Signal Boost: "Ascendant: Star-Spangled Squadron"

Alexander Macris's Autarch published a new tabletop superhero RPG recently, Ascendant. It's doing well at DriveThruRPG, but Macris isn't satisfied. He knows that genre-driven games benefit from genre media that ties into such a game, which is what lead him to form Ascendant Comics and launch his current crowdfunding project: Ascendant: Star-Spangled Squadron.

The full details are at the campaign page (here), but I will exerpt below that which I find most compelling:

Graphic Novel + RPG Bundle

$90 USD

This pledge gets you a copy of the graphic novel with your choice of standard cover plus a copy of the second printing of the Ascendant RPG rulebook, as well as the digital PDFs and stretch goals. NOTE: Your shipping fee will be added later via pledge manager

Included Items

• Graphic Novel Standard Edition
• Ascendant RPG Hardcover
• Digital PDF Download
• ALL Unlocked Stretch Goals

As many of you regulars are tabletop gamers, and as this is aimed at adult readers and players, this Perk tier and its price tag are reasonable for what you get. That's two print products, plus any yet to be unlocked that are so when the campaign ends, and their digital counterparts. Go to Ascendant's DriveThru page and see what it costs to buy that same print+PDF combo for the RPG alone and you can see the obvious value in this price point.

Yes, I am telling you that $90 (plus Shipping) is reasonable for this, especially given the obvious shocks that the Neo-Tsar's war in Ukraine has had in addition to other indicators of economic instability we've had to deal with since the Cabal Coof got loose two years ago. You're paying that much for Adventurer, Conqueror, King's full ruleset easily, if not more, and ACKS gets nothing but acclaim. If you're into superheroes and tabletop RPGs, then this is worth it.

And if not, check the other Perks to see if something else is more to your liking. Macris is a solid performer, so check this out and back this one.