Thank you for supporting The Chronomancer's Guide to the Future: Part II!
about 1 year ago – Thu, Nov 16, 2023 at 11:51:56 AM

We did it everyone - thank you so much for all your support!

Folks, we can't believe it, we have officially finished the funding period of this project and we are so grateful to all of our backers and supporters for The Chronomancer's Guide to the Future Part 2!

Some of you are returning for a second journey through time, and some of you are new to this chaotic world of time travel, but without each and every one of you, this project wouldn't be in the amazing place it is now. With the funds raised on this Kickstarter, we are so well-placed to make this the best suite of products it can be and able to officially bring Clint's dream and vision to life!

We would also like to give out some thanks to some partners in this journey, who without their help, we wouldn't have made it this far at all:

A massive thank you to Chris and Laura over at Nord Games, who came on board as our marketing partners and were able to help us reach so many more folk and really able to share this work of love with so many more people.

A big thank you to M.T. Black for all the support and friendship over the years. You really helped us open doors that would have been closed otherwise - thank you.

A big big big thank you to our partners, friends, and families - for sticking through it with us during the late nights, the emotional ups and downs, and the hard work and sacrifices that come with a project like this up to this point and into the future with fulfillment. We are only as good as the support you lift us up with - thank you!

And finally, we need to say a massive thank you to you, OUR COMMUNITY! All the stretch goals, pledge tiers, and content within The Chronomancer's Guide to the Future Part II are built with you at the forefront of our minds, so we can be sure that we’re creating and providing something that you will love! So thank you to all of you for the unending support, we appreciate it beyond words.

For anyone who hasn't joined the Haggard Time Continuum Discord, join us at the following link to keep the party going: https://discord.gg/TZ83m7dUg8

So in short - THANK YOU! We will be posting our ‘Post-Kickstarter Schedule’ in the next week which will give you all a sense of some important upcoming dates that you’ll need to mark in your calendars as we prepare for the arrival of The Chronomancer's Guide to the Future Part II to be in the hands of all our backers.

We hope you all are just as excited as we are to see where The Spinning Wheel will take us, and are so thrilled to have you on this journey with us.

Next Stretch Goal Unlocked!

Also, during the final hours, WE HIT ANOTHER STRETCH GOAL! Two brand new Departments (a new subsystem enticing time travel adventures within the Spinning Wheel):

• RETCONnaissance Office - Affectionately known as "The Cleaners", the RETCONnaissance Office is called in whenever Timekeeper efforts cause undue deviation to the Prime Timeline. Their Timekeepers spend a lot of time within the Prime Material plane, monitoring as a "boots on the ground" response unit and providing expert up-to-date confirmation regarding any deviation in their assigned time period. 
• Department of Propaganda - The DOP, much like the Department of Fate, are a highly classified timeline security force that reports directly to the Director of the Spinning Wheel. Their Timekeepers are specifically tasked with social subterfuge and misdirection campaigns designed to hide the existence of the Spinning Wheel and time travel.

$25k Funded and New Stretch Goal Unlocked! Sticker Time!
about 1 year ago – Thu, Nov 09, 2023 at 02:30:23 PM

WOWEE! $25,000!!! We have officially made it to 250% funded and with that, we’ve unlocked the next Stretch Goal - STICKER TIME!

This is our first stretch goal that introduces a brand-new physical product addition to your physical pledge tiers. A set of Official Spinning Wheel stickers - so you can show your loyalty to the Wheel right at the gaming table!

This stretch goal will only be included in Level 2 and Level 3 pledge tiers (the Physical tiers), so if you want to pledge your allegiance to the Spinning Wheel, make sure you’re in one of those two tiers.

Here’s some work-in-progress designs to whet your appetite:

What’s Next? Next Stretch Goal up at the $30,000 mark, we have two whole new Departments getting added to the book (bolstering the new Department sub-system even further) to give you even more bang for your buck with playable content.

Let us know in the comments; where will you be proudly displaying your sticker? Which is your favorite from the above designs?

First Third of the Campaign - The Journey Thus Far!
about 1 year ago – Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 06:37:11 AM

Hey there Time Keepers!

We are officially a third of the way through the campaign as we hit the normal mid-campaign grind. But, we can't say enough just how impressed we are with everyone who has offered their support and backed the project - you're the real heroes of this adventure!

So here's the first-trimester review - check out all the milestones we hit along the way!

Achievements!

• Project Launched! We stayed up all night in Australia and launched the Kickstarter at 3am here to an amazing reception globally
• FUNDED day 1: We got FUNDED at our funding goal of $10,000 AUD within 5 hours!!!
• First Stretch Goal Hit! Day 1 we also hit our first stretch goal set at $15,000 AUD (see below for Stretch Goal report)
• Second Stretch Goal Hit! Week 1 also saw us hit the second stretch goal at $20,000 AUD
• FUNDED over 200%: Not only did we hit that second stretch goal, but $20k also doubled the original funding goal!

Stretch Goals!

So what are these stretch goals we keep banging on about?
Here's the current stretch goal table... think you can help us reach the next one?

1. New Paradoxes Detected: We’re going to go beyond the mechanics of calculating and rolling on paradox tables to give you a slew of prebuilt paradox encounters, including their cause and effect, so you can get to adventuring through (and hopefully fixing) time!
2. New Timelines Detected: We'll be adding a series of pre-made investigations and missions for your Time Keepers to explore throughout the Reweaved Multiverse.

What's Next?! Next stretch goal up we have STICKER TIME! which will be our first stretch goal that introduces a brand new product addition to your physical pledge tiers. A set of Official Spinning Wheel stickers - so you can show your loyalty to the Wheel right at the gaming table!

Development Update!

With the Kickstarter campaign now well into its stride, we continue the development of the book itself in the background. Clint is hard at work applying edits and laying out the book. Check out this gorgeous spread (missing a piece of art at the moment).

In this spread, you'll learn about the Reweaved Multiverse, including some commentary from our friendly Artificial Intelligence commentator helper, Sandy (in the yellow box)! Sandy will give you hints and tips throughout the book to ensure your experience as a Time Keeper in the Spinning Wheel is second to none.

Remember, only you can help us deliver the best book possible, so if you haven't backed us yet, please consider this project for all your time travel campaign needs!

Until next time,

Clint and Phil - Haggard Time Games

New Stretch Goal Unlocked! New Timelines Detected!
about 1 year ago – Tue, Oct 24, 2023 at 03:11:10 AM

Thank you so much for getting us to this point! $20,000, WOWEE! We are absolutely speechless with the amount of support you have all given this project and our team. 

This also means... NEW STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED! At the $20k mark, we have now unlocked new content to be added to the core Chronomancer's Guide to the Future: Part II book. We'll be adding a series of pre-made investigations and missions for your Time Keepers to explore throughout the Reweaved Multiverse. Check out the example below!

Time Travel Investigations & Deviation Notices

So, what makes Time Travel Investigation different from any general investigation? Truthfully? Everything… and nothing. When investigating in time, Timekeepers are required to not only look up, down, and all around for evidence but also forward and backward. With the flutter of a butterfly's wings, a timeline can change in an instant. You can only imagine what would happen if anything more were to occur. The Chronomancer’s Guide to the Future: Part II features extensive mechanics and advice on running time travel investigations and now includes a ton of investigation hooks spread across time. 

Be it challenging the rogue artificial intelligence supercomputer attempting to recalculate its timelines future or returning a stuffed teddy bear to a little girl so she doesn’t become jaded and turn into a lich queen, each time period will now feature at least three investigation outlines/deviation notices for jumpstarting Timekeepers into solving time crimes.

Check out this example Deviation Notice that we have already made! 

Let us know what kind of things your players might investigate in the Reweaved Multiverse in the comments below!

Stretch Goal Unlocked! Expanded Paradoxes added to the book!
about 1 year ago – Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 03:22:58 PM

You’ve done it! You have helped us reach the first stretch goal at the $15,000 mark! Thank you so much for your continued support. Now, let’s find out what exactly Expanded Paradoxes are and what they mean to your experience in the Time Wars.

Expanded Paradoxes

The Reweaved Multiverse is a place besieged by the Time Wars. With the varied alternate timelines of existence all vying to be the last one standing, Timekeepers (players) will have their hands full trying to keep order in the timeline. A prime example of the type of chaos they’ll encounter is Paradox.

Paradox occurs in any plane experiencing a deviated timeline. It is unpredictable, corruptive, and extremely dangerous. Think of paradox like a disease, except instead of debilitating your health it debilitates your reality. In most cases it starts small, causing small shifts in the flow of consciousness and operation of most things. Ever have the lights flicker but there’s no storm about? Ever walk into a room and forget why you went in there? That’s the effects of paradox in your immediate area.

The Chronomancer’s Guide to the Future: Part II is FULL of such examples but now that we’ve unlocked this stretch goal, we’re going to go one further. We’re going to go beyond the mechanics of calculating and rolling on paradox tables to give you a slew of prebuilt paradox encounters, including their cause and effect, so you can get to adventuring through (and hopefully fixing) time!