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So, assuming you guys will be surrounded by stacks of these things next week, are the ones headed to the show the corrected version? (Sorry if this has already been asked and answered!) Count Troskoski
No posts here since yesterday at 8:30 AM? Hey, there's a Kickstarter going on here! :D Clickety-click, and let's get this thing funded so my friends can breathe a little easier tonight. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adventureaweek/snow-white-an-adventure -for-pathfinder-rpg-and-dan
Thanks, Anthony! Tony Troskoski
I am still tracking this thread! :D I have just recently reworded that section, and remedied the safety/safety thing. That was a good spot! Thanks! More updates are being done today, and I will try to address other presentation issues as I work on the layout. Thanks for all the feedback! @Kilrex: Hahaha, nice! Tony Troskoski
Unhallowed Kickstarter Update:
Please help us Kick our project by backing and sharing this link: Tony Troskoski
I just wanted to update: I have just posted an Adventure Synopsis of the first adventure on the KS page, per your suggestion. Thanks again! Tony Troskoski
OK I subscride... Hope we got plenty of additional stuffs ^^ We do too! ;) Help us spread the word, and let's unlock ALL our stretch goals. I posted an Adventure Synopsis of the first adventure, per your suggestion. I hope you drool! Tony Troskoski
@Major Longhorn: Yes, you can. We plan to provide more information on the Adventure Path via the Kickstarter page very soon. We will announce it here. Thanks! @Seth Parsons: Thank you for the support! Tony Troskoski
Thanks Matt! We are recompiling an abridged version of some of our setting and AP info, and will be updating the top 'introduction' section of the KS page soon. Thanks for the feedback! Tony Troskoski
We've just begun the Unhallowed Adventure Path Kickstarter Campaign! We wanted to announce this dark horror fantasy setting to fans of the RPG Superstar competition because our design staff and stretch goal contributors include no less than THREE finalists in the RPG Superstar competition!
Come support The Unhallowed Kickstarter and tell these designers what you want to see in a creepy horror setting. We can't wait to see you all there! Tony Troskoski
Our Kickstarter launched today! We are kick-starting our first project: a brand new, three part horror fantasy adventure path for The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. We have joined forces with Paizo's 2013 RPG Superstar Winner, and two-time Iron GM World Champion, Steven T Helt, along with fellow co-writers Gillian Fraser - Lead Designer of the widely successful Wicked Fantasy, and Steve Rowe - the reigning Iron GM World Champion. Thank you in advance for your support! Tony Troskoski
@Endzeigeist: I have remedied this with a new International backer level. Thank you for pointing out this oversight on the first day! Tony Troskoski
@Endzeigeist: I am working on that option today. I will update the applicable backer levels, and post back here. Thanks for the linkification! @Weslocke: Well, thank you. We hope to see more of you around here. Thank you for your interest! Tony Troskoski
That's right! As you can see, we are truly collaborating with the experts on the details of our setting. On a related note, we will be revealing our first five stretch goals when we launch the Kickstarter on Tuesday. As levels are opened (or as I determine enough time has passed), we will be revealing other hidden stretch goals, including contributions from some really awesome guest authors. ;) Tony Troskoski
Hello again! With less than a week until launch, it is finally time to reveal the identity of our last writer! Our final Horseman owns three, yes three copies of the Book of Vile Darkness. He won his first of two Iron GM World Championships after killing his entire party, who then voted him to win the title. He has recruited talent and co-hosted a half-dozen large Pathfinder events for Gen-Con attendees, and his eye for skilled designers and GMs extends to bringing the last two Iron GM champions to the competition, as well as recruiting his fellow Horsemen for The Unhallowed. He may be best known to Pathfinder players as this year's Paizo RPG Superstar winner. Since winning the contest in April, he has done design work for Paizo Publishing, Adventure-A-Week.com, and the "Christina Stiles Presents" line for Super Genius Games. It will be a strong publishing year for him as a freelancer. His attraction to the horror setting of the Unhallowed is that he loves rich, in-character roleplay. The chance to set a mood, to take assumptions away from players, and to design a darkly-complected Pathfinder setting is very exciting for him. As a long-time player and GM, he shares a vision with his fellow Horsemen that other Pathfinder players and GMs will appreciate. Our final Horseman is none other than your reigning 2013 RPG Superstar: Steven T Helt! The Kickstarter is set to launch on October 1st. Stay tuned for more information on that soon! Tony Troskoski
Greetings again from The Unhallowed! Thank you all for your fantastic support so far. We seem to have sparked some interest in our little project, and I appreciate the response and encouragement from everyone! On the heels of our last reveal, we have another writer to unveil today. Prepare to be exposed to the next of The Unhallowed's Horsemen: War! I have followed the success of War's prior project with great interest, and I am very happy to announce that we have her experience and talent to draw from as we push through the writing and design of this project. She won the Iron GM event at Phoenix ComiCon this year, so you know she's a presence behind the screen. She is also lead designer for the very successful Wicked Fantasy kickstarter. She brings a lot of knowledge and literacy to the Unhallowed team and we're proud to have her. She is a mechanics fiend with a GM's perspective on bringing challenging conflict to the players, so it's no surprise we're introducing her as War. Again, without further ado, I present to you another of our all-star writing team - Gillian Fraser! Tony Troskoski
Wonderful! Now that we have the pleasantries out of the way (... if you consider being introduced to Famine, War, and Pestilence pleasantries), I would like to take this time to fulfill my promise to you. I told you that we would be revealing the identities of our writers over the coming weeks. It is that time that I unveil the first of my Horsemen. Pestilence is a man of many words, and in his line of business, that is a marvelous thing. And while he is extremely humble, I am here to tell you that he is fantastic at this business of writing roleplaying adventures and accessories. When I began plotting ideas for this project, I tried my best to put all the dread and terror into it that I could muster. Then Pestilence came along, and what I found under that well-worn mantle of his was a mind made for weaving plots of horror. I have had the pleasure of working with him for a little while on this project, and trust me when I tell you that this man was born to do this. He is the current reigning Iron GM World Champion. He is presently contributing as a cover writer for a major 3rd party published product and was a finalist in the 2013 Kobold Lost Magic contest. His day job is as a PE licensed civil engineer. By night, he finds new and terrific ways to scare the Hell out of us. It is without further ado that I remove the shroud from the first of my Horsemen - a name you will come to know and fear - Stephen Rowe! Tony Troskoski
The_Silver_Prince, received and replied, thank you! Tony Troskoski
Endzeitgeist, Thank you for the interest in our little project! The title is definitely a suggestion to the underlying story behind the greater Campaign Setting. This is a world in crisis, where the darker powers are using an advantageous position to spread chaos across our world. This initial Adventure Path will only touch on that, but our future Player's Guide and Campaign Setting books will go much deeper into the wider story, and I think you will find it to your liking! Also of note is that these adventures are being designed with our setting in mind, but much of the information specicific to our setting is being included as sidebars, and these horror stories we are weaving are designed to be easily placed in any other published or homebrew setting without any modification, aside from minor place names if they are not applicable to your own worlds. Allow me to add, you will most certainly be getting a sample of our work! Thanks again, Tony Troskoski
Absolutely Gonturan, I'd be happy to! As Famine so eloquently described it: "The world we're building aspires to be rich in multiple horror themes for your next several characters to enjoy. We will provide you with adventures and options that let you explore classic fantasy horror tropes, and of course add more. Whether gothic or Lovecraftian, gritty or poetic, if you want a spooky, sad story of hopelessness and evil, Unhallowed is for your table." To be more specific about my description you referenced for the first Adventure Path trilogy that our initial Kickstarter campaign that we are launching next month is for the funding of (and hopefully without giving too much away...): we will be focusing this series in a remote wilderness frontier region of the greater gameworld we are developing. Here, the settlers from all of the remote farms and villages have fled in the face of an encroaching shadow, abandoning their homes for the safety of the scattered, walled city-states around the region. So to answer your question more specifically, the first AP is more toward the 'modern cinematic horror' style you describe above, with hordes of undead roaming these abandoned settlements. The second proposed AP - which is only very minimally outlined at this point - will fit your 'slow, menacing terrors that corrupt the mind and soul' description, and already has me a bit creeped out... (See my '...if not also a bit disturbing.' quote above.) Now that our small group has expanded to include many other talented developers, we are now working on several different projects simultaneously. Pestilence and I are working together to complete the main content of this first AP as Famine and War work on the Campaign Setting and Player's Guides to The Unhallowed - much of those details we will be incorporating into this first AP. We also have agreements with other well-respected designers and authors on board to add stretch goals to our project, which we will be announcing as we near October. Our artists have a stack of requests, pending the success of this crowdfunding campaign, including cartography, character art, etc. Thank you for your interest and inquiry. I hope my long-winded explanation helps clear some of that up for you. Tony Troskoski
