a stretch goal, so you can begin using these in your digitally-enhanced home games and remote VTT games now!
1) Log into your PEGINC.COM account
2) Click My Account
3) Click Downloads
4) Find your DIY VTT assets:
- Super Powers Archetype Cards – DIY VTT
- Super Powers Pawns – DIY VTT
- Super Powers Tokens – DIY VTT
- Super Powers SWADE Adventure Deck Cards – DIY VTT
- Tales of the Doom Guard DIY VTT Map Pack Bundle
Don’t forget to share screen-caps of these assets in use on your virtual tables in your upcoming Supers games!
Print production of the Super Powers Companion is coming along nicely. We just received pre-production proofs from our printing partners and wanted to share what that stage of the process looks like. These are called “wet” proofs and we use them to check for accuracy and the correct bleed and crop marks, as well as fix any last minute issues we’ve found with the text.
Fixing errors is costly at this stage, but we’re happy to do it to ensure the best possible product. This is the last step before we give the printer the go ahead to begin printing the final books!
You can now download the Tales of the Doom Guard adventure PDF in your order downloads! Enjoy the following adventures:
Adventure 1, ‘Pulp’: Talons of the Demon Bat
Legacy City, 1937. The underworld thrives and LCPD faces threats far beyond any beat cop. Swarms of supernatural bats plague neighborhoods and things are getting worse. Can your pulp heroes find out who is behind this threat and stop them before the streets run red with blood?
Adventure 2, ‘Street Fighters’: Bizzare Alliances
An irradiated construction site, stolen plans from a high-tech lab, strange shipments at the port, and a heist at the museum. And a new villain, the Observer, interfering in strange ways. Can your street fighters stop the villains before these seemingly random events spell doom for your city?
Adventure 3, ‘Four Color’: Strange Arcana
Blackguard went missing in Legacy City over 72 hours ago. His last mission? Tracking down a strange cult and putting a stop to wherever they’re doing. Can your four color heroes rescue their ally and stop a threat from beyond this world before it is too late?
Adventure 4, ‘Heavy Hitters’: Apocalyptic Party Crashers
When the Doom Guard’s AI shares the inane ramblings of a conspiracy-theorist vlogger, the Doom Guard listens. The vlogger claims that Dark Star is going to collapse the Earth into a black hole for her boyfriend’s birthday (also called the Black Hole). Tabloid drama or threat to life on earth; can your heavy-hitting heroes figure it out and stop the Earth’s destruction?
Adventure 5, ‘Cosmic Crusaders’: Deep Reckoning
A massive shipping tanker filled with Z-Contaminant sunk in the Pacific Ocean, right over the Goliath Trench! The kaiju inhabiting the trench was mutated into an undead monstrosity known as Omega Goliath and is now on a path of destruction to Atlantis. If slain outright, Omega Goliath’s undead form will infect all ocean life and cause the collapse of the Earth’s biosphere. Can your cosmic crusaders save Goliath, Atlantis, and all life on Earth? Or will they have to choose?
Congratulations heroes and villains! Thanks to your help with providing feedback on the Super Powers Companion for Savage Worlds the file is now in the print proof approval process. If you have not done so already, please download your FINAL version of the PDF. We’ll send copies of the SPC through DriveThruRPG.com to all who backed the campaign soon.
“Final… for now!” the villain snorts. “There’s always another typo!”
The next evolution to look for is physical print proofs before we can authorize the files for mass printing. Once we have shiny proof copies we’ll show them off—we promise.
If you are not already aware, please understand fulfillment won’t go as smooth as usual for us. Shipping containers are very scarce. The laws of supply and demand mean space in a shipping container for small companies like us are priced prohibitively high. Even big businesses like automakers and retail chains are feeling the pinch. We promise to do our best and keep you updated about shipping to your area here in the SPC GameChanger Updates.
Thank you all for understanding about the shipping challenges and for providing such excellent feedback. This has been a team-up of epic proportions!
Fuel up the invisible helicopter, have Jeeves pick up your cape from the cleaners, and polish those shuriken: the first draft of the Super Powers Companion is almost complete!
Our team is doing “last looks,” placing just-arrived art where the pixels aren’t even dry yet, and getting the PDF layers and formatting right so you can take it for a spin: think days, not weeks.
There are just ***3 days left*** to add to your orders before we close our order manager phase on October 10th. Remember to go to the Order tab in your Account and click “Upgrade Order” to add anything from the PEGinc store to ship with your Super Powers Companion!
*** For Backers of the Super Powers Companion GameChanger campaign:
The Order Manager phase of this GameChanger campaign is now open!
You can upgrade your pledge and add any new items from the entire peginc.com catalogue to ship with your Super Powers Companion products (est. March 2022)!
- View your recent Orders
- Click “Upgrade Order” next to your SPC pledge
- Upgrade your pledge to the
“Just the Book” PRINT + PDF Reward Level
or the
“Everything” PRINT + PDF Reward Level (look in your email for the links, or contact customer service at [email protected] for the Upgrade link) - Add on any product from our catalog!
- Review your cart
- Proceed to checkout
The Order Manager phase will remain open until October 10th so backers have about two weeks to upgrade or Add On to your pledges.
*** For folks who missed the campaign:
If you didn’t join our campaign as a GameChanger, you can secure your copy of the Super Powers Companion via pre-order on October 12th. To make everything clearer and easier, we’re moving to a “backer” and “pre-order” model and eliminating the intermediary “late backer” step.
