Dark Obelisk 1: Collector's Edition
almost 6 years ago – Tue, Mar 03, 2020 at 12:10:17 AM

A quick announcement that we have launched the Dark Obelisk 1: Berinncorte: Collector's Edition Kickstarter.  You can find it here.

What & Why

The intent here is to celebrate the 5-year anniversary of when Dark Obelisk, and Infinium Game Studio, began, by producing Collector's and Limited Editions of the urban sandbox mega-adventure that started it all.  To summarize, we'll be combining the now-two volume adventure into a single book, refining it and removing redundancy.  Also, the 5E version will be fully converted finally, as there had been a file corruption which had prevented this originally.

Pipeline Impact: Zero, Then Even Better!

Of extreme importance, IGS will be partnering with a commissioned layout and design artist with extensive experience laying out indie RPG books like this.  This "outsourcing" is planned for two reasons: first, to avoid any interference with the long pipeline of committed books that we're hard at work on and do not want to become distracted from; and second, to establish a longer-term relationship so as to be able to further accelerate our ability to produce quickly.

Who Gets What: Existing DO1 Owners & Backers

Please note that existing backers and customers of DO1 are entitled to automatic rewards for this campaign, as follows:

• We Few, We Happy Few: If you are one of the backers of the original Dark Obelisk 1 Kickstarter campaign, you will automatically receive all of the benefits of the Platinum reward tier for free, without having to even pledge.
  
• Citizen of the Realm: If you already have a copy of either the Adventure Book and/or the Dramatis Personae & Bestiary books, in either current rules system edition, you will automatically receive all of the benefits of the Silver reward tier for free, without having to even pledge.
  

Onward!

IGS State of the Nation Q1 2020: Our 5-Year Anniversary, Production Status, Pipeline Status, Giveaways, and Much More
about 6 years ago – Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 12:18:14 AM

Apologies for the delay; typically I've been trying to publish a "state of the nation" sort of update at least once a quarter.  Today's Q1 2020 update is long overdue!

I actually have a duet of updates for everyone.

IGS State of the Nation

First, there's the actual State of the Nation for Q1 2020.  If you're only interested in finding out how things stand and where we'll be, check this out.  Spoiler alert: I'm behind schedule.  But, I'm producing at a rate unparalleled in our history: since late spring, we've been pumping out 600-1200 pages of content each and every month like clockwork.  (That's a good thing.)

IGS' 5-Year Anniversary

If you can believe it, Infinium Game Studio turns 5 years old this week: February 27th, 2015 is when I started writing what would become Dark Obelisk: Berinncorte.

I've got a lot planned for March to celebrate; if you're curious, check out the IGS 5-Year Anniversary update here.  (Note that all of the promotions etc. planned are things that will in no way distract us from our mission of delivering already-promised content to those awaiting it.)

Thank You

I accomplished more productively in 2019 than in any other single year of my life, by a myriad of measures.  I certainly did NOT get everything done that I had wanted to do, but what I did end up doing is a heaping ton of work.

There are delays.  There are day job commitments.  Things end up taking more time than I'd planned.

But never for a moment do I lose sight of my mission, or of how lucky I am to be able to do what I love doing most.  I spend literally every single spare moment working on IGS books.  And I don't see that changing any time in the future.

You can consider that, to use one frustrated backer's language, a bunch of "word salad".

But that doesn't make it any less true.

Thank you.  And, of course: Onward!

IGS State of the Nation: Q3 (September) 2019
over 6 years ago – Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 02:51:16 PM

Hi there!  Hope everyone is enjoying the burgeoning autumn season.  I'm sorry it's been a while since I've posted an update on the many things going on; I've been deeply heads-down and producing at a faster clip than I've ever done to date... over 2,100 pages of content in the last few months alone.

Please check out the latest IGS State of the Nation for more details about everything in the pipeline.

Thank you as always for your support, patience, and kind words and feedback.

Onward!

Stretch Goal UNLOCKED: Additional Map!
over 6 years ago – Mon, Sep 09, 2019 at 09:40:37 AM

Congrats to all for the last-minute (almost literally!) push: we've unlocked the $2,500 stretch goal, and added another map to the roster that EVERYONE receives for FREE!

If you have ideas or suggestions for this new map, please don't be shy--comment below on this update, comment in general on the KS campaign, or DM me with your idea!

This is a perfect time to remind everyone of the Design a Map Add-On: If you want me to draw a map custom-specified for your campaign and your gaming group, simply add $100 to your pledge and everyone will reap the benefit of your generosity!

$100: Design a Map: Provide as much input as you'd like, and I'll complete the design for a brand-new map that will be added to the book's content.  This will include a GM version and a Player-redacted version, with annotations, and digital image files for VTT use, just like all of the other maps in the book.  You can provide a map that you've already designed or made, a photo of a hand-drawn map, a description, or even just a sound-bite high-concept; I'll make the rest happen.  Add $50 for each level beyond the first; for example, if you want a three-story safe house for a clandestine guild of assassins, that's $200 ($100 design-a-map plus $50x2 for the second and third stories).

Onward!

We Did It!
over 6 years ago – Mon, Sep 09, 2019 at 09:40:31 AM

Thank you all so very much, backers new and old have made this another successful campaign!

What Comes Next

Kickstarter takes 2 weeks to clear funds etc.  Then, I'll be sending out a BackerKit survey to offer Add-Ons and to gather information such as email and mailing address.

In the meantime, if you have suggestions for maps you'd like to see, let me know!

Thank you all once again!

Onward!