Today we bring news as our legendary voyage enters its next great chapter.
Over the next few days, BackerKit surveys will begin making their way to all who joined us aboard the Argo. Before the full release, however, we will first be sending a smoke test survey to approximately 5% of backers. This allows a small portion of the crew to journey through the survey process first, helping us uncover any unexpected issues before the remaining 95% of surveys are sent.
If fortune smiles upon you and you receive one of these early invitations, we kindly ask that you complete it as soon as you are able and let us know if you encounter any problems along the way. Your feedback helps ensure the voyage is smooth for every Adventurer who follows.
Once we are confident everything is working as intended, the remaining surveys will be sent to the rest of the crew shortly thereafter.
The Achievement Still Awaits
Do not forget that an active achievement still stands before us!
Should Jason and the Argonauts receive 500 Thumbs Up on the BoardGameGeek Gen Con Preview List before Gen Con begins on July 30, 2026, the mighty Argonaut: ⚔️ Periclymenus shall finally answer the call.
Even better, this achievement will become the first unlocked reward for our next Greek mythology adventure, Achilles and the Trojan War, and every backer of that future campaign will receive the Periclymenus Argonaut Card.
At this moment, we stand at: 428 / 500 Thumbs Up, only 73 more stand between us and victory!
If you're excited that an early demo copy of Jason and the Argonauts will be showcased at Gen Con, please take a moment to visit the BoardGameGeek Preview List and leave a thumbs up. Every vote brings us one step closer to unlocking another legendary reward.
Progress Continues
Behind the scenes, the voyage continues at full speed.
File preparation is progressing well, and we are continuing to refine the rulebook as we move ever closer to production.
When your BackerKit survey arrives, please complete it as soon as you are able. Every completed survey helps us determine final quantities for manufacturing and keeps the voyage sailing smoothly toward production.
That is all for now, Adventurers.
Until next time… may the winds remain favorable, and thank you once again for helping bring this legend to life.
Jason and the Argonauts is now on the BoardGameGeek Gen Con Preview List! If we reach 500 thumbs up the Periclymenus Argonaut Card will be unlocked. Click below and give it a thumbs up and help unlock it! Must hit goal before July 30th!
Goal: 500 reached! — We did it! This project reached this goal!
We hope you're doing amazing! We have a lot of new artwork coming in and we're "very" close of commissioning the official character sheets (the last test is today)!
There's still a bit of backend stuff to be done for the soundtrack, but it's coming! The tutorial scenario will also be starting THIS WEEK, so we'll soon be able to share parts of it with backers who have access to the DEV file. The actual cover is also into works!
Art
James has been hard at work designing new monsters for the book (and potential minis, who knows)! These new illustrations include development for the Witherman enemy, an update for the fallen Magical Girl, and the basic minion-style enemy.
A page of illustration development for the Witherman, including a small idol and personality tests.
An image of the Witherman's shadow with some notes.
First tests for minion variation fitting with various emotions.
Four designs of minions based on different emotions, from top right to bottom right: Rage (red), Hunger (purple), Sorrow (blue), Mania (yellow).
He also updated the fallen Magical Girl (Hopeless) design by switching around the scissors to make them functional and giving her a more interesting pose!
A new design for a fallen Magical Girl.
Thank you again so much for your support and your interest! We think it's setting out to be a really cool game and we're really happy to share it with you. If you were on the fence due to the price of the Hardcover book, don't forget that there's now a softcover version of the book in the pre-order store! (and the quantities are not limited)!
Hey all, I'm cruising right along with the card designs, and settled on something I really dig. At the same time, I wanted to talk a bit about how cards work in the game.
Cards in General
In Deeds Drawn, most of the moment-to-moment follows this pattern:
Read the card's prompt.
Choose your approach to solving it (using character cards.)
Roll for the outcome.
Pretty straight forward, if you're comfortable with some interpretation.
Foes
Below, is an example of a "Foe" card, front and back. As you pass (or fail to pass) challenges, you'll rotate the card a certain number of times. If you would ever repeat a challenge you've already passed, you instead flip the card over. At this point, the mob becomes desperate, and has a new set of challenges. Beat them here, and you defeat them. Defeat them, and you get their reward.
An example Foe, front and back.
In the mix, are "Stat" icons (left of the prompt,) and "Risk" icons (right of prompt.) Stats help determine the DC of a check (which we'll talk about in a later post,) and the Risk determines the effects if you fail a check. Fail softly, and you eat the first risk. Fail hard, and you suffer them both.
Risks can cause you to exhaust your cards, making them temporarily unusable... or they might disarm your weapon, poison you to prevent healing during downtime, flee from the fight entirely, and so on. The goal is to reflect change the entire feeling of a fight... not just beat them down until their health is zeroed.
We'll talk more about stats and rewards later.
Let me know what you think of the current design. Thanks, folks! -Wrel
If we reach 80% funded in the next 48 hours, one random backer (pulled from current backer list at the time of hitting 80%) will win a signed prototype copy - one of only two in the world!
Goal: $3,200 reached! — We did it! This project reached this goal!
The Spirits are calling. Will you answer? Step into a world of whispered secrets, shifting alliances, and stunning art that pulls you straight in. Kindred Spirits isn't just a game... It's an experience. Which part are you looking forward to most?
We've got some revised sticker options and a question for everyone who qualifies for the Card Game Banner freebies:
Would you prefer four 3" x 3" square stickers
OR
One 3" x 5" sticker sheet with multiple stickers?
Whichever version gets the most votes by the end of Monday will be our Card Games freebie.
Additionally, we will create a new addon for anyone who wants to purchase additional stickers.
As part of our Kindred Spirits Pocketopia campaign, we are including two social stretch goals to help improve the product that you receive once it is in production. We felt that this was a way that people could promote and share the project, whilst being rewarded for doing so.
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