7 HOURS LEFT TO BACK!
DICE UNLOCKED EARLY
In our final hours we've decided to open the Dice Stretch Goal early so you all have a chance to add y...
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Day 32 Progress | Last Day! | Update #20
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• 12 hours to go!
• About to unlock Smol Inn Reviews at $65k.
• Need about $5k to unlock dice!
• The Team will be streaming on the BackerKit Page at 6:30...
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Publishing Goblin
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Day 31 Progress | First Stretch Goal Unlocked! | Update #19
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• $60k Stretch Goal Unlocked!
• All 8 "10 Things To Do In" Backer Achievements have been unlocked!
• Less than $3k needed to unlock the next!! Smol Inn Reviews w...
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3 days ago
Day 30 Progress | Confluence One Shot | Update #18
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• Less than $1k to unlock the digital comic of a Pull in action!
• Next two stretch goals are Smol's Inn Reviews at $65k and an add-on unlock for Mot...
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Day 29 Progress | WE ARE FUNDED | Update #17
TL;DR
• Funded!
• Unlocked 2 more cities for "10 Things To Do In" locations and on our way to the next one at...
In our final hours we've decided to open the Dice Stretch Goal early so you all have a chance to add your dice without too much of a rush. Come and get them!!
$8 for a set of 6 d6 and $40 for 5 sets of 6 d6
Thank you all so much for making this campaign happen. The team so appreciates all of your support, and we can't wait to get this game to you.
Don't forget to join us for our stream starting at 6:30 PST! We'll be streaming until the Backer Train ends. You can see us here on BackerKit or on our Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@publishinggoblin1072
The Team will be streaming on the BackerKit Page at 6:30pm PST/2:30am GMT tomorrow! There will be new discounted pledges and add-ons to end the campaign.
Strange Ecologies panel hosted by Gnome Anne with our Lore/QA Lead Kandi tomorrow, November 15th at 3pm PST/11pm GMT on YouTube or Twitch.
Back Fatebound and Confluence and get a free digital adventure.
The winner of the Lineage Knockout Tournament is the Gods!
Last Day Live Stream and Overtime
Today is last day of the crowdfunding campaign and in Publishing Goblin fashion it will be a wild time. We will be live streaming on the BackerKit Page at 6:30pm PST/2:30am GMT. Keep an eye on the pledge levels and add-ons while we are live for some discounts on the game and accessories! If people are still pledging after the official end of the campaign we will go into overtime and you can still pledge.
Day 32 Progress and Stretch Goals
We are just a couple hundred dollars short of our next stretch goal so we should be hitting that soon.! If we hit it all PDF level or higher pledges will get the digital Smol Inn Review Book. Smol, the Fallen God of Good Sleep will give you a series of reviews of Inns across Motely Coast which come with new Focuses and ephemera!
Strange Ecologies Panel hosted by Gnome Anne
Our Lore/QA Lead Kandi will be talking about some of the ecologies in Confluence today, November 15th at 3pm PST/11pm GMT on YouTube or Twitch.
Our cross collab partner Fatebound is also ending today. Make sure you check them out and if you pledge to both campaigns to you will get The Fates of Those Who Dream. An adventure set in both of our worlds and using both mechanics systems.
Check out PICO on Kickstarter
PICO is a game of adventure, mystery, and bugs riding cats created by Felix Isaacs, the writer and designer of the Wildsea, and artist zkarab. Inspired in equal parts by the Legend of Zelda, Hollow Knight, pseudoentomology, and the curious joy of finding an unknown bug under a rock in a park and calling your friends over to look at it, the game takes the Wild Words formula and twists it into something smaller and friendlier, but no less weird. Players take on the role of adventuring bugs, traveling the realms of the post-mysteriocalypse atop a charming picotitan, a furry (or scaly, or feathery) beast that acts as friend, mount, and movable home. There are problems to solve, frogs to bargain with, and mysteries to uncover that will literally redefine the laws of the world - after all, every discovery is massive when you're the size of a bug, and every adventure is an epic.
