One of my favorite things about writing Murka is how I incidentally wind up learning a lot as part of the research we do. For example, you might know that the Statue of Liberty was a gift; but did you know that the U.S. had to pay for the platform she stands on?
You might know the Empire State Building is, uhhh... a big-ass building. But did you know that during its inception, architects had planned for the upper floors to be a tiny blimp airport?
The More You Know...
Behold, a preview of the updated Stones of Destiny artifacts!
Surveys are Nigh! Check Your Inbox!
I know, I know, that isn't the order I wrote the post title in. But what are you gonna do about? Come to my house and throw a rock at me? Please don't do that, bludgeoning damage hurts.
ANYWAY, this morning, I have just sent out the surveys to everyone! So be sure to check your inbox or inquire with your local writwit to find yours and fill it out. The test surveys that we sent out seemed to be without issue, but I'm sure I goofed something somewhere, so if you run into any issues, please don't hesitate to leave a comment below.
Community Suggested Additions
Okay this is the MEAT and POTATOES of the update (what is this, some kind of Restaurants and/or Retail?). We unlocked the Community Suggested Additions stretch goal, so things that YOU ALL suggest are going INTO THE BOOKS! That means, if you head over to our Discord RIGHT NOW, you'll be able to make a post in #Murka-Community-Suggestions and give us your best (or worst) ideas. We are collecting community suggestions until November 30th, so be sure to get your ideas in!
This suggestion process will happen in two phases: The first takes place on our Discord server, where you can make your suggestion as well as vote on others. At the beginning of December, we'll organize them into a series of Backerkit polls for everyone to vote on, so only the cream of the crop rises to the top! Will it be your cream? Our lawyers told me I still can't ask that question.
They also said "stop calling me, I'm not a lawyer, this is a Wendy's" but what tf do they know about Wendy's? They're lawyers!
We interrupt this regularly scheduled "Jaron being a goof-ass" to bring you sketches of our brand new Astral Crystal Firearms! All the fun of casting spells, packed into brightly-colored, high fantasy GUNZ.
Community Copies
Also, as a neat little reminder, we've added Community Copies to our add-ons! A Community Copy is a limited number of freely available copies that anyone could claim - that way, folks who maybe can't afford the game but still want to play it have a chance to. When you fill out your survey and it takes you to the add-ons section, you'll find them at the bottom. Community Copies will be available through Itch.io once PDFs are available!
Other Stuffz
As mentioned in this week's earlier update, editing is going well, and we're working to get playtest material ready for you ASAP! Hopefully for the holidays. Things are taking a bit longer than expected, but that's because we're nearly doubling the amount of content that these books have, so our hands are quite full between redesigning and editing existing stuff and designing new stuff. We appreciate your patience, y'all RAWK.
