I have just been informed yesterday by Backerkit that TTRPG books do not count as 'books' under their Printopia banner, which means that I am no longer in the event*.  This is a setback as I was really counting on the cross-collab I had planned with another creator and the event's traffic to help spread the word and get the project funded.

I took a day to process this and reorganize my thoughts and planning as I have absolutely dreaded writing this update. Nevertheless the project will still go on, its launch will just be tentatively delayed until Zinetopia 2027.

* If this reminds you of how ttrpgs are consistently excluded from game events because the organisers meant video games not physical/analogue/tabletop games, then you are not the only one. As someone who has been campaigning for tabletop games to be more recognised in game spaces in Australia, this is extremely disappointing to have the same issue come from the other side of this conversation and from a company that has always been so supportive of ttrpgs. Saying that, I respect and accept their stance on this, even if I don't agree with it, anyway...

There will still be something to look forward to in September as I am working on a teaser adventure with pre-written characters and half-formed world for you to play and give feedback on. I was working through the character portraits of these characters when Backerkit threw this wrench my way. Here are two that I have completed so far:

These are just some backgrounds and backstories to show the wide variety and endless possibilities of how someone could have become a Chosen. I want to really encourage creativity and narrative exploration so...