The Super Powers Companion, boxed Archetype Cards, boxed pawns, and DoomGuard PDF will all be available for pre-order on October 12th.
We’re entering the final 24 hours of our Super Powers Companion GameChanger campaign! Thanks entirely to your enthusiasm we have unlocked ALL TEN Stretch Goals meaning “Everything” level backers will be getting a beefed up SPC with added V’Sori from Necessary Evil, 36 Archetype Cards from 5 Power Levels all in their own box, over 140 pawns in their own box, and the digital Tales of the Doom Guard short adventures to put it all in play at your table right out of the boxes!
Soon after the campaign finishes, we will unlock a “pledge manager phase” where backers will be able to upgrade your pledges and add on any of the thousands of Pinnacle products in our online catalogue.
For domestic backers, physical items that will be held to ship with your Super Powers Companion rewards (ETA March 2022) all qualify for a special tiered shipping rate which will apply automatically for reward level items and other added items so you pay less for shipping overall. We’re also offering FREE SHIPPING for our USA domestic backers on orders over $150! Digital items and digital versions of physical items already in our catalogue will still be available immediately when you order or upgrade.
International friends, I think you know why we can’t do the same for non-US orders, but we wish we could. Adding on products with your Super Powers Companion rewards for delivery next year will still save you on shipping costs.
Just in case it wasn’t clear before (it wasn’t), Pawns are in a Boxed Set by themselves! We planned it that way from the beginning, we left off the all-important “Boxed Set” verbage from the GameChanger campaign page.
Archetype Cards are now in a Boxed Set thanks to reaching the $80k Stretch Goal! If you haven’t seen the Archetype Cards yet, they are a handy size, a little bigger than a notecard, and easy to lose. With 36 cards unlocked we knew we wanted a sturdy cardboard box to keep track of them all!
PDF Delivery: As you know we’re using our own site for this crowdfunding campaign, which we’re calling a GameChanger for a lot of reasons.
We’ve been floored by the welcoming response from the community not only for our product but for the new platform. Thank you! Unfortunately, with any new tech comes a few bugs and we’ve spent more time fighting those than we anticipated. We also want to make the SPC the best it can be, and it’s going through editing revisions.
All this is to say the PDF will not be releasing the day after the campaign. We’ll need some time to make sure the site is working correctly before we attempt to give about 1800 people their digital reward links, including the PDF for the SPC. And we want to have the PDF–the words at least–done before sending it out for feedback. Thanks for understanding! We’ll get it to everyone as soon as we can. We’re just as eager to see what you think of it as you are to see it.
Tales of the Doom Guard, that is!
Thanks to your amazing support for the Super Powers Companion GameChanger, all backers will get !!36!! Archetype Cards to quickly and easily bring (6) Pulp, (6) Street Fighter, (12) Four Color, (6) Heavy Hitter, and (6) Cosmic heroes to life at your tables!
Now that you have your team assembled, our final Stretch Goal, Tales of the Doom Guard (PDF), gives you FIVE short adventures, one for each super Power Level, covering everything from shadowy pulp classics to epic cosmic tales!
You and your friends can suit up and experience the new powers, gear, and Setting Rules the SPC has to offer right out of the box.
You asked, we got the brain trust together, made space, and figured it out. Super Vehicles are now one of the MANY powers in the Savage Worlds Super Powers Companion!
Are you inspired by Batmobiles™ and invisible jets? Then this update’s for you!
This brand new power starts with a stock frame and lets you add other super powers as well as a number of special modifiers to create customized, super-powered motorcycles, ATVs, tanks, jet skis, airplanes, spaceships, or wall-crawling walkers! Arm them with traditional weapons or super weapons of your own creation, all in the same fast and easy power creation and customization system used for your crusading heroes and nefarious villains!
Aaron J. Riley’s cover for the Super Powers Companion is charged and ready for battle!
Ever since Aaron started working with Pinnacle back in 2015, we’ve loved the quality and character he brings to his art. From his first pieces for us on Lankhmar to his most recent cover for Horror at Headstone Hill, we always work with Aaron when we can. Everyone from Wizards of the Coast to Monte Cook Games agrees with us, which is why we are so excited to see his art again on the cover of the Super Powers Companion!
Let us know your favorite Aaron J. Riley piece on social media (yes, it’s okay if it’s not one of the pieces he did for us), and don’t forget to tell your friends about the new cover of the Super Powers Companion!
Red dodges a blast from The Ice Queen just in time!
Wow! When we decided to launch our new GameChanger project we had no idea how it would go. It could have been a total disaster on several fronts. Fortunately, our software has hung in there…despite some glitches we’re quickly addressing… and you kind folks have supported us.
Of course that unlocked a ton of Stretch Goals, and I’ve just sent off the new art order for all the new archetypes. I think you’re going to dig pulp level heroes like “The Occultist” and “The Mind Bender,” Street Level heroes like “The Street Samurai” or “The Former Sidekick,” Heavy Hitters like “The Iron Sentinel” or “The Magician,” and Cosmic level champions like “The King” and the “Intergalactic Bounty Hunter.”
Comics fans will recognize the inspiration for some of these iconic archetypes, and of course there are plenty right out of the team’s imaginations as well. We can’t WAIT for you to throw these gorgeous cards out on your game table and watch your players fight over ’em!
(Fair warning…names may change!)
