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New Viking Themes: Choose the Future of the Adventurer Tier!

  • Berserkers 32
  • Shieldmaidens 39
  • Longship 13
  • Rus of Kiev Vikings: 28
  • Frisian Mercenaries 13
  • Regional aesthetic (Swedes, Norwegians, Danes..) 24
  • Anglo-Saxons 39
  • Scots 21
  • Welsh 17
  • Irish 20
  • Normans 20
  • Capetian Franks 11
  • Pictos: 16
  • Late Roman Empire 39
  • Britons 13
  • Merovingian Franks: 17
  • Saxons: 13
  • Goths 24
  • Samurai Yes 21
  • Samurai NO 36
  • 2024-11-01
  • —2024-11-07
  • 456 votes
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Content

Hello everyone,

Thank you for your continuous support in the Adventurer tier! Last month, we reached 175 patrons across Patreon and Tribes—a big step forward for this project. According to our calculations, for this tier to be profitable, we need to reach about 300 patrons, a figure we believe is achievable in a relatively short time with your help. We know we’re new to the world of historical miniatures, so any help you can provide by sharing our miniatures would be invaluable in reaching this break-even point and planning the next steps to grow, as we have with the fantasy tier.

I've prepared a private survey for paying patrons, as I want those of you who are truly supporting the project to have the chance to influence the direction we take. I’ve heard a lot of opinions so far, but these are the ones that truly matter in defining our next steps.

The majority of you have expressed interest in focusing on the Dark Ages, which I find quite fitting. Additionally, we plan to release a couple of short thematic collections each year, each lasting one month. We’ll start with gladiators and musketeers.

In the survey, you’ll find three sections:

  • Themes for future Viking releases, as this is the central faction and offers a lot of thematic variations.

  • Adversary factions, to complement the Viking line.

  • Samurai project: I’d like to know if you’re genuinely excited about this project. If we get enough support, we’ll organize the year as 60% Vikings and adversaries, a one-month short collection, and three months dedicated to creating a basic samurai army.

Additionally, a special announcement! If we reach 200 patrons, we’ll unlock a new exclusive miniature for the Welcome Pack as a token of our appreciation for your trust and support.

Your responses and comments will be key to defining our path forward. I’m looking forward to your participation in this survey!

Thank you all for being here and being a part of this project.

Comments

Garrett Hawk

You guys are amazing, I am so excited to see, what magic you will do :)

David

Instead of samurai, what about medeival Koreans? They don't get nearly as much attention yet their soldiers and armour look amazing

Prince of Crows

I'd much prefer to see Chinese Ming or Koreon Joseon than Samurai. There are an abundance of of Samurai, both of fantasy and historical variations out there. I would love to see the other medieval Asian nations represented.

Prince of Crows

I 100% agree! The Joseon arms and armor are great, and also are a historical opponent to existing Japanese ranges.

Damon C Richardson

I agree, Ming would be my choice as the dominate medieval Asian power. Although I do believe the Last Sword aesthetic would make their Samurai more interesting than the options available now.

Prince of Crows

Yeah definitely! From a dynamic character POV they would be able to make some nice pieces. I think Hokusa has the best range of historical Samurai currently that has some nice variety and character. Though having the Ming/Joseon forces of the Imjin war to oppose current Samurai would be a nice change. They could still do a few Samurai sculpts like the "shieldbreaker" model of the latest release!

Tonny

Lol, I checked everything except shieldmaidens, longship and samurai NO. A big yes for Samurai. ;-), which can be expanded to Mongels, Koreans and etc.. But Samurai first as I prefer a consistent aesthetic and that's best if the sculpts are all from the same sculptor team.

lastswordminiatures

I wouldn’t suggest doing Koreans or Chinese in the future, or even samurais from periods earlier than the Sengoku. We need to be realistic that with those ranges, we won’t reach a user base large enough to complete them. It’s similar to the Viking case. I could suggest Picts as enemies, but I can’t expect Picts to sustain the growth of the range. We need to build gradually and thoughtfully. :)

Toggers

Wargames atlantic have just started doing digital sets of Joseon Koreans, which might raise interest? but could also end up competing

Toggers

i think Anglo-Saxons would be a logical first step as adversaries for the vikings, theres always option to add more unique stuff later once you have a sustainable number of patreons. The vikings do look stunning

dahouilish

Totally interested by what you can do with Samurai ! Maybe later then ❤️