Hi friends,

I usually only run 7-day campaigns. This one being 10-days has felt weird, but considering I have been ultra busy at work and school (who knew working full-time and getting a PhD would take up so much time?), this one has flown by!

We have fewer than 30 hours left. I can't thank you all enough for choosing to back my project.

A TIMELINE (this is carried over from the last update)
This is about the time in the campaign I like to start tossing out general dates and timelines of completion. So here you go.

If you are new to my campaigns, you will notice this is about a 3-month window. That's normal. You can ask other backers, I normally do a super quick turnaround. This is actually a bit slower than usual. :)

Last update I talked about Portal and this world, this time I want to talk about more personal zines:

INNERMOST AND REUNIFICATION

Our Innermost Thoughts is a mostly-solo RPG/LARP written the summer of 2020. If you can recall back to that time in the world, you remember the unrest, the hatred and vitriol occurring, the protests, and so much more. Places were literally on fire and everyone was rightfully angry, yet couldn't go anywhere due to lockdown. My wife and I were both educators at the time, really struggling with how we could navigate the world. Our Innermost Thoughts is five small LARPs/RPGs/Experiences birthed out of that frustration. They are really interesting experiences and are rather nontraditional ways to interact with the world around you (i.e., carrying a piece of nature in your pocket or learning how to debate, or interacting with radio waves). This was my first dive into experimental games, into pushing the boundaries of what a game could be. They are all small: 5 games carried out over 32 pages.

Reunification is a 3-5 player question-asking game. This was the first RPG I ever wrote and crowdfunded. It was the first game I ever felt was "good enough" to put out into the world. In it, players take on the roles of a family that has been divided due to a civil war in their country. However, that country is finally reuniting. Over the span of a year, the family members write letters and ask questions to each other in hopes of learning who their lost family members are. It's small and large, personal and general, serious and whimsical. It is loosely based on the experiences of a few former students of mine whose family fled their country due to war. They discussed what is was like talking to family members still in country.

That sparked an idea which has drastically shaped my life these last 5 years. In fact, I launched it February 1, 2019, so I guess this means I have been an RPG designer for 5 years this week. That's wild, friends. I'm not the speediest nor the most prolific. But I hope I am able to bring something new to your lives.

We will wrap up early Friday morning.

With gratitude,
Travis