Thank you for your feedback! I have been trying to distribute much of my time on the business, promotion, and design elements of the campaign, and leaving the writing to those much more experienced. I was lucky to have found an outstanding source of videos on Creative Suite by a gentleman named Terry White that have proven to be invaluable as I learn, and I am getting the hang of it a little. I do have a graphic designer local to me that I can call on, but his time is often even more tied up than my own. I really appreciate the feedback. I will be taking your guidance to heart, and I will absolutely be doing the best job I can, and we will provide timely, quality products worthy of staking our future reputation on. Tony Troskoski
Patience, ShadowcatX. As I said in my post above Famine's, this is not the day to reveal the identities of any of my Harbingers. We will be unveiling each of them one at a time as we draw nearer to the launch of our Kickstarter. I have held them in reserve for a while, and they have been itching to tease you all with some of the details of our setting. I can promise you each of our anonymous designers has at least some design experience for a major 3PP, and knows the Pathfinder system very well. Furthermore, they have great chemistry and watching them work has been a lot of fun, ...if not also a bit disturbing. Soon you will be meeting War. Be ready... My post from Saturday lists the group's credentials. Tony Troskoski
As I mentioned in my thread above, we have several authors and contributors that we will be unveiling the identities of over the coming weeks. To add to the suspense, two of my co-collaborators will be introducing themselves to you all tonight under a veil of anonymity. Both have been hard at work helping to finalize many of the finer details of our gameworld, and their contribution to this project can not be understated. So, tonight I am introducing to you all, two of the designers that will be helping me bring horror to your gaming tables: Famine and Pestilence. Tony Troskoski
Hah! I assure you, there is none of that. I run this website and server myself, with absolutely no advertising, data-mining, list-spamming, or anything else. If you receive any email, it will be from me, and completely relevant to only news and information about The Unhallowed. You have my word. :) Tony Troskoski
Thanks for the feedback, Silver Prince! We have a confirmed backer level planned that includes working with one of our designers to help develop one of our Iconic Characters. These characters will be included in all of our future products, with full credit to the contributor who assisted in their creation. We will also have a private 'Backers-Only' forum that will be viewable by backers of all contributor levels, where we will be revealing sneak peeks into our development, asking for feedback from our community, and running polls on the overall direction of our story, and asking for ideas on adventure hooks that you guys would like to see. I am making updates to the website this morning, but I would encourage you, and everyone else interested in getting involved, to help make our Adventure Path and Campaign Setting as full of horror and depth that we possibly can by registering on the forums now, and getting involved in the development while we are still in the early(ish) stages of fleshing out the setting for The Unhallowed. Thanks again for your interest and support. We will be planning on open Ask Us Anything chat session in the very near future (where we will be unveiling the first of our yet-unannounced developers), and we will be sure to post news about that here as soon as we work out the details. Tony Troskoski
Hello again, It's been a long time since I updated my post here, but I have some worthy news to share with you all. We have finally set a date for the launch of our KickStarter Campaign! Our Project will be running from October 1st to the 31st, and we will be posting links and news throughout the month as we lead up to the date. We will be unveiling the identities of many of the special guest contributors we have recruited, and share some clues to some of the offers we will be providing as backer rewards. Our cast or writers now includes a Paizo RPG Superstar Champion, Iron GM World Champions, and an Ennie Award-winning game developer! Our Stretch Goals will also include other guest contributors, including another RPG Superstar Finalist. Thanks again for your continued support! Tony Troskoski
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