A few years ago, a friend lent me a book that she raved about, saying it was unlike anything she’d read before.
I was at a point in my life where I was struggling to find books that really grabbed me, and I took the novel with gratitude but honestly pretty low expectations.
The novel was Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse, and I’m pretty sure I read the whole thing in a single weekend. My friend was right—it was unlike anything I’d read before. I was haunted by so many beautiful images in it: A young man scarred by his mother for a larger purpose. A ship captain calming the sea through her song. A sun priest falsely accused of an attempted assassination. And the ending, which I will not spoil for those who haven’t read it. But wow, what an ending.
I read the other two books in the series when they came out, going back each time to revisit the first one as well.
So you’ll understand just how big my delight was when we were approached earlier this year about creating a roleplaying game set in Rebecca’s incredible world. I did my very best to be a professional, responsible, non-squeeing human during our first meeting with Rebecca, her agent, and game designer Kenna Alexander (of Coyote and Crow), and I think I mostly succeeded.
That first meeting went great, and since then, our whole team has been hard at work on these games, reading (or rereading) the books; having incredible brainstorming conversations with artists, designers, and other creatives; and now, we’ve launched this crowdfunding campaign to make it all happen.
I hope you love Rebecca’s books, whether you’re coming to them fresh or rereading them for the umpteenth time. And I hope you love this game as much as we are loving making it.
— Shanna
Thank you for joining Shanna, Kenna, Rebecca, and the entire MCG Team as we begin our quest to bring this game to your table. We couldn’t be more thrilled and honored to be bringing the Meridian to life!
And remember: this campaign needs you!
Between Earth & Sky: the Roleplaying Game is really special. It’s more than another cool property we get to work with—it’s a chance to help bring vision and ideas to the game table that don’t easily find their way into fantasy gaming. And to do it with love, respect, and authenticity.
The average gamer may see the imagery of this game and, without malice or even deliberate thought, just assume it’s not for them. So it’s not enough for us to just “get the word out” about BEaS. We need to advocate for it, and particularly to show fantasy gamers of all stripes how much they’ll love this game—once they get past their expectations of what fantasy has to be.
Please help spread the word. And please help news about Between Earth & Sky reach audiences that might not otherwise hear about it.
If you need a bit of inspiration, or message to share, you can find MCG’s social media accounts here. Share or like our posts, or tell the world in your own words why gamers should look at this campaign (feel free to borrow art, or crib text, from our posts).
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