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The Shared Dream

Created by ODAM Publishing LLC

The Shared Dream is a modern fantasy cooperative board game featuring beautiful miniatures with TRPG-inspired storytelling & gameplay.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

A Dream Realized!
about 7 years ago – Fri, Mar 03, 2017 at 07:46:42 PM

477% funded, over 1300 backers, and fully stretched, The Shared Dream has just taken yet another step into becoming real.  

I want to thank everyone who has supported us by backing, commenting, sharing, and most importantly, believing. It's been awesome to see backers talking to each other, answering questions, and building a mini community right on this page. Thank you to everyone who fought to keep us visible on Kicktraq and who answered other people's questions when we weren't immediately able to. 

Thank you for pushing and challenging us to make this campaign the best it could be, and thank you for continuing to do so throughout this entire process. We promise to remain as communicative, open, and honest as we were during this campaign all the way until your copy of The Shared Dream is on your table and beyond. As we're fond of saying, we can't promise that you will like every answer and agree with every reason, but we can promise you'll always get an answer and everything we do has a reason. 

In about two or three weeks, we'll be sending out an update with more info about the next step, the Backerkit survey. This time is needed for us to collect funds, continue the BackerKit setup, and finalize the legal/logistical elements of starting the manufacturing process. Once that's all prepared, we'll send out an update with information about backer surveys and a general status update.  Again, if you have questions in the meanwhile, please feel free to leave a comment or message us directly.

Thank you again, and keep dreaming!

The Final Countdown! One Last Goal!
about 7 years ago – Thu, Mar 02, 2017 at 05:16:01 PM

Wow! 21 hours to go, over 1100 backers, all add-ons unlocked! We're having an amazing end of the campaign and we thank you for it.

There has been a lot of great feedback in the comments, a lot of it asking about further stretch goals. We definitely want to give you as much as possible, but any additional characters or scenarios would require a lot of development time that would delay the delivery of the project. Still, we think our backers and the project deserve one final goal to reach to close us out with a bang! 

The ODAM setting is all about dreams and the characters they inspire. This promo package brings new content from 3 Dreamscapes that up until this point weren't represented in The Shared Dream.

3 Alternate Animus sets, 2 new artifacts, 1 new location, and what amounts to a sneak peek at the different dream-worlds Of Dreams and Magic will be exploring in the years to come. Continue to share the project and tell your friends, and together we'll be making even more dreams come to life!

100k! Axitath! 48 Hours to go! New Pledge level!
about 7 years ago – Wed, Mar 01, 2017 at 09:51:13 PM

I know we have a whole bunch of new backers who are jumping on today, so first I want to say thank you and welcome! I think you'll find our comments section to be a lively but friendly bunch, so feel free to drop in, say hello, and ask any questions you may have.

With Wrath of Axitath being unlocked, all of the currently planned expansions for The Shared Dream are now accessible to backers! To make life simple, we've echoed the common call in the comments of "I'm all in!" and made an All-In backer level at $140.

If you've already manually adjusted your pledge to include Necrophobia and Axitath, you can either remain where you are, or change your pledge level to the All-In level. The All-In level will save you a little bit of legwork during the Backerkit survey, but other than that there's no difference between selecting this pledge level and manually adjusting your previous one.

Please note that the All-In level does NOT include the ODAM RPG, so if you jump to the next level, you'll also have to adjust to $165 to receive Of Dreams and Magic. We felt the easiest method for everyone involved was to keep the RPG as purely an add-on for all levels, since it's technically not directly used during The Shared Dream.

For fans of Board Game Brawl, we've also updated the campaign page with his preview of The Shared Dream!

Thank you again to backers new and old! Please continue to share this project, leave your comments, and tell your friends as we head into the final hours!

Final Days!
about 7 years ago – Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 09:58:15 PM

As stated in the comments, we are now at the point where this campaign is measured in hours instead of days or weeks. I hope you (all 1,000+ of you, in fact) are as excited as we are to finish strong! As this is being written, we are in the shadow of the Axitath add-on being unlocked, so I thought I'd offer a sneak peek of what's included. Hopefully this will further ramp up your excitement for us to reach 100k and beyond! Please continue to share our campaign, tell your friends, and be proud that you're a part of a shared dream.

 

When Axitath comes through, it comes as no surprise. This horned horror from the fantasy Dreamscape Laruna is not one for subtly. His mere presence is enough to bring destruction and decay to the city, forcing players to replace once helpful tiles with a devastated landscape.

I know what you're thinking. What sort of nightmare could cause such damage? While Axitath's sculpt is still undergoing its finishing touches, have a look at Axitath's silhouette (taken straight from the WIP model):

While impressive, I must confess that that image doesn't tell the whole story. For that, allow me to introduce some perspective:

Yes, that is indeed the Paladin miniature's silhouette you see there. And YES, those images are to scale.

We've been quiet on Axitath (and are holding back some of the technical details as of this update) because he's unlike the rest of our miniatures.

Axitath stands at 85mm tall, with a 50mm base! We are still working with the manufacturer on the best way to implement our vision, but we want to assure you that Axitath will come pre-assembled and ready to play out of the box.

Wrath of Axitath is a unique scenario with a Nemesis unlike any other! It will be made available as a $25 add-on ($20 for those at Ultimate Dreamer and higher level) if we cross the $100,000 funded threshold. More information about how to update your pledge will be made available in an update if Axitath is unlocked.