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Dragons Down: Eastern Reaches and Reprint

Par Active Magic Games

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Pledge Manager ouvert Fin de campagne : 30/05/2026

Fonds récoltés : 330 371 €

Action Aventure Combat Coopératif Enchère Exploration Fantasie Histoire Jeu de dés Narratif Solo

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Embark on a journey into a western fantasy realm inspired by the legendary adventure game, Magic Realm.

In this deeply thematic game of emergent storytelling, you take on the role of bold adventurers seeking fame, fortune, and the chance to become a legend. Explore a devastated land filled with danger and opportunity. Search forgotten ruins for legendary artifacts. Undertake epic quests. Perhaps commit dark deeds in pursuit of your goals. Weave arcane spells and infuse magic into the very fabric of the world itself. All the while, savage beasts, unforgiving natives, and rival adventurers roam the land, each pursuing their own path to glory.

Dragons Down is a true sandbox adventure.

Forge your own legend by pursuing personal ambitions or dive into one of the game’s rich narrative scenarios. But tread carefully. This realm offers promise and peril in equal measure. Unimaginable renown and sudden death await those brave enough to seek their destiny.

Dragons Down: Eastern Reaches expands the world of Dragons Down with entirely new lands to explore, new dangers to face, and new legends waiting to be written.

This campaign marks the final opportunity to secure the Legend Edition of the core game and its existing expansions. Future campaigns will feature both Standard and Legend Editions for new expansions; but there are no plans to offer Legend Editions of the core game, Desolation, Natives & Legends, and Eastern Reaches again. If you want the Legend Edition please do not miss your chance.

"Beyond the horizon lie the Eastern Reaches. Lands we thought empty even before the dragons shattered the world. But, the dunes hide ruins and the mighty river cuts through forgotten places. Those bold enough to go may return with unimaginable treasure or awaken things that should never be found."

Dragons Down: Eastern Reaches expands the world of Dragons Down with two new terrain packs; Dreadful Deserts and Ruthless Riverlands. Each introduces new map tiles, wilderness tokens, missions, monsters, natives, and civilization locations to explore. The expansion also adds new classes, 35 new spells, dozens of new treasures, and even some goodies for the existing terrain packs as well, dramatically expanding the variety of heroes and strategies available.

Dragons Down: Eastern Reaches also introduces all new cooperative game modes that allow players to adventure together as a team, and an adventure party mode that emulates your favorite RPGs in the Dragons Down universe.

New mechanics and rules adjustments further deepen the game, including expanded summoning systems, special wilderness discoveries, swimming, and optional rules for roaming natives, treasure sites, guardians, and terrain effects.

"We realized that the natives were restless and wanted more. So, we created extra content that we decided to release daily to appease them!”

We have designed the expansion we want to deliver in Dragons Down: Eastern Reaches. Thus, we will not be doing traditional stretch goals. Instead, each day we will reveal new content that is already complete and play tested, which you will receive as free extras. Return to this very location each day to see what surprises we have in store for you!!!!! Follow the journey below...

Last Chance: There are no plans to ever make the Legend edition of Dragons Down and all current expansions again. Active Magic Games will make all future expansions with a Legend edition, but not prior releases.

Make it Happen: If we don’t fund now, it won’t be made. Help a small publisher get their games made.

Boutique: This may be your only chance to get the game. Scott's games are "boutique" games that seldom enter retail. Dragons Down has never been in mainstream retail.

Limited Edition: This game and expansions will only be available through this campaign or direct from Active Magic Games post-campaign - if there are extras available.

Early delivery: You’ll be the first to receive the game.

Be in the Know: Get updates on the progress and sneak peeks of the production process.

Expand your Existing Game: Eastern Reaches expands Dragons Down, including adding content for the existing terrain packs you already own.

100% Track Record: Active Magic Games (AKA Scott DeMers) has delivered on all prior completed Kickstarter projects in which they have participated.

