Howdy, although I've been silent for a little while, that doesn't mean I haven't been working!

After getting started on some balance changes to the Bravo, I decide to change what all I'd work on this month.  Here's what's been done so far:

You can see all of that in the latest version of the files (0.9.5) in the shared google drive folder.

At this point, it's mainly art and likely another small balance pass.

2/3 stretch goals are mostly done, and the remaining 1 (the backstory adlibs + complications) has been outlined, so all of the remaining design work will be done by the end of October. After that, depending on the number, size, and details of the art pieces, it may take through December to complete everything as I also work on unrelated commissions in the background---all of that is to say, we're still on schedule.

That's all for now, however, so until the end October, adios.

Just a bit before closing, we managed to pass $2,500, which means we've completed the Bravo Backstories stretch goal. You can expect complications, simple tokens, and Monstrous-esque backstory adlibs to be added to the Bravo!

If you're unfamiliar with Monstrous by Cloud Curio and Map Crow, here's an example monster ability adlib from it:

The idea with the Bravo backstory adlibs is that they'll cover the major events that lead to your Bravo developing their attitude, picking up their tricks, and surviving long enough to become a hero. Like in the image above, however, it's going to leave some important details blank so that you can personalize your character. 

Their goal is to provide a framework for you to build a backstory off of that fits the Bravo class without being totally prescriptive in what that backstory is.

As stated in the title, the campaign has reached its end. We hit a surprise 3rd stretch goal at the last second, but that won't change our timelines.

To quickly go over around when you can expect to receive all your goodies, here's the timeline as presented in the campaign's story section:

Frankly, it's all relatively conservative estimates, but I'd rather under-promise and over-deliver. I'm very confident that everything (barring the limited commissions and maybe the art collection) will be done by December's end.

Playtest materials and the forgesteel file are already out, you should have instant access to those, and they'll be updated a couple of times a month. I'll notify you via updates here (like this one).

The tutorial packet is technically finished, but I'm unhappy with the art in it. That should be cleaned up and sent out later this month, alongside adjustments to the original 6 leveled treasures (which are currently in the playtest documents) and possibly some tweaks to a few signature abilities.

After that, we'll have to play it by ear. I tend to bounce around between different parts of a project, so you're likely to see a lot of screen caps and half-finished designs in these updates during October-November.


You'll receive an email when the pledge manager opens up in a little while, which will be to confirm or adjust your pledge. Until then, thank you all for the support and adios!

We've now passed the $2000 mark, netting the Bravo a fully custom character sheet and ability cards. You can expect to begin seeing early versions of that in about 1-2 months.

In the meantime, C-tier and higher backers can now enjoy the Bravo on Forgesteel! The beta and alpha testing folders have been updated to include the forgesteel file, which has levels 1-10 of the class alongside 6 of the eventual 12 leveled treasures.

We've now hit $1,500 of funding, and, with that, we've also reached our first stretch goal. As a reminder, here's what that looks like:

Once I begin to wrap up all the core stuff and have the forgesteel file done up to 1st-echelon, I'll begin running some polls to help decide on a couple of the items that'll be included here.

In just over 2 days we've hit our initial goal of $1000, so every dollar now is pushing towards that added content.

At the moment, the plan is to wrap up the remaining basic rules and explanations (e.g. add features that clear up rules interactions, give visual examples for cones, etc.) then put the full class into a forgesteel file by the end of the month. I'll be sketching out some of the art along the way, too, but we'll be holding off on doing any solid work for stretch goals until the base stuff is done.

We've still got another 29 days left, so here's to hoping we hit each of them!