Upwind is an RPG of lost science, elemental magic and uncharted skies. Join the Explorers' Guild and sail into the Twilight Frontier.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
The Third Incursion Has Begun!
over 7 years ago
– Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 01:27:25 PM
Playtest Token Mock-ups
The fifth stretch goal has been met! All you generous backers have once again made Upwind a bigger and cooler gaming experience for everyone - this time by unlocking Upwind: Incursion.
Incursion is a print-and-play “miniatures-style” tactical wargame of skyship-to-skyship combat in the dim reaches of the Twilight Frontier. A target and destroy battle of sharp-eyed lookouts, daring maneuvers and devastating broadsides, Incursion brings the war between the Explorers’ Guild and the Children of the Dark out of the RPG and onto your nearest tabletop.
I can't wait to conclude our in-house playtesting so we can recruit backers interested in helping to develop the game. We'll send out an announcement recruiting playtesters as soon as the draft rules are ready!
Once again, a huge mahalo to all of you!
48 Hours!
over 7 years ago
– Wed, Nov 09, 2016 at 02:04:33 PM
The Upwind Kickstarter closes Thursday evening. There are less than two "clocks" to take the Vow, join the Guild and Defy the Dark!
We Got Your Quickstart Primer Right Here!
over 7 years ago
– Mon, Nov 07, 2016 at 09:30:20 PM
I'm super-excited to deliver our first actual Upwind product - the Quickstart Primer - and before the campaign is even over! The Primer was unlocked through the social media campaign, and due to the great work of John and Aileen, it is done and ready to go. This link will take you to the Biohazard website where you can download the Primer and the pregen characters you need to play the introductory scenario. Read it. Play it. Share it. Seriously, please share copies with all the gamers you know!
This document is also a practice run for the layout of the actual core book, so let us know what you think. We will continue making tweaks to the Primer design until we settle on a final form for the book, so please send us any input via KS messages. Thank you so much for all the support and enjoy!
Ships of the Realms!
over 7 years ago
– Sat, Nov 05, 2016 at 02:52:11 PM
Whoo-hoo! You all have done it again - made the Upwind project even bigger, better and badder (in the good way) for everyone! The Ships of the Realms vessel identification poster stretch goal has been unlocked! Ships of the Realms a 34” x 22” full-color poster that will add a ton of visual and background information to the setting by showing the relative sizes, designs, color schemes, armaments, features and national flags of the various skyships of Upwind. There will even be several specific "vessels of note" including several known classes of Children of the Dark skyships. The information and visual world-building that will be in just this one product will be invaluable to players and moderators alike.
Reaching this level clears the way to the next goal (and my personal favorite) Upwind: Incursion, the print-and-play “miniatures-style” tactical wargame of skyship-to-skyship combat in the dim reaches of the Twilight Frontier. The game is a fast-playing, tactical challenge that depends on stealthy movement and decisive actions.
So excited for this one, so fingers crossed...
Your Table's on Fire
over 7 years ago
– Tue, Nov 01, 2016 at 05:35:49 PM
Jeff Beck, the awesome host over at the Your Table's on Fire podcast, just posted the show we did last week. He is a great interviewer and got some cool background on Biohazard, Upwind and running the Kickstarter that other podcasts have not covered. We also used his trademark Game Design Challenge segment to create Undercurrents - The dieselpunk RPG of submarine smuggling and torpedoes - in which actual darts are used as the randomizing mechanic. Can't wait to get started playtesting that one...seriously...it would be awesome! ; P
Check out the show and let us know what you think...
