Hello, backers—

Once again you’ve amazed us with your dedication and alacrity! In less than 48 hours you’ve unlocked yet another stretch goal—the Jewel in the Sky boxed set is now getting a second poster map, this one showing Vocurro from a sci-fi angle!

You also amazed us with your voting for the free bonus XP card—it was literally a tie. That makes it “dealer’s choice,” and I (Charles) am choosing the naganit. We’ve faced these in our internal playtest, and I can tell you they’re a hard fight. Watch out for the scorpion-like tail. And with those human hands, they can open doors—so they can be a challenge to escape from!

Every backer gets this collection of XP cards as a free bonus reward, and we add a card with every stretch goal we unlock! Speaking of cards and stretch goals…

Back in the first week of the campaign, you unlocked a stretch goal to increase the number of creature and cypher cards in the Jewel in the Sky box. (See update 5 for details.) These useful cards speed and ease gameplay while providing inspiration and immersion.

How about more? The vision for Jewel has continued to expand throughout this campaign, and Monte thinks Vocurro’s unique cyphers and creatures could easily benefit from well over 100 cards—double what we originally had in mind, and maybe a lot more! (Numbers like these are always approximate; we like to design to the needs of the product, not an arbitrary number we came up with during the crowdfunding campaign.)

All of these cards will be fully compatible with the general-purpose Cypher Creature Deck and Manifest Cypher Deck. So if you have those, you can mix and match cards as best serves your game.

These cards will also be featured in the Datasphere Deck Tool, making them just as handy and easy to use in the digital realm as they are at your physical game table, whether you’re using a VTT or playing over Discord or Zoom. (You can learn more about the Datasphere Deck Tool here.)

Which card should we add as our next free bonus to your rewards?

Vote now!

We’re hitting these goals so fast because our backers—you!—are doing such a great job spreading the word. Please keep it up! You can find posts to share on our social media accounts [[link]], or click through below for a treasure trove of images you can use!

Thanks for your support!
—Team MCG

Hello, backers—

Another stretch goal under our belt: we’re now adding the GM notebook to the boxed set! You are really turning the Jewel boxed set into the amazing experience we’d like it to be—a campaign that will be a true joy to run and a legendary experience in your gaming group. 

And that’s not all. As always, we’re adding a little bonus reward for every backer, and our way of saying thank you for making this happen. You voted for this XP card:

The maps in Jewel in the Sky are effortlessly usable and visually striking. We’re putting a bunch of them into the box as separate components for your convenience at the table and, as appropriate, for showing the players. (You’ve expanded both the quantity and size of these loose-leaf maps through earlier stretch goals.) We’re also including a big poster-sized map to really show off the entirety of Vocurru. It’ll have a hand-drawn look, with annotations by in-world explorers. Imagine the look of amazement in your players’ eyes as they take in the detailed, atmospheric scene laid out before them.

What’s better than a poster map? How about two of them?

A second poster map will also feature Vocurro—but it’ll be designed for your science fiction excursion to the strange floating island. It’ll display a high-tech scan of the location, with scan result annotations.

Get us to 1550 backers and we’ll add this second beautiful, detailed poster map to the Jewel in the Sky boxed set. With your help, we’ll keep building a boxed set that will be as legendary as your adventures in Vocurro!

Let’s keep building that mini XP Deck. As long as you keep unlocking stretch goals, we’ll keep adding to the deck. Which card should we add next?

Vote in the current poll and let us know!

You’ve done a great job spreading the word. Please keep it up! Visit MCG’s social media accounts to find sharable posts, artwork, and inspiration for your own messages. YOU are making this campaign soar. Only you can keep this pace going!

Thanks for your support!
—Team MCG