Autarch
CREATOR
5 months ago
Project Update: Ascendants, Assemble! Digital Rewards Dispatched
Supers, Ascendants, Heroes, Crimefighters, Vigilantes, and Sidekicks -
I've just dispatched your digital rewards to your email via DriveThruRPG. The email will include coupon codes enabling you to download the digital rewards for your pledge level. Every pledge level will have received the PDFs for Ascendant: Star-Spangled Squadron Volumes I and II. Crimefighters and above will have received the Ascendant: Platinum Edition PDF. Heroes and above will have received the Ascendant: Rogues Gallery PDF.
You also will have received a coupon for the 16-page Ascendant: Star-Spangled Squadron Ashcan PDF. The Ashcan also includes the files for the Ascendant x Sagaverse printable poster unlocked via Comictopia and the Sunkissed Heroines printable poster unlocked as a stretch goal. (Physical rewards will come later.)
I'm really grateful for everyone's support on this project. I regret that it encountered so many problems and delays - even more I regret that some of these delays were self-inflicted. When I do RPG crowdfunding, I typically deliver PDFs very early in the process so people can start playing ASAP. For some reason (that makes no sense in retrospect), since this was primarily a graphic novel and not an RPG campaign, I thought people would want "the game" with "the story" and it didn't occur to me to dispatch the RPG PDFs immediately... I can only hang my head in shame at such foolishness.
Because of these delay in delivering your rewards to you, I have added some additional complimentary PDFs:
I've just dispatched your digital rewards to your email via DriveThruRPG. The email will include coupon codes enabling you to download the digital rewards for your pledge level. Every pledge level will have received the PDFs for Ascendant: Star-Spangled Squadron Volumes I and II. Crimefighters and above will have received the Ascendant: Platinum Edition PDF. Heroes and above will have received the Ascendant: Rogues Gallery PDF.
You also will have received a coupon for the 16-page Ascendant: Star-Spangled Squadron Ashcan PDF. The Ashcan also includes the files for the Ascendant x Sagaverse printable poster unlocked via Comictopia and the Sunkissed Heroines printable poster unlocked as a stretch goal. (Physical rewards will come later.)
I'm really grateful for everyone's support on this project. I regret that it encountered so many problems and delays - even more I regret that some of these delays were self-inflicted. When I do RPG crowdfunding, I typically deliver PDFs very early in the process so people can start playing ASAP. For some reason (that makes no sense in retrospect), since this was primarily a graphic novel and not an RPG campaign, I thought people would want "the game" with "the story" and it didn't occur to me to dispatch the RPG PDFs immediately... I can only hang my head in shame at such foolishness.
Because of these delay in delivering your rewards to you, I have added some additional complimentary PDFs:
- All backers are getting a complimentary 16" x 22" printable PDF poster of Aurora by famed artist Jinky Coronado. This illustration was originally commissioned for the RPG rulebook and it's one of my favorite images of Aurora. It's being delivered as an ultra high-resolution TIF file that you can print in full color. You'll find this file with the other posters in the Ashcan reward.
- Vigilantes and above are also getting a complimentary PDF of the Capital City Map Set. Capital City is the Ascendant Universe's equivalent of e.g. "Metropolis" or "Gotham" and appears throughout the books; it's the site of Stiletto's chapter in Volume I of the graphic novel. I hope you enjoy reading a bit about our fictional setting and seeing the maps of its major neighborhoods.
- Crimefighters and above are also getting a complimentary PDF of the Ascendant Gamemaster Screen. The GM Screen is a valuable tool for anyone interested in playing and running Ascendant, and it's designed to be easily printed for use with trifold insertable GM screens.
- Heroes and above are also getting a complimentary PDF of Capital City Case Files #1. This is an introductory scenario set in Capital City for PL20 player characters. I ran it at BasedCon and ArneCon this year to introduce people to Ascendant, and it's great fun.
- Finally, Ascendants and Super-Ascendants are also getting a complimentary PDF of Capital City Case Files #2. CCF #2 is (as the name suggests) the sequel to CCF #1 and pits the heroes against the sinister forces of El Cartel de Los Carteles (which appears in the graphic novel). (Super-Ascendants are also getting a surprise bonus reward when your physical goods are delivered.)
I hope these additional rewards go a little ways towards making up for both the delays we experienced and for my error in delivery management.
Your print rewards will be delivered after we issue the pledge manager, collect shipping, and complete manufacture. Ascendant products have previously been printed in Hong Kong, but due to tariff risk I am currently evaluating an alternative print source to see if they can match the quality and style of the first volume. The pledge manager itself will be dispatched within a few weeks, and will include the opportunity to purchase some physical add-ons and upgrades.
Please note that this is my first time using BackerKit as a crowdfunding platform; previously I've only used it as a pledge manager. If for some reason you find you are missing a reward you should have gotten, it's almost certainly user error on my part. Just let me know and I'll get it straightened out as best I can.
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