Legends of Aethereus Kickstarter

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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/460738485/legends-of-aethereus-co-op-hack-n-slash-action-gam

Has some Roguelike'ish elements, an eccentric small team behind it, and only a few grand shy of their deadline a few days from now.  PC/Mac/Linux and probably in fine company with the likes of Grim Dawn and others tacking in a different direction entirely than the likes of Diablo III in terms of ARPG doings.

Legends of Aethereus is a high action, low fantasy RPG with four player co-op and a variety of PvP game types.

There is a full single player campaign with an engaging story. Check out the GamerSector Indiecast Podcast (http://gamersector.com/podcast/indiecast/indiecast-3) for more info on the story and factions.

Join forces in online multiplayer cooperative expeditions as the Inventor, Astrographer or Officer and venture into the  uncharted wilderness of Aethereus seeking fame, glory and untold riches.

Invite your friends to your own customized Nexus City-State to battle in your arena or just show off how cool you've personalized your city using the statue-maker, banner creator and other customization features.

Embark on a variety of story driven hand-crafted expedition levels or explore the wilderness through a variety of procedurally generated exploration quests. Design and build new gear and weapons while you develop your character across a diverse and expansive skill tree allowing for a multitude of character strategies.

    Physics-based combat system including traps, set-up weapons and interaction with environmental objects

    Expedition system combines hand crafted levels with procedurally generated areas that allow for virtual infinite replayability

    The Statue-Maker, Banner Creator and other customization features allow you to personalize your own city environment

    PvP, CO-OP and Single Player combat in your own City-State Combat Arena

    Crafting and Materials system allows for virtual limitless customization

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Funded and now has a few stretch goals with some days left.

Most interesting, they've a video up on their character basic attribute system----which uses jointly paired attributes in a bid to prevent jack-of-all-trades syndrome as well as all high level character being identical for the most part for any given class.