Wow, everyone really likes super heroes! We’re amazed by your support and are happy to see everyone’s as excited about the Super Powers Companion as we are. We appreciate each and every one of you joining us on this adventure to seedy streets, hidden laboratories, and multi-dimensional wormholes.
Congratulations are in order! The community’s blasted past the first four Stretch Goals to unlock:
- Updated profiles for v’sori powers and vehicles from Necessary Evil I and II for Digital and Print Backers.
- A complete set of Do-It-Yourself Virtual TableTop pawns for usage by all backers in their VTT of choice.
- Six brand new pulp Archetype Cards for Digital and Print Backers.
- Six street-level hero archetypes, ready and eager to clean up the city streets for all Digital and Print Backers.
As we speak, we’re hot on the heels of our fifth stretch goal: six new “four-color plus” heroes ready to dive into the action for all Digital and Print Backers. We’ve also got three more Stretch Goals including more Archetype Cards, Adventure Deck cards, and even more Pawns on the horizon!
We appreciate everyone’s patience as we break new ground with this campaign. Nearly 750 backers in less than 48 hours is a true test for our new website and crowdfunding tools, but there’s good news! We’ve squashed a lot of bugs, tested our limits, and pushed past them. We’re in the “figuring out our powers” part of the story and things are going well! If you encounter any issues, shoot us an email at [email protected] and we’ll help out ASAP. If you have any questions, click on the comments tab and ask or reach out through the same [email protected] email.
We’ve updated our FAQ to answer some of the more comment questions, but we want to address the two most common questions here as well.
Shipping
For all print backers, the way you get your shipping quote is by adding your pledge and any additional items you want to your cart. Continue through the checkout process to provide your shipping address and you’ll see your shipping rate on the “Review & Payment” tab. This gives you the exact price of shipping for your order.
When Am I Charged?
You’re charged when you place your order, simple as that!
Once again, thank you so much to all of our backers and we can’t for everyone to get their hands on the Super Powers Companion!
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Hi, is this shipped through funagain ?
I got a custom tax payement to do for a delivery from funagain and I do not know what it is. Usually you are on point for custom management and I remember Shane or Jody confirming it would be the same here so I’m just wondering if this is it or if my package will come later. (And funagain do not reply to my mail)
Thanks
Hey Scavee, we did ship with FunAgain. We’re looking into it, but you can also reach out to [email protected] with your order details and we’ll get back to you.
Thanks Donald, I’ll contact them, I did not want to rush to them if this was another package.
Hey Donald, I did contact them a month ago and then again 2 weeks ago, I never got any reply from them.
It’s making me a bit worry about all the latest orders I made with you. I don’t mind paying you the Vat of course, but if the paperwork is not done properly they always add a fee on top of the “estimated” VAT which will make the cost heavy on some of those (espacially if it’s not referenced as books where VAT is a lot lower)
I’m not sure I can continue to order here if it’s always going to cost me more on top of the uncertainty that they are not going to open my package and damage the goods.
Howdy, please check your spam folder! Confirmed that Customer Support has responded twice and just sent out a new response. We’ll get you taken care of.
Hello,
I got the new mail indeed.
As for the 2 others, I never got them in my spam folder.
In any case thanks for the follow-up. I’m now reassured I can continue to buy goodness from you guys without worrying.
Mine arrived in Canada today, thanks! I have two things that I hope are better for the next one: #1 I wish the archetypes box was a little bigger to accommodate the sleeves I’m using, and #2 I wish whoever delivers in Canada gave the option to pick up instead of leaving the box in my flowerbed, semi-hidden by my garbage can. I’m not in the greatest neighborhood so it was good in the past when FedEx gave me the option to pick up. But overall I’m happy to have it in print now, plus the other titles I added to my order.
Mine arrived in Germany yesterday. I had to pay 13€ taxes / import fees. I was hoping this would be included in the shipping fees. Is that not the case? Even if the shipping is higher, I would prefer to have to pay once.
Hey Laszlo, reach out to [email protected] with your details and we’ll see what we can do!
Is there a way to check on shipping status? I haven’t received any info yet.
As constructive feedback – the updates on GameChanger don’t have a date showing, which makes it hard to know how long you have been waiting for something to come through.
Hey Dan, that’s a good point. We’ll make sure to start putting the post date so folks have an easy reference!
Has anyone actually gotten a tracking number or any indication of shipment yet?
A fair number of packages went out without triggering the tracking number email. We hope to have that resolved for future orders.
@Donald Schepis (PEG) Just and FYI, mine just showed up on my front porch. No shipping notification. I have received those from you in the past when shipping, so I know it can happen. I’m just a bit frustrated because I really prefer to track packages so they aren’t left on my front porch. A lot of kids roaming around on our block and they will sometimes snag a package off of a porch. Please pass along that this needs improvement, otherwise I’ll have to reconsidering backing projects from Pinnacle. Which would make me sad. Otherwise the Supers stuff looks awesome! Everything looks perfect. :)
A number of packages went out without triggering the automated tracking notification. We’ve looked into the issue and hope that this is resolved for future orders. We know how valued those tracking numbers are!
My buddy got his in today, so I wanted to check the status of mine, see if I have any tracking information. It says “processing”. This just means it hasn’t shipped yet, right?
Hey validus, the order statuses on our site are independent from our fulfillment partners. Your order will show as “Processing” until we get a ping from them saying the order is delivered. They should send out tracking information separately when your order is shipped!
