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I'm as curious as anyone to see the documentary! Maybe more so!
Project Update: Storytelling through Dungeon Design
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Design Diary: Storytelling Through Dungeon Design
I’ve always been a firm believer that exploring a dungeon can be just as fun as fighting through the creatures that inhabit it. There is an element of storytelling that goes into the creation of an adventure, and Caverns of Thracia is a master class in design. An adventure this large, with so much history crafted into it, could easily become overwhelmed with exposition for the judge. Indeed, often in similar adventures there are pages upon pages of background text to be read prior to their being run.
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For me, it's Doug and Ken MacNeill, the designers of Gold Rush!
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I would LOVE to see some of the technical folks at Sierra On-Line in the documentary talking about Game Engine creations. The innovation of these engines of that time was amazing! Having folks like Chris Iden and Jeff Stephenson and others talking about the development of AGI and SCI would be an absolute TREAT! Looking forward to the doc!
Project Update: Legends of Adventure is 175% Funded + A Guy from Andromeda Appears!
What an amazing few days it's been – we're officially at 175% funded with our first stretch goal of $150,000 now in sight! Thanks for your support!
In case you missed it, we had the chance to speak with Ken and Roberta Williams about the project on a live Twitter Space earlier this week – and we were briefly joined by noted Sierra fan and The Last of Us co-creator Neil Druckmann. It was a fun discussion! You can listen to a recording of the Space here.
We've got an exciting announcement to close out the week. Those of you who follow the Space Quest Historian may have caught some breaking news on his channel earlier today, but we are excited to officially confirm that Scott Murphy – co-creator of Space Quest and the other "Guy from Andromeda" – has joined the cast of Legends of Adventure!
We're so happy to have the "Two Guys" on board! Scott and Mark were key creatives during the heyday of Sierra, so we really couldn't make this documentary without them.
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The Legends of Adventure Team
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Project Update: New Add-Ons: 5E/DCC Versions of Adventures! Plus new poll, slipcase art, and more
Lots of news today: new add-ons, new poll, slipcase art sketch, new video. Let's start with the main takeaway:
"We're giving you backers what you want! Starting with the add-ons you asked for!"
Backers have been so enthusiastic about having a 5E version of Beneath the Isle of the Serpents, and a DCC version of Sacrificial Pyre of Thracia, that we have added these options as add-ons. Scott and Bob are hard at work on the conversions already. (Write faster, dammit!)
Now every rules set has every adventure option!
If you'd like to add them on, here are the links:
What about the $600k stretch goals? The $600k stretch goal was the conversion of these adventures with a free PDF for all backers. That stays the same - every backer still gets the free PDF at $600k. We're just offering the print add-on option earlier.
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Slipcase Art
Here's a preview. Please note: this is the rough black-and-white sketch of what will be a color painting. Obviously it's early in the process. If you're not familiar with the commercial art approval process, be aware that this sketch shows only "placement of elements" - the final version will be rendered in full color and will have a more "painterly feel."
We're quite happy with the placement of elements shown here and look forward to Doug's final color version!
Bob Brinkman Talks Caverns of Thracia
Support DCC Third-Party Publishers! The Cursed Valley of Brennen-Keen
There's always an exciting DCC Kickstarter running. (And sometimes two...or three!) Canthon Games is publishing a DCC adventure inspired by real-life events: the emergence of trillions of cicadas coming this summer! "The Cursed Valley of Brennen-Keen" is a 0-level funnel from the infested mind of the Bug Professor. You can learn more here!
Now let's get to the latest trivia question. In keeping with the Grecian theme of Caverns of Thracia, try your hands at this trivia...
P.S. Anyone else see the new trailer for Gladiator II?