An exciting new RPG of adventure, language, and liturgy from the mind of Richard Rohlin and the people of Strange Owl Games.
All,
J-M clearly needs more coffee. Here are all three images talked about in the previous update.
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Hello, beautiful people!
Richard, here. I wanted to reach out to you all and let you know where we are at in the process of getting the Amboria: Roleplaying in the World Under Starlight kickstarter delivered.
The Amboria Core Book: Is in layout! The art is about 80% completed, and we hope to have a preview of the bestiary chapter for you all to look at soon. In the meantime, here’s three of our favorite art pieces from that chapter, to whet your whistle for what’s to come!
Thunder in the North: Is nearing completion! As we speak, I am putting the finishing touches on some of the poetry for the book. This book is… it’s gonna have a LOT of poetry, I decided. Hey, you didn’t back this campaign for less poetry, did you? In March, those of you who backed at the appropriate levels will be receiving a draft of the book, and we will begin the process of having art and layout done for it.
Knights Errant Games: Are still coming! We’ve scheduled a few of the first “wave” of games, but if you backed at one of our Knights Errant tiers and haven’t gotten to play in a game yet, don’t worry! We’ll be scheduling the next wave of games in March and April! So, keep an eye on your email inbox!
Everything is humming along here at Strange Owl Games despite a few things taking longer than we’d hoped, but we’re excited about getting all of these books delivered to you, and already making plans for future releases. You can keep up with some of my work in progress over at the Strange Owl Patreon if you’re curious.
All,
Here is the promised link to the Strange Owl Mascot!
Big thanks to Sizerworks for their work on statue.
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Hello Backers,
Strange Owl Games here. We wanted to give you an update on where the project is currently at.
As you may have heard, our production manager – J-M DeFoggi – almost died this summer with a case of bacterial meningitis. He has slowly been recovering, and working on Amboria as his energy levels have allowed, but it has been a slow process. He is working with Bob on art direction for Amboria, and Bob is killing it! Here are some of the great pieces he produced for the book (some of which we have shared, others which are brand new).
You may have noticed that the draft for Thunder in the North has been delayed. This is due to several things. One is the difficulty (hinted back in the November update) of compiling the material. It's just taken longer than Richard expected it to, since although all of the adventures are written, many of them have needed converting to the Clash System and major edits to bring them together in a more cohesive way.
The more serious reason for the delay has been Richard's health. Over the summer, Richard was diagnosed with a severe case of heavy metal poisoning (lead and mercury). In retrospect, this explains several symptoms he has experienced over the last 2 years--memory loss, aphasia, and other neurological symptoms. He had to undergo chelation therapy, which he considers a great example of the cure being "worse than the disease."
Although his levels are much better, he is still waiting to find out if he will need to do another round of chelation. He appreciates your prayers for his health. It has been difficult for him to work with his normal focus, but he's feeling better overall, and is in the home stretch with Thunder in the North.
Let us be clear. None of this is going to prevent Amboria or Thunder in the North from being completed. It just means that we are not as far along as we had hoped we would be at this point. The layout template is complete and as we move through the layout process, we plan to keep updating you with samples as they come together.
Thank you for your support and patience. As a thank you, we want to give you all a free STL file of our mascot – Kosh the Strange Owl. You can find the download link to that STL here.
We are still furiously working on Amboria, and look forward to getting the rulebook into your hands in 2024.
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