Second stretch goal unlocked! Excitement and adventure and really wild things!
Sail ho, ye filthy bilge rats! It is I, Jet McFin! The others are off-ship at the moment, so I've commandeered the comms. Call me "Captain...
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Carson Brown • SSTO Press
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The Panic Table is interviewing us on November 21!
Hey all,
Cameron Strittmatter is interviewing folks across all the Mothership Month projects, and I'm super stoked to be chatting with him on November 21 at 5pm PT / 8pm ET / 1am GMT (sorry Europe!)
I'm hoping to talk more about how our project came to be, and how we've put...
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JayEmBosch
2 days ago
First Achievement Unlocked In Under 6 Hours!
Wow, our first Achievement (Stretch Goal) has already been knocked out! This means we'll be commissioning a second patch design from one of our artists and sending the ...
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Carson Brown • SSTO Press
2 days ago
Funded in 138 minutes!
We are beyond thrilled that so many of you have backed Devil's Due so quickly! Thank you so much, truly, from each and every one of us on the Devil's Due team.
If y...
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Carson Brown • SSTO Press
3 days ago
How Did Devil’s Due Get Started?
Mothership Month begins tomorrow! We’re so excited to bring Devil’s Due to you. I thought I’d take a moment to tell you how our b...
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JayEmBosch
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Art Reveal: Captain Eclipse of the Dark Arcana
The poll was pretty decisive: Most of you wanted to see Captain Eclipse of the Dark Arcana crew. Here she is, with ar...
Mothership Month begins tomorrow! We’re so excited to bring Devil’s Due to you. I thought I’d take a moment to tell you how our book got started. When the idea of releasing a bunch of new books and zines together was first pitched, Reece Carter (Scarius on the Mothership Discord) had the idea of a big collaborative book about space piracy. Drawing inspiration from the golden age of piracy back in the 1600s, the idea was to create a pirate-controlled place outside of corpo purview. Once we had the rough ideas in place, we decided to keep working together as a collective on a profit-share system, commissioning some additional art and other help to round out the book and distribution. We split up roles based on what we each had time for, and held a number of voice chats and brainstorming over May, June, and July. Over August and September, writers put together early drafts, and we shared them amongst each other for feedback and early editing. By September, we had our first draft, some early illustrations, and a plan for launch.
Working with 20 people across the project meant that we had no shortage of amazing ideas. It’s been awesome to watch everyone’s creativity, and I think I speak for all of us when I say we’ve learned a lot from each other.
Sail ho, ye filthy bilge rats! It is I, Jet McFin! The others are off-ship at the moment, so I've commandeered the comms. Call me "Captain!" I beg you!
Artistic rendition of Jet McFin stealing the comms. He's shown here with Carson's signature red cape and Jay's blue medal sash.
We're through the hyperspace maelstrom now, our second stretch goal! That means Joshua Justice will tarry below decks at his weird little subspace radio to bring you minute-long radio broadcasts for each pirate crew and mission in Devil's Due. Expect the unexpected! His radio has a hundred eyes and takes offense at being spoken to, so wish him the very best of luck as he embarks on this strange audio journey in the depths of our hold.
Speaking of audio, check out this interview with Kyle Tam and Strange Horizons! It's got a lot of fun insights into both Devil's Due, writing, and TTRPGs on the whole. Great stuff, and always wonderful to see inside the mind of a writer. BONUS: If you're unable to listen, there's a transcript of the audio that you can read at your leisure.
Guess what? More interviews are on the horizon! We can't stop talking and you can't make us! On 21 November at 5pm PT / 8pm ET / 1am GMT, our very own Carson will be having a sit-down with the Panic Table. He's going to discuss all things Devil's Due and other fun things!
In the wider world of Mothership Month, all project have been funded. A hearty congratulations to our fellow creators! For physical and deluxe backers of Devils' Due: this means we'll be designing temporary tattoos and adding 5 copies to each physical and deluxe pledge level. Real space pirates love these things. I've got a dozen on my face!
Last and certainly, certainly not least: we're about halfway through the first 48 hours, which means there's still a bit of time left to back us and get the patch for free at the physical pledge level.
We'd like to focus on what you want to hear for our next update, so shout out in the comments! Want to know about the creative process we went through with so many writers? Want to know weird facts about real-life space pirates? Need to know why there are no bees in outer space? Want to start an argument about why distant stars look so tiny unless you have a telescope? (I'm a flat-spacer, so my personal belief on that is that flat space makes things look tiny from far away because our eyes are smaller on a flat plane than big things so they get filtered down to fit into our pupils.)
We'd love to talk about mostly anything and almost everything, so tell us in the comments! We'll likely include it in the next update.
The poll was pretty decisive: Most of you wanted to see Captain Eclipse of the Dark Arcana crew. Here she is, with art by the incredible Scragend!
Captain Eclipse by Scragend
The frieze on her mask alternates between depictions of worlds, moons, and suns. It depicts a total eclipse when on operations, concealing a HUD equipped with IR and sonic visualization filters.
We're getting close to the Mothership Month launch! So, as a little teaser, vote in the attached poll to decide which pirate captain art we'll reveal on the 11th, before the campaign goes live on the 12th. These are only three of the ten full pirate captains, crews, and ships that will be included in Devil's Due, but they should give you a bit of an idea of the broad range of personalities you'll find in the book.
Captain Dog-Head, of the bloodthirsty and drug-fueled Sykopomp Pack
Captain Eclipse, of the mysterious and secretive Dark Arcana android crew
Captain Hannah Moua, of the Nephrite Quick's former corporate marines
Cameron Strittmatter is interviewing folks across all the Mothership Month projects, and I'm super stoked to be chatting with him on November 21 at 5pm PT / 8pm ET / 1am GMT (sorry Europe!)
I'm hoping to talk more about how our project came to be, and how we've put together a book with so many teammates. Are there any questions you'd like covered?
Check out Cameron's Mothership Month project, DOG EAT DOG