So… did your shipment make it in?
YES!
I have a quick question, Im new to Savage Worlds, is there a way to pledge for the super powers still or just have to use the buy now? I wanted the bundle
Here’s the link to the print bundle: https://peginc.com/store/everything-print-pdf-reward-level-spc-swade/
Have to say, so very excited that September is right around the corner! Here’s to hoping the whole shipping/packing/shipping process (with a dash of US Customs) goes SUPER smoothly!!!
Oh man, did I jinx it? I jinxed it. At least October isn’t too far off :)
Good afternoon, not sure if this is the right place for it, but I vaguely remember something about Pinnacle releasing rules for using the SPC with Savage RIFTS. I was wondering if anything became of that?
Thank you!
Hey Jonathan, we don’t have a current ETA, but it will be part of an update to the free Savaging Your Favorite Rifts Ideas PDF!
Probably not the best place for this but, could the format of the updates section of Game Changers be altered slightly to include the date of the update? Maybe it’s there and I’m just missing it…
We’ll add that to the feature request!
Is this still looking at a 2022 shipping timeframe? It’s been pretty quiet around here…
Hey jyates, that’s our goal and we’ll update everyone when we have more news!
The proof looks awesome. I can hardly wait to have it in my hands.
Hey folks – I just saw the “Doom Guard” newsletter thing saying it would be in our orders for download.
I have nothing in my downloads other than the Super Powers Companion “print pre-order”
What has so far been released as PDF into our accounts? (there was a couple times the order was “removed” while fixing something so maybe I was not “in” when they triggered?
Hey Dan, it sounds like you got the pre-order product instead of a pledge tier. If that’s the case, then you’ll need to grab Tales of the Doom Guard separately. If you have a pledge tier, please reach out to [email protected] for further assistance with your order.
Are there no 2022 comments, or is my browser just not playing nice? If not, let me be the first! One, the FAQ tab here used to be empty for me, but is now showing something. Two, SUPER ( sorry) excited to see the print proofs (prototypes? test runs?) when they are done and show-off-able!
Any chance we’ll see a change log for version 1.2?
Hey Gerard, the changelogs are posted to this thread in our forums.
Hey folks!
Just checking in since haven’t been keeping up with all that is going on in RL (we just finished buying a house) – we will be living at the old place until late January – I am assuming we are not yet at the “shipping very soon stage” correct?
I’d like to update my PEGINC address as well as if I need to do so separately for this SPC project that I pledged for. Please let me know if I need to do something other than update my general account address. I am more used to backerkits etc where I can go to update address specifically for this project in it.
Merry Christmas and HAPPY HOLIDAYS to all!
–Dan (Varsuuk) Delgado
PS – I looked in “FAQs” but that tab won’t load for me.
Hey Dan, your address for the SPC campaign is the same as your PEGinc.com account’s shipping address (https://peginc.com/my-account/edit-address/), so changing it there is all you need to do!
Thanks :) will do.
However, I wanted to be sure there is no likelihood of it shipping before mid Jan – if so, I’d rather it be delivered to the house I will notice its arrival at (the old one vs possibly letting it sit in rain/snow until drop off stuff at new place)
I read nothing to indicate (especially with conditions as they are) that we are getting it in Jan but if I can get confirm of not in Jan – I’ll update my address now so I don’t forget later.
The SPC will not ship in January or February.
Awesome – one less account to possibly forget updating. Changing my address to my new one now then! Thanks.
Hey I wondered why Pathfinder and Holler both got the 25% off for Virtual Tabletops (Foundry, FGU etc) Addon but SPC didn’t get it. Is there are reason for that?
Hey dertimberwolf,
There’s no single reason and quite a lot of factors. Each campaign is different, with different priorities and considerations, and those will change the way we structure rewards. These will change depending on the platform, the project, our partners and what makes sense when the campaigns are running.
VTT assets in specific are unique because they are bespoke products that are very individual to each line. Consider that there will be many different modules for the Pathfinder release and our discount is for the core. Holler will be a very different offering, and the SPC is rather different from both of those.
We also want to be free to continue to experiment and see how the community responds to VTT landscape and what we can reasonably ask of our VTT partners and in-house team.
Thank you for the explanation :)
Still on track for release before tomorrow?
If you haven’t seen Shane’s post, check it out. Short version: end of week, hopefully.
As a person who doesn’t use Facebook – please can PEG post updates here with the campaign?
Post elsewhere too if you like, of course, however the campaign itself should be the place to reliably get important information like this.
Will there be an update of when we can expect the pdf?
The PDF will be out before we post an update. :) It’s on track to release before we launch Holler, and that’s coming up next Tuesday. So good chance it will be before that.
SWEET!!!
Does the $45 “Just the Book” get EVERYTHING (all of the stretch goals)?
The email I got makes it sound like only the $75 one does.
@Jason, I don’t work for PEG, but the 10K stretch goal was that everyone gets DIY VTT assets, which should include the pawns.
Received an email about my Super Powers Companion backing. I don’t see an option to confirm the order, it’s listed as “Crowdsource Hold”. Do we need to do anything else to the order or is it on hold due to the Order Manager still being open until 10-10-21?
Hey paragonlostinspace, you don’t need to do anything at this stage unless you want to add anything to your order to get sent with your SPC items to combine the shipping! Otherwise, it’ll convert to “Processing” once the Order Manager closes.
Oops. After re-reading the email and looking at the order, I came to the conclusion that I was supposed to complete it so I went through the whole thing confirming everything since in the order it showed it being held.
I’ve done a lot of Kickstarters that and used PledgeManager and Backerkit, and I’ve seen people lose out for “not” completing their order. So I didn’t want to miss out due to that. Hopefully doing this doesn’t screw anything up.
I’m sure we’ll get all figured out, new systems and all, there is bound to be a learning process curve with hiccups. 👍😀
Any news to when the PDFs will be ready?
I am a simple man, who is often confused. I read things to literally, etc…so PLEASE forgive this question and assume it is in good faith…
Do the digital backers get a pdf of the pawns?
Hey Jason, all backers will get the DIY VTT tokens of the pawns for free, per the stretch goal! The figure flats (which is the print at home file we use at the digital version of the pawns) aren’t included in the Digital-only pledge tier, but we’re working on a way for backers to be able to grab that as an add-on during the Order Manager phase.
For anyone who backs at the all-in Print tier, they’ll get a comp PDF of the figure flats automatically.
Mildly disappointed, but understood. I hope you come out with something pdf ish for the figure flats.
Waiting to see if there’s going to be a surprise $100K+ stretch goal… maybe something spicy to accompany all the prawns!!
Woww! At 1233 backers I thought there would be a few hundreds more. Here we are with 600 more than I thought!!
Its like Kickstarter isn´t needed to be frank!
I do love that you pay right away because then one is done with it all and, for me at least, it seemed like it was less shipping than usually with kickstarer.
/Cheers once again!
I bit on the Prawns. I was stuck between $45 and $75, but finally chose.
Will backers be able to upgrade after the campaign ends?
Yes! We should be rolling out that feature shortly.
Love the 90K stretch goal.
Glad to hear it! We never expected it to get this far so it might take a bit, but we’re pretty excited too! The idea is that we’ll feature an adventure for each Power Category, suitable for use with all the archetypes you unlocked. Thanks!
Shane
That’s a great way to tie everything together! Really hoping we get there!
Will there be a way to get the pawns digitally?
Yup! We’ll be doing our printable Figure Flats. Thanks!
Shane
More pawns! :D
Sorry, we meant “More Prawns!” Every box now comes with shrimp. :P
(Not)
lol! Prawns for everyone!
This is suddenly smelling fishy. :D
Question : Will in the new SPC you be able to use the racial build options that were missing in the old version? Like claws, bite, Semi-Aquatic,, giving a +2 to a skill roll, and getting Edges that are not Combat Edges?
Yes on claws, bite, semi-aquatic, etc! They’re part of the melee attacks power now.
Non combat Edges too :)
That’s going to make costumed adventures like Hawkeye a lot easier to build.
Please add a “notify me before the fundraising ends” perhaps 2 days before like on Kickstarter. I am not decided if I will do this or just buy it later but I do not want to forget it and miss it.
Not sure we can but we’ll put it on the Feature Request list with our developer. Thanks for the suggestion :)
Will the PDF be released at the end of this month or sometime next month?
Our goal is always to release the first public draft of our PDFs soon after the campaign ends. Depending on what stretch goals are unlocked and where art orders are in process, it usually takes a few days to get the v.1 out. We don’t give dates because the answer is _as soon as it is ready_, we don’t hold it any longer.
Good answer and point taken.
Thank you and can’t wait until it’s ready!
Any chance we can get a preview of the Setting Rules for ‘Fantasy” genre as mentioned here?
“New SETTING RULES emphasize the nature of super-powered combat, including new Power Stunts, using the terrain as a weapon, and suggested Setting Rules to mimic different styles including Four Color, Cosmic, Gritty, FANTASY, Horror, and even Ultra Violent takes on supers!”
How about some of their names to whet your appetite?
Fantasy themed super power settings like Thor, Kamandi, Warlord, or the comic versions of the John Carter series could be modeled with some Setting Rules you’ve already seen from SWADE, like Born a Hero, Conviction, Creative Combat, High Adventure, Larger than Life, Multiple Languages, Unarmored Hero, Wound Cap… but also some new Setting Rules introduced in the SPC like Comic Book Combat, Death & Defeat, Fanatics, Mega Destruction, Never Surrender, No Finishing Moves, and Throwdown.
Thanks for the response. Definitely looking forward to seeing the book.
Larger than Life?
This Gamechanger Project is nothing short of a success-story! with 1233 backers so far and most likely there will be a few hundreds more coming before it ends, I can´t see any reason why not use this quite often!
It is indeed great looking and the few graphical kinks that can only be seen on mobile devices will most likely be gone by next campaign here.
Great work PEGinc! :)
Thanks, Mogge! We took a chance and it seems to have worked out…despite some glitches. Probably more to come as we wrap it up and start delivering, but we’ll figure it out and make sure everyone is taken care of. :)
Will the pawns include any civilians and non supers?
Also like the idea of normal people as pawns, so the heroes have someone to rescue.
It does! Thanks :)
I love this new route that Pinnacle is doing for funding. :) Keep up the great work folks and I look forward to the Fantasy Companion etc in the future.
Thanks, Paragonlistinspace! It’s a huge experiment and we knew some would hate it, some wouldn’t care, etc., but it’s a MASSIVE help for us and how we need to release things in today’s market.
