Hello Backers! We wanted to pop in and share what's been going on with the Liminal Horror Deluxe Edition Development!
NEW TEST PRINT We were able to order a test print of the Limited-Edition (linen-bound, embossed hardcover) version of LIMINAL HORROR: Deluxe Edition. The print quality came out great and will hold up not only to use at the table but will stay looking good on your shelf!
DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
Josh wrote up a great look at where our writing focus has been: "So where is the Deluxe Edition? The simple answer is we're still trucking away. It ended up taking a bit longer than initially expected to get the Einfühlung as perfect as we knew it needed to be, which drew our focus prior to finishing the layout of the hardcover. Once that was handed off to editing, we re-examined what we had drafted for Cult Classic and decided some change was in order. While Einfühlung is written to be an "all-on-one" standalone package of everything you need for a night or two of gaming, we figured it would be in our best interest to make some overt connections to one of the scenarios in the DE so that we would already have an answer primed and ready for the question of "what happens next?" once folks finish Einfühlung. That ultimately meant throwing out about 2/3 of what was drafted for Cult Classic. The good news is that the new direction has relit the fires of inspiration and the new draft is nearing completion (we have one last part of the Shifting Studio "dungeon" to finish drafting). So the end result will be a scenario that works great on its own or as some connective tissue to a greater arc. As it stands right now, the scenario is the size of something you'd traditionally see in a separate zine, but will be included directly in the book. This means that the books is ultimately going to take a bit longer to get out to y'all, but it will be a better end result for it. The tl;dr version is that two of the written adventures (Cult Classic and Einfühlung) ended up being 30-50 pages adventures with a connective narrative tissue between them.
Cult Classic: Is almost ready to hand off to Jert for editing, and then we'll get it into the main book layout.
Layout/Design: Then our main focus will be getting the remaining 25% of the manuscript into layout, and then Josh will be doing the final design punch ups. After that is complete, they will do the same for Einfühlung while I work on the annotating and hyperlinking.
OCTOBER LIMINAL HORROR JAM For fun we are hosting a Halloween Monster Jam. We're looking forward to seeing what the community cooks up. If you've ever thought about making something for ttrpgs, this is a great way to get started as all you need to make is a cool monster! https://itch.io/jam/liminal-horror-halloween-monster-jam
THANK YOU September was definitely a busy time all around, both in game terms and outside of games. We're excited for this final stretch as we take this over the finish line! Thank you for your continued support and giving us the opportunity to create something truly special for you all!
For the exclusive content below we've included the link to the adventure Camp Coldwater as well as the draft pre-gens from Einfühlung!