Unlocked 2 more cities for "10 Things To Do In" locations and on our way to the next one at 625 backers.
First stretch goal is the comic Pulled: Mortals. If we hit $60k it is free to backers at PDF level or higher.
Dicey Banter Interview with Valiant Dorian today November 12th at 7pm EST on Twitch.
Don't forget to back Fatebound to get the adventure The Fates of Those Who Dream!
In a surprise twist the Gods are the winner over the Alfira!
Vote on the last match up of Bracket #3 before we crown our winner, the Jernang Vs. the Umbran.
Day 29 Progress: Funded!!!
We are funded! The team is grateful to everyone that has shown support so far. You have helped make Confluence: The Living Archive a reality.
Backer Achievement Update
We are funded! The team is grateful to everyone that has shown support so far. You have helped make Confluence: The Living Archive a reality.
We have 3 days left to unlock stretch goals. We unlocked 2 more cities yesterday. We need about 9 backers to unlock the sixth "10 Things To Do In" city!
Chrona - time bubble city UNLOCKED
Color Dome - underwater domed city UNLOCKED
Rgnb - a village based on conservation and nature UNLOCKED
Delrun - city run by pirates UNLOCKED
Gravity Isles - islands with gravity wells UNLOCKED
Crop Circle Junction - city based on manufacturing and unions (Unlocks at 625 backers)
Project C-1019 - science and research based center (Unlocks at 650 backers)
Rockwater Isles - islands in the Swirling Sea (Unlocks at 675 backers)
Stretch Goals
Our first stretch goal is at $60k and it will be a freebie. If we hit that goal backers at PDF level or higher will receive a digital copy of Pulled: Mortals. A comic that shows a Pull in action written by Project Owner Seven Dane Asmund and illustrated by Art Lead Shan Bennion. Check out the mysterious cover of the comic.
Dicey Banter Interview
Project Lead Laya Liebeseller and Lore/QA Lead Kandi J. Williams sat down with Valiant Dorian of Dicey Banter to talk about Confluence, worldbuilding, and challenging industry standards! Check out the interview on today November 12th at 7pm EST on Twitch. We will also be in chat to answer any questions!
Fatebound Cross Collab Update
Congratulations to our friends over at Eerie Games for hitting all their stretch goals!
As you may have noticed we are collaborating with the wonderful tarot-based TTRPG, Fatebound. Step into the dark academia world of young witches at a military academy, training to become Fates, the most powerful witches in Witchdom. Players must navigate a brutal, high-stakes environment filled with dangerous trials, fierce competition, and backstabbing intrigue. Our campaign launches on Oct 15th but you can catch gameplay on our Twitch channel every other Thursday until launch.
Founded by friends Scott Falzone, Del Toro, and Dacia Pennington, with over 50 years of combined gaming experience, Eerie Games strives to create immersive and captivating narratives. We specialize in dice-less, TTRPGs in the horror and paranormal genres that craft stories that matter. We invite you to explore the eerie and the extraordinary with us, one story at a time.
Together we will write The Fates of Those Who Dream, an adventure combining our systems to create a whole new story. A Gate has opened in The Dream, bridging Ajurea to the world of Fatebound, Yikun Ma, a student from Aetheria Academy has gone missing, and new nightmares are running amok on both sides. Play Walkers in Dream from Ajurea and first-year students from Aetheria on a quest to defeat the new monsters, close the Gate, and save Yikun, who is stuck between.
Lineage Knockout Tournament: Bracket #3 Match up 2
And the winner of the last match up in Bracket #2 is... the Gods!
We are getting close to crowning a winner! For those that missed the early polls check below for info on these two lineages then vote on your favorite!
