I owe a big THANK YOU to all the backers and everyone that shared the project around. We funded earlier today under the 48 hours mark, which is not a negligible achievement by any means. I was nervous jumping in such a large project, not because I doubt our ability to deliver an incredible experience to the backers... but because of the size of it and the funding goal being so high. This means a lot to me. This is a very ambitious and costly project to put together, and I fronted a lot of the costs myself. One of the most important (both numerically, ethically and for the success of this project) was hiring so many illustrators. It means I don't really get a bundle deal for a large volume of commissions like on other big books, but I was adamant on having different hands drawing, because to me, having people from different sensibilities, cultures and backgrounds working on such strong concepts as the Capital Sins/Circles of Hell would bring out something really special on the page. Illustrators weren't the only place we went big: the page count followed suit. The choice of hardback wasn't really a choice; it was a technical necessity. We advertised 100+ pages being cautious... but we will definitely be a lot closer to 144+ (the number gets more and more accurate as Lone Archivist keeps laying out the text and illustrations get added), meaning that a zine format was out of the question. We met some lovely folks during UKGE that introduced us to other hardworking folks who printed some amazing (hardback) tomes... and I am sure you will love what comes out of the press once we get there.
And to send us off properly, a little celebratory piece from ZaqueArt:
Cheers to funding! Art by ZaqueArt. All visuals are WIP and subject to change.
ADDITIONAL CONTENT IS COMING - STRETCH GOALS
Since we funded... it means the Gates of Hell are open! And something (in the form of stretch goals and additional content for everyone) is coming! I have the pleasure to announce that when we reach the next threshold of Stretch Goals (12,000CHF), Mathieu Baguet (RED NATION) will be tasked with writing and illustrating ANTE-INFERNO, a very important part of the 9Circles... the jump gate that could act as a hub for your adventures. This will be a little bit more than a space gas station... it will be a place for your crew to receive quests, meet people from all walks of life, rest, eat, refuel, blow off some steam... and hopefully nothing bad would happen to them... right? Right?
There is still a little bit of time to grab your Early Bird Bookmark for those that were on the fence!
Once again, a very big thank you to all of you who came back after BREAKING NEWS, and thank you for all the newcomers that support what I do and the team that is working on this meaningful project.
