Whoa! March flew by, huh? 

I apologize for the lack of update; that is totally my fault. 

I am going to bring back the deep dive next week. For now, a sit rep on the current state of the project. 

After a peer review and several rounds of revisions, we've got the Core Rulebook manuscript good to go. We also had Levi Combs proofread it as a final check before we sent it to our editor, Meghan.

We've also gone in and cleaned up and, in some ways, retooled Escape From Point Nemo for this book. It's not a cut-and-paste job either; Tracey is going to lay it out again from the ground up, so if you had previously owned this adventure, it will be a totally new experience! 

We're currently cracking away at this book. The creature art is 97% ready to go; we're just deciding what we need to commission for the rest of it. The Monstergoria is much quicker to turn around because it isn't as entrenched in getting the rules perfect as the Core book is. 

So, with the inclusion of Escape From Point Nemo, we decided to give our guest writers their own spotlight and thus, a separate zine. To keep things rockin', I'll be the one laying this out, and I thought it would be cool to deliver the PDFs to you all here as I finish each section. The first up is Neighborhood Watch by Joey Royale. Stay tuned for that. 

First up, I would like to say thank you. Ya'll continue to be incredibly patient. 

Geo and I recognize that creating this book, along with some of our other books, is taking longer than it should, or than we ever wanted it to. For that, we apologize. I wish I could tell you where it all got so jammed up, but reasons are not excuses. 

With that in mind, we took a long look at the projects we have in the pipeline and decided to make a commitment to all of you: ALL OF OUR BOOKS ARE COMING OUT THIS YEAR. 

While you may notice that throughout this process we've launched other projects, which is a side effect of being an independent publisher. You just have to keep pushing. Which, for others, may be easier, but we're just a two-man operation from New Jersey. Still, our commitment stands, and we've been putting in the work behind the scenes to make damn sure ALL OF OUR BOOKS ARE COMING OUT THIS YEAR. 

We do not, for a second, think we get to do this without you; heck, some of you have been with us since we were 3, 2, 1...Action! So in addition to being grateful, we also want to make sure we always put out the best books possible. 

So from the bottom of my heart, thank you. You keep reading 'em, and we'll keep writing them. I'll be back in May with more. 

Stay safe out there, and may the dice always roll in your favor.

-JHM

P.S. In the words of the great Detective Columbo, "Just one more thing."

Speaking of ALL OF OUR BOOKS ARE COMING OUT THIS YEAR, today we launched a 3PP for Shadowdark RPG. A Dark Double Feature: Of A Harmonious Nature and Nothing Left To Lose on BackerKit.