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Welcome back. Less than a week remains. Time flies.

Stretch goals 4 and 5 have been unlocked. BRITTLE STAR expresses utmost gratitude. As a refresher:

The final two stretch goals have been revealed:

At $50,000 USD, the 'Factions' chapter of the full game will include an array of sub-factions within Sophont's primary power players. Expect splinter cells, political schisms, singular visionaries, and notorious kill squads. BRITTLE STAR hopes they will provide ample creative scaffolding for webs of material interest and political intrigue.

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The free quickstart version of Sophont, entitled Sophont: FIRST CUT, is now publicly available on BRITTLE STAR's itch.io page. 

BRITTLE STAR would like to emphasize that this version is fully playable, but remains a work-in-progress. Some rules may be incomplete, unclear, or require additional refinement. This is expected. 

FIRST CUT includes:

As stretch goal 3 has been unlocked, the free introductory operation, "Objective: BUTCHER BLOCK" will be added to the document by early 2027.

For feedback or questions about Sophont: FIRST CUT, please contact [email protected] . Note that small copy-level errors are continually being reviewed and do not require feedback at this time.

Thank you for your attention. BRITTLE STAR hopes you enjoy your first look at the game.

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Stretch goal 3 has been reached ahead of anticipated schedule. BRITTLE STAR looks forward to helping your Cutters face threats both endo- and exoplanetary.

Stretch goals 4 and 5 have been revealed:

At $40,000 USD, the 'Sophonts' chapter of the full game will have its rules, guidance, and content substantially expanded. Plans for this expansion currently include:

- NEW ROLL TABLES FOR CREATING AND PORTRAYING EXCITING, TEXTURALLY-UNIQUE SYMBIOTES
- EXPANSION OF THE 'HELIX' CUTTER-SOPHONT RELATION SYSTEM 
- ADDITIONAL TAILORED ADVANCEMENTS FOR EACH SOPHONT

Sophont's namesake organisms are fascinating and complex alien beings, beyond the human reference frame but not beyond communication or connection. BRITTLE STAR strives to portray them as such. The above additions will assist both Cutters and Operators in engaging with Sophonts in more creative depth.

At $45,000 USD, THE PUNCTURE DIE's mold will be upgraded with custom numbering and a few additional surprises. These will be revealed upon unlock.

Thank you for your attention. Please look forward to SOPHONT: FIRST CUT, releasing soon.

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 A quick bulletin, and guidance forward:

Sophont's first and second stretch goals have been unlocked. Thank you for your support. The third stretch goal has been revealed—what began as an offhand comment has become something with the potential to be very, very real and very exciting.

At $35,000 USD, BRITTLE STAR will release full conversion rules for running Mothership adventures in Sophont, including stat modifications, skill conversions, and general play advice. The finished kit will be distributed as a free PDF.

Mothership has a fantastic ecosystem of adventure content, and given both games have Panic Engine roots, interoperability is both interesting and achievable. Run your Cutters across the Dream in A Pound of Flesh, into the depths of Cloudbank Station in Gradient Descent, or through of the many incredible third-party modules. Cutters are more physically capable than your average Mothership character, but also significantly more noticeable, more alien, and only slightly more resilient to the myriad horrors of the vacuum. BRITTLE STAR believes this will make for an interesting play dynamic and provide a fresh approach to familiar adventures.

A note regarding future emails:
The campaign is proceeding at an impressive pace, and future stretch goals will be incremented slightly further apart. To avoid an excess of communication, they will also be revealed in larger groups of two or three instead of one-by-one as previously.

Thank you for your attention. We appreciate your support. More to come.

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BRITTLE STAR is elated to reveal the first set of Sophont stretch goals, one of which has already been unlocked with your generous support.

At 30,000 USD (reached yesterday evening), the physical edition of Sophont will be printed with premixed spot inks instead of pure process colors. This will allow significantly more accurate reproduction of certain vibrant colors, particularly blues and greens—such as those used in the spreads for the KILN and LENS-class symbiotes.

At 33,000 USD (pending), Sophont: FIRST CUT will include a free introductory operation, currently titled "OBJECTIVE: BUTCHER BLOCK." Cutters will investigate an organic object of interest currently interred in a meatpacking plant, and unravel a web of violently intersecting agendas woven around it. OBJECTIVE: BUTCHER BLOCK will be added to the FIRST CUT PDF by the end of the year.

Further stretch goals will be revealed as we approach them. BRITTLE STAR looks forward to sharing them with you.

Thank you for your attention.

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