Matthew Ayers
CREATOR
20+ projects backed in 2026
Backed 5 projects in 💥 Zinetopia 2026
16 days ago
Project Update: Update 6 - Huzzah!
Hey all,
Zinetopia is officially over and I am so proud of this project! Thank you all for believing in it, from not just the bottom of my heart, but every teeny-tiny corner it possesses.
So what's next?
The Nitty Gritty
BackerKit is gradually collecting funds for projects and should release them to me in 2-3 weeks. The second I can pay the printer, I'll get that process started (and send the team their raises!). As we get closer to shipping, I'll send out surveys via the pledge manager and collect shipping costs. I'll send the UK/Europe books to my shipping partner in the UK, and fulfill the rest of the world myself. Apologies in advance to my wife, as I plan on consuming the dining table with books and shipping supplies.
Beta pdfs, play aid pdfs, and the VTT will release to everyone in a few weeks. They'll be pretty close to the final versions, so you can start playing immediately.
I plan to update as we hit major milestones, certainly less often than during the campaign because wow did I get a lot of emails and I'm sure you did, too.
Early Birds and Designer Commentary
The core book, play aids, and VTT have my main focus. The bonus manifestations and designer commentary pdfs will be sent out after. The bonus manifestations are already written, I just need to lay them out. The designer commentary needs to be written, but laying it out and getting it done *should* be relatively simple. I'm honestly excited to write loads on a subject matter that I am intimately familiar with. Both should happen relatively quickly after the main stuff is finished.
Cross-Collab
I will soon start playtesting for the cross-collab class written by Ella Watts, The Palace. Once I feel assured that it won't break the game, I'll work on laying that out and sending it to people who backed both Blightfall and The Deepest Dark.
The Stretch Goal
I'm honestly amazed at how close we got ($315 dollars away!). I'm still going to release Crowns and Swords at a later date, but the how and why will be decided later. Since I'll already be doing a playtest for the cross-collab class, it wouldn't be hard to playtest all the Crowns and Swords content as well. They do pair very nicely together. Once I have a plan, I'll let you all know.
Got Questions?
If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know! You can comment here or email me at matthew.ayers.rpg AT gmail DOT com.
Thanks all!
Zinetopia is officially over and I am so proud of this project! Thank you all for believing in it, from not just the bottom of my heart, but every teeny-tiny corner it possesses.
So what's next?
The Nitty Gritty
BackerKit is gradually collecting funds for projects and should release them to me in 2-3 weeks. The second I can pay the printer, I'll get that process started (and send the team their raises!). As we get closer to shipping, I'll send out surveys via the pledge manager and collect shipping costs. I'll send the UK/Europe books to my shipping partner in the UK, and fulfill the rest of the world myself. Apologies in advance to my wife, as I plan on consuming the dining table with books and shipping supplies.
Beta pdfs, play aid pdfs, and the VTT will release to everyone in a few weeks. They'll be pretty close to the final versions, so you can start playing immediately.
I plan to update as we hit major milestones, certainly less often than during the campaign because wow did I get a lot of emails and I'm sure you did, too.
Early Birds and Designer Commentary
The core book, play aids, and VTT have my main focus. The bonus manifestations and designer commentary pdfs will be sent out after. The bonus manifestations are already written, I just need to lay them out. The designer commentary needs to be written, but laying it out and getting it done *should* be relatively simple. I'm honestly excited to write loads on a subject matter that I am intimately familiar with. Both should happen relatively quickly after the main stuff is finished.
Cross-Collab
I will soon start playtesting for the cross-collab class written by Ella Watts, The Palace. Once I feel assured that it won't break the game, I'll work on laying that out and sending it to people who backed both Blightfall and The Deepest Dark.
The Stretch Goal
I'm honestly amazed at how close we got ($315 dollars away!). I'm still going to release Crowns and Swords at a later date, but the how and why will be decided later. Since I'll already be doing a playtest for the cross-collab class, it wouldn't be hard to playtest all the Crowns and Swords content as well. They do pair very nicely together. Once I have a plan, I'll let you all know.
Got Questions?
If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know! You can comment here or email me at matthew.ayers.rpg AT gmail DOT com.
Thanks all!
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