Join the Fun: Join the Discord and BGG community and enjoy the shared passion that Scott and the community has for Dragons Down.

If this is your first time supporting a Kickstarter project, read this to give you some comfort and guide you through the process.

Review the Rewards: Carefully review the reward tiers for the Dragons Down: Eastern Reaches campaign. These are the incentives you'll receive for pledging at different levels. Choose the reward tier that best suits your preferences. If you are uncertain, choose the $1 pledge level as you can upgrade/add-on later.

Create an Account: If you haven't already logged in or created a Kickstarter account, you'll be prompted to do so. This is necessary to complete your pledge and receive project updates.

Select Your Pledge Amount: After choosing a reward tier, you'll need to select the amount you want to pledge.

Payment: Provide your payment information. Kickstarter uses a secure payment system to process your pledge. Your payment will only be charged if the campaign reaches its funding goal by the end of the campaign period.

Confirm Your Pledge: Review your pledge details one last time to ensure they are correct. Then, click the "Confirm" or "Pledge" button to officially back the project. Don't forget to check the box.

Stay Updated: Once you've backed the project, you'll receive updates from us. These updates will include progress reports, production updates, and estimated delivery timelines for your rewards.

Pledge Manager: A few weeks after the campaign ends, we will open the pledge manager. During this time, you can add additional items to your pledge.

Shipping: Once the game is close to arriving at the fulfillment centers in your region, we will reopen the pledge manager to collect shipping. The shipping section of this page explains that shipping is collected during this time.

Spread the Word: Consider sharing it with your friends and on social media to help raise awareness and support for the campaign!

Dragons Down: Eastern Reaches rulebook.

Dragons Down Cooperative rulebook (part of the printed Eastern Reaches rulebook).

Dragons Down core game rulebook.

Dragons Down: Desolation expansion rulebook.

Dragons Down: Natives rulebook

PLAY EASTERN REACHES RIGHT NOW FOR FREE on Tabletop Simulator

Dragons Down Scenario Booklet

Dragons Down Home Printable Adventure Journal

Dragons Down Interactive Online Adventure Journal

Active Magic Games Website (check out all of our games)

Join over 700 fans of the game on Discord!

Here is a mix of collaborations, reviews and playthroughs of Dragons Down: Natives and Dragons Down. Some of the early videos do not use production components, so please use those videos only for understanding game play.

Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 8PM Eastern, Live Stream Q&A with Scott DeMers

Come join Chris Magoun and I and get your burning questions answered! And listen to a couple of grognards ramble on about all things Dragons Down.

The Adventurer Bag 3.0 - Dragons Down Edition

In conjunction with our friends at Crafting Kingdoms, they have made a Limited Edition bag available for Dragons Down. You can preorder it here: Crafting Kingdoms Adventurer Bag 3.0: Dragons Down Edition

Dragons Down Awards

Dragons Down Reviews

Tutorials and Previews

Denysa: Half-Elf Trickster Walkthrough: Here is a wonderful session walkthrough in text of an entire gaming session posted by Mark Buetow. He steps through nearly every aspect of the game.

Gaming Rules Live Playthrough

Game Play and Designer Discussion Videos

Active Magic Games hosts tutorials and Q&A sessions with the Designer

Some easy to follow independent teaching videos by Chhanger

New Fulfillment Partner: For this campaign, Active Magic Games is partnering with Game Flow Solutions in order to ensure a smooth transport and fulfillment experience.

VAT and Tariffs: Due to import tax laws in areas like the UK and the EU, VAT (Value Added Tax) and/or other regional taxes associated with a backer's country will be added to each pledge in the pledge manager. Based on your location, VAT could be between 15-20%.

All-In vs. Individual Games: The All-In shipping estimates above include 4 games (Core Game, Desolation, Natives & Legends, and Eastern Reaches). All-In copies will ship using the All-In rate, regardless of how many All-In copies you order.

