Hey everybody! If you're reading this, you're likely one of our 428 new favourite people! With your help, we've got the funding to make Why We Fight a reality, printing runs of both versions of our books, a whole host of extra goodies for our bundle backers, and we unlocked an amazing collection of stretch goals!

We three here at team SDR are truly blown away by the incredible support and excitement you've all shown for this project, and we're so so excited to get the final product into your hands. Of course, now that the campaign is over, you're likely wondering to yourself "I've just backed this amazing idea for a game, so... what happens next?"

Well worry not, we're here to put your uncertainties to rest! So, buckle up eco-punk friends, here's the plan for how it's going down! (There's also a brand new art piece at the end you do not want to miss!)

From here on we'll be putting out an update on the project status and expectations every month moving forwards, along with our plans for what we'll be working on in the month ahead! These will not be set to a specific date, as life is chaos and strict deadlines are for corporations, but it'd be reasonable to expect it sometime within the first week of each!

We will of course be happy to answer questions throughout the month, though responses will be faster in places that actually notify us that people have commented (Backerkit discussions or posts do not, I don't know why, we have to go looking). These places include direct comments to the most recent update, Discord, Bluesky, any of our Instagram posts, or good old-fashioned email to [email protected]!

Rhi here! Dropping in with some social goal STATS for ya! We included social goals because we'd rather donate money to an amazing charity like TreeSisters than be stuck spending advertising budgets solely on the cess pit that is M3ta. Thanks to you folks rallying round, spreading the word, and sharing our posts, we were able to save £40 in our TreeSisters donation pot! 🎉

As a thank you to all of our backers, we've decided to DOUBLE that donation, and have sent them £80 towards their incredible work, as true guardians of the natural world and all who live in it 🌱🌲

Starting from next month, we'll be releasing the Quick-Start and Core PDFs to those who purchased them in an early-access version that gives you the chance to try out the game before it's finalised, and in turn give us feedback on your experiences. We figure that since you've purchased the game, you should absolutely get the chance to play and have a hand in its development!

Both versions of the game have been heavily play tested internally and with groups, so it's definitely a complete and playable experience, but there's always stuff that's noticed by fresh eyes, wording that confuses certain people, ambiguous messaging, or just straight up errors that get overlooked by the people who've read the books so many times it's a bit of a blur by this stage (me). The more of this we hear about before it's inked into permanence upon a book, the better it is for everyone honestly, so if you encounter anything weird, confusing or inconsistent, please do let us know! 

A part of this will also be adding in the campaign chapter, the final section of the book which looks at running your own community, building up stability, learning about your people and their Maxims, and trying to make change before the White Fist work out where you are (and dealing with the consequences of them discovering you). This has been tested (internally and with groups) almost entirely via a google doc, and we're in the process of turning it into proper book layout. 

I'm really excited to get the core book in front of you all, and to hear all the amazing stories people create and discover! 

Last of all, while Rhi and I have been diligently promoting the campaign, Rob has been working hard on putting pen to tablet and creating the amazing new scene that will be the centre-piece for determining Local Area Discoveries before you create a combat scenario. Feast your eyes, and get ready for more as we update you in the future!

The final poll of our micro CYOA is also live, so if you've been playing along throughout the campaign don't forget to vote in this one!
That's all from us this month, but we'll be back in May with plenty to share! A huge thank you once again to all our wonderful backers, we're so glad to have you along with us on this journey! 💚

~Laurie & the SDR team

*Not actual footage that was a lie I'm so sorry