Screaming Metal: Vector Soul is a mecha ttrpg about toxic lesbians piloting living machines for exorbitant amounts of money so they can live lavish lifestyles before being torn to shreds by the poisonous arms of hyperspace. Solo or competitive~
WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM Screaming Metal: Vector Soul is a mecha TTRPG about toxic lesbians piloting living machines for exorbitant amounts of money so they can live lavish lifestyles before being torn to shreds by the poisonous arms of hyperspace. Solo or competitive~
Every pilot gets 10d10 in their Action Pool that can be spent on missions. The more dice used on a mission, the more of a reward. When a dice is spent on a mission, it moves to the Downtime Pool, where it can be spent for R&R, repairs, and violent revelry.
Each pilot is maintaining their own dice pools, doing their own missions and downtime activities, so adding more pilots to a game is easy. Anywhere from playing with a partner to a discord mega-game introduces the social aspect of the game. Every pilot has a permanent record that can and will be held against them when given the opportunity. Pilots can do downtime activities together, flirt about missions, spy on one another, and trade their bodies for secrets about the greater world.
The galaxy is split between 10 factions, each one wanting to own the entire thing. Pilots don't interact directly with factions--they are little more than a boot knife in this consumer war. The factions are represented by the Handlers, who align with (and go against) different factions, peddle propaganda narratives to pilots in order to assure missions are completed properly, and have the greatest impact in the politics of the world.
Screaming Metal: Vector Soul is a 48 page booklet featuring layout, design, and writing by me. Here are some preview spreads. It's full color, staplebound, and with your pledge I'll have the safety of working on it into the summer. It'll be printed in July with fulfillment happening Late July and August. This backerkit will be updated with WIP pages and pdfs as its worked on.
I'm asking for $2,500 to make this project. This assures that I'm housed, fed, and paid for a month of work, as well as covering printing and packaging. The more money, the longer I can take on the project (ideally 3 months), and also the more secure the future is. I am not a company, I am a working artist. These projects are what allow me to continue my work. Your support is appreciated <3
Tiers
$12 - PDF - 48 pages. $20 - Book - 5.5x8.5, staple bound, full color. $50 - Screaming Metal: All In - book, pdf, poster galaxy map, paper mini's. $100 - Top 100 Pilot - Limited to 90 backers. By choosing this add-on, you will either generate a pilot or give me permission to generate one for you, that will be placed in the top 100 of the Leaderboard. This is pay-to-win. You will be ranked based on when you back. $150 - Top 10 Pilot - Limited to 10 backers. By choosing this add-on, you will either generate a pilot or give me permission to generate one for you, that will be placed in the top 10 of the Leaderboard. This is pay-to-win. You will be ranked based on when you back.
Add Ons
$20 - Original Soundtrack on CD. UNLOCKED @ 20K! I created an emoviolence song, Boxcutter, for the project video. If I hit $20,000, I'll set aside time to create 9 more atmospheric tracks for an OST, and make a physical version available as an Add-on. $50 - Art Print - Get one of three art prints added to your order. If you get three of these, I'll make sure you get all 3. $300 - Digital Mecha Bust - I will sculpt and Photoshop an original mech bust for you to pilot. It will be in this style and you will have some input. I will send you the Photoshop document and a few PNGs for you to use online however you see fit. These will not be featured in the book! It's all yours!
Hi, I'm Snow. I'm a trans writer living in Chicago with my two partners and our cats. I am a full time writer and game designer. Special thanks to Alfred Valley and NeonRot, who have worked with me to create additional art for the project. Support both of them by checking out their work.
When I print the project, surveys will go out and I'll collect shipping information through Backerkit. I usually do it through my store, but with the add-ons and stuff, I figured Backerkit's built-in stuff was the way to go. The project will be fulfilled in July and August at the latest. ALL SHIPPING COSTS WILL BE COLLECTING WHEN SURVEYS GO OUT IN JULY!
All updates will be done through backerkit and my blog!
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