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Hello!

It's the final week of Zinetopia and I'm excited to finish this crowdfund strong! We are nearing the last stretch goal for the bonus supplement, Blightfall: Crowns and Swords at 6k USD. I keep having ideas for things to add to it, so this supplement keeps getting better and better. If you know someone who might be interested in Blightfall, please share it so we can make this stretch goal happen!

Dice and Diversions:

I'll be at the Dice + Diversions convention in Atlanta, GA all weekend running Blightfall! If you're in the area and want to give it a go, now is your chance! Last night's game was awesome. The players crafted a post-apocalyptic land in the remnants of a magical World War 2-era society, their characters infected with blight via ultraviolet radiation. They discovered a colony of vampiric ants that worshipped and fed an invisible monster beneath a decrepit government building and took it to task. But poor character Bruce, after finally coming to terms with the only family he had left, lost all of his humanity and became something ... abominable.

YAAAAY!

Cross-Collab Achieved:
Our cross-collab partner, The Deepest Dark, funded! That means that the bonuses for backing both projects go into effect. For Blightfall you'll get a new class called The Palace, representing all that is right and wrong with leadership. For The Deepest Dark, you'll get a solo-mode to delve into those dark and harrowing caves alone (that doesn't sound terrifying at all).

Printing:
I'm excited to get this process started once the crowdfund completes and I have access to the funds. I've specifically chosen a reputable printer that can do high-quality work and add some flourishes to the physical, because I am a book sicko. Especially for backers, I want to make the book as special as it can be. I'm excited to share more details as I get things confirmed!

The Weird Place:

One of my favorite Youtube/RPG creators, The Weird Place, are hosting a Live Zine Showcase on Feb 25th at 12-8 PM EST and I'll be appearing sometime during the 8 PM slot. I'll share the link on the 25th, but I'm excited to watch as a viewer and participate as a creator! They've got some great guests lined-up (including our cross-collab partner, The Deepest Dark). Learn about some of the amazing games funding this month!

Thanks again for your support!

Hey all!

It's been a week since the last update announcing the new stretch goal (Blightfall: Crowns and Swords, a bonus supplement pdf at 6k!), so I wanted to check in and keep you all informed on the latest happenings.

Podcasts
I was fortunate enough to be the guest on two great podcasts, Talk of the Table with Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty, and Sabre Rattlings with Todd of Third Kingdom Games. I had a lot of fun talking Blightfall on both podcasts and all of the hosts were wonderful!

Promo

The BackerKit creator community has been fantastic to connect with, and I'd love to keep spreading the word on their awesome projects:

Here's the pitch: you work at a magical bookshop.

That's literally all I need to get excited. Books and bookshops are so cool. But if you're not a book sicko like me, then I'll also share that it's a solo game where you collect stories and worldbuild through dice, tarot cards, and journaling. They've got a lot of neat bonuses via stretch goals as well!

This art style is so sick. It's a tactical TTRPG mixed with cyberpunk horror. It's a dystopian metropolis setting in unreality. And it's being criminally slept-on. Wake up the masses, fight the power, and back this game.

Look at these fearsome creatures. Look at them. I'm going to pinch all their cheeks they're so cute. I can't even stand it. It's more beasties for an already cool system, and if you look at the page you'll see layout that charms and wows.

This is the very first time I've ever mentioned this game.

... Okay, this is the twentieth time I've mentioned this game. They are SO CLOSE to funding and the project is so cool. Think Ten Candles, think The Quiet Year, think The Descent, think of backing it. They've even got an actual play on twitch to watch featuring the creators and a stellar voice cast.

We got some bang for your buck right here. Not one, not two, but three games, all finished and ready for printing, all about that punk energy and attitude. I could tell you about all these games, but I'm not going to. Instead, I'm going to focus on the coolest thing I've ever seen. One of the games is being printed on toilet paper. That's not a joke. Check it out.

I've been onboard the Great Hexpectations train from the beginning, when I read the wild and clever text on their teaser page. And yes, we all need hex maps to keep our bellies full and stay warm at night, but shouldn't you be filling your life with top-of-the-line hexes instead of bottom-feeder polygons? Treat yourself.

For all the 5E baddies out there, we got such a neat project that takes druids to the next level. Why limit yourself to shapeshifting into animals, when you could shapeshift ... into yourself (brain explosion emoji)? Yourself from another dimension, I should say. Such a cool idea.

A solo game that combines my two great loves, mechs and heartbreak. You play the mech, you journal your time with your pilot ... and then the pilot stops piloting you. Every story comes to an end. What happens in between? Who pilots you next? Can this mech learn to cry? Probably.

Oh look. A pamphlet box set for Mothership. If you've listened to the Talk of the Table podcast I linked above, you'll know how I desperately would love to own the Mothership Deluxe Set. And you'll know exactly who I blame for not owning it. But IF I OWNED IT I would certainly be overjoyed to get this series of worm-themed horror scenarios.

Thanks again for all your support and keep playing games!

Thanks to your overwhelming support, there's a new Stretch Goal at $6,000, Blightfall: Crowns and Swords.

Crowns and Swords is a PDF supplement for all backers that provides:
- A partially-defined 'fallen kingdom' setting. It has lore to get you going, but still allows for the worldbuilding that playtesters have loved.
- Additional enemies and NPCs available as needed to reduce GM strain.
- A new character class tailored for this setting: The Armory, a master of weaponry, shields, and maneuvers.
- Would work perfectly with the cross-collab class, The Palace ... hint, hint ...

The supplement will be delivered after fulfillment of both the physical and digital versions of the core book. All efforts will be towards the fastest delivery of the core book and maintaining the promised timeline, and then focus will turn to Crowns and Swords.