The biggest drawback of one of the few positives regarding ADHD is that once you are laser-focused, it is damn near impossible to break away to do something else, even if that something is essential…like, you know, doing a crowdfunding update.

For the past three months, I have been deep in writing the third Amethyst novel, now called "Hallowed Kingdoms" (I added an 's'). 

I'm not going to lie; while I had about 10,000 words of notes, I did not officially start writing it until September of 2023. By January 20th, 2024, it has crossed 114,000 words. I planned on having it about the same length as the others, but that's in the past. Thankfully, right after my tasteful, PG-13 love scene (spoilers), I am nearing the end of this book, with the imagined ending likely hanging around 130,000 words. Thankfully, I'm not the only one who works.

Obviously, production tends to slow down around Christmas, further dampened by the Chinese New Year, which occurs in February. But I am happy to say that five books are currently getting certified by Round Color, our printing partner. This includes Ultramodern5, Amethyst Quintessence, Amethyst Factions, and two of three novels. Because it will take time to print what will be about 4,000 books, the plan is that Amethyst Revelations and the last novel will be finished by the time the others have finished.

For those aware, we are finally making progress with the VTT module. Late last year, the ALPHA version of these files, dubbed 1.0.0 was uploaded. Today, it will be 1.1.0, with the expected final release being 2.0.0 (according to its creator—I shall not question). 

After a lot of back and forth with Fantasy Grounds, I hope that by next week, I can finally have coupons made for all backers for all appropriate modules. This is on me. I was so focused I forgot I hadn't made these coupons. 

ROLL20

I am also happy to report that the ROLL20 modules are ALSO back on track. We'll have another update on those soon.

ADVENTURES
We hit a few snags last year regarding the modules. The first was a sudden death in the family with my artist, and I allowed them a few months to handle personal affairs. They are back, and illustrations have begun. Medical issues with my writer also suffered a few delays. As a result, the first two adventures, Echoes of Noa 94 and Madness at the Megalomart, will likely be released almost atop one another.