August Progress Update
over 6 years ago
– Fri, Sep 01, 2017 at 01:24:55 AM
This year, the kobolds didn’t just survive Gen Con—we thrived! The Kobold crew sold books at the Lone Wolf booth, collected a Silver ENnie award for the Kobold Guide to Plots & Campaigns, and oversaw more than 50 tables of Midgard gaming run by some amazing GMs. Thanks to everyone who stopped by and said hello at the booth or the gaming hall, and a HUGE thanks to our volunteers and GMs.
In Midgard news, we completed TONS of additional work in August, primarily in editing and cartography. We are at the "moving like a freight train" stage, where every day delivers great additions, even if some bits are tougher going than others.
- First two chapters of Midgard Heroes Handbook (5E) now in layout, more coming online
- All chapters of Midgard Player's Guide (PFRPG) now in layout
- 9 out of 12 chapters of Midgard Worldbook now edited and ready for layout
- Map revisions now at update 33; working on some special icons, adjusting borders, clarifying some labels, and adding the newly-described cities and locations to the map
- GM Screens sent to layout
- Return to Castle Shadowcrag cover art arrived from artist
- Eldritch Lairs 5E in final proofing (we'll hold the print on this a bit, but great to have them in the can)
- Eldritch Lairs (PFRPG) in final proofing
Here's the somewhat rocky news, though thankfully the sort of thing that accompanies any large project. We’ve dealt with it before and can handle it, but we want to keep you aware of the pit traps and random encounters of the last month or so.
- One chapter of Midgard Worldbook remains overdue from the designer, and communication has been intermittent. Sending more scouts.
- Harkesh required some adjustments to existing map; all sorted out now.
- Found a section of regional traits missing in MPG; corrected and added.
- Ongoing revisions to the Worldbook crunch and appendixes; struggling with some bits
- Map for Dragon Empire still needs a heavy-duty scrub of locations, borders, and provincial updates, plus some untangling of ley lines
- Little progress on the Backerkit surveys this month; they keep falling off the to-do list
- Zero hardcover chapters completed in layout (we're behind)
The good news is that layout can be quite fast when all art, maps, text, and templates are ready and rocking. There's a good reason why we call Marc Radle "the Machine"---and he's fueled up and ready! Expect to see quite a few layout milestones knocked down by the end of September.
Happy gaming!
Wolfgang, Marc, Anna, Michele, Steve, Amanda, and the whole Kobold crew