It’s been a while but we have a couple of cool news.
Alchemy: New Content Available
First, the bad news: Dead Air: Seasons will take longer to appear on Alchemy. It’s next in line, but the team there has a backlog of titles and is going through internal reorganization. It’s coming, just without a clear timeline.
Now the good news: The Broken Ones and the Broken Tales Quickstart are live on Alchemy. The Quickstart is free to claim. If you added The Broken Ones to your pledge, watch for a Backerkit email with your redeem code. Once you have it, head to Alchemy’s Marketplace, click REDEEM CODE in the top-right corner (desktop), and follow the instructions to get started.
Note: You’ll need a free Alchemy RPG account to redeem.
If you encounter any bugs or issues, let us know on Discord and we’ll coordinate with the Alchemy team.
⚠️ Please note that your pledge must include The Broken Ones to receive a code.
A New Game on the Horizon
Last week we also unveiled the Quickstart for a brand-new game we’ve been working on: Dirt City Blues. Built on the same system as Dead Air: Seasons, it offers a very different tone and atmosphere—more hardboiled, more noir, with a sharp focus on a specific flavor of play. But if you know Dead Air: Seasons, you’ll feel right at home with the mechanics.
Dirt City Blues is a roleplaying game about people of action—hard-edged protagonists with haunted pasts, short fuses, and nothing left to prove except to themselves.
Set in a city stuck between the late ’80s and early ’90s, the game plays out in a world of neon grime, bad TV, flickering motel signs, VHS static, and cigarette burns. Think busted payphones, cheap cologne, ridiculous haircuts, leather jackets, and way too many enemies.
Prima, la cattiva notizia: Dead Air: Seasons impiegherà più tempo del previsto ad arrivare su Alchemy. È il prossimo in ordine di realizzazione, ma il team di Alchemy ha un arretrato di titoli e sta attraversando una fase di riorganizzazione interna. Arriverà, ma al momento non c’è una tempistica precisa.
Ora la buona notizia: The Broken Ones e il Quickstart di Broken Tales sono disponibili su Alchemy. Il Quickstart è gratuito. Se avete aggiunto The Broken Ones al vostro pledge, tenete d’occhio l’email di Backerkit con il codice di riscatto. Una volta ricevuto, andate sul Marketplace di Alchemy, cliccate su REDEEM CODE in alto a destra (desktop) e seguite le istruzioni per iniziare a giocare.
Nota: per riscattare il contenuto vi servirà un account gratuito su Alchemy RPG.
Se incontrate bug o problemi, fatecelo sapere su Discord e ci coordineremo con il team di Alchemy.
⚠️ Attenzione: il vostro pledge deve includere The Broken Ones per ricevere un codice.
Un Nuovo Gioco all’Orizzonte
La scorsa settimana abbiamo anche presentato il Quickstart di un nuovo gioco su cui stiamo lavorando: Dirt City Blues. Costruito sullo stesso sistema di Dead Air: Seasons, offre un tono e un’atmosfera molto diversi: più hardboiled, più noir, con un’attenzione particolare a un certo tipo di esperienza di gioco. Ma se conoscete Dead Air: Seasons, vi sentirete subito a casa con le meccaniche.
Dirt City Blues è un gioco di ruolo sui Duri: protagonisti di storie ricche d'azione, spigolosi, braccati da un passato implacabile, con l'incazzatura facile e niente più da dimostrare… se non a sé stessi.
Ambientato in una città intrappolata tra la fine degli anni ’80 e l’inizio dei ’90, il gioco vi porta in un mondo di neon sporchi, pessima TV, insegne di motel che sfarfallano, nastri VHS rovinati e bruciature di sigaretta. Immaginate telefoni pubblici vandalizzati, dopobarba da quattro soldi, tagli di capelli bizzarri, giacche di pelle con le toppe e decisamente troppi nemici.
As far as I know, all rewards are now in the hands of the backers. If that's not the case, contact me and I'll help you (see email in Reminders). Note: Please make sure you're a backer, we've had a few requests from people just following the campaign.
As previously mentioned, voting is now open for the ENNIEs Tabletop RPG Awards 2024.
We're a small company, and this second phase of the voting is entirely up to the public - we have a shot at winning only with your help.
Dead Air: Seasons è stato nominato come Miglior Ambientazione (Best Setting). Ma non è tutto: potete anche votare per noi come Editore preferito dai fan. Siamo una piccola azienda e questa seconda fase di votazione è interamente affidata al pubblico - possiamo vincere solo con il vostro aiuto!
All packages have left the hub and are either in your hands or on their way to you. I believe you all received tracking numbers: if you didn't and want to know where your package is, please contact us (see info in reminders).
With the exception of transportation issues, this completes the fulfillment of all physical rewards for Dead Air: Seasons!
DEAD AIR: SEASONS NOMINATED AS BEST SETTING AT THE ENNIES
The title says it all, Dead Air: Seasons, has been nominated for Best Setting at the prestigious ENNIEs Tabletop RPG Awards 2024. This is our third nomination out of two games we've published in English, and it couldn't be more exciting for us to see all the hard work pay off.
