D&D Book Inspired By Dark Souls Exceeds Kickstarter goal Over 18 times

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The new third-party Dungeons and Dragons book Broken Weave has managed to exceed all expectations by raising over 18 times the amount that the developers needed in Kickstarter. This dark fantasy Dungeons and Dragons title replaces traditional orcs and goblins with dark creatures of the night fought by tragic heroes in a world full of decay.

Described as a “post-apocalyptic tragic fantasy setting” for Dungeons and Dragons 5E, this new book takes most of its inspiration from FromSoftware best-sellers such as Dark Souls and Elden Ring, as well as Shadow of the Colossus, according to the developers. The idea is to have a stark contrast with traditional fantasy settings where the heroes are off to epic adventures to save the day. Instead, they are broken survivors who fight horrors and hope to beat the odds and create a better tomorrow. So, any player who spent hours trying to beat the hardest bosses in Soulsborne games will have plenty of fun with the setting.

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Today, Cubicle 7, the Ireland-based team behind Broken Weave, has managed to obtain €180,068 (around $190,000) in Kickstarter funding from 2,111 backers. This was just a bit over 18 times their initial goal of €10,000 and helped to ensure that the product will be out this year. The book will be compatible with Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition, which is only possible because the Dungeons and Dragons community recently won the OGL argument against Wizards of the Coast.

Back in January, a leaked document from Wizards’ OGL 1.1 surfaced. In it, the company would disavow its previous third-party licensing, the Open Game License 1.0a, and enforce draconian rules for anyone who wanted to publish books compatible with their gaming