February News!

Here it is not even a month later and there is some exciting news from the studio! Last week we had sent off the proofs to our printer for the next Chronofields expansion and everything has come back positive. Because of this, it means we are looking to release the expansion about two months early! As we have explained on a few occasions before, the expansion is actually almost two years late, but the ability to get it out sooner than we projected is definitely welcome. We are still waiting on the proof copy to arrive from the printer, but as long as everything looks good, then we plan to release before the end of the month. This expansion will be available in the usual places and will be bundled with the other Chronofields titles on Drive Thru, meaning it will be even cheaper upon release for those who have already purchased the bundle.

We have already begun writing and working on the cover design and several art pieces for the last planned True Agenda expansion. However, the early release of the Chronofields title does not affect the timetable of this title, which is still slated towards the end of the year. If things change, then we will definitely update everyone here and across social media, but for now we have not made any significant adjustments to our release schedule.

Winter Wonderland

As we sit in the studio with the snow coming down, we are excited to announce our upcoming releases for the new year. First up will be the long awaited and delayed second full expansion for Chronofields. It will release this Spring and is currently in the editing and final art review phase. We plan to send it off to our printer by early March. The theme of the expansion centers around the American wild west but also builds upon the previous expansion, Haunting Fields. While there are no artist collaborations or other exciting news like we had during the Primal Spirit launch, this expansion looks to build upon the moderate success of the game title and is long overdue because of the issues faced by the studio during some of the worst of the Covid outbreak two years ago.

Another long overdue release that is currently in the writing and art development stage is the fifth, and likely final, full expansion for True Agenda. This one builds upon the already robust additions to the combat system and also looks to add additional timeline options for players and directors looking for more detailed and in-depth storytelling. We are anticipating a late Fall release for this one like we typically do, and this expansion will likely be the final thing we release this year.

While we wanted to try to push out more releases, we did not want to rush anything and overtax the studio resources, especially with us planning to release a new game system in 2025. This is not to say things couldn’t turn out differently, but we just currently are not planning any more for this year. We will have a better idea about future projects once the Chronofields expansion releases and the writing is complete for the True Agenda expansion. As always, keep checking here and across our social media platforms for more information as the year progresses.

Happy Release Day!

It is finally here! Primal Spirit, our newest tabletop roleplaying game is officially released both at our online store and over at Drive Thru RPG here: Primal Spirit - Streaming Consciousness Studios, LLC | DriveThruRPG.com This has been a wonderful accomplishment by all of the studio staff and with our amazing commissioned artists! While we celebrate this release and look forward to seeing what everyone thinks about the new game, we also are continuing working for the next few weeks on next year’s content as we had revealed in previous news articles and across social media.

Thank you to everyone who has been following us, been interested in what we do, and has contributed to our success. This has been an amazing journey and is not one we are planning to stop anytime soon! As always, continue to follow us here, on Facebook, or elsewhere and see what we plan to do next!

Another One Down!

As of yesterday, we finished the writing and artwork for the next expansion for Chronofields. The goal was to get at much done as we could before the new year on this expansion, and we completed it seven weeks early! The writing still has to go through editing and the artwork still needs to be converted for print compliance, but the heavy lifting is finished. This frees up the studio staff to look towards the next release for True Agenda as well as possibly a third title release in 2024. This will certainly help us get back on track with the rest of the project catalog, but we also have to ensure that quality and content are not compromised. Still, it is a reason to celebrate.

We won’t be sitting idle for the rest of the year. Our new game launches in less than two weeks and we have some time to get a jump start on several things while still being able to step away for a few weeks at the end of the year and enjoy time with family. As always, keep checking here and across social media for more announcements in the coming weeks.

Proof Copy Arrival and Finishing Everything Up!

The proof copy for our newest tabletop game releasing in November arrived a few days ago and everyone at the studio was happy with the result. There were no issues found and so our initial order of physical copies has commenced! All the other last-minute tasks required for launching a new game have been finished as well, so now is just the wait until the official release date a little more than a month from now finally arrives.

Wait, did I say we were just waiting for the date? I meant to say we are busy working on the long-overdue expansion for Chronofields. The writing is about 60 percent done and the artwork is nearing completion except for the scenario maps which have not yet begun. The goal is to get everything complete by February, but we are on track currently to be done this year. If we can manage that, then there is the possiblity of adding another project into next year’s que, but I am not quite ready to lock that in yet. Too many things can still cause delays at this point, so we will see where we are going into December. Keep checking back here or on social media to stay current with new announcements.

Looking Ahead... 2023 I See You!

