Release Countdown – 1 Day

Friday!! Not as in “Friday Night Firefight” but Friday nonetheless and we have less than 24 hours until lift off. The last days went by smoothly with everything in place and ready for the release. By Murphy’s law or any theater or performance experience that should worry me. So, unless something goes haywire in the very last minute we should be good to go.

Right now, the Downloads area of the website is still empty. Once the files have gone online, I will post links there. Of course, any future material that we wish to share on an official basis will also find it’s home there and/or on RPGNow.

Yup! That leaves me with nothing  else to do but wish you a great last day of the week !!!

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Release Countdown – 2 Days

Look out!! The weekend is on the horizon! It’s Thursday and only two days to go until the launch of Second Edition.

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So far, I’ve been talking about the logistics of the release … and they are very important. But in today’s post I want to talk about some actual game content that has changed in the new release. Yesterday, I was asked if the actual Bladestorms – the swirling masses of weapons and debris that lend the game its original title – were going to change or getting dropped from the game altogether. I’ve heard numerous times in the past year that the rules that work them into the system were poorly received.

But like it or not, the Bladestorms are very much an integral part of Folenn. I believe just doing away with them would not do the spirit of the game justice. They are canon throughout all Shadow World Master Atlases ever put out by Terry K. Amthor and yes, they do play a role for Folenn.

This role has changed a bit with the new release. In the Campaign Scenarios of BS2E, Bladestorms are a source for fallen treasures and artifacts from battles long gone. These treasures – in part dating back to the Soul Slayer Armies – can be anything from a candle stick to a mighty sword of ogre decapitation (aka slaying weapons). Word of these unclaimed treasures has spread throughout Folenn and beyond to Jaiman and Emer. Today, treasure hunters and mavericks come to the wild continent in search of these mighty artifacts.

There are ten new scenarios that explore locations up and down the western coast, where adventure parties can fight over these treasures (and there are some really tricky situations waiting). Bladestorms can happen, but their rules have been trimmed down quite a lot. Once they appear, they will still end the battle in a matter of turns, however the different storm types and especially the magic spells that summon them (which were never part of any Rolemaster realm of magic), were dropped. Got a Bladestorm incoming? Better get your party out of there!

Release Countdown – 3 Days

Good morning everybody! The product and support material files have been uploaded or await their upload and pruning RPGNow has concluded. Right now we are in the process of getting the publisher blurb (what a great word) finalized and distributed. Thanks go out to ICE who will do some cross-referencing for us. Also, I never did a press release before so learning the mechanics behind that is a nice treat =)

All in all, we’re looking good and parts are falling in their designated places. It does feel like putting a big digital puzzle together.

Once we cross the line into October 14th, the new material will go live automatically and people who have previously downloaded support material will be notified about the availability of updated files. Gotta love the internets.

Go-Go-Go 3 Days!!!

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Release Countdown – 4 Days

Let the days roll in! Can you believe it’s already Tuesday? This has been another late night. If you have been sticking around RPGNow and checked the MX product portfolio lately, you might have by chance discovered that all supportive material except the Quick-Start Rules has vanished.

Interestingly enough the titles were still available for search for a while until the RPGNow database had updated itself and declared them gone for good 😉

We pulled the files because they have been around since day one and are now way overdue for an overhaul. Right now we are in the process of assembling new pdf-packages. The material will be back together with the release of the new Rulesbook. Four days to go!!

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Look out for:

  • Brand new English and German pdf-templates for combatants, units and *new* vehicles
  • Profession Cards that can be assigned to any combatant to declare a hero with special abilities
  • Profession Archetypes that can be played right out-of-the-box
  • A completely remodeled and expanded Bladestorm Calculator

Let’s get to work!

Release Countdown – 5 Days

After months of work and the tabletop way of test-driven-development, I proudly announce the beginning of release week and the countdown to Bladestorm Second Edition. We will use this week to get the last gremlins worked out of all accompanying material and setup the logistics with our publisher RPGNow.

The official release date is October 14th 2016.

While more information becomes available I will make sure to post the latest tidbits here and on our new homepage: www.bladestorm.mx.

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New Website Operational

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Welcome everybody! You have just arrived at the new official Metal Express website for the Bladestorm tabletop game.

As we are fast approaching  the release of Bladestorm Second Edition, MX is proud to present a brand new website dedicated to bring all information together in one place. While we continue to grow the site and we will make sure that all information shared here will also be mirrored at our facebook-page:

http://www.facebook.com/BladestormTabletop/

Last but not least, we have a new forum up and running. So come on in and share your adventures.  The doors are open!

Any questions? Ask the team =)