Production Update: New Art, New Artist
almost 5 years ago – Sat, May 25, 2019 at 02:04:52 AM

Hey folks,

It's been a while since the last update and I wanted to check in and give you an idea of how things are progressing.

To begin with, we're getting our first set of new art pieces in! Sadly Travis Anderson found himself pretty stretched between this and the Icaion board game (kickstarting now), but he recommended Eren Arik to illustrate the book for us in his place. Check out these pictures we've received from Eren and let us know what you think - we're very happy ourselves!

Second, our stretch goal writers are getting to work on their expansion essays. I've been very intrigued by Thea Don-Siemon's thoughts on warfare between houses, and Helen Gould has given us a wealth of ideas on revolution, festivals and even the seeds of a new House. Meanwhile, Douglas is getting started on ideas from our custom content backers - Heroes like the Worker, the Qoamsinger, and the Herald, and Heroes like the Architects and the Tower (above). We're really looking forward to having something to show you soon.

Finally,  we'll be at the UK Games Expo in a week, at booth 2-628. Come along and say hi to me and the other members of the UK Indie RPG League - or come along to Indie Games on Demand for a chance to play in one of our games!

Backerkit live!
about 5 years ago – Sat, Apr 27, 2019 at 01:50:52 AM

Hey folks,

Surveys should be on their way to your inbox now. If you want a guide to this part of the process, check out this video:

Also - the store is now open for pre-orders! If you know anyone who missed the kickstarter, you can direct them to ufopress.co.uk/mystheastore

On the production side of things, we've got started on some of our custom content! We're putting together first drafts of Heroes (The Toiler, The Singer) and Houses (The Tower, Architects). Hopefully we'll have something to show you soon.

Best wishes,

Jay

Funded!
about 5 years ago – Sat, Apr 13, 2019 at 02:05:32 AM

Hey folks, In all the excitement of this finishing I quite forgot to send out an update in celebration. Sorry about that! Thank you all so much for your support, and Douglas and I are really excited to put this game together over the next year. So, what happens next? In two week’s time the BackerKit pledge manager will launch. Here you’ll be able to upgrade your pledge tier, select what addons you want, and enter your shipping address. It’s also through here that we’ll begin distributing new drafts of the game and the digital rewards we unlocked. If you pledged at a custom content tier (art, monster, guild or hero) please get in contact with us now! You can reach us at [email protected], and Douglas is excited to start working with you on your ideas. Once the kickstarter money comes in we’ll also start commissions in earnest - writers, artists, consultants and more. We’ll keep you updated as we receive new pieces! Oh, and if you’d like to take a closer look at development or hand out with us, please do join our community discord at https://discord.gg/V99jWX

Thanks once again! Jay

Thanks again -

Stream live!
about 5 years ago – Thu, Apr 11, 2019 at 10:46:37 PM

Come and hang out with us!

All stretch goals hit! All Shards in the book, upgraded handouts and resource cards.
about 5 years ago – Thu, Apr 11, 2019 at 09:19:05 PM

Wow! Less than 8 hours to go and we've blown through all our stretch goals. At this point, the book (whether digital, print or deluxe) will contain:

• 13 Houses (8 core, 3 from backers, 2 from shards).
• 15 Heroes (9 core, 3 from backers, 3 from shards).
• 10 Quests for Heroes to risk.
• 9 Wonders (5 core, 4 from Shards) for Houses to build towards.
• A lot more interior art, full-art endpapers, and a ribbon bookmark.

Not too shabby, I think!

We've also upgraded our handouts; they'll now be thick board game-quality boards, similar to those used in Mysthea, but A4-sized and dry-erase marker friendly.

And remember, there's one for every single House and Hero, so your £15 gets you 28 cards - plus an extra deck of tarot-sized cards to track Influence and the House inheritance moves your Heroes can draw on!

We've also unlocked a deck of Resource Cards. This deck of 52 cards will remind you which Surpluses and Needs your House is currently suffering from - and double as a collection of some of the game's best art!

Closing Stream at 16:30 UTC

To wrap this project up, join Douglas and I for a closing stream this afternoon (in ~5 hours from this update going out). Ask your final questions about the project, share what excites you, and watch the funding counter tick up as the time ticks down! I'll post an update when we're about to launch, but it'll be at this youtube link: