The Darkest Woods has grown! Thanks to the nearly 1,200 of you who have backed this campaign so far, we have unlocked our second stretch goal, helping the Darkest Woods spread its spiteful tendrils further into the world. Several new areas are being added, with at least one area expanding The Darkest Road, which means the standard edition of The Darkest Woods gets substantially bigger (to rival the size of the The Darkest House at 296 pages), and The Darkest Woods Expanded Edition gets that much and even more!
This is just the beginning, of course—we have big plans to make The Darkest Woods bigger, better, and more terrifyingly immersive through more stretch goals for you. We’re so excited, in fact, that we’re now going to unveil not one, but two new goals.
Our next stretch goal: Let’s upgrade the special edition book!
The Darkest Woods Expanded Edition is a limited-edition campaign exclusive just for you, the backers of this campaign. In addition to the unique content, why not make the print version something really special?
At $195,000, we’ll add painted edges and luxurious cover embossing. These features will stand up to heavy use at the game table while upgrading the book to a truly deluxe feel.
We here at MCG know a thing or two about making deluxe books—look at the deluxe editions of The Weird or the Old Gods of Appalachia Roleplaying Game for just a couple of stunning examples. We’re excited that The Darkest Woods Expanded Edition will be just as beautiful and elegant on your shelf—and eminently useful at your game table.
After that: The Broken Tarot
Our next goal is, if possible, even more exciting. We can’t wait to tell you more about this one! After we unlock the luxury upgrade to The Darkest Woods Expanded Edition book, we’ll aim to bring The Broken Tarot—both a game prop and The Darkest Woods ephemera—to life!
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Every new backer we reach gets us closer to these exciting stretch goals—and the many more we’d like to unlock as this campaign progresses!
