We're in the final HOURS of this campaign now, with just under 25 hours left to go as I post this. The Trinity Continuum Player's Guide crowdfunding campaign ends tomorrow - Thursday, April 20th at 2:00 PM EDT. There's still a tiny bit of time to inspire other talents to join our Allegiance but we're definitely getting closer to the finish line. With that in mind, I've been touching on some of the basics to make sure that everyone has all of the information they need to support the project in the way that works best for them.
Whether you're a seasoned field agent for Alert Status 1 or a rookie recruit for the LRE, there are some good topics to review over this week to make sure we all end up where we want to be.
(An aside, if you're a new backer, make sure you check out our Final Week Countdown / Resource Update. It has links to the manusript previews, interviews, podcasts, actual plays, and fun fiction.)
If you've spent inspiration and are backing at incredible speed and don't have time to read all of that (you should still go through those posts), here are some key highlights:
This book is an expansion to the Trinity Continuum Core Rulebook and requires that book to make full use of the rules and options contained within. If you don't already have the Core Rulebook, there are two pledge tiers that include it alongside the Trinity Continuum Player's Guide(Les Fantômes for PDFs or Polyphemus for the hardcover books). You can also simply add the Core Rulebook to your rewards list via Add On option.
Despite focusing on the contemporary Trinity Continuum, this book contains options rules (covering bits like momentum spends, static defense, and path advancement), new Gifts and Edges for Talents of any era, artifacts, vehicles, equipment, rules and structure for chases, conspiracies, and investigations, as well as guidelines for time travel, dimensional crossovers, planetary hopping and more) so you are certainly able to adapt bits from the book for your TC: Adventure!, TC: Aether, TC: Anima games.
We’ll be charging for shipping in the Pledge Manager once the books are being printed and we can deal with the actual shipping charges rather than using our best-guesses this far out. We’re still anticipating pretty hefty costs to ship the book internationally (see our current guesses on the front page) so be forewarned, but we’ll cross that enormous bridge when we get to it.
All backers pledged to receive the Trinity Continuum Player's Guide PDF will have the unlocked Stretch Goal supplement, which adds even more gear and gadgets as well as streamlined crafting rules with examples, added to their rewards list automatically as a bonus. Backers who pre-order at a later date will not receive this as a bonus reward.
Backers are able to read the entire draft manuscript today - before any pledges are processed or payments collected. Know exactly what you're supporting before fully committing your funds.
Refresher Course
April 17 Update - PLEDGE TIERS - your best starting point for figuring out which Backer Reward Level to choose to help support this project.
Your key decision: Go Digital with the PDF only or go Hardcover + PDF?
La Révolte Éclatante: This is the PDF-only reward allegiance. So, if you're saving trees or saving shelf space - or avoiding the shipping charges that are absolutely ever-increasing - this is the reward tier options that you should begin with. The PDF will be fulfilled by our partners at DriveThruRPG.com - when it is ready, you will receive a link to add it to your DTRPG library at no cost and be able to download at your leisure.
National Office of Emergency Research: This reward tier includes the PDF as well as the hardcover version of the book. It'll look amazing on your shelf, especially if they're placed next to your other Trinity Continuum books, but may incur shipping costs depending on your location. As noted, international shipping charges will be calculated later and charged in the Pledge Manager. We'll have exact shipping costs once the book is in production and we know the specifications, but we do expect it to be expensive. See our estimates on the front pate. If you're an international backer, you can pledge at the LRE tier and upgrade to the NOER tier once the shipping costs are known before we lockdown orders.
Alert Status 1: If you want access to the manuscript previews but don't yet know if you want the PDFs or hardcover rewards, this tier also grants you access to the Pledge Manager after the campaign so you can upgrade your pledge in the future.
ADD ON REWARDS- the other half of the Reward Tiers update, including information on the second step of pledging. There are several Add On options that you can include for as part of your pledge process. including the other Trinity Continuum books and related supplement bundles.
ADD ON selections will be confirmed in the post-campaign Pledge Manager.
Choose Wisely
Choosing the correct Pledge Level for your desired rewards, and then filling in any "gaps" with add-ons, ensures that you'll be claiming all of your desired rewards as a thank you for supporting this project and bringing this world to life.
Remember, your PLEDGE AMOUNT is equal to your REWARD TIER + optional ADD ON FUNDING only - Any International Shipping costs will be collected at a later date. You will also be able to select Add On options in the Pledge Manager after the campaign, but remember that only funds added during the campaign count towards Stretch Goal funding targets.
Also to note, only those who participate during the campaign are able to have Stretch Goal rewards added automatically to their rewards lists. If you're waiting to pre-order at a later time, it's better to pledge to the Alert Status 1 tier now and then simply upgrade your pledge later to include these bonus rewards.
On Thursday, I'll be posting one further "Final Day" update, covering What Happens Next and outlining what to expect once the campaign ends.
But until then, we're going to hopefully hunt down one final Stretch Goal achievements as we race through our final day of the campaign!
In a previous campaign I noted that I like BackerKit's term "Achievement" more than our usual "Stretch Goal" terminology because I like the celebratory tone and how "Achievement" can cover a few different aspects of these bonus rewards. But we may have to really stretch to reach that last goal, so Stretch Goals are pretty appropriate for this update!
Before we talk about a target on the horizon, let's look at our journey thus far. Over the past 3 weeks, we've been working solidly through our Stretch Goal targets, to the point that we've already achieved SEVEN Stretch Goal targets - including one that we achieved within the past day!
Within these Stretch Goals are some milestone markers that allow us to celebrate how the campaign grew and a really cool new supplements, which we expanded and grew by working together. Let's review and see what we've accomplished so far... ACHIEVED! - At $20,000 in Funding – TRINITY CONTINUUM PLAYER’S GUIDE T-SHIRT ON REDBUBBLE - An TCPG-themed Backer shirt will be hosted on Onyx Path’s Redbubble store for a limited time. Only backers will be notified when the shirt becomes available for purchase.
ACHIEVED! -At $25,000 in Funding – TOOLS OF THE TRADE – A PDF supplement will be created featuring new tech items for Talents. Vehicles? Weapons? Gear? Help us decide in our poll! This PDF supplement will be added to the rewards list of all Crowdfunding backers receiving the Trinity Continuum Player’s Guide PDF as one of their pledge rewards.
ACHIEVED! -At $28,000 in Funding - TRINITY CONTINUUM PLAYER’S GUIDE DIGITAL WALLPAPER- Exciting Trinity Continuum artwork will be used to create a wallpaper for your computer desktop. This digital wallpaper will be added to the rewards list of all backers supporting this project.
ACHIEVED! -At $30,000 in Funding – THE ART OF CRAFTS – The unlocked PDF supplement will be expanded to include a streamlined version of the crafting system, along with some examples, to help inventor characters make new toys for their Talents.
At $33,000 in Funding - TRINITY CONTINUUM PLAYER’S GUIDE MOBILE WALLPAPER - Exciting Trinity Continuum artwork will be used to create a wallpaper for your mobile device lockscreen. This mobile wallpaper will be added to the rewards list of all backers supporting this project.
ACHIEVED! - At $35,000 in Funding – GEAR AND GADGETS – Even more gear, gadgets, and tech toys will be added to our unlocked PDF supplement.
At $37,000in Funding – TRINITY CONTINUUM VTT TOKEN PACK - Digital assets will be created to support online play for Trinity Continuum, including key character and antagonist tokens from the book. This online asset pack will be added to the rewards list of all backers.
Looking at these, I'm always happy with our regular milestone markers, the Backer T-Shirt and desktop wallpaper. I just changed my computer monitors two weeks ago, and I like to update my screens every few month. I'm doing my best to enjoy the simple things in life.
But I'm really excited about our new content rewards. I'm always up for an equipment supplement, with especially ones that make use of the ideas and systems introduced in this book. And having a section for streamlined crafting rules is a huge bonus! I think the developers and writers will have a great time when outlining content for the sections we've unlocked.
And I think we can add another little bit to make this supplemental PDF even more fun!
At $40,000 in Funding – ADVANCED GIFTS – Our unlocked PDF supplement will be expanded to include Advanced Gifts. Want to be one of the most powerful Talents in Trinity? Now you'll have Gifts to demonstrate your massive power.
We're closing in on this one final Stretch Goal, this one final bit to add to our supplemental content. Let's keep at it and unlock one more Achievement!
YOUR REWARDS!
That's right! You backed this project to help make and publish the Trinity Continuum Player's Guide! Our primary reward - the big thank you that we'll send out in appreciation for your support - are PDFs and/or hardcover copies of this book! BUT AS A BONUS, you may also have the Equipment/Crafting/Advanced Gifts? Stretch Goal PDF supplement, digital and mobile wallpapers, an opportunity to add to your wardrobe, and some online play support with a VTT Token Set.
Not Much More Time
If only we had a super-science gadget that could manipulate time!
Unfortunately, we seem to continue to move forward at a regular pace, and our campaign will some come to the inescapable end. We've achieved our primary goal of funding the book, but there is this final possible Stretch Goal reward almost within our grasp! I know we've come far already, but it wouldn't be a STRETCH goals if we didn't have to really STRETCH in the final day! I'm confident that it is absolutely within striking distance, though, so let's keep working toward it!
So, as every update concludes: let's keep the enthusiasm rolling! Keep spreading the word and letting others know about this project. They've got this final day to jump in and share the Stretch Goals we've achieved!
And every backer who joins in as we approach the end is not only able to enjoy the additional rewards already added by the early fans and backers, but also help reward those early backers by maybeunlocking that Advanced Gift expansion!
Remember, only the funds generated during the crowdfunding campaign go toward achieving these Stretch Goal targets, so the time to act is now! Together, we can bring this game to life and make great things happen!
THIS CAMPAIGN ENDS AT 2:00 PM EDT on THURSDAY, APRIL 20th, 2023
