Greetings, vislae—

Thanks to your help finding new vislae trapped here in Shadow, we have reached our next stretch goal and unlocked an upgrade to The Electric Sun—one of what we hope will be many! The Electric Sun will now include a fully playable new order of magic, giving you a new option beyond the choice of goetic, maker, vance, weaver, or apostate. You’ll have everything you need to build and play characters in this order—it’s a substantial upgrade to The Electric Sun’s page count!

And, of course, as a free bonus every backer also gets a bookmark—in this case, for Secrets of Silent Streets. As gorgeous as this is, the real value lies in its utility. Although it isn’t shown in the image (the design work isn’t finished yet), it will be loaded with useful reference info for that title.

This successful conjuration opens the path to another. But before we discuss the next stretch goal, let’s talk about wicked keys.

Wicked keys, rare items that fall from the sky during stormy keyfalls, can unlock anything that stands in your way. Not just buildings or vaults, but creatures and even people. They are potent and highly sought-after. Pictured above is a set we summoned when the original Invisible Sun Black Cube was crowdfunded. Those have long disappeared into the hands of industrious vislae, so this campaign is conjuring an all-new set.

The new set, available as an add-on or part of THE BREADTH OF THE ACTUALITY pledge level, includes nine keys. Like the original set, they’ll come in a variety of designs and finishes, so that no two keys in a set will be the same. 

This is where you come in. Throughout this campaign, we’re going to unveil some of the preliminary designs for the new wicked keys, and you can help us choose which designs to make. Let’s start right now:

Which design should we make? We’ve opened a poll in the comments; let us know which is your favorite!

Our next goal brings a bit of the Actuality’s unearthly beauty here to the Grey. It’s also a special reward for the vislae who have helped call Invisible Sun: Indigo into being—that is: you, our backers.

With this goal, we’ll give Invisible Sun: Indigo a foil box—it will be printed on an iridescent material that amplifies the vivid brilliance of its colors. It will be an even greater beauty than the standard box, and a true collector’s item because it’s exclusively for the backers of this campaign. The version available in stores or from MCG in the future will retain a standard-printing finish; only this campaign’s backers will get the exclusive foil finish.

We’re so excited to add this element of beauty to Invisible Sun: Indigo. We’ll unlock this beautiful foil box when we reach 1376 backers. We had a great weekend, so we're already a big chunk of the way there!

Every time we unlock a stretch goal, we also extend a gift to every backer: a reference bookmark for one of Invisible Sun’s many inspiring and useful supplements. When we unlock the Indigo box upgrade, we’ll also give every backer a bookmark for Teratology:

Teratology is the bestiary of the Actuality; a hefty and awe-inspiring tome of creatures, characters, and other beings from the length of the Path of Suns. It’s an astonishing source of utility and inspiration at the game table, and this bookmark will make it that much more useful.

Every backer, regardless of pledge level, will get this and all unlocked bonus bookmarks added to their rewards for free!

Crowdfunding campaigns soar—they only soar—when backers like you spread the word. Stretch goals for this campaign are based on the number of vislae we pull from shadow—the number of new backers who discover and support this campaign.

Here are a couple of graphics you can share on social media. (Right-click to download them.) Be sure to include this link to the campaign: mymcg.info/indigo

With your help, we can unlock this goal quickly and move on to even more upgrades to The Electric Sun and Invisible Sun: Indigo—and perhaps a few surprises!

Thanks for your support!

—Team MCG