Vortex Live! Heute Abend sind Melina und Ben live bei Orkenspalter TV. Wir sprechen über unsere vergangenen und kommenden Projekte. Wird spannend! www.twitch.tv/orkenspaltertv

We have ordered some more illustrations for the Serenissima Obscura add-ons: Here are a putèo arsenale worker and a gnome clockmaker by Mark Smylie. We are working non-stop to produce our books in time! Check out our pre-order store: serenissima-obscura.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...

Krönchen Convention in Siegen (Germany). Meet us at stand MM20!

Vortex Stand @ Comic Con Saar: Join us! Kommt vorbei!

YAYYYYY! Serenissima Obscura is now at the editor's! Approximately 160.000 words of Magical Renaissance Mystery! And the pre-order store is open. Don't miss this: serenissima-obscura.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...

Play Serenissima Obscura with your favourite system or with a rules-light approach: The book contains 320+ Universal Shorthand Stats for NPCs and creatures: nobles, citizens, servants, evil nuns, creatures from the lagoon, dark paladins... you name it! Super convenient for any GM!

You have missed our campaign? Don't worry – you can still join the Magical Renaissance. Pre-Order Serenissima Obscura here: serenissima-obscura.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...

Building magical items – one of the stretch goals for Serenissima Obscura: Veil of the Forgotten Fragrance ... Galla’s Judgment ... The Cape of the Damned Doge... and more! And we'll soon open the pre-order store for everyone who has missed out on the campaign. Stay tuned!

Hello everybody! We are building our Discord server and invite you to join the discussion here: discord.gg/YEJgfu7N Let us explore the possibilities of the Magical Renaissance and take sneak peeks into Shanarel, our upcoming project in 2026!

Last chance to back Serenissima Obscura! We have reached the Ars Magica community goal and are aiming for the last stretch goal – a PDF Art Pack with all the gorgeous illustrations for easy use in your play or just to admire! Only until 20.00 Pacific Time: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/v...

Only 13 copies away from reaching the Ars Magica Community Goal! This book will not be available as print version after the campaign. Let's make it as beautiful as possible! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/v...

Last chance to discover the dark secrets of Venice! Campaign ends on June 26, 20.00 Pacific Time. Back us here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/v...

Looking for a ready-to-play sandbox that oozes mystery and magic? Serenissima Obscura has you covered – but don’t wait, only a few days left to back the crowdfunding campaign! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/v...

The last seven days of Serenissima Obscura are here. This is your only chance to grab: - Exclusive content only available during the campaign - Print versions of select add-ons - A free VTT token for Hedron If you’ve been waiting to pledge – now’s the time. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/v...

We have unlocked our 3rd STRECH GOAL. Help us reach the next one: 5 additional magical items to find in Serenissima Obscura.

Eleven days until the door closes to Serenissima Obscura. Join us, before it is too late! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/v...

We have just unlocked the second stetch goal! Help us achive the third – Extra Rooms for the Adventurer's Hub! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/v...

"The artwork for this book is outstanding, and the campaign page really showcases the beauty of the illustrations. If the idea of Renaissance Venice speaks to you as a gamer, check out this Backerkit campaign page." (Egg Embry) www.backerkit.com/c/projects/v...

One of the greatest joys in designing an RPG setting is imagining your characters: quirks, goals, secrets, voices, and then seeing them come alive through the work of a great illustrator. Grazia de' Lezze – I love her, squint and all! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/v...

🏛️Your Magical Venetian Stronghold In Serenissima Obscura, your party can build and customize their own palazzo in Venice. Install magical wards, secret canals, cursed relics... Turn it into your fortress or folly. Then defend it when Shadow Venice rises… www.backerkit.com/c/projects/v...

We are stuck in the mid-campaign limbo and numbers are increasing very slowly. Can you help us create momentum? Share our project on social media! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/v...

Live tonight at 6pm EST: Melina & Andreas, the authors of Serenissima Obscura. Join us! www.youtube.com/live/JNY68dT...

Yay! We have unlocked the first stretch goal! Now let's got for the next one: An elegant ribbon marker for the print version of Serenissima Obscura. A must for this 400-page book! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/v...

Almost there! We need someone to pledge 44€ to reach the first stretch goal, a set of four immersive player handouts: ✨ The Incantation to Summon the Negadóri 🖤 The Dirge of Sorrow 👑 The Legend of the Queen of the Lagoon 📜 A Certificate of Citizenship www.backerkit.com/c/projects/v...

Exhausted and exhilarated after our first UKGE! Now on our way back home to push Serenissima Obscura. We are shortly before reaching our first stretch goal. Will you help us reach it? Back here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/v...