Although we have clear inspirations (The Last of Us series, Station 11, The Road, Sweet Tooth, Children of Men, Annihilation, The Girl With All the Gifts), we are delighted that the ingenuity and originality of the game shone through and impressed the judges.
The final phase of voting will be open to the public from July 12 to July 21, and we need your help to win! Details on how to help will follow.
REMINDERS
Problems with your order? You can reach me out at [email protected].
Il titolo dell’update dice tutto: Dead Air: Seasons, è stato nominato come Best Setting (Miglior Ambientazione) ai prestigiosi ENNIEs Tabletop RPG Awards 2024. Questa è la nostra terza nomination su due giochi che abbiamo pubblicato in inglese, e non sappiamo dirvi la soddisfazione di vedere tutto il nostro duro lavoro ripagato in questo modo.
Nonostante le chiare ispirazioni (The Last of Us, Station 11, The Road, Sweet Tooth, I Figli degli Uomini, Annientamento, La Ragazza che Sapeva Troppo), siamo lieti che l'originalità del gioco sia emersa e abbia impressionato i giudici.
La fase finale delle votazioni sarà aperta al pubblico dal 12 al 21 luglio e abbiamo bisogno del vostro aiuto per vincere! (seguiranno dettagli a votazioni aperte).
This is a short English-only update about fulfillment for North America. I have two pieces of news today: a so-and-so one, and a good one.
NORTH AMERICA 🚚 IN PROGRESS.
The so-and-so news is that there has been a slight delay at the North American hub, mostly due to confusion over the dual SKUs that make up the Broken Tales rewards (both the Core Book and The Broken Ones). Some of you ordered these items as add-ons, which are two separate items (a book and a vinyl with sheets), and something about the way they were packaged made the hub system go haywire. We didn't expect a problem here (we're talking about very few units, and it went fine in the UK hub), but for some reason the hub put all shipments on hold until they could figure out how to make it work with their system. So, in short, it took them longer than I was told to start shipping.
The good news is that many packages have already been sent out, some have arrived (see tweet below), and many more were sent out today. Some are still in "processing", which means they will be shipped after the 4th of July holiday. I apologize for the unexpected delay, but it's hard to coordinate even simple operations from an ocean away. I have done everything in my power over the last two weeks to resolve this issue as quickly as possible, but in the end, the hub had to trick their software into accepting the double SKU and just move things along.
If you haven't received a tracking number yet, you will soon, we promise.
If you've already received your game, we'd love to see what you think of it on X, Instagram, or wherever you share your recent purchases, feel free to use the hashtag #DeadAirSeasons or tag us.
REMINDERS
Problems with your order? You can reach me out at [email protected].
Per la traduzione in Italiano, si veda la seconda parte dell’update →
[ENG]🇺🇸🇬🇧
Hello, Survivors!
This update will be mainly focused on fulfillment for North America.
NORTH AMERICA 🚚 IN PROGRESS.
Goods have arrived at eFulfillment in Michigan. eFulfillment has the full list of backers and will begin shipping packages SOON. My understanding is that shipping addresses cannot be modified at this point. Canadian backers can expect their packages to arrive a little later this month, as the books have to clear customs again. All shipments should be completed within three weeks.
You will receive a tracking number once your package is on its way. Then… sit back and wait for Dead Air: Seasons to arrive!
Need help with your order? Contact us at [email protected]. Just keep in mind that at this point I cannot grant free reshipping if there's a problem with the address.
BROKEN TALES ALCHEMY BETA ACCESS
If you have backed the Broken Tales Core Book during this campaign, you will receive a redemption code to access the beta on Alchemy RPG. Go ahead and try it out!
To redeem it, go to Alchemy's Marketplace and select REDEEM CODE from the upper right corner (desktop). Follow the on-screen instructions and you are ready to play with the Broken Tales Core Book on Alchemy. NOTE: If you don't already have one, you will need to create an Alchemy RPG account, which is free.
Please keep in mind that this is an early version, what you redeem will transition to the final version once all the fixes are implemented.
La sezione inglese dell’update parla delle spedizioni in Nord America, nel caso vi interessassero vi rimandiamo a qualche riga più su. Ma c’è un’altra novità…
ACCESSO ALLA BETA DI BROKEN TALES SU ALCHEMY
Se avete sostenuto il Core Book di Broken Tales durante questa campagna, riceverete un codice per riscattare la beta di Alchemy RPG. Provatela e fateci sapere cosa ne pensate!
Per riscattarlo, andate sul Marketplace di Alchemy e selezionate REDEEM CODE nell'angolo in alto a destra (desktop). Seguite le istruzioni sullo schermo e sarete pronti a giocare con il Core Book di Broken Tales su Alchemy. NOTA: se non ne avete già uno, dovrete creare un account per Alchemy RPG, che è gratuito.
Tenete presente che si tratta di una versione preliminare che maturerà nella versione finale una volta sistemati alcuni bug. L'Italiano è previsto ma sarà implementato successivamente.
