Hope everyone has has a good couple of weeks now - wanting to shoot out a quick update before the weekend is here!
So, let's begin...
Campaign Progress
We are now halfway through the campaign and I remain absolutely floored by how successful it has been from my perspective. Thank you all again and thank you to any future Backers. I have unfortunately not been able to do ANY creative work on the product since we launched: The initial week of the campaign was so distracting I literally couldn't focus on anything other than the campaign and this week is Thanksgiving week (so all my kids are home) which also happens to be the week of my wife and I's anniversary so needless to say it has been quite busy. This shouldn't worry anyone regarding fulfillment as I am still on schedule but I'm just choosing to be transparent about the process. For anyone thinking about going into their first crowdfunding attempt, know that you will not be as productive as you thought you would be 😅 - It's quite hard not to constantly stare at all the data all day long.
Some good news though! The initial idea was to do a pin to celebrate the success of Mothership Month and as a reward for all the projects funding. This felt lazy on my end, costly (without appropriate value), and also like all the people that are supporting me digitally will completely miss out (as they can't get any Physical rewards) - so I've opted instead to expand the book by 1-2 spreads (that's 2-4 pages). I'll have more details on this later but it's going to be concerning Midnight's luxury jumpliner, Good Fortune, the cruise ship that ferries visitors to and from the colony. That will likely be detailed once funds from the campaign are received (so I can commission the artwork) so be on the lookout! Also, since we hit all the targets, expect some extra-licious art on all fronts. I'll be sharing some examples in future updates!
TLDR:
Past 2 weeks have been busy!
Expanded content coming (extra pages in the module). Details later!
Extra art coming due to Stretch Goals/Achievements. More Ross Hayes' illustrations, another map from Guy Pradel, improved NPC portraits from Rob Lieder.
Map of Midnight
The map, illustrated by Guy Pradel, is ready to be shared! If you're not familiar with Guy, his credits (to name a few) include Prison Station Echo, Abilities Considered Unnatural, and other Mothership Month projects including Interloper. So, yeah, the dude is stupidly talented and I'm honored to have his work in my module.
So, without further ado, here is Midnight:
I went with this abstracted design for two reasons. One, I love it. Two, it reminds me more of the type of thing a tourist would receive which seems very on brand for the book. I hope you love it as much as I do. In any case, the map will be provided in the Digital Assets Pack in both a keyed and keyless form and the poster will feature the keyless version.
Also!!!! Tomorrow is Black Friday which means rampant consumerism here in the United States.. to celebrate, I'll be offering $2 off the purchase of the posters (I will extend this to all current purchasers). Anyone that picks up the map as an add-on between now and December 2nd will have that credit applied to their purchase. I will likely have to manually apply these but you should see it once surveys go out after the campaign finishes. Remember the poster is ONLY being produced for this campaign so pick it up as an add-on if you want this at your table as it won't ever be available again.
Check out Guy Pradel and his other workhere. Really nice guy, and super pleasant/professional to work with. Go show him some love and consider him for your own projects if you have anything in mind! Highly recommend.
TLDR:
Map by Guy Pradel. He is awesome
Black Friday sale for the poster - $2 off until December 2nd. Will apply to all current purchases
Midnight Dice
Anyone that has been waiting for some more info on the dice hopefully will be content with a digital mockup of the design - the dice maker, BadWolf Forge, is in the 3D modeling stage at the moment and was kind enough to put together a 3D render of the current design for me to share with all the Backers:
Mockup Render of Finished Dice
Dice in the 3D Slicer w/o color
Simple/Legible Font for Lettering and Midnight Logo on 0/00
For those that don't know, the process for the dice looks like this:
3D Design
3D Print/Cure/Clean the master dice (between 10-20 masters will be made)
Each side of each master die will be polished with 6 layers of polish
The masters will be used to create the molds
Molds are filled with high quality resin
Filled molds are cured under pressure (the pressure removes any noticeable air bubbles)
Cured dice are cleaned and polished to remove mold lines and for any imperfections that may be found
The dice are painted (the numbers and Midnight logo)
Final polish
All the above for 100+ dice!
So, yeah! A lot of work but also you can tell that these will be really high quality dice which was extremely important me!
I will also extend a Black Friday deal to anyone that gets the dice as an add-on. Until December 2nd, if you add the dice as an add-on I will extend a $5 credit. And anyone that gets the High-Roller tier I will offer a $3 credit (I will extend this offer to everyone that already Pledged at this tier) Again, I will likely have to input this credit manually and you will likely see this on your pledge manager.
TLDR:
Dice by BadWolfForge. They are awesome.
Dice are awesome and take a lot of work
Actual photos coming as soon as samples become ready. Enjoy the render for now!
Black Friday deal on dice - until Dec. 2nd, get a $5 credit for purchasing a pair of dice and a $3 credit for High Roller pledges (will apply retroactively to all current purchasers/Pledges).
Black Friday Summary:
Until December 2nd 11:59p.m CST & if at least 20 people take advantage of the sale:
$2 off purchases of the Poster and/or Patch add-on
If you Backed in the first 48 hours, you are already getting the Poster for FREE and do not need to purchase unless you want an extra one!
Applies retroactively - if you already added a Poster or Patch as part of your Pledge, you will get the $2 credit. No additional action required on your end.
$5 off purchases of the Dice add-on
Applies retroactively. If you already added the Dice as part of your Pledge, you will get the $5 credit. No action required on your end.
$3 offHigh-Roller Pledges.
Applies retroactively - if you already Pledged at the High Roller tier, you will get the $3 credit.
Credits will be applied manually before Surveys are sent out so you will see it in your cart as part of Pledge at that time.
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That's all for now. I hope everyone that celebrates has a Happy Thanksgiving and, even if you don't, may you find something to be thankful for regardless of your circumstances.
Thank you all and have a great rest of your week! Let me know what you think of everything in the comments!