For individual pledges, the number on the left of the slash is the estimated cost for the first game or expansion that you order, and the number on the right is the cost for each additional game or expansion that you add to your order. For example: If you pledge for Eastern Reaches, standard edition and then add Natives & Legends, standard edition to your order, your estimated shipping costs to the US would be $29.

Exclusions: We are not able to ship to Russia, Ukraine, Reunion, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Egypt, or the Middle East due to high postage prices, and a poor track record of lost parcels. If you live in one of these areas, we recommend using a USA address and having the game forwarded to you via a relative/friend or a postage-forwarding company.

Would you like to carry Dragons Down in your retail store? Contact us at activemagicgames+press@gmail.com. We offer keystone pricing, competitive shipping rates, and the ability to order other Active Magic Games titles. Once you back the campaign, your store will have early access to all pledge levels.

Designer and Owner of Active Magic Games: Scott DeMers - Scott has been involved with gaming for as long as he can remember. Outside of board gaming, Scott has a lengthy background in the software industry where he has worked in visualization, data, artificial intelligence, NLP, and video gaming. Scott has nine published games under his belt, including the acclaimed Dragons Down, Dragons Down: Desolation, Dragons Down: Natives & Legends, Hellenica: Story of Greece, Hellenica: Leaders and Legends, Spring and Autumn: Story of China, Built for War, Realm of Heroes, and Coup d'Etat. Scott would like to thank the TTS and discord community who helped fine-tune this expansion.

Project Collaborator: Sean Brown - Sean has worked in the game industry for 21 years, as a publisher, consultant, salesman, co-designer, graphic artist, marketing director, developer, logistics specialist and warehouse manager (many at the same time) since 2005. He has worked on Alien Uprising, Spurs, Realm of Heroes, Zothren Invasion, Posthuman, Days of Ire, Madness at Midnight, WarQuest, Liars Dice, Prospectus, Helionox, Racoon Tycoon, Mosaic, Thunder Rolls, Hellenica: Story of Greece, Spring & Autumn: Story of China, Dungeon Lords, and Diamond Dig, Dragons Down, Empire Builder: Europe, Ace of Aces, and Nuclear War as a designer, developer and/or graphic artist at the company he founded, Mr. B. Games, as well as the following titles via graphic art, development and/or co-design work while at Eagle Games: Age of Steam, Age of Empires III, Attack Deluxe, Baltimore and Ohio, Brass, Defenders of the Realm and all of its expansions, Defenders Battlefields, Empires: Builder Expansion, I'm the Boss TCG, Incan Gold, New England Railways, Pirate Dice, Railways of the World and all of its expansions, Roll through the Ages, Through the Ages, Tumblin Dice, and Wizards Brew.

Contacting Us:

If you need us, please contact us via our customer service email and NOT via KS messaging or comments (which can be missed). Customer service email is activemagicgames+cs@gmail.com. Do not post customer services requests in the comments, or other forums, as we may miss them or be delayed in replying.

By pledging to this campaign you agree to the following terms and conditions:

1. Refunds and cancellations:

During the crowdfunding campaign, you can cancel your order at any time for a full refund. Kickstarter charges your credit card only at the end of a successfully funded campaign.

After that, you can request a refund for your order at any time. The percentage of your pledge that can be refunded is dependent on where we are in the production of the game

After campaign but prior to giving manufacturer order numbers – 90% of pledge minus any transaction fees resulting from the refund.

After manufacturer has been given final numbers – 70% of pledge minus any transaction fees resulting from the refund.

After we have booked the container for shipping – 50% of pledge minus any transaction fees resulting from the refund.

After the product has left the factory in China - NO REFUND is possible at this point.

2: Updates and Communication

We've learned that setting expectations is key to a good experience for our backers. To this end, we are sharing the plan we will be following for updates and communication during and after the campaign.

During the campaign: We will be sharing updates at least twice a week, but probably more often. We will also be responding to comments daily. This is the time when we have a lot to share and are potentially modifying our plans based on backer feedback. So, expect a steady stream of updates.

