The epic sci-fi continues with a special 2-chapter release! On the alien planet MEGA, 3 techno-priests investigate the origins of their militant faith, only to find terrible secrets at the heart of the Kilviosh Theocratic Empire.
Welcome to Nuclear Strudel -- a special 2-chapter follow-up to the explosive first episode!
On the alien planet of MEGA, the Kilviosh Church is a militant religious empire with a fully-synthetic warrior priesthood, the Kilveshrak: But what if the Church was built on a lie? Whispers of a notorious heretic have resurfaced -- a mad terrorist, said to have created a neural virus that could instantly wipe out the Kilveshrak priesthood.
In Chapters 2 & 3, our heroes set out to find this code virus. But what they find could rewrite the history of the Kilviosh Church, forcing them to grapple with their beliefs, doctrines, and even the very nature of their synthetic Kilveshrak bodies.
Nuclear Strudel blends intriguing alien cultures, giant monsters, questions about organized religion, and plenty of jokes about pastry. ("Kefsh’koopz" is the Diotashese word for pastry, in case you were wondering, which I KNOW YOU WERE.) Check it out if you love:
Here's our current plan for the production and shipping schedule:
There are always risks with crowd-funding campaigns, but we've run 6 successful projects so far and learned A LOT, including:
The best shipping materials and processes
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We continue to study other projects and we feel confident in our campaign goals and the quality of our story and art. Additionally, we've taken steps to choose vendors that we trust, and planned our schedule to allow for any unforeseen circumstances.
All that said, we commit to communicating any additional delays or difficulties we experience and finding quick solutions, without sacrificing quality.
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