Jernang Vs. Umbran
Jernang are birthed in the water, where they spend their first few years as shark-like pups, growing their small legs until they can walk on land. Their tall frames feature two pairs of shoulder-mounted arms that come in during pubescence. The secondary arms allow Jernang to wield their massive weapons.
While they can live on land, and often do, they never stray too far from water; their smooth seal-like skin always has a wet sheen to it as a result. Their tall rabbit-like ears give them acute hearing, and their all-black eyes have great sight at long distances. Their bodies already appear strong, but their muscles and digits are all incredibly dense, giving them even greater strength than expected.
Their long tails let them navigate waters with complete fluidity, and their plated chests and lower legs offer them more aquadynamic movement. They have prominent whiskers on their face. Unlike any whiskers I have seen on Earth, their whiskers detect changes in the weather and allow them to get to safety when needed.
Umbran are a centauroid species possessing six arms, four of which serve as legs but possess four-fingered hands. They have prominent bony protrusions on their fingertips and chest, and a naturally occurring bony plate called a mask that serves as a face. Masks rest on exposed condyles near the lower jaw and act as the upper jaw. Masks can be removed without physical damage; they are essentially connected by a ball and socket joint. Umbrans require a mask to chew and see, however this doesn’t need to be their original mask as long as it has been appropriately tempered.
Umbran bodies are composed of epithelial, muscle, and bone tissues serving as an envelope around a central cavity that enjoins their two torsos. What appears to be flame in their central cavity at first glance is not the result of a chemical reaction, but several decentralized photonuclear ones that produce energy.
All 8 "10 Things To Do In" Backer Achievements have been unlocked!
Less than $3k needed to unlock the next!! Smol Inn Reviews will be unlocked at 65k and only 8k to get DICE.
The Team will be streaming on the BackerKit Page at 6:30pm PST/2:30am GMT tomorrow! There will be new discounted pledges and add-ons to end the campaign.
Strange Ecologies panel hosted by Gnome Anne with our Lore/QA Lead Kandi tomorrow, November 15th at 3pm PST/11pm GMT on YouTube or Twitch.
Vote on the winner of the Lineage Knockout Tournament between the Gods and Jernang!
Fatebound is coming up on 11k, help them get even farther!
Day 31 Progress and Stretch Goals
We met our 60k stretch goal!! Everyone pledging at PDF level or higher will get the digital comic Pulled: Mortalis by Shan Bennion and Seven Dane Asmund.
We are already coming up on our next Stretch Goal at $65k, the Smol Inn Review Book which is also a digital freebie to all PDF level or higher pledges. Smol, the Fallen God of Good Sleep will give you a series of reviews of Inns across Motely Coast which come with new Focuses and ephemera! Patreon and Kofi subscribers will have first access to these reviews.
Backer Achievement Update
All city/locations have been unlocked for the "10 Things To Do In" treatment! That is 80 new events, businesses, tourist traps, and more that will be added to increase the lore of Ajurea for your tables.
Chrona - time bubble city UNLOCKED
Color Dome - underwater domed city UNLOCKED
Rgnb - a village based on conservation and nature UNLOCKED
Delrun - city run by pirates UNLOCKED
Gravity Isles - islands with gravity wells UNLOCKED
Crop Circle Junction - city based on manufacturing and unions UNLOCKED
Project C-1019 - science and research based center UNLOCKED
Rockwater Isles - islands in the Swirling Sea UNLOCKED
Last Day Shenanigans
Tomorrow is the last day of the crowdfunding campaign and in Publishing Goblin fashion it will be a wild time. We will be live streaming on the BackerKit Page at 6:30pm PST/2:30am GMT. Keep an eye on the pledge levels and add-ons while we are live for some discounts on the game and accessories! If people are pledging after the official end of the campaign we will go into overtime and you can still pledge.
Strange Ecologies Panel hosted by Gnome Anne
Our Lore/QA Lead Kandi will be talking about some of the ecologies in Confluence tomorrow, November 15th at 3pm PST/11pm GMT on YouTube or Twitch.
