Project Update: UPDATE 2 ▫️ The One About How Over/Under Took Over My Life
Hey there,
Last update I said there was going to be a content calendar and lots of things each week to talk about, including the Faction War ARG, sneak peaks, and more.
Well, Sam Sorensen (go back Another Day in Paradise!) ruined my life with OVER/UNDER instead.
If you haven't been involved in that, it's essentially a massive play-by-post game in real time where each member of the server is a denizen living on Prospero's Dream. The six factions of the station are represented by three bosses each, of which I was assigned (along with the wonderful Dave Thaumovore and Amanda Lee Franck) Tempest Company.
What happened next is really, really difficult to put into words. Suffice to say, the game has completely sucked up all my time. It is unlike anything I've ever played. It is messy, it is huge, and it is beautiful. I've left it now, in an incredible exit that may or may not have huge implications for the rest of the game.
If you haven't joined, there's still time - just under two weeks! Check it out here: OVER/UNDER
BUT! And alas, there is a but - this has meant my BackerKit updates I had planned have been completely derailed. Truthfully, it hasn't all been OVER/UNDER (two kiddos, one 3yrs old and the other 3mos old manage to put a wrench in anything you have planned) - but either way, I'm going to make some adjustments to the content calendar so we can still get to look at cool stuff.
One bummer is that, due to the new schedule, Faction War won't be able to happen. With the time we have left, it feels like it would be pretty rushed and, frankly, I'd rather focus on the thing you paid for than the thing you're getting as a little freebie exclusively through BackerKit comments.
What we WILL be taking a look at though:
- Certain Fathoms Soundtrack Preview (Tuesday 11/4): One of the 10-minute ambient tracks hand-made by Colin Whitehurst, along with some behind-the-scenes looks at how it was made.
- Community Voting on 24+ Breaches & Anomalies (Thursday 11/6): Help whittle down the list of extra Breaches and Anomalies, including adding some community suggestions.
- Deep Dive into Certain Fathoms Expansions (Monday 11/10): Last day of the campaign, we'll take a look at the four(!) expansion zines for Certain Fathoms—two of which are free for all backers!
One final word on this campaign and your support: I couldn't have possibly imagined the community I'd find creating this project and all of the other wonderful creators taking part in not only Mothership Month, but OVER/UNDER and the broader Mothership RPG community as well.
This has been a true life-changer and it's completely thanks to you all. It might sound silly to say about a bunch of paper and pencil games with funny looking math rocks, but my life won't be the same after this.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
- Nate
watt (Cloud Empress) carves out a new floor to be added to the Secret Level expansion.
Goal: $30,000 reached! — We did it! This project reached this goal!
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