Well, it's been a fine weekend, augmented by reaching our next stretch goal - We have now added a new starter adventure island, added to the Islands of Weirdhope book: Bluestone Isle, where weird things are happening in a quarry near a sleepy village. I've updated the Quickstart, so you can read it by redownloading from the here.
The next goal is to add a second adventure island for Islands of Weirdhope:Dino Island, where pirates have taken over an old Jurassic- themed adventure park. Hopefully we can get there soon, with your continued help. If you love the project, do let your friends know, it makes all the difference.
In the meantime, here's what Dan's been working on today- a sketch of two Titans, a Mecha and a Monster, watched by a couple of wary punks.
The poll about the poster came back with some definitive results- the Dolphin image (So long and thanks for all the fish) and Arrival were clear winners so they will occupy the two sides of the poster. Great stuff.
Our big thing this week is taking our stuff to Dragonmeet- we had a great time last year, meeting so many other makers and players, and really can't wait for Saturday. In case you're able to make it, here's a map of where we'll be (M15, next to Soul Muppet, Peregrine Coast Press and Forbidden Psalm). Come say hello, we might even have an early version of the finished book to look at... Jog Brogzin made this fantastic map- can you spot our stand with the flowerpot on top?
ELSEWHERE: Now we have a couple of great projects by our friends that we wanted to tell you about.
First up is Run from the Dark, By Will RD (maker of Forbidden Psalm, who we'll be tabling next to at Dragonmeet!). The campaign ends very soon, so check it out:
Run from the Dark is a roleplay game about folk horror, the things that go bump in the Dark and existential dread. In Run from the Dark, the Dark literally kills you. It is a malevolent force that consumes and takes all who are lost in it. In Run from the Dark you play as the Walkers who go out into the Dark, with lights of various kinds, forging your way through the bleak world, connecting towns and facing the horrors that call the Dark home.
Run From the Dark uses an the easy to learn custom roleplay system, that is narrative focused and designed to create interesting and unique characters. Or if you want you can use Run from the Dark as a horror setting for your favourite roleplay game.
The other project is The International Player's Review Annual, a magazine for gamesmasters, players, and anyone who spends more time drawing dungeons than doing homework. The Annual is a collection of the first four issues in print for the very first time. Totalling over 100 pages across four issues, every spread is a portal to a lost world of retro gaming. This collection of the first year of The International Player's Review includes tons of rad content, including:
Unruly tables and chaotic generators for old school and modern games.
Interviews with creators who've shaped our hobby both then and now.
A slew of adventures, lite on word count, big on action.
Complete TTRPG rule sets. Including the heist caper RPG, Easy Money, and the wildly historically inaccurate caveman simulator, Year One Hundred Million BC.
The debut of the sci-fi issue, only available during this campaign.
Plus hand drawn comics, pure pulp stories, and so much more!
Thanks for reading and the support, we really appreciate it,
