Completed Phoenix: Dawn Command by Keith Baker and Daniel Garrison

[Audles]

Phoenix: Dawn Command is a new card-based RPG by Keith Baker and Daniel Garrison launching on Kickstarter April 6th. The game was developed by Keith and Dan as the first release for Twogether Studios.

 

Tha Game is Now Live!!

 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/twogetherstudios/phoenix-dawn-command

 

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Many of you may already know Keith Baker's projects, but if not he's best known as the creator of the Eberron Campaign Setting for Dungeons and Dragons as well as the outstanding card game Gloom. Here's a blog link to Keith's website where he posts additional details:

 

http://keith-baker.com/phoenix-dawn-command-whats-a-phoenix/

 

I've had the good fortune to playtest this game a few times. The system has many strengths that I think narrative / story based RPG players will find interesting. For tactical minded people, the card system developed by Keith and Dan are very interesting in building combos in combat scenarios, like using the best parts of a deck builder in an RPG.

Edited September 10, 2016 by Darsc Zacal
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[Audles]

The Phoenix: Dawn Command Kickstarter is less than a week away. The GoingLast Podcast has an interview with Keith Baker and Dan Garrison:

 

http://goinglast.net/special-tabletop-news-interview-phoenix-dawn-command/

[Audles]

Phoenix: Dawn Command is Live on the Kickstarter!

 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/twogetherstudios/phoenix-dawn-command

[karazax]

I don't see an entry on http://boardgamegeek.com/ which would probably be a good idea, at least in the RPG section.  I've only browsed over the kickstarter so far, so I'm still not 100% sure if this is more of a card game with RPG elements or of an RPG that happens to use cards.

 

I also didn't notice any stretch goals.

[Audles]

Thanks for the response. I'D say Phoenix is an RPG with elements of a deck-building game. You are working through a narrative story / challenge and your deck provides what you can do at any given time.

 

The character creation video explains it pretty well:

 

 

Also, dying is the principle way of leveling. That's where you expand your deck (hence, Phoenix).

Edited April 6, 2015 by Audles

[Talae]

As an Eberron fanboy I am tempted to back just to support Keith Baker. I starred it and will watch the videos later.

[Audles]

Jonathan Liu of GeekDad has an article on Phoenix: Dawn Command that gives some good information on the project:

 

http://geekdad.com/2015/04/phoenix-dawn-command/

 

@Talae, Agree, I'm a big Eberron fan as well! Good times!

[Audles]

Pretty great write-up from a Playtester aboard the JoCoCrazy Cruise:

 

http://sweetlittlefox.com/phoenix-dawn-command/

 

Article on the game as featured in The Escapist:

 

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/140388-Eberron-Gloom-Creator-Unveils-Phoenix-Dawn-Command-RPG

[Audles]

New video by Richard Malena showing how Skill Spreads in Phoenix: Dawn Command work:

 

[Talae]

Has there been any word on using these cards with custom campaign worlds...or even already established ones?

 

It would be nice if it works for running Eberron or something, too.

[Audles]

Has there been any word on using these cards with custom campaign worlds...or even already established ones?

 

It would be nice if it works for running Eberron or something, too.

 

Yes, Keith has a post about it on his blog:

 

http://keith-baker.com/dragonmarks-phoenix-in-eberron/

 

There's some great ideas in there - more than a few I'm going to want to try at my table. 

[Audles]

Also, here's a great 30 minute play video they put together:

 

 

[Talae]

I am glad this succeeded and look forward to getting my pledge.

[Audles]

The last couple days were certainly exciting! I think that Keith is also working on Apocrypha helped with exposure. I'm excited to get my box, too!

[Talae]

My pledge arrived today!