Eight publishers are simultaneously crowdfunding TTRPG supplements in the same fantastic setting! The Purple Planet: Where mighty death worms rule the wastes, beastling tribes wage an endless war, befouled winds whistle through ancient crypts, and fungal forests flourish in the weirdling light. Where ancient technologies offer life... or a quick death. Will you and your companions stand as conquerors atop this alien land? Or will you fall beneath the blast of an ink black death ray, just another corpse left to litter the wastes of the Purple Planet?
Pledge for one project or all of them! Each project has its own stretch goals plus there are stretch goals that cross projects!
There are 8 unique Purple Planet bonus drop in encounters, 1 for each project you back!
Pledge for 3 or more projects for a free "purple planet 3d6" dice set!
Get to the top of the multi project backer leaderboard, or just get lucky, to have an anagram of your name appear as an NPC!
Bonus page of runic lore unlocked for each project, only if all Purple Planet projects are funded!
Join the fun - Back Purple Planet DCC Horde projects to qualify for
free rewards!
I hope (wherever you live) that you are having an enjoyable spring so far. I know it has been a little quiet since the end of the Purple Planet Horde campaign, so I wanted to send out a quick status update to let you know where things stand with production and fulfilment.
First the (not so) bad news. Unfortunately, I am only able to send out a single backer survey for each pledge level. This fact is going to postpone the fulfilment for the add-on materials, holding it up until I can get a single survey send out for the complete project. All of the add-on material is complete, so the survey results are the only thing holding up fulfilment of this content. I really wish BackerKit and Kickstarter would add a feature for multiple surveys or partial fulfilment surveys, but this is out of my control. That being said, I will commit to this: I will pick a date (approximately 2 weeks after the survey goes out) and all of my digital content will be fulfilled at that time. I will also ship the hard copy add-on product, so please return your surveys quickly once sent out.
On a positive note - Layout is complete for the main Random Acts of Violet book and I am waiting on printer proofs so that I can make any fine tune adjustments that are needed. The total page count came to 48 pages in an 8.5 x 11 format. I have also completed 90% of the layout on the bonus stretch goal content, with only a single drop-in adventure left to finish.
The entire Horde is having a big pow wow to hash out the final pieces of our group fulfilment. In case you haven't heard, all horde member projects will be fulfilled in conjunction with Goodman Games, as a single Purple Planet shipment. As a group, we believe that this will save backers money on the total shipping cost by avoiding multiple, individually shipped items, arriving at different times. We don't have all of the final details yet, but know that we are conscious of the rising costs of shipping and we are doing everything we can to minimize this for you. Also note, that for my portion of this project, group shipping is only for the Random Acts of Violet publication + all bonus/stretch content. All add-on products will be sent directly by me through DTRPG.
Things are moving fast and I am really excited about how this project has come together. A ton of cool content is coming your way soon. Game On! Â
Tim Sattley, High Dive Games
And now a little exclusive sneak peek for the backers. Â Â
What's up with Horse Shark?
Hey, it is May and I have dropped nary a word about River of Lies. What's up with that?
Fear not! I have been actively working on River of Lies between all the other plates I have spinning. Behold!:
Back in early April I finished the rough draft and gave it to Jeff Scifert for editing. Jeff is finished.
I got a little bonus editing from Stefan Surratt as he has volunteered to give it a Judge's play test with a group of his own. Thank you, Stefan!
I've had Del Teigeler in mind for cartography since December and I finally managed to finish my rough maps sometime in the 1st week of April. He's got a commission ahead of this one, but River of Lies is up next. I figure I'll have sometime before summer begins.
About mid April I started layout for the interior. Spots for art were identified.
Talks continue with a fulfillment partner that can handle all the projects together at the same time. Joseph Goodman is leading that charge.
I started reaching out to my regular artists to see if they want to grab some spots. Many of the those commissions are underway. I thrilled to have a lot of regulars returning. More as those pieces hit my inbox.
I've finalized page count and paid for printing.
So things are going pretty well. I suspect the biggest rock is getting our fulfillment partner settled and see what the shipping/handling pricing is going to look like.
Netcrawl
Netcrawl RPG: Adventuring in the WorldNet
You may remember that Netcrawl is another project I am working on. I'm happy to announce that it will also be on Backerkit and starts September 3rd. Go and follow the project now.Â
Thanks for supporting the projects. Talk to you soon!
