This is very exciting.
We've still got 7 days to go and have already surpassed the result of our last project.
But I think that we can get an even better result. Now is the time to pledge or inform your friends.

Also:
Did you already check out the official Serenissima Obscura miniatures on a separate Kickstarter?
All stretch goals have been unlocked to give you the full Venice experience!
I am adding a gorgeous picture of some painted miniatures by Kuba Sawicki!

So: Pledge now for both crowdfunding! Pretty please? ;-)

We are thrilled to announce an upcoming partnership with Hedron to help bring a bit more technology into this Magical Renaissance! In other words, Serenissima Obscura will be coming to Hedron!

Hedron is a complete platform of tools to help design, test, run, and play games ranging from D&D to Ars Magica and beyond; described as the "code-free Foundry," it's the first VTT to make creating and homebrewing a core functionality and not just an afterthought.

After all, it's built by Homebrewers, for Homebrewers!

Learn more about them here: https://www.projecthedron.com/

Backers of Serenissima Obscura get a free copy of the game on Hedron when it becomes available!

We’ve just unlocked our third stretch goal — thanks to all of you who’ve joined us on this strange and beautiful journey through shadowed Venice!

We’re closing in on our final goals. Let’s finish strong and make the setting even richer.

Next Stretch Goal up:

✨ Five extra magical items hidden throughout Serenissima Obscura — eerie, powerful, and full of story potential. Let’s make it happen together.

With 9 days to go, now is the best time to jump in or upgrade your pledge. Why?

Thank you for your support — and if you know someone who’d love haunted Venice, now’s the time to share.

Thanks to a shoutout from our friend John Nephew of Atlas Games to the backers of Ars Magica: Definitive Edition, momentum has returned to Serenissima Obscura!

John recommended our project to the Ars Magica community – and suddenly, the lanterns are lit, the streets of Venice hum with whispers, and the campaign is surging forward once more. The slump is over. The shadows are moving.

Just last week, we wrapped the Character Advancement section of the book. In Serenissima Obscura, players will have three distinct ways to grow their characters throughout the campaign:

1. Narrative-Level Advancement

5e: Level up from 8 to 12 by completing clusters of modular adventures.

Ars Magica: Advancement follows the game’s standard rules for character development.

2. Climbing the Social Ladder (System Agnostic)
Be admitted into the ranks of Venetian citizens, maybe even into the nobility – influence the fate of the Serenissima!

4. Establishing a Headquarters or Townhouse in Venice (System Agnostic)

Your sanctum, embassy, coven, or den of intrigue: a place to expand your reach and anchor your legacy.

The magic is stirring again—and with your help, we’ll push Serenissima Obscura further into the light… and deeper into the shadow.

Ciao, conspirators!

We’re floating gently through the classic mid-campaign fog – you know, that mysterious phase where the gondola just kind of… drifts. The bells are quiet, the Vuoti are pacing, and our second stretch goal is just there, on the horizon, staring at us. 

And if you have backed (grazie!) but want to help us power through this sleepy mist, consider doing one or both of the following:

🕯 Share the campaign with a friend who loves dark fantasy, masked horrors, or ancient stone lions with wings

🕯 Summon a cult (or, you know, post in a TTRPG group)

Let’s rattle the chains, ring the bells, and make some noise again! We can absolutely blast through this mid-campaign limbo and into new dark delights.

The Black Doge is watching. Let’s not disappoint him.