Howdy, pardner! 

All Hucksters have been hard at work behind the scenes. I've thrown myself entirely into the creation of new player traits. It's been a lot of fun to brainstorm both new themes and how those themes could be reflected in the mechanics. I haven't been able to do this kind of design work in a long time and it's been quite refreshing to be back at it. When I've been able to do some more playtesting and polishing, I'll share a google doc with the new traits for your feedback. :)

There's still a couple cards that haven't received their solo spotlights and I'll share those bios in future updates, but seeing this spread is too good to not share! George has created one of the coolest decks of playing cards that I've ever seen, hands down. During the conceptualization of the deck, we went back and forth a few times on what themes each suit should contain. We ended up settling on two themes, both heavily rooted in Huckleberry's mechanics, and the contrasting sides of each theme's spectrum.

For Clubs/Diamonds, we chose to show both the outcasts and leaders of the Fifth World. Huckleberry has strong elements of building a community tied to it's campaign structure and pastime mechanics. The Club cards feature people that have assumed positions of authority (for better or worse) within their communities. The Diamonds are the outcasts and outlaws that, for whatever reason, don't neatly fit into the rigid framework that society often demands.

For Spades/Hearts, we wanted to showcase the full corruption of the Wyrd, both on the living (Hearts) and the dead (Spades). The Wyrd takes a heavy toll on both the body and soul, occasionally with dramatic effects. Our Hearts characters are those that have Wyrd tainted blood, similar to Mavericks, but choose to embrace the corruption rather than fight it. The Spade characters found that the Wyrd took it's toll after their deaths, rather than before. They have do not rest in peace, but in discord and spite.

You should have received an email by now from BackerKit informing you if your payment was processed or declined. If your payment was declined, you have another week to update your payment details. When you do, BackerKit will reprocess the payment and you'll be all set!

We're currently in a holding pattern on digital delivery until the funds transfer from BackerKit, which is scheduled to happen on November 18th. Until then, I cannot access the information of who's charges have gone through or been declined. As we mentioned in the previous update, most of the PDFs are finished and ready for delivery. We have 4 of the 10 scenarios still to be completed, along with all of the Stretch Goals to be added to the corebook. I have everything ready for delivery on my end and I'm very eager to click the button once I get the green light from BackerKit!

All PDFs will be delivered via discount codes through DriveThruRPG. You'll be able to add the PDFs to your library, where you can freely redownload each time we update the PDF with new content. We do NOT need your DriveThruRPG information for delivery. You'll be sent a link that will allow you to log into the platform on your browser and check out like normal.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the process, please feel free to email me here: [email protected]

Much obliged,
Steven