Hello again. Hopefully everyone has been enjoying the holiday season, whether with a traditional Christmas or something more meaningful to you. Regardless of how everyone celebrates, there is no arguing the new year is right around the corner! For us here at the studios, we are looking forward to getting back into the swing of things. There has been a lot of creative discussions over the past several weeks, and we are eager to sit down and get working! We were able to shake some of the dust off our creative skills and fire up the digital art apps. We are hoping for a better start to this new year than what we endured last year, and with that hopeful outcome in mind, we plan to release more news in the coming weeks of our purposed schedule and upcoming collaborations with some new artistic talent. As always, keep checking back here for the newest information and reveals.

Bundled days are here again!

Even though the studio suffered a setback this year, and no new products will be released in 2022, we still wanted to put out an offer to everyone who has been considering trying our tabletop game line. Starting this morning, we have bundled together the main rulebook for our very first game, True Agenda, alongside our most recent game, GRID. Both are in PDF format and are available over at Drive Thru RPG for just $15.00. That means that while paying full price for GRID, you get True Agenda for just a nickel!

The reason these two games are bundled together is because they are the easiest to run cross-over games with, as they both deal with future situations and alien lifeforms. Additionally, it’s a good way to showcase where the studio began and where we are currently. Both games are a source of pride for everyone here and we are confident one, if not both, games will delight fans of science fiction, alternate futures and alien conspiracies. You can find the bundle here.

The long road back...

As I sit here and write this, it has been almost five months since the entire studio staff contracted Covid. While everyone else recovered, albeit with some lingering effects, I took a turn for the worst. Pneumonia settled in on me while I was trying to recover from Covid, and I ended up in the hospital and had to be put on a ventilator. While I was in a serious drugged state where I had tremendous delusions for seven days, doctors and my family did everything they could to ensure I would recover. That I am writing this now is testament to their efforts and I am eternally grateful for everything they have done.

The business, as could be expected, halted during this time, and we are just now looking at getting back to work. While most of the staff have other jobs, as this is still primarily a labor of love, we do have quite a few people that have become interested in what we do. While I do not feel I have let anyone down, I do believe I owe these words to explain our situation and our commitment to come back. We had two loose release dates scheduled for this year, but we will not succeed in achieving them. However, we will begin again in the coming weeks to work on the many projects we still have planned. While my recovery is finally near complete, it will still take some time for the studio to get to back into the full swing of things.

I want to thank everyone out there who has been following us, whether from the beginning or recently. Keep checking here, and eventually on our other social media sites, for future news and eventual release dates of new designs. Thank you again, and it is absolutely wonderful to still be here.

Multiple Title Launch Day!

It is finally here, the official launch day of our third tabletop roleplaying game, GRID (cover art to the right). Get ready for some sci-fi intrigue and action as this new game takes place about 100 years into the future, and boy have things changed! As always, the game will be available for purchase on this site as well as over at Drive Thru. Check it out here. GRID is the pinnacle of our earliest full game design work, but it has waited until now because of the work required to bring the entire game to life. True Agenda and Chronofields laid the framework for GRID’s redesign, and we are extremely pleased at the final result. Also, don’t forget, GRID contains commissioned art by Mike Faille who was responsible for bringing a powerful antagonistic alien race to life for the game. You check out his other work here. Hopefully you will enjoy the game as much as we did in creating it.

Additionally, we are also releasing the second resource pack for True Agenda (cover art included on the right). This mini-expansion adds new rules that were included with GRID, and since all of our games are compatible with each other, we wanted to make sure that True Agenda also had those rules. The resource pack is pay what you want over at Drive Thru RPG found here. This can also be purchased on this site for a nominal fee.

Both of these releases on the same day make the biggest effort yet for the studios, but we are not stopping here! We have an ambitious plan for continued releases over the next three years, and yes that includes another new tabletop game! Make sure to continue checking back here, follow us over at Facebook, or keep tabs on us at Drive Thru RPG (or all three)! More information will be forthcoming as we get closer to the New Year about what 2022 and beyond has in store.

Time Flies...

Here we are again with another holiday season right around the corner. This summer flew by faster than the other ones, or so it seems. There were a lot of things going on outside of the business ventures that threatened to slow everything down, but thankfully we were so far ahead that it is all still coming together nicely.

Case in point - the files have been sent off (about three hours ago now) to our printer as we finished the final editing, along with the conversion of the art files, earlier this week. We have just over a month to go before the planned release of our third roleplaying game, along with some additional material for True Agenda! We always like wrapping everything up before the holidays get here so that everyone can spend time with family and friends, and it looks like this year will be no exception.

This doesn’t mean that we are done working for the year. On the contrary, work for the second expansion of Chronofields will be starting as soon as next week depending on when we hear back from the printer. While there will be a break at the end of the year, we are hoping to get a decent start on the expansion. While there is no firm release date yet, we are aiming for Spring, and definitely before Summer, to release it in both PDF and print format. So, as always, check back here for more information, and get ready for more announcements coming in November!