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.

New Game Reveal!

It is finally time! We have completed all of the editing and final artwork approvals for our new game releasing towards the end of this year. All files have been sent to our printer and we are waiting for approval to receive our proof copy. Having said all that, while we celebrate here at the studio for another job well done, we can finally reveal a bit more about what you can expect to be seeing. This new tabletop game incorporates a lot of familiar elements from our other games and uses the same D20/D6 system that has been successful. However, we have added new elements to include more in-depth character background and world building tables. This game world is set in early prehistoric time on a world much like our own Earth back when it was a Pangaea world. While we do not have dinosaurs, there are still massive beasts roaming the wilds, and there are mystical energies to be tapped by those who can wield such untamed magic. This game has a lot more survival elements but is otherwise similar to how Chronofields introduced limited resources. Characters take the role of tribal members who must band together for safety and security in this harsh, living world.

There are a lot of other exciting things we have included in this game, but we want to hold off a bit before revealing everything. We did commission more artwork for this game and are excited to show a sampling of it here. What you see are some of the mythical monoliths found throughout the world. These are immense places of power and are often where tribes gather. The artist that made these beautiful images is just one of those that we commissioned for this game. Keep checking back here for more information as we get closer to the release date.

So what are we planning now that we have finished this immense project? Well, as mentioned before, we will begin working on the next expansion for Chronofields that was supposed to have been released last year. We hope to have this done and out for everyone before June next year. After that is the final expansion for True Agenda that should be out before the end of 2024. So we have a lot of work to complete in the coming months. As always, thank you to everyone who has been with us on this amazing journey!

August already!

The original intention was to keep the news page updated semi-regularly with exciting information about what we here at the studio were doing this year. Now it’s August. Better late than never and all that, but it is amazing how quickly time passes. There is good news, nonetheless. The newest game title has been 100% written and has gone to editing. About 70% of the artwork is complete, including several commissioned pieces. The rest of the artwork should be complete in the next couple of weeks, and then once editing and any rewrites are finished, the book will be sent off to the printer hopefully in early September.

While we wait for the proof to get back from our printer, we will begin work once more on completing the next expansion for Chronofields that was supposed to release last year. If everything goes well, then we might be able to secure a March or April release next year. Once that completes, then we will see where the studio wants to focus its attention on, but I am believing it will be for the long-awaited final expansion for True Agenda. However, that will be looked at closer once we get through the next few months.

In between all of this, we will be putting together several ads to start to drum up interest in our upcoming releases. Some will coincide with the new game release while others will be used on various social media and internet sites. More on this to come.

The Plan Revealed!

Finally, after much deliberation and consideration for pending projects and making up for lost time, the staff at the studio have finally made a determination for where the road will lead us in 2023. We have decided to go ahead with the launch of a new tabletop role playing game as was originally slated for this year. The missed projects for last year, which included expansions for True Agenda and Chronofields, have been put back on hold. If time allows, then one of those projects will begin again later this year, most likely being the Chronofields expansion as work had already begun on it in early 2022 before things went south.

So far, work is progressing nicely on the new game title, with page design and writing already completed for about 20% of the game, with the rest in between initial draft and final development stages. We have also begun reaching agreements with some freelance artists for this game and are excited to be able to add more custom artwork from a variety of talent! This takes some pressure off the small in-house staff, allowing us to focus on the writing and development of the game, including some new elements never before used in any previous titles. Final playtesting will also be done in the coming months, although with us using the already successful framework of our previous games, any tweaks should prove minimal.

Game reveal details will not happen until much closer to release, which isn’t scheduled until towards the end of this year. We might be able to release teasers, and potential artist information, a little sooner. As always, keep checking back here for more information.

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!