THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT! We've made it. The Job Boxset edition is officially funded and we're making it the most lavish heist RPG boxset out there with all of the Stretch Goals unlocked. I wanna thank each and everyone one of you for believing in the project and making it happen. I'd also like to publicly thank the entire team at Exalted Funeral for taking on this game and pushing it in the right direction from the very start. You guys rock!
Next steps:
We will now wait for the funds to arrive.
In the meantime, we will set up the pledge manager, which opens soon after the funds arrive (circa 2-3 weeks). Everyone will have the opportunity to add another boxset to their rewards, if they wish. This is also when pre-order will be available.
After that, we begin the production stage. We have pretty much all contents ready to go at this point, minus a few elements from the mission envelopes, which we will tackle in the next 3 or 4 weeks.
We have some exciting news! When we were planning this campaign we had to consider how the tariffs on imports into the US would affect this product, which influenced how we built the stretch goals. Given the pause in tariffs and trend towards trade negotiations we feel that we are in a position to safely unlock the remaining stretch goals!
The Job Boxset now includes ALL of this!!
That means all backers are now receiving SIX ADVENTURE ENVELOPES included in their boxset!
Backer Exclusive TOP SECRET Adventure - ONLY available in the backer boxset edition
"And You Get the Horns" - Can you get a triceratops skull past security??
"Fish and Golden Chips" - Three words: The. Crown. Jewels.
"Low Hanging Fruit" - A ridiculous amount of cash is calling your name.
"Marble Like Flesh" - Wait you mean Michaelangelo's "David"?!?
"Get Back to Alcatraz" - You might be the only one trying to break INTO prison!
Included in each of these envelopes is a brief, an example plan (ready for Action!), an object card detailing what you’re stealing, money/resources to pull it off, and an immersive prop like blueprints, event programs, or news clippings to set the stage.
Last day to pledge and be part of the heist. ALL STRETCH GOALS HAVE BEEN UNLOCKED which means all boxsets will include not only the base game content (rulebook, reusable character sheets, plan sheets, brief notepad, dice and marker) but ALL FIVE MISSION ENVELOPES expanding upon the sample briefs present in the rulebook with a hand-out brief and object card, a sample plan (in case players wanna skip directly to the action phase), an immersive prop (like a museum brochure, a newsclip, or a blueprint) and fake cash matching the budget.
I've just made a video where I explain how the game works in full depth. Gameplay is divided into two main phases: Preparation and Action. In the Preparation phase, players are asked to write down 12 scenes (divided into infiltration, deployment, execution and escape) that make up their heist plan - these scenes can be just a sentence or two. In the Action phase, the plan is handed over to the Referee who runs what the players wrote for them, with the rulebook providing lots of tools and guidelines for how to make this happen and add unexpected trouble. This phase is played with a teetering Dice Stack - if it collapses three times, the heist fails and the players lose!
One week left before the campaign ends. And we’re just about to hit the Stretch Goal: Fish & Golden Chips, where the crew is challenged to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. Can they?
The Tower of London. The Crown Jewels. The most famous security detail in the world. Steal them, and you’ll have the entire UK hunting you down—not to mention one very, very angry king.
We are a few backers away from unlocking this goal and ~150 backers away from UNLOCKING ALL STRETCH GOALS. Help us get there! We want to make this the most glorious, lavish heist RPG boxset out there.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Means the world to me. Andre.
Quick update to share two recent interviews I did for VINTAGE RPG and TALK OF THE TABLE. If you're curious about how the game works, the design process, the decisions behind key mechanics, or the influences and inspiration behind it all - give them a listen. Huge thanks to Stu and John at Vintage RPG (one of my favorite podcasts!) for having me on, and to Brian and Elliot at Talk of the Table for a wonderful chat. I’d love to come back anytime!
We are ~$1k away from the next stretch goal. Another glorious job for the crew coming up: robbing the Imperial State Crown from the Tower of London with a budget of $250,000. Complications include snipers on the roof, the King's Guard, ravenous dogs and bullet-proof glass display. Can you pull it off?!
