Week 2 Begins!
over 2 years ago – Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 10:53:09 AM

Hello There!

Generally speaking, good news everyone! The first week of the Cthulhu Dreamt Kickstarter is over and was by all accounts a ROUSING success! In this update we’ll review the highlights of this past week, review some news for the future, let you know where you can catch Cthulhu Dreamt content across the web, AND give you a special: early limited release listen to a song.

Accomplished Dreams:

1. First off, WE’VE ALMOST HIT 60K, wahooooo, let’s keep this hype train a-rolling down the track!
    
2. As mentioned previously in the week, our Q&A with members of our Discord and the entire dev team went fantastically! We looooooved answering your questions and getting to hang out with you all! If you’d all like another, show off in the comments and we’ll make sure to get one scheduled!
    
3. We’ve got some great progress on our Discord with our ARG! Including, as of this morning, our first winner! A reminder that The first 5 successful ARG winners will receive the Kickstarter Exclusive Phys. Edition, Plus EXTRAS tier, as well as some goodies not available ANYWHERE ELSE Here’s a screenshot of some noodling and hints happening. If you wanna get in on the action, This Video should do for starting ya!
    

C’thulnews!

Hey, wanna see more Cthulhu Dreamt Content?

• Check out Pint Of Cthulhu’s 2-part (Click here for part 1, click here for part 2) Springfield Nocturne actual play with ARG mastermind Snails!
   
• Look at this interview I did with AARPG!
   
• Be on the lookout for interviews and actual plays coming out soon from
   
  • GMS Magazine!
     
  • High Shelf Collective, the creators of THIS amazing video you may have seen on our kickstarter page!
     
  • World of Game Design
     
  • Horrorific Chat
     
  • Avalon De Rol
     
  • Seriously Let's Play
     
  
  

And more!

What’s next?

Well, we aRe steadiLY hEading towards our next stretcH goal! TypIcally speAking, thiNgs slow MAssively in the second and thiRd weeks of a kiCkstarter, but between tHat 60k writer’s raIse being So close we can basically taste it, the 65 thousanD world map stRetch goal, and you all being sO amazing, I wouldn’t exPect to stoP hearING from us anytime SOON!

Additionally, we’ll be trying new and improved advertisements to attempt to reach an even BIGGER audience to bring you all even more amazing things, so please, if you see one you like please let us know so we can know if it's working, lol.

Conclusion

As always: thank you all for your support, it means several parallel worlds to us all, we look forward to keeping you updated with more very soon.

Lastly, and I truly do mean this from the bottom of my heart: let us know what you’d like to see from us for this campaign? Have a favorite elder being you wanna see mentioned in future updates? Want us to go into more detail on an aspect of the game or campaign? Let us know in the comments!

ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn, though not for long :)

Brad and the Cthulhu Dreamt Team

Primordial Scriptum

As a reward for sticking around, here’s a link to an unspeakable thing that you all should look upon with your ears and listen carefully to with your eyes!

55k! Where to start with the ARG
over 2 years ago – Sat, Aug 12, 2023 at 10:54:50 AM

Greetings, Dreamers.

Snails here to say two things.

First: Holy Cosmic Guacamole, we hit 55k! Thank you so much for your support and help bringing this game to life!  Now we’ll get to add even more horrible creatures to the book, plus new tools to help you fight back against them.

Second:  If you’re interested in the ARG but are uncertain of where to start our, Discord is a great resource! If you're in need of more concrete guidance, might I suggest this music video? 

No one has solved the ARG yet, so all five victory slots are still up for grabs! You could be the first to claim the prize!

Project We Love: The Secret Art of Game Mastery

Hey, gang! Jaron here. When Action Fiction was running and designing Monsters of Murka, I wish this resource had existed. This is The DM Lair’s Secret Art of Game Mastery, which is a huge resource book FILLED to the brim with all the GM Tips you could possibly want. The cool thing about this book is, it’s system agnostic (see: it’s not just for 5e), so you could get some tips from this book and apply them in Cthulhu Dreamt!

In Their Words: Have you ever felt overwhelmed by all the ins and outs of running a role-playing game? Are you a new game master looking to learn the ropes quickly? Are you a veteran that wants some new tips and tricks to take your game to the next level?

Look no further than The Secret Art of Game Mastery, the latest book from the DM Lair team. We’ve combined over 100 years of real-world, game master experience into one easy-to-use book! With advice on planning sessions, engaging your players, and making combat more fun, the Secret Art of Game Mastery will become an indispensable tool in your GM toolkit!

Click here to check out their project: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thedmlair/the-secret-art-of-game-mastery?ref=5mitna

Onward and Awakened

Thanks to everybody for helping this Kickstarter kick so much ass. I know you read stuff like this a lot, but consider sharing our Kickstarter on Reddit, Facebook, or Twitter—or X now, I guess). Our team of designers is small; we’re basically just a group of friends like yours, who play tabletop games at the same table where we design them (my kitchen table, lol).

Word of mouth shares are such a huge impact for a team like ours. I’m sure you’re inundated with hundreds of requests to “like and subscribe and share” throughout your day from huge influential creators - I hope you’ll consider doing the same for us. Liking this Kickstarter update is an easy start, which you can do by clicking the heart icon below! Thanks, y'all. You are the best of the best. See you soon, Dreamers.

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over 2 years ago – Tue, Aug 08, 2023 at 07:35:22 AM

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