Thanks everyone for suggestions!
about 2 years ago
– Tue, Dec 12, 2023 at 12:21:45 PM
Thanks to everyone who came up with ideas for quests using the art we've got. These should come out soon with the rest of the book. I'm reorganizing things a bit so these new quests fit along with a bunch of new badge ideas, making it a little easier to reference.
The new quests will be:
Buddy the Birthday Clown—Buddy's the most popular clown in town. However, it seems like everywhere he goes, kids come down with a sickness that makes them unable to laugh. Is he the one responsible? Or is there something more sinister at work?
The Competition—There's a new competitor in town selling cookies that rival the Blossoms'. Turns out that it's an evil hag who wants to cook the kids!
The Flamingo/Gnome War—A war breaks out between lawn ornaments, disrupting cookie sales. The girls need to negotiate a truce if they hope to have a successful selling season!
Muck!—While on a camping trip, the girls run across something awful: a creature composed of slime! What is this thing? What does it want? And will the girls be able to stop it?
Quest Ideas Needed!
about 2 years ago
– Mon, Dec 11, 2023 at 07:04:13 AM
Hey friends!
Since the quickstart rulebook is being released a little further down the pipeline (at least the physical version, as the PDF is mostly done), I thought I'd go ahead and commission some new art from our friend, Rick Hershey.
If you haven't already heard the story, Rick actually injured his hand last February while working on the original Badge Quest. As such, we had to use stock art. I've since replaced a lot of the stock art. Furthermore, I decided to remove the four quests from the original book that have since been expanded into full length mysteries.
Thus, we need four new mysteries to go into the book. That's where you come in.
Using the new art below, give us some ideas of what sort of mysteries these pieces of art should lead to. These will likely be the "villains" or at least the most important NPC of each story.
I look forward to your answers!
Back from PaxUnplugged... Badge Quest was a huge hit!
about 2 years ago
– Tue, Dec 05, 2023 at 08:02:33 AM
Hey everyone!
Bob, Bree, and I are just getting back from PaxUnplugged in Philadelphia. We were selling the original Complete Gamebook for Badge Quest and nearly ran out of inventory. It was our best seller by far!
Badge Quest Quickstart Rules PDF this week.
Now that Backerkit is all wrapped up, we should have the complete gamebook coming out soon. I'm reformatting it so that it has the original 7.44" x 6.96" size (I really like that look), but that shouldn't take more than the end of this week to accomplish. Once it's done, we're going to issue the PDF.
Badge Quest Quickstarter Rules Physical and Scenario Books in February.
We've made the executive decision to ship the physicals alongside all the scenario books since so many of you who got the quickstart rules also got the scenario books. Plus, I want to try making them "GMless" and "solo", which means I want at least a couple of weeks of playtesting. Naturally, all the scenario books will be issued in PDF, too, for you to download, probably as soon as early January. You can probably expect the physical quickstart rules plus the scenario books to ship sometime in early February. We guarantee that we'll have those done because we want to have them in stock before we head to GAMA Expo (big board game manufacturer conference) in early March so we can sell those books into distribution and retail. I won't ever issue something to retail or distribution before backers get their goodies.
Everything else is on track for August.
Everything else is on the timeline listed on the campaign page. I spoke with Rico, the minis/badge manufacturer, at PaxUnplugged. They've got everything set and are just waiting for us. My current writing and art timeline has all the digital assets for everything complete by April.
If you have any questions or concerns or you're having trouble with Backerkit or anything else, don't hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected].
Thanks all!
- Dave
Credits for Hardcover Only Backers
over 2 years ago
– Tue, Nov 21, 2023 at 02:13:56 PM
Hey everyone, quick update for US Backers that backed at the Hardcover Only tier.
We are working through manual credits to your shipping charges now. We have identified everyone who should have gotten credit, including ones who were missed in the initial pull, and are working through those credits now.
If you think you were missed, especially if you do not see any changes by next week, or you have further questions about this process, email us at [email protected]. Keep in mind we are in the US and are off on Thursday, November 23th!
-Dave and Team DMDave
Happy Lock Day Today!
over 2 years ago
– Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 12:41:23 PM
Hey folks, quick update!
We are locking and charging all orders shortly!
Those in the US who are only getting the hardcover book are getting a discount on shipping, which you will see as a "Complimentary Credit" in your profile.
Everyone else, your shipping should be correct and will be charged tonight. If you have any questions or issues, contact us at [email protected]!
-Dave and Team DMDave
