The campaign has been going great thanks to you all and all the love you have been showing it online. Not being my first rodeo, I'm pretty confident that we will have the numbers for at least the first stretch goal by the end of the campaign, so I have gone ahead and put in the order for the extra pieces of art. I think these will allow me to help a few of the minor scenes that didn't already have their own art come to life on the page!
Speaking of art, the map for the experimental craft the seekers use in the adventure is nearly complete (see below). I tried to really crack down on making the ship a fun vessel to be on-for everyone. We all know how dreadful things can get when PCs are aboard a craft, and the only one that gets to do anything is the pilot. Well, that will NOT be the case here. The ship has many different poignant systems (piloting, gunnery, sensors, shields, life support, and engineering) that need to be operated in communion for it to function at its best. There is a fun little mechanic where the engineering controls allow the operator to distribute some "boosting dice" into the different systems, but there are only so many of these dice and the PC will have to be wise on how and when to allocate these energy resources. On top of that, there are many situations that are bound to come up where the PCs will have to deal with leaks in the ship, clogged jet ports, and other troubles that get them to engage with things at a character level. I'm also making progress on "The Village." This is a PDF product that will be sent out for free to everyone that backed in the first 48 hours. It will also be available to others as an add-on. This digest-sized mini-book contains a map of a sea-side post-apocalyptic town (perfect for use in this adventure), details about its buildings, and tons of random charts for generating personalities in the town, events, and rules of governance. The cover art is by Dean Spencer!
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE...continue to tell folks about this project. I would love to get to those stretch goals where I can add the pregens into the pull-out section in the adventure's middle, and (if we can about double where we're at) get this bonus piece ("The Village") printed and distributed to all physical backers!
Thanks for helping this crazy dream come true. I should be getting some of that new art in the coming week, and will be anxious to show if off as it comes in. Thanks.