Busy at the UKGE meeting a lot of potential backers of Serenissima Obscura, team members and RPG-media. Here together with Andrew Girdwood from Geeknative. Have you already backed us????

🎉 WE’RE FUNDED!!! 🎉 Serenissima Obscura has officially reached its goal — and we couldn’t be more thrilled and grateful! THANK YOU to everyone who backed, shared, and believed in this dream! Now let’s keep the momentum going and unlock those stretch goals! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/v...

Serenissima Obscura is now LIVE on Backerkit! Step into a dark fantasy Venice of masks, betrayal, and shadowed magic. Back us now: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/v...

Serenissima Obscura goes live TODAY, May 27 at 18.00 CEST / 9am Pacific Time! We are incredibly excited and hope you are too. Find us here: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Only 2 days left: Serenissima Obscura goes live on May 27, 18.00 CEST / 9am Pacific Time! Don't miss the early bird reward: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

🇬🇧 Vortex Verlag at UKGE Come find us at the UK Games Expo — we’re bringing stories, shadows, and special deals! 🕯️ Get The Straight Way Lost at a discount 🕸️ Discover Serenissima Obscura 🧙‍♂️ Take home a free Savonarola miniature from The Straight Way Lost — while supplies last! Meet us at stand 3A-758

We launch on Tuesday, 18.00 CEST / 9AM pacific time. The Black Doge waits in the palace that mirrors no light. Cloaked in the finery of a forgotten century, unmoving, unblinking. He is the ruler of the Shadow Side, master of memory, betrayal, and arcane decay. www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

9 days left before we go live! Beware of the things that come out of the canals — like Niómë, who dreams of true love and drowns her way toward it. Not all fairytales in Venice end the way they should. www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Just 10 days left! Have you heard of Queen Kalliya, the Fae sovereign who weaves mortal fate and casts long shadows into Serenissima Obscura? Below: her husband, Lorenzo de’ Medici, and their daughter Bianca—born of magic and ambition. Join the conspiracy: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

The city is not asleep. It has forgotten. They do not cry. They do not speak. These pale children with empty eyes. Locals call them Vuoti. The emptied. No one knows where they come from. And if you follow one for too long, you will forget why you began to walk. www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

We go live in 3 weeks! Check out two of the pledge levels. Do not miss the early bird reward of 5€ towards shipping costs or add-ons. Sign up here: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

We might be the first to publish a setting guide & adventure for D&D and Ars Magica together. Why? Ask me!

Creating Quasi-Historical Maps for Serenissima Obscura – Part 2. Full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ao1...

Creating Quasi-Historical Maps for Serenissima Obscura Full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ao1...

Lorenzo de Medici in Reality, in The Straight Way Lost and in Serenissima Obscura. His survival changed our world into the Magical Renaissance! Find us here: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Today's work: Completing my list of more than 200 NPCs, Monsters and Villains. We have three stat sets to coordinate: 5e, Ars Magica, Universal Shorthand. So this is quite the feat. This list will later be part of the book, so that the GM can easily access all individuals at a glance.

Serenissima Obscura – Work in Progress! Melina sharing her desk and love for Venice! (Don't forget to subscribe here: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...) www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9ip...

Melina is all set for the UKGE. Find us at Stand 3A-758. And don't forget to register now for Serenissima Obscura: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Serenissima Obscura is broadly system-agnostic and can be played with any ruleset. We include stats for 5e and our shorthand universal stats for you to easily adapt characters and monsters to your preferred game system. + extra conversion-guide for Ars Magica! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Discover the bright side of Renaissance Venice! Serenissima Obscura is not all about monsters & mayhem! Follow us here: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti... #rpg #ttrpg #serenissimaobscura #vortexverlag #horror #renaissance #veniceitaly #dnd5e #dnd #arsmagica

Milestone: 600 followers on our backerkit page! Can you help us reach 700? www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Discover the bright side of Renaissance Venice! Serenissima Obscura is not all about monsters & mayhem! Follow us here: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti... #rpg #ttrpg #serenissimaobscura #vortex-verlag #horror #renaissance #veniceitaly #dnd5e #dnd #arsmagica

Crowdfunding starts on May, 27! Sign up here, to not miss the early bird rewards and receive 5 free wallpapers: (www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...) #rpg #ttrpg #serenissimaobscura #vortex-verlag #horror #renaissance #veniceitaly #dnd5e #dnd #arsmagica

Serenissima Obscura offers 80+ monsters, villains and NPCs with full stats for 5e and – in the extra conversion guide – for Ars Magica. Support us here: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti... #rpg #ttrpg #serenissimaobscura #vortexverlag #horror #fantasy #renaissance #dnd5e #dnd #arsmagica