Shane
It says on “Campaign Expired” on the green box. Is that just a mistake? Is there any plan to develop a Supers setting for SWADE any time soon?
Known bug for some. You should still be able to pledge for what level you’d like without issue.
Why is my $75 pledge not reflected as selected when I look at the “not really kickstarter” kickstarter campaign?
How can I be sure I got or will get what I selected. I can see my order in my orders section of My Account.
I pledged during the page crashes… Are they not linked? Will there be a problem later on?
Cheers!
If your order is placed and your card has been billed, you’re all set. The “selected” feature of KS is because your choices are not final or processed until the end of the campaign. This campaign is different in that regard.
I am going digital (more about space)
A feature I would like to see is “add extra to support” option
My MAIN question though is are we getting any options for PAYING for vehicles. 1st edition had a power, but in 2nd most/all vehicles were really out of reach which maid people use workarounds (trying to force powers into the roll)
We’re working on being able to upgrade orders.
As for vehicles… YES!* Look for an update to come!
* I said no in the recent livestream, but we took a look and were able to fit it in, and I *think* you’ll love it :)
On iOS (iPhone) I get a “Campaign Expired” when I am loading this page. I guess this is a bug.
Are there plans for a figure flat add-on or something for this campaign for digital backers? Or will we have to upgrade to the top tier to get them?
Not seeing the updates in my email. Checked spam as well, nothing. Can you look into whether these are going out to all backers. I was able to pledge during the first couple hours and server issues were aplenty then.
Only update I’ve seen was the one that went to kickstarter backers of SWADE.
Also can we get a feature to sort or filter comments? Nice to have as this is being developed.
You can view the Updates on the campaign page, they have their own tab. We’re looking into solving the mass email.
I can now say with 100% certainity that I do not get a notification when a new update come. I am a backer as I have gotten that email as well as I have been charged.
Would love if you could check that up.
//cheers
Maybe I’m missing something, but how is Blood Widow’s Toughness 12 (2)? I see a Vigor of 8 and a body suit of +2.
Hey travgib, that’s just a preview of what the final layout will be, not the final text. As we go through different iterations of the design, the derived stats need to be updated and it’s generally best left for the end to limit the amount of redundant work we do. She probably had different armor or had points in the armor / toughness power that increased it previously.
Is there a way to gift the pdf in this campaign?
Well, I’m in for the Digital at least. Just depends on if get any funds freed up in next couple of weeks whether I change that. :)
Really looking forward to the book. It’ll be my first real exposure to SW supers. But, then I’m a fan of M&M, so I don’t doubt I’ll enjoy it. If only I’ll be able to find a game… lol
Don’t know if this counts as a bug, but could we get the Campaign’s Comments page to display newest comments first? Right now I have to scroll (and scroll) to see the most recent ones.
I was about to make the same suggestion!
Added to our feature suggestion list! Thanks.
That would be great to be honest. 😎
I am curious is there is any chance of a collectors edition being released, to match my signed black collectors edition of SWADE. This would make me very happy, at basically any price point.
That collector’s edition of SWADE was special! We don’t have plans right now to release a different edition (either softcover or a collector’s version) of the Companions.
Necessary Evil:
Any thoughts on whether the NE2 Breakout version at least of NE might be updated to SWADE+SPC(new)? I know you aren’t talking about redoing it – but a conversion sheet(s) at least?
I would also ask for NE the first, but since that was based on its own supers rules, it is probably even more complex to do a sheet on – but I could be wrong. Haven’t run it yet.
Would love this as well!
Not in this campaign, but definitely on the agenda…along with NE3… (psst! and… NE4!!!)
Is there any chance of putting up a small graphic showing the different PAWNS planned even if “subject to change” and just including the original set?
I am unsure if I will ever run a “supers only” campaign other than Necessary Evil story line(s). But if I feel I could make use of them, I would add it and change to top tier – otherwise will save the $30 difference. Waiting to pledge until can see the pawns or until gets closer and give up on pawn viewing and go the lower pledge. I just read I can ask the kind support folks to adjust my pledge, but hoping to do it more simply by waiting until see it before pledging.
Final pawn sheets will depend on stretch goals and art we still have in production, but looking at what we did for Deadlands and Pathfinder and Rifts, we try to incorporate nearly every individual character that shows up in the book that we can, and we strive to include multiples of enemies where possible to fill out what we think you’ll need at your table. For the SPC you can see that we’re really trying to cover a diverse range of the most popular and useful hero and enemy super archetypes. This should be a very useable set in that regard!
With KS it is possible to alter the pledge throughout the campaign. Is that possible here, with you taking payment immediately.
That is a feature we have under development! Not sure if it will debut before this campaign ends, so if you’d like to alter your pledge we can help you do that manually with an email to [email protected]
Will we get some guide lines for building a super in rifts like how many skill and or how many powers points to use
Would it be possible to get an email-notification when a new update has arrived? Now one has to check everytime to see if there has ben one update, such as this last one. Not sure if its possible, but would be neat.
Lastly, I REALLY like this crowdfunding on your site and hope you continue with it in the future for selected products.
/cheers
If you backed the project already, we did send out an email with our first update last evening. Check and see if it ended up getting filtered to your Promotions or Spam folders.
It appears I did not receive it the update. I did recive my confirmation for backing (Your Pinnacle Entertainment Order has been received) for $75.
I will wait and see from next update.
Same here.