It’s time to check in on the Purple Planet and let you all know how things are going. The weirdling sun is as weird as ever, the kith are planning their next barbecue (don’t accept an invitation), and great progress has been made by those of us toiling under the Dark (Ascended) Master’s lash.
The big news is everything is in layout right now. Tome of Adventures #2 and #3 are just about ready to roll out the door, so work on the Purple Planet has been the focus of our efforts. The book is done with preliminary layout and I’ll be meeting with Matt Hildebrand later today to hash out a few lingering details. I anticipate we should have things sorted this week and can then push on towards wrapping thing up. Here are a few images of the page spreads we have finished to tide you over in the meantime.
You never know what you'll find (or what will find you) on the Purple Planet.
A Doug Kovacs' tomb map and a Harley Stroh guide for looting the dead.
Hey,, kid! Wanna play a Kith?
A is for Android Guardian. Kids' spelling primers are weird on the Purple Planet.
Just another Tuesday on the Purple Planet.
Meanwhile, Harley Stroh just sent me the final stretch goal this morning and that’s off to editing. The dice inserts are long done and Doug Kovacs is working on the art for the dice tubes right now, along with some other choice imagery that will be included in Tome of Adventure: The Purple Planet. We’re all extremely pleased how quickly things are coming together on this end to fulfill this project as swiftly as we can. I wouldn’t be surprised if the next update is one telling you we’ve sent everything off to the printer! Stay tuned for more in the next few weeks.Â
Until then, here are some new Doug Kovacs pieces to blow your minds and sear your eyeballs while you’re waiting.
We're happy to report that Metamorphic is hard at work converting the DCC RPG rules over to Roll20. As you can imagine, with so many tables and charts, this isn't an easy or quick job, but the fine folks at Metamorphic are proving to be up to the challenge.
Just recently, they shared with us some details of the work in progress. We're greatly pleased with how things are going in just the short time they've been at work. Here are some screenshots of what they’re working on! . Check these out!
DCC fans will recognize that border pattern from the character sheets, now in digital format.
Anyone need a cleric? Maybe not with that much disapproval!
Heeliu, what do your keen elvish eyes see?!!
No dungeon party is complete without a thief!
That ape-man has magic missile! With a +12 modifier! Run!!!
And of course we'll need a way to keep track of all our loot.
The text/math on these graphics are just placeholders for now, so don't worry if thing looks a little wonky. We want to make sure the big picture is working properly before we get down into the nitty gritty details. Bear in mind, too, that everything is still in the early stages and what you see here might not reflect where things end up.Â
Once we get the majority of the DCC rulebook ported over to Roll20, work can begin converting the modules too. In the meantime, we here at Goodman Games haven't been idle. We're already at work on the cool art assets for the tokens and reviewing the module maps to see how best to convert them over to Roll20. This is going to be awesome!
We'll have more to report as Metamorphic sends us status updates and we'll share the news with you as we get it. Keep an eye our for more as we receive it!
Hi, it will be possible to add extra on the pladge? I found some extra money i want to throw at the goodies. Usually when i use a backerkit campaign there is an option to add extra to the pladge for a long time, will that be possible?
Hi!
The Crawler Companion allows to select Harley's PP occupation table (with PTSD US Soldier, Space Monkeys etc...)
Would be cool to have it in print inside the book as well.
That's all for me, Bye!
You might be wondering when the fulfillment survey will be coming along. Because of our strategy of combining all the shipping, we need to wait for some of the shipping details to be ironed out before we can send out the survey, which will include the shipment costs. I promise, you'll see that as soon as I have the details I need.
I would also like to make you aware of another project I've got coming out very soon. My next book, De Re Mortis - an Undead Tome for DCC, launches its Kickstarter on March 19 at 8:30 pm ET. Those of you familiar with my past books probably know about my campaign world. While this book at times references some locations in that world, I intentionally made the content broadly applicable to any world setting.
This book takes a deep dive into the realm of necromancy and the undead. From the mindless to the sinister, various types of undead are examined at length. Zombies, ghouls, mummies, vampires, ghosts and even liches are each given new depth. In the spirit of DCC, each is given variations and options so that none are predictable. So turn down the lights and come gather around as we tell a few ghost stories. Come let us talk De Re Mortis - about matters of death.
