What’s happening under the Hat 11/30/22

Since Twitter and a head of lettuce are in a race to expire first, I’m going to start posting our project roundups on the EHP Blog. I’m also going to link, when possible to folks personal sites and suggest you follow them there! Today we have updates on these Projects:

  • Apocalypse Keys
  • Improv for Gamers 2E
  • Girl by Moonlight
  • Stewpot
  • Blades in the Deck
  • Codex of Worlds
  • Blades in the Dark: Dagger Isles
  • Fate of Umdaar
  • Project Perseus

Apocalypse Keys

Not Apocalypse Kisses, I promise (okay, I don’t promise at all). Updates on Apocalypse Keys by Rae Nedjadi.

BackerKit is open now. Which means if you missed the Kickstarter, you can pre-order it now: https://apocalypse-keys.backerkit.com/survey_stores

Proofs. We’ve received proofs of the playbook folios, Apocalypse USB Key, and Mystery Maps…and they look good!

Stretch Goals. The stretch goals are underway! All first drafts are complete!

  • Project Hourglass (by Rae Nedjadi). First draft complete. Editing through December 2022.
  • The Betrayed (by Rae Nedjadi). First draft complete. Playtesting through December 2022.
  • Department of Change (by Kienna Shaw). First draft complete. Editing through December 2022.
  • The Chained (by Josh Hittie). First draft complete. Playtesting through December 2022.
  • ABYSS (by Jenn Martin). First draft complete. Editing through December 2022.
  • The Untethered (by Sebastian Yūe). First draft complete. Playtesting through December 2022.
  • The Company Of Gentry (by Kieron Gillen). First draft complete. Playtesting through December 2022.
  • The Lost Ones (by Logan Timmins). First draft complete. Editing complete. Ready for layout!
  • Xochitl, the Dream Eater (by Morgan Nuncio). First draft complete. Internal review through November 2022.
  • The Archivists (by Hipólita). First draft complete. Internal review through November 2022.
  • The Void Mother (by KeganExe). First draft complete. Editing complete. Ready for layout!

Improv for Gamers 2E

Improv for Gamers 2E by Karen Twelves is out and in stores now. You can get the book and PDF here:

You can also play Improv for Gamers on Roll20. Find it here on the marketplace!

We also have Relationship, Location, and Point of View decks to get your improv games started. Check them all out here!

Girl by Moonlight

Girl by Moonlight by Andrew Gillis is text complete, layout complete, and proofed. The art inventory and orders have been completed by Trivia Fox, and the art is in development now. Here’s a few in progress pieces from Si F Sweetman, keymintt, and Raven Warner:

Stewpot

Stewpot by Takuma Okada. Playtest wrapped up in September and Takuma is making revisions through end of the year. This game never fails to fill me with delight. So excited to see the next version. You should to too!

Blades in the Deck

Blades in the Deck by Andrew Shields is a series of card decks containing play aids for people playing and running Blades in the Dark! Its available now!

Codex of Worlds

Codex for Worlds by Michael Sands and Marek Golonka.

Open the Codex of Worlds. Get ready for new monsters, and new realms!

Layout complete. Indexing, proofreading, and art direction underway now!

Fate of Umdaar: Planet of Swords, Super-Science, and Sorcery

Fate of Umdaar: Planet of Swords, Super-Science, and Sorcery by David Joria, Lara Turner, Rob Donoghue, Pam Punzalan, Misha Bushyager, Mahar Mangahas, Helena Real, and Soup.

Post-playtest revisions are underway now!

Blades in the Dark Dagger Isles

Blades in the Dark Dagger Isles Pam Punzalan, Aaron Lim, Malika Lim Eubank, Sinta Posadas, Brenden Gibbons, Joaquin Saavedra, Shao Han Tan, John Erwin, and Nychelle Schneider.

Draft complete. Layout and review underway by John Harper now!

Project: Perseus

Post playtest revisions by Stras Acimovic and John LeBoeuf-Little are underway. Just met with the Worldnamer himself (John) and got very exciting news about new agents, operators, and artifacts, oh my!

AGON: Realms of Khaos

Internal playtesting with Sharang Biswas, Mary Lou, and Sean Nittner completed. Revisions underway by John Harper now!

Project Status Updates

A few more places to find out about our project status updates: