Hey Folks, 

Ian (developer for The Expanse RPG) here with an update on The Expanse: Transport Union Edition crowdfunder. First, I want to thank all of you for helping to make this crowdfunder a smashing success! I knew that there is still a lot of love and excitement for The Expanse out there, and you all showed it to be true. 

 

I’m happy to say that things are coming along quite well. All but one chapter of the revisions for the core rulebook have been completed. The writing for both Free Navy Conflict is completed and in development now, and all but the final chapter of Daemon’s Gambit, a sourcebook and adventure series set during the Transport Union era has been written. I’m really excited for this series that offers a deep dive into this unexplored period of The Expanse! Finally, the Crew Companion is underway, and I feel confident that we’re on track to have all of these books available for backers by July.  

 

If you know folks who missed the crowdfunder, a link will be up soon for late backers. Not only will they be able to get the books at the crowdfunding prices, but they can unlock the final campaign achievement, the PDF adventure Shadow of a Dream! Spread the word so that we can hit that last stretch goal so that Inner Worlds adventure trilogy can be complete. 

 

If you don’t have the original edition and you’re excited to play The Expanse RPG, don’t forget that the brand new Quickstart for The Expanse RPG: Transport Union Edition is available to download. The Quickstart has everything you need to jump in and start playing right away: the basic rules of play, six new pre-gen PCs, and a new adventure called Lost But Not Alone, set during the TU era. 

 

That’s about all for now. See you next month with more updates.


Bonus: PLEDGE MANAGER UPDATE!

Hey all, this is your friendly neighborhood admin. 

The Pledge Manager is just about ready to go, we're waiting on one final estimate for the Norse Foundry Dice before we can get the Smoke Test going. With any luck, that should start later today. We are expecting to be able to run the Smoke Test over the weekend, with the remaining surveys going out on Monday. That's the plan anyway. *fingers crossed*

For those who are not familiar, the "smoke test" is where we send an initial survey to 5% of backers across all pledge levels, so we can make sure everything is working smoothly. Once we're sure that there are no problems, or we fix the issues that do come up, we can send out the remaining surveys to all backers. This is where you'll have the opportunity to upgrade your pledge, grab any add-ons you missed from the campaign, choose which dice or miniatures you had options for, etc...

We usually try to keep the pledge manager open as long as we can to give folks plenty of time to make adjustments or update their addresses as needed, but we will have to lock orders and charge cards when the books are just about ready to go to the printer, which will probably happen in spring(ish). We'll make sure to give everyone as much early-warning as possible that it's coming.

If you have any questions or concerns about your pledge, or if you're one of our smoke test backers and encounter strange problems, please email us at [email protected]. For some reason we don't get regular notifications for comments here, so the best way to reach us quickly, is email.