Thank you, one and all! As the dust settles over the bloodied field, and the gribb circle the sky in anticipation of their grisly harvest, we can only sit back and give thanks. To each and every backer that joined our mighty Horde and carried us to its triumphant conclusion: thank you.Â
You are the heroes of the Purple Planet. Your efforts unearthed a trove of new content for our far-flung world. Amid the treasures are new foes, new magic, new relics, and entirely new locations on the high plateau! (To say nothing of an ominous new Ascended Master, anointed with drops of Aqua Mortis and seated upon the Throne of Stars high atop the Ancestor Peaks.)
At Goodman Games we write and run the same adventures that we want to play: to explore ancient tombs in search of forgotten (or forbidden!) knowledge; to take up strange and powerful relics from a lost age; to lead hordes of rebel kith against the hateful Ascended Masters; to gaze down from atop the Ancestor Peaks, with all the weirdling planet spread before us. These are the adventures that call to us.Â
It's rewarding when those same adventures resonate with you, and doubly so when other publishers take up that same torch. At their heart, RPGs are most exciting when they are a collaboration between the artists and writers, and judges and players. Each has a role to play bringing the world to life, and this is where the magic is.
We'll have much to share in the coming weeks and months. You can expect new artwork, teaser content, sample layouts, and the beloved Squash the Typo previews. But until then, thank you for being our co-creators and for helping to bring the Purple Planet to life.Â
The surface of the Purple Planet is in sight as we prepare to land at 9 PM Eastern tonight! It has been a fantastic crowdfunding campaign and we’ve exceeded our best expectations thanks to all of your support. We couldn’t have done it without you!
But we’ve not landed yet under that weirdling sun and there’s still time to join the Adventures On the Purple Planet...And Beyond! Backerkit campaign before we touchdown. Why hop aboard now at this last minute, you might ask? Here’s a few stellar reasons to do so:
A 20% savings. Backerkit backers receive a discount when supporting the crowdfunding campaign versus buying retail.
Access to unique stretch goals. Stretch goals such as the additional monsters, relics, warlord, a new tomb, and more are only available to Backerkit campaign supporters.Â
Bonus goodies gained by supporting multiple Backerkit Purple Planet crowdfunding campaigns. The 3d6 dice set and rune-inspired game material are exclusive to backers supporting multiple Purple Planet DCC Horde Backerkit campaigns.Â
Backers new and old are encouraged to join Joseph Goodman, Harley Stroh, and Michael Curtis tonight at 8 PM Eastern on the official Goodman Games’ Twitch stream as they countdown the last hour of the campaign. Joining them will be some of the 3PP members of the Purple Planet DCC Horde to discuss their campaigns, answer questions, and possibly even hint at things to come. All that and more over on Twitch tonight. Don’t miss it like this guy did!
"I should have watched the Purple Planet Countdown Show on Twitch!"
And don’t forget out Roll20 For DCC Backerkit campaign is also ending tonight. We’re achieved the Charactermancer stretch goal and are within reach of adding another classic DCC RPG adventure to the Roll20 bundle. Stop by the Roll20 for DCC Backerkit page to pledge and get access to some amazing VTT goodies.
Thank you all for supporting the Roll20 for DCC Backerkit campaign. We said at the start of this campaign that it would be up to the fans to determine if there was a desire to bring DCC RPG to Roll20 and you showed us without a doubt that there was. Your belief in this project was 100% responsible for it becoming a reality and we can’t thank you enough.
We ended last night a mere $140 short of the final stretch goal to add a seventh DCC module to the planned six Metamorphic is converting to Roll20. So, although we can’t thank you enough, we can say “close enough” and call that last stretch goal achieved! Those of you who backed at the DCC Core Rules + First 6 Adventures tier will receive a seventh adventure as well (title to be determined). The converted seventh adventure will ultimately be available for purchase separately via Goodman Games and Roll20 for those of you who chose to back at a lower tier.
Now comes the hard part: the waiting. We’ll be making the final arrangements with Metamorphic to start converting DCC RPG and the adventures over to Roll20 and will update you once we have more information about that process. Metamorphic has an established track record of creating stellar products for Roll20 and we know were in good hands. Hopefully, this is just the beginning of a long history of making DCC RPG and other Goodman Games’ products available for Roll20. Thank you again for supporting this Backerkit project and believing in DCC RPG for Roll20.Â
May your (virtual) dice always roll in your favor!
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