Will you have some more Twitch-shows with Q&A or talking about SPC? Really liked the one Landaur had the same day of launching this project (Even though I had to watch it the day after since Timezone difference to sweden are quite bit).
Love those shows!! :)
Certainly!
I noticed something about Firebird, the sample, which I’ve seen before in other superhero games. His offense is way better than his defense. Consider Arnie the average armsman with leather armor and a shortsword. He does 2d6 vs Toughness of 6(1), so on average a shake, but maybe nothing if he rolls low, if he’s lucky a wound
Firebird is 5d6 AP 10. 17 damage on average with only 9(2) toughness and -5 to be hit
Chainsaw does d12+3d6 AP4 2 actions. 16 damage on average, only 10 (4)toughness
Black widow does 3d6+d4 and poison, around 12 and has toughness 12(2)
If Chainsaw and Firebird got in a fight, basically the first hit does 2-3 wounds 17 damage AP 10 to chainsaw is almost 3 wounds, 16 damage to firebird is a solid 2 wounds.
Maybe drop a die from Firebird’s attack and give him more toughness? Sure he can dodge, but area attacks, or exploding dice will ruin hid s day.
If Chainsaw and Firebird got into a fight, Chainsaw would have a hard time hitting the Firebird from the ground. Flight is very much a defensive power in this case, especially against someone with only melee attacks.
And from my experience with the previous SPC, Toughness is largely meaningless anyway. Superhero combat with this system tends to be Rocket Tag-y; You’re rolling so many dice that at least one will Explode. Things that make you harder to hit weigh more than absorbing damage with toughness.
The more dice you roll actually reduces the swingynes. I mean, with 2d6, you get around 7, or you get around 13. That’s a large jump every 3 hits or so.
With, say, 6d6, you can count on one exploding, so you get 25 or so. (the actual average of an exploding d6 is 4.2)
If Firebird fought his evil twin, or Chainsaw fought his good twin, my point stands. First hit on average, even without exploding dice, does 2 or 3 wounds.
Having high defenses can help, but then you end up as a glass cannon, miss miss miss 3 wounds.
Seems to me that a more balance build would be having about as much toughness as your average damage.
Hi all,
Here’s an idea for a stretch goal.
Get a template to actually do custom archetypes and/or villain. Or even some villains in card format.
can’t wait.
thanks and keep up the GREAT work.
So… hardback? Read for 10 minutes, and never saw the print format.
Yes! Hardback is the “rule”–rather than the exception–for our books going forward. It’s typically a better value proposition, and when softback makes sense for some select products, we make sure to note that. We’ll get the copy updated to clarify.
Will backers have a chance to offer corrections and suggestions in the forum, like with SWADE? I remember that working great back then. And it would likely help tweaking the Powers, which IMO are more depended on exact wording and more tricky to balance.
Yes! We value this feedback process as much as you do, so the SPC will go through the same process as all our other projects on Kickstarter/GameOnTabletop, etc.
There were maps mentioned in the pre-release ( I love my DL maps!). Are those still planned?
Not at this time.
Bummer – but probably good for my wallet – I bought all 4 of the DL maps (wish could have bought x2 copies for front/back simultaneously but… alas.)
I think we can spare your wallet and meet your desire for more maps! Like we did with Blood Drive, I do believe that the maps mentioned before are slated for inclusion with future projects where they are a more natural fit.
That is a true bummer because there are almost no good modern combat maps that you can buy off the shelf preprinted.
Plans for maps haven’t been canceled, just moved around for logistical reasons.
I’m proud of you Pinnacle, though your mobile version of this, though functioning, is lacking a few options you find on the web version.
Thanks! Any specific features you’d like to see implemented in the mobile version?
Maybe it’s just me but I can’t seem to find comments or updates on the mobile page but again it could be just me.
Side note: It seems that updates are not pushed out or replies, as I had to come back on the sight to see both.
We did push out an email with our update last night. Check your Promotions or Spam folder and let us know if you still didn’t get an email (it only goes out to backers).
Has the goal changed from $5000 to $50000?
Thanks ndayries, that was a temporary glitch. We’ve fixed it now.
Checking if the comments require moderations, even after the first one, as there are not a lot here (7), and by this time it should be a lot more. Ok, now the page seems to glitch as well, says it’s a duplicate and won’t let me send it, but I don’t see the comment awaiting moderation.
Checking if the comments require moderations, even after the first one, as there are not a lot here (7), and by this time it should be a lot more.
Thanks Laszlo, some did get caught up awaiting moderation, while others didn’t. Still hunting gremlins!
Im not used to this method. Am I charged after the campaign or immediately?
You will be charged when you pledge, so plan your pledge accordingly. The campaign runs through the September 23rd.
Running the campaign here seems slick so far. Just missing my old KS “Orko” icon, heh.
Will the rest of the companions have a corresponding pawn set as well?
No promises, but if you all keep loving the Pawns as much as we do, we will endeavour to keep bringing those to your table.
I’m confused by this:
“… you’ll get a better deal by pledging during the campaign! For example, you’ll get the Archetype Cards for FREE in the Super Powers Companion Campaign…”
The current SPC costs 10$. The PDF reward is $25. Is the cost of the SPC pdf going up to $25? Or does the SPC cost $10 and the cards + tokens cost $15? If the cards are included in the SPC, what’s the + after the pdf? How is this a better deal than waiting to buy the pdf from DriveThru? What am I missing?
Just the book in pdf will be at $25 without the extra Im sure of.
