I'm here with your monthly Mystery Snacks update to let you know how the project is going and give hints about the final work where I can.
This month, all final drafts from writers were submitted on time, and I’ve reviewed them and made what I feel are the final edits. I’ve also sent this along with final edits on the base material to our layout artist, BoRyan, who said he’d be able to finish getting it into final format in July (aligned with schedule).
Aside from this, I also got the bonus 1-pager for collab project backers completed! It’s about a group of goblins who are trying to fix the human’s party to make it more tasteful (to goblin tastes) without getting caught. Here’s a sneak peek of the top 1/3 of the page!
Goblin art for this one-pager is from an artpack by Guillaume Jentey that I’ve been saving just for a special project, and I’m really glad I got to use it here! I’m giving the game to a proofreader and playtesting with kiddo this summer, then it should be ready to release alongside the surveys, which will be sent out in Aug/Sep (I plan to wait until proofs are confirmed OK first).
Everything so far is on track, and I’ll keep you updated at our next check in!
COMPLETED:
Feb – fund project
Mar – kick off guest writers (send guidelines, formatting + style guide)
Mar – set up pre-order store
Apr – guest writer check in
May – guest writer 1st drafts due
May – review 1st drafts
May – kick off guest writer 2nd drafts
June – guest writer 2nd draft due
June – kick off layout artist
NEXT STEPS:
July – final layout due
July – order proof (round 1)
Aug – proofs arrive, check, review update (round 1)
