Update #1 - A Fresh Start

Hey there Backers!

It’s been almost a month since the last update and navigating the separation between Eldritch Automata and our previous publisher. You may notice that this update isn’t Update 23, in support of wanting to further emphasize a fresh start. I’ve penned this as Update #1 to recognize the different chapter that Eldritch Automata is entering. I’ve been in discussions with Gehenna Gaming and slowly going through the process. Paperwork has been sent from my end, so now we play the waiting game.

Titans of the Deep

Thankfully, we’re not waiting for everything. I am proud and excited to say Titans of the Deep will finally release sometime next week (first week of March) published digitally independently by myself and teaming up with a publisher to get a print run for conventions (and eventually for online orders as well). The sales from Titans of the Deep are earmarked to fund the development of the core rulebook while we wait for the full process of BackerKit funds to be sent from our former publisher to us. But that’s not all! Titans of the Deep has been expanded from a simple adventure to a starter set that now includes the new updated rule tweaks. These tweaks were directly made from the feedback you all submitted.

Titans of the Deep is a 90-page book which includes:

A full adventure that takes to the bottom of the ocean floor to investigate an underwater laboratory after a troubling broadcast makes it to the surface. Including ways to incorporate it into your current campaign.
6 pre-generated characters (including an Operations Admin) to fully play Titans of the Deep as a standalone adventure.
Updated core rule mechanics and combat system.
New equipment, rules for underwater combat, and a special psychological horror mechanic known as DDNS (Deep Dive Neurological Syndrome) to ramp up the intensity of being trapped on the ocean floor.
Brand new enemies including a monstrous new horror.

Future Development & Events

Moving away from Titans, I want to talk about what future development is looking like. Two adventures written by our convention GMs will be entering into clean up and production and will get a similar treatment to Titans. Depending on how sales of Titans go, we should be seeing these with fairly quick turn-arounds. The aforementioned solo rules should also be ready to go fairly soon and I’ll be writing a companion adventure to accompany that. We’ll be running playtests for those adventures in the coming months that you’ll be able to sign up for. I’m also happy to announce that an upcoming online gaming event will include purchasable tickets to play in one-shot variants of Titans of the Deep. When that event goes live, I’ll make an announcement in the official Discord promoting that. If you are going to PAX East, we have a few GMs running under third-party organizations games of Eldritch Automata including Titans of the Deep and some of their own original scenarios!

That’s the short and sweet of everything! Have a good March, and let’s ride out the end of winter together!

- Nick

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Official Mailing List: https://eldritchautomata.net/

Question of the Update?: If we were going to do another lore drop what would you want to know about, comment below.

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