If you are referring to the prior edition, you have to remember that it was just 96 pages. This edition is (so far) 192 pages.
This is great! I am excited to get my hands on this book! I also love not using Kickstarter and the option to pay with PayPal!
Thanks! There are certain advantages to diversifying our campaign platforms, for sure.
What will the retail price of the book be in print and PDF formats?
Killing it, guys!!!!
Will there be any guidelines for including Savage Super-Types into Savage Rifts?
They mentioned this on the Twitch stream where Jodi announced it. But no details, and I do not know if there has been anything official said on it. But I do want to know the official answer on this.
I would really like to see two options, a MARS super hero option and a straight up Super Hero option. This would also let us use it as a quick and easy way of doing godlings and other supernatural beings while we wait for the real things.
Are you charged now or at end of crowdfunding? Can you upgrade your pledge?
You’re charged now, when you finish checkout. You CAN upgrade your pledge, we are working on an automatic way to do that, but until that feature rolls out, you can contact [email protected] to assist in upgrading or downgrading your pledge.
I hope you make use of Iconic Frameworks to create superpower packages. Really seems like RIFTs characters are all supers in a way and that makes for a good system to expend on, not just pumping out a generic compaion book with rules updated to SWADE
Just in case you aren’t seeing it at PEGINC HQ – the campaign is showing as ‘expired’ here in the UK so it’s not clear how long things will run for?
We’ve added that to the bug list, let us know if it’s still showing “expired” in a few days. The campaign will run through September 23rd.
Still seeing ‘Campaign Expired’ here
What browser? Mobile?
Safari on iOS 14.7.1
Yeah, iOS seems to have some quirks about the way it handles counters. The web dev should maybe look at this link to fix the problem: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43219669/countdown-timer-not-working-in-safari ;-) (Hopefully it might help)
Yes ! I works with Safari on iOS now !!! Thanks for the bug fix !
So is there going to be anything for some one that wants to pay a nonpowered hero in a game?
I always have someone that wants to play the “normal” hero.
Assuming it’s anything like the last SPC: You can use the Power Points to buy equipment (modeled with powers), skills, attributes, and edges. And you can trap certain powers so they aren’t “super powers” per se.
Batman would 100% be a “normal” hero who spent all his points on Edges, Skills, and Equipment. Hawkeye’s trick arrows would be modeled with powers with device modifiers, for instance.
But again, this is based on the previous SPC. The new one may take a completely different approach.
Now if someone just wants to play a complete “normal” hero in the game…then good luck.
Now if Super Edge allows more than Combat Edges that would go a long way to getting there.
All stretch goals unlocked on the first hours, congratulations!
The day-one support has blown us away! More stretch goals released and we’re already unlocking those, too.
As an international backer this is all about shipping costs for me. I’m guessing it is too logistically complicated to post out Super Powers Companion with my existing Pathfinder for Savage Worlds kickstarter when that delivers? Do you have some idea of the shipping costs to the UK?
That’ll determine whether it makes more sense for me to go for PDF only and pick up the physical book later on when there are a few more of these mini-crowdfunding products available. I already got most of physical books I wanted from the back catalogue with previous Kickstarters.
The Pathfinder and SPC shipping dates will not align. This campaign is ~7 months following that campaign and the review/printing/shipping process will be about the same or perhaps longer given the global shipping situation.
You can see actual shipping rates to your location by pledging, going through check out until just near the end and you will be given shipping options and prices before selecting those and finishing your order.
Combining products is a very good strategy!
First! :D
Congratulations!
BTW: How’dya know?
Is there a bit of the pledge/order with the backer number that I haven’t seen?
I was meaning first comment, I’ve not seen a backer number anywhere.
Tho it is odd, there were no other comments after I posted mine, but now there are several with earlier timestamps. Huh
Could you please post estimated (international) shipping costs to the campaign page?
It’s SO variable…the best thing to do is place your order and get all the way to the cart to see the shipping cost for your area. Then you can back out if it’s more than you want to pay. You can also read more about it in the FAQ.
Yayy, finally got in my backing. :) All in of course.
Thank you for your support of the SPC!
Nice, looking forward to the PDF, would love an Add-On option for SWADE SC FG ;)
Are you asking about a Super Powers Companion module for Fantasy Grounds? They’ve been great at implementing so much of our recent content, I don’t think they’ll miss out on covering the SPC!
Would the refinements to the powers system made in the Super Powers Companion be useful for Deadlands?
Not an official answer as I don’t work for Pinnacle, but not likely. Historically, the Super Powers Companion tended to replace the existing powers system in games that used it. Although I suppose you could use it for Deadlands if you really wanted to up the superhuman quotient of the game.
The various powers might be useful for designing monsters, but I don’t want to mislead you just so I can buy a second home, yacht, solid gold hot dog, etc. :P
Excited to see this campaign. Loving those villains laid out for ease of reference in play. Hope you can continue to do that in future books!
Will there be a way to add some of the physical stretch goals in a pledge manager later? I’m not interested in pawns, but I do want any physical archetype cards that unlock later.
We’re still working on that…gotta find the right balance so we aren’t “padding” the book with dead space, getting in all the info we WANT to give you, and making it useful and clear. Tricky stuff…layout is an art as much as game design. :)
How many pages are planned for SPC? This is the only info I miss from the cool new page
192 now that the v’sori have been unlocked! Sorry we left that out!