During the 4 weeks following the campaign end: This is a time when there is still a fair bit going on and we will be updating the campaign and responding to comments once a week to keep you up to date on things like the pledge manager and other things possibly related to game play or art. Basically "fun" stuff that might still be in the process of being created.

From 4 weeks after the campaign ends until fulfillment: This is typically the "sluggish" point of the process and there is typically little news of note to bother sharing. During this time, we will be updating the campaign and responding to comments once a month, even if the only thing to report is that there is nothing to report. During this time we will be sharing photos of samples we receive and keeping you in the loop as regards our production and fulfillment milestones. Please note that the best way to reach us during this time is by directly emailing us at the above mentioned customer service email as we will not be checking the comments daily.

If at any point during these times, there is something time sensitive to report, we will update you even if it falls outside of our scheduled communication plan.

Rest assured that no matter what, we are always working to get the game into your hands as soon as we can. Our goal first and foremost is to get this game into the hands of backers who can begin playing, enjoying, and sharing this game with others. The commercial success of our game depends strongly on having you, our first enthusiastic backers, sharing your love of it with others so please understand we have every incentive to do everything within our power to deliver the best game we can make as close to our projections as is feasible.

3: VAT: This will be charged, collected, and submitted after the campaign in the pledge manager. The percentage for VAT will be based on the address to which the game is being delivered.

4: Tariffs: Due to the constant shifting of tariffs into the US, we are unable to account for them in the pricing of the pledge or the shipping and handling. If necessary, we will collect tariffs when the finished product leaves our manufacturer. We will do everything we can to negate as much of this as possible.

5: Parts replacement: It is our goal to make sure that your game is delivered in a way that allows it to arrive in good condition and, most importantly, playable as intended. Should you have any issues, we will do our best to accommodate within reason. Sometimes this means partial refunds rather than replacing non-essential components. We have replacement parts for at least 6 months from the time we ship. Requests after 6 months are subject to availability. Note that many of the components, such as wooden cubes, have natural variability in count and form. We do not replace individual wooden cubes, but supply you with more than you would ever need in a single game session.

6. Pledge Manager Responsibilities: We will be using a pledge manager after the Kickstarter Campaign has concluded. Before we close the pledge manager, we will give our backers ample time to finalize their pledges, and will post multiple updates about the deadline prior to the closing date. Failure to complete your pledge prior to the close of the pledge manager may result in additional shipping and handling costs to deliver your rewards and in rare cases may result in the forfeiture of your pledge. Please monitor your correspondence from this campaign carefully so you do not miss important deadlines.

7. What is Pledging: Pledging to one of our Kickstarter projects is NOT a pre-order - it is a very welcomed show of support to a small company helping us produce a new product. Your data is always safe as we do not sell your data.

8. Missing Parcels: If your reward goes missing due to a bad address, pledging from a country we listed as a restricted location, a country that we do not ship to, or failure to pick up the reward on your end, contact our customer service and we can arrange a replacement but will need to collect shipping again, if able. Do not pledge from countries to which we cannot ship. Our hands are tied.

Missing reward requests should be sent to our customer service no later than 30 days after your shipping wave update, as tracking numbers become difficult to track after 30 days. Help us deliver for you. Please provide pictures of damages if your reward arrives damaged and try your local carrier first - then our customer service to help if you cannot get a resolution from the carrier re: damage.

9. Miscellaneous Information: By pledging to this project, you acknowledge that the final look and materials of the project and hence the rewards, are subject to change and may differ from what is presented while the Kickstarter campaign was active. If you do not accept these terms, please do not pledge on this project. We will always do our best to provide exactly what was pictured, but sometimes small details change or a card is removed and replaced with another, etc.

The above campaign depicts our plan, but all plans can change at a factory level. Pledge with confidence, as we rarely alter our content, and to date have only upgraded or added from the Kickstarter campaign depiction.