Battle School

Almost 500% Funded!!!!
about 1 year ago – Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 08:00:11 AM

Holy cow...
First off, thank you all for supporting this project. It has been one of the most fulfilling creative things I've ever had the pleasure to do, and you all are why I get to do it.

We are nearly at 500% of my original goal of $500. That means the world to me.

ENOUGH ABOUT ME!
What does this mean for you!?

We'll practically, as a thank you I'll be including a little thank you sticker in all physical orders!

And if we can cross that line for $2500 (we're only about $157 away when writing this) we'll unlock the option to upgrade to a Deluxe edition cover of the book. It will be available on new tiers by itself or paired with the encounter deck.
 

Here's a mockup of what that Deluxe Edition could look like. All the contents would be the same but the cover will have alternate artwork and potentially will be done in silver foil.

If you're interested in getting your hands on this alternate cover or want to help push us over our final goal, please consider adding to your pledge today and when we cross that line we'll add the reward tiers that you can switch over to!

Thank you all for helping me on this wild adventure.

I'll see you amongst the stars.

-Andrew Beauman

NEW TIER! Introducing: The Encounter Deck
about 1 year ago – Tue, Feb 13, 2024 at 03:46:05 PM

New Reward Tier & Product: The Encounter Deck

Check out the video above, the new reward tier, and consider backing or upgrading your pledge.

Here are a few mockups of the Encounter Deck.

New Stretch Goal: $2500

We've gone so much further than I initially hoped. If we can push a little further to $2500, I will create a new Reward tier for you to upgrade to a special alt-cover for the book with gold foil and a few other upgrades. The Deluxe edition will include a copy of the Encounter deck and a special enamel pin. 

Also at this tier, we'll unlock 2 stickers for all tiers with physical rewards at no extra cost.

I'll see you amongst the stars.

-A

We Passed $1000!!! New Stretch Goals Coming Soon
about 1 year ago – Sat, Feb 10, 2024 at 10:04:30 PM

We freaking did it.

I'm so thrilled about all of the excitement for this project. You all have been a blessing. We BLEW PAST our $1K goal today and while writing this we're at $1244 pledged by 52 backers.

Needless to say, this update is coming late at night after I spent the majority of the day trying to make it a substantial one. unfortunately...  the official update isn't quite ready. I want it to count. But in short. I'm adding new stretch goals.

The short teaser is that I'd like to create a few new reward tiers that will include a new supplementary product to help in running your games of Battles School. It'll be physical, and it'll mean more artwork and the opportunity for some of you to update your pledge for some more cool stuff.

FREE UPGRADES!

Anyone backing a physical copy of the book will receive a few Battle School stickers featuring art from yours truly. Mockups of those will be in a future update. However...

Art Drafts!

I've been plugging away at the book itself but also taking breaks to dive into developing the visual language of  Battle School and the world it inhabits. Here are a few sneak peeks at art for the book.

I hope you enjoy, and expect an exciting new update on Rewards early next week.

New Layout Example and artwork
about 1 year ago – Mon, Feb 05, 2024 at 05:21:36 PM

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We're Fully Funded!
about 1 year ago – Fri, Feb 02, 2024 at 12:02:51 PM

We did it!

Thank you all so much for being a part of making this happen! In just 29hrs, we were able to hit our funding goal. I cannot thank you all enough for helping make this dream a reality!

What's next? Art & editing.

Though I have experience as a graphic designer, I'm not the most skilled illustrator and I'd like to pull on other talented people to help make this book gorgeous. My goal is to focus on the most important piece, and that's making the game itself work well. Luckily, my wildly talented wife will be helping me with the book layout; and I've reached out to a handful of artists as well as an editor to get the ball rolling there.

Stretch Goals

My stretch goals were pretty simple: at $600 I'll write and include a short adventure in the book for GMs to run, and at $1000 I get to start pulling in those other artists. 

You have already backed - thank you so much! If you're interested in helping push this further, please share the Kickstarter with your friends, players, and game-mates. I've even added a merchant tier where local game stores can pick up a pack of 10 to sell retail.

Want to update your pledge?

I've just added some additional rewards for those of you who wanted a Signed copy or possibly are a game shop owner and want multiple copies as a merchant. Either way, updating your pledge helps push us towards those other stretch goals and makes the book even better.

I'm just getting started.
Thank you for being a part of this.