It's the Christmas season and if the thoughts of Santa flying through the skies are tickling your flight fancies, there's a Kickstarter for them in the World of Calidar by Bruce Heard, who you may know from his days with TSR and the Mystara setting. The World of Calidar is an original fantasy setting that has a central theme of skyships and the adventures thereof. As mentioned, it is a fantasy setting and thus features various races -- humans, elves and dwarves -- and magic. Each of the races have their own themes and backgrounds that emerge in various ways -- most notably in their skyships. And, if dwarves on dwarven skyships wasn't enough for you, there is a large, deadly setting to explore.
Now then, the Kickstarter -- what is it going to cost you? Quite reasonably, actually. Starting at the US$5 mark you can get a PDF of the Star Phoenix story and other unpublished bits. For US$10 you get all the previous bits and a PDF copy of the fantasy setting -- it should be noted that the setting is not tied to any particular game. And, if you want a physical copy, you can get the cheaper softcover version at US$25 and the higher quality hardcover at US$50.
As of this post, the Kickstarter has already well surpassed its initial funding and is working towards stretch goals. If you would like more information on the Kickstater you can check its page, which has a wealth of information. Additionally, you can check out Bruce Heard's blog to get even more information -- as well as short stories -- or Thorfinn Tait's blog, who is doing the cartography for the World of Calidar and has a ton of information about it up.
