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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Step into the charming world of Shanarel – live on Discord today! Dan Davenport welcomes Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann to his legendary Randomworlds channel for a live Q&A. Bring your questions, meet the author, and discover more Shanarel! 🕐 1 pm Central Time / 20:00 CEST discord.gg/znq6UNA4M

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

There are dangers to face and adventures to survive—but a world becomes unforgettable through the people, places, and everyday wonders you discover along the way. Come for the adventure. Stay for the world. Discover Shanarel, a wondrous high-fantasy setting for 5E.

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Hello from Krönchen Con, in Siegen Germany. We are presenting the Magical Renaissance and Shanarel at our stand and have some special convention offers. And if you just drop by to chat - that'll be super nice! ❤️ If you are in the region, visit us today until 19.00!

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

For everyone who has missed the crowdfunding: The hardcover of Serenissima Obscura is now available in our shop. shop.vortex-verlag.com/produkt/sere... A setting guide & modular adventure for Venice in the Renaissance. Face conspiracies, mystical convergences & a realm of unspeakable terrors!

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Coming in 2027: Shanarel is a campaign setting for a huge continent in a quirky high fantasy world. Enter a place that you would actually like to live in, with half the horror of the real world, yet full of adventure and mystery. vortex-verlag.com/shanarel

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Serenissima Obscura is officially at the printers! After years of work, we couldn’t be happier or more proud. The pre-order store closes in 1.5 days – last chance to get everything in print. serenissima-obscura.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Setting guide and modular adventure for 5e, Ars Magica and other systems. Discover the Magical Renaissance and enter the shadows of Renaissance Venice! Get only now everything in print: serenissima-obscura.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Only 4 weeks left to buy all the print versions of the Serenissima Obscura setting: serenissima-obscura.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

666 Backers for Serenissima Obscura! 😳 Is this a good or a bad sign? We are not so sure. Better help us to get some more, before the pre-order-store closes! 😉 serenissima-obscura.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Our pre-order-store closes soon. Dont miss this: serenissima-obscura.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

As the year draws to a close, we want to send heartfelt thanks to all of you – a wonderful community of players, game masters and creators. To thank you, we have a little X-Mas-gift for you: A 6-pages setlet from Serenissima Obscura. Find it here: shop.vortex-verlag.com/produkt/free...

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

This venerable gentleman here is Kallistratos Palaiologos ex Jerbiton, an old magus from Constantinople. Buy The Ars Magica Guide to the Magical Renaissance through our pre-order store. serenissima-obscura.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

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...

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

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

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

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

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

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...

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

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!

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

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...

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

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...

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

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...

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

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

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

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

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

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...

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

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...

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

🏛️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...

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

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...

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

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????

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

🇬🇧 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

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

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...

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

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...

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

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...

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

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...

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

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...

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

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

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

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

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

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

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

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...

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

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.

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

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...

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

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...

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

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

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

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

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

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

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

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

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

We are busy setting up our campaign and writing the last adventure modules. Today, we finished "The Amulet", involving the gentleman below. Follow us on Backerkit: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti... #rpg #ttrpg #serenissimaobscura #vortexverlag #horror #fantasy #renaissance #dnd5e #dnd #arsmagica

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Vortex Verlag @vortex-verlag.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Wonderful new illustration for our upcoming project by Anton Vitus Westerlund. Follow us on Backerkit: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti... #rpg #ttrpg #serenissimaobscura #vortexverlag #horror #fantasy #renaissance #dnd5e #dnd #arsmagica

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