Ponderkind Confluence One Shot
If you didn't get a chance to watch Ponderkind's one shot here is the link to the VOD to watch at your convenience.
Lineage Knockout Tournament: The Finals!
Don't forget to vote on your favorite lineage! The poll ends tomorrow morning so you still have plenty of time. If you need to know more about these lineages check out Update #18.
Less than $1k to unlock the digital comic of a Pull in action!
Next two stretch goals are Smol's Inn Reviews at $65k and an add-on unlock for Motley Coast themed dice at $70k.
Unlocked another city for "10 Things To Do In" and only 26 backers needed to unlock the last two.
Confluence One Shot on Twitch at 12:30am PST Thursday, November 14th by Ponderkind.
The finalists for the lineage tournament is the Gods Vs. the Jernang! Vote today.
Day 30 Progress
We just hit $59k so that means we are less than $1k from our first stretch goal! Everyone who pledges at PDF level or higher will receive a digital copy of Pulled: Mortals, a comic showing a Pull in action. The next two stretch goals are Smol's Inn Review Book at $65k and an add-on unlock for our Motley Coast themed dice at $70k. Smol Inn Review Book is the digital collected works of our “Fallen God of Good Sleep” that expands hotels and keepers in the Motley Coast. Explore 12 new locations with focuses to match!
Backer Achievement Update
We unlocked Crop Circle Junction yesterday and we need more backer needed to unlock Project C-1019, then we need 25 more to unlock the last city to get the "10 Things To Do In" treatment!
Chrona - time bubble city UNLOCKED
Color Dome - underwater domed city UNLOCKED
Rgnb - a village based on conservation and nature UNLOCKED
Delrun - city run by pirates UNLOCKED
Gravity Isles - islands with gravity wells UNLOCKED
Crop Circle Junction - city based on manufacturing and unions UNLOCKED
Project C-1019 - science and research based center (Unlocks at 650 backers)
Rockwater Isles - islands in the Swirling Sea (Unlocks at 675 backers)
Confluence One Shot by Ponderkind
Our friend Ponderkind is streaming a Confluence One Shot on Twitch at 12:30am PST Thursday, November 14th. We know that is late/early for the west so we will have a link to the VOD in tomorrow's update!
Lineage Knockout Tournament: The Finals!
Our top two lineages that are going to duke it out are the Gods Vs. the Jernang! Who will be the most favored lineage in Confluence? Find out the winner on Friday's update.
Fallen and Full Gods Divinity is an interesting concept in Ajurea, as there truly are full gods just walking among everyone, living their own lives. Fallen gods are a popular lineage and are an exploration of the concept of mortality and the idea of one’s own finite existence. In Ajurea, divinity is an expendable resource. Once a god or fallen god has used up their divinity, they die and are reduced to an object with their lingering essence. Divine beings are incredibly diverse, as you can be the god of basically anything in this game, and take on any type of physical form, from a towering mountain-sized fallen god slowly giving way to slumber to a small mote of sparkling dust, causing mischief wherever you please.
Jernang are birthed in the water, where they spend their first few years as shark-like pups, growing their small legs until they can walk on land. Their tall frames feature two pairs of shoulder-mounted arms that come in during pubescence. The secondary arms allow Jernang to wield their massive weapons.
While they can live on land, and often do, they never stray too far from water; their smooth seal-like skin always has a wet sheen to it as a result. Their tall rabbit-like ears give them acute hearing, and their all-black eyes have great sight at long distances. Their bodies already appear strong, but their muscles and digits are all incredibly dense, giving them even greater strength than expected.
Their long tails let them navigate waters with complete fluidity, and their plated chests and lower legs offer them more aquadynamic movement. They have prominent whiskers on their face. Unlike any whiskers I have seen on Earth, their whiskers detect changes in the weather and allow them to get to safety when needed.
