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Kate Evans
about 1 month ago
Join us for Monte's AMA on Reddit, r/AMA at 10am PST November 21st
Hey @everyone,
Monte will be on Reddit r/AMA at 10am PST to answer any and all questions:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/1gw35x4/ama_im_monte_cook_and_ive_been_creating_and/
Who's going to join us?
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Happy Holidays to all who celebrate, especially to those who celebrate the Winter Solstice today!! My question is about delivery of the Darkest House. The description reads "The Darkest House is an existing product, so the app will be delivered early (shortly after the pledge manager closes)." Any idea when this will be? My hope had been in time for Christmas, but now I just want to know what to expect and how to plan for this with my players...
PROJECT UPDATE
Charles Ryan
CREATOR
about 1 month ago
Project Update: Thanks for Keeping the Backer Train Going!
Hello, backers!
The Darkest Woods is in overtime mode—so long as backers keep pledging, the campaign will remain open! (This is a relatively new feature on BackerKit, and it’s turned out to be a great way to reach gamers who learn about the campaign—or decide to pledge—at the very last minute.)
We unlocked the bookmarks upgrade just before the campaign’s scheduled closing. Normally that would be it, but. . .
What if there was another stretch goal?
We have loads more ideas for The Darkest Woods, but one in particular that would make a great final upgrade. If overtime mode keeps going, we’ll announce this goal and keep pushing toward it!
Please help give the campaign one more push—and stay tuned. If this momentum keeps up, we’ll announce another stretch goal shortly!
In the meantime, we invite you to join the Cypher Unlimited Discord, where MCG fans are talking about The Darkest Woods and this campaign right now. You can also check out our social media profiles for posts you can share tonight to help spread the word and keep overtime mode going!
Thanks for your support!
—Team MCG
—Team MCG
PROJECT UPDATE
Charles Ryan
CREATOR
about 1 month ago
Project Update: The Darkest Woods Campaign Came to a Fantastic End!
Thank you, backers! What a campaign that was. We’re very excited to bring The Darkest Woods into existence, and super happy to have unlocked so many stretch goals to make it even bigger and better. The campaign was scheduled to close yesterday evening, but remained active in "overtime mode" into the night.
We want to tell you a bit about the next steps—and we have some interesting news—but first let’s give credit where credit is due:
While this campaign has been running Monte has been working on The Darkest Woods, while also leading our design team—Bruce, Sean, Dominique, and Shanna—as they move titles like Gunslinger Knights (for the Cypher System) and Dig Your Own Grave (for the Old Gods of Appalachia Roleplaying Game) toward completion. Bear and Javier handled the graphic design of this campaign and will be making The Darkest Woods as striking as you expect. Jen, Olivia, and Kate have provided answers and are always available to provide support to you, our wonderful community. Teri, Dominique, and Tammie have corralled the words and tamed the logistics. The man behind the curtain was Charles, who planned and ran this campaign.
We all appreciate your support. We love making (and playing!) imaginative, beautiful, and easy-to-use RPGs, and it’s your backing that makes that possible.
Now, here’s what to expect as we move forward from here.
The Immediate Future
Running a crowdfunding campaign is hard work. We’re looking forward to getting a bit of rest, and the Thanksgiving holiday weekend is right around the corner. You may not hear from us for a little while, but don’t worry. As we’ve said, Monte is already at work on these titles. We’ll post updates any time there’s news share.
The Next Few Weeks
BackerKit began collecting pledges the moment the campaign closed. But it takes them a full two weeks to release those funds, along with the data on our backers.
In the meantime, we will get the pledge manager fully set up. The pledge manager gives us information we need to fulfill your pledge and lets you manage your add-ons and make any pledge upgrades you want. We’ll notify you when we open the pledge manager, which should be in about three weeks.
The Next Few Months
Once you’ve completed the pledge manager survey, we won’t need anything else from you until it’s time to start fulfilling rewards. We’ll be busy crafting The Darkest Woods in the months to come. We’ll post regular updates, but if you don’t hear anything for a few weeks, don’t fret.
At the same time, please pay attention when you do get communications from us. Our emails and updates include critical information about your rewards.
When Your Rewards Ship
Every time a reward is ready for you, we’ll contact you by email to begin the fulfillment process. Generally, we’ll direct you to the MCG Shop, where you’ll log in, “buy” the product (for free, because you’ve already paid for it through this campaign), and check out.
This is an important part of the process because it ensures we have accurate delivery information for every item we send out. (With thousands of backers getting rewards, it's amazing how many people will change their address over the fulfillment period.) You'll pay for shipping at that time.
Make sure to pay attention to communications from us—don't let our updates or emails go to your spam folder, or otherwise ignore them, because if you do you could miss out on some of your rewards.
Thanks for your support!
—Team MCG
So What's Next from MCG?
New statements. New horrors. New lore. New resources for the GM. New options for the players. New adventures by The Magnus Archives creator Jonathan Sims.
The Web weaves. Will you find yourself within its tangles?
Our next campaign delves deeper into The Magnus Archives. Sign up for a notification when the campaign launches!
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PROJECT UPDATE
Charles Ryan
CREATOR
about 1 month ago
Project Update: More Audio Unlocked! Now Let’s Get Visual.
Thank you, backers, for so quickly unlocking additional audio assets for The Darkest Woods. Monte has big plans for making sound an even more important and immersive aspect of your players’ experiences in the Woods!
As PCs lost in the Woods’ depths are often heard to say: where do we go from here?
The Darkest Woods app is highly optimized for gaming online. (And the book, while built for the physical environment, is also well-suited for online games.) So let’s make those games even more immersive!
At $250,000 we’ll unlock a suite of items to dress up your online game. Things like a set of video backgrounds for games played on Zoom or similar platforms, frames and templates for streamed games, wallpapers, and so on. These aren’t part of gameplay per se, but like the décor in your in-person game space, they’ll make your game just a bit more immersive, atmospheric, and fun.
This is a crowdfunding exclusive. It won’t be part of the product itself; we’ll deliver it separately, just for you, backers of this campaign. This reward will go to backers at all pledge levels.
As usually happens, the pace of this campaign is picking up in its final week. We unlocked the last stretch goal in less than two days, and we probably unlock this one even faster—and have time for more!
But only if you help! We've all seen or supported campaigns that really soared to exciting heights, hitting loads of goals. This only happens because their backers help spread the word. Please take a moment and share these social media posts—or share your own thoughts on why you’re excited about The Darkest Woods!
Thanks for your support!
—Team MCG
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