Also, we were featured on Beasts of War's Weekender show! It's late in the video so we cut right to it in the link. You can watch the segment at the link below.
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(They should have a playthrough video coming soon, too, for those who are interested.)
There's also a new playthrough video from Rolling Solo, in which Adam takes us through scenario two of Deep Madness.
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LUCAS AND THE ANOTHER DAWN DICE
On to the stretch goals!
Today we not only hit a funding stretch goal, but a backer number stretch goal as well!
Lucas Kane has officially been unlocked, meaning he'll be riding along with every copy of the novel Deep Madness: Shattered Seas, as well as starring in the accompanying scenario that we unlocked earlier in the campaign.
Every physical copy of the Novel - Deep Madness: Shattered Seas will now include 1 Lucas Kane miniature, 1 investigator card, and 1 activation card.
Lucas Kane. Illustrated by Christopher Shy.
What's more, we have officially completed every one of the revealed stretch goals based on backer number! This means that we have unlocked the really perty Another Dawn dice! These nine dice will be included in every copy of The Faces of the Sphere expansion.
Every copy of The Faces of the Sphere expansion will now include 9 Another Dawn six-sided investigator dice.
Another Dawn Dice.
We'll have more about Lucas Kane in the next day or two, along with the next snippet from the book. But first, I'm pretty sure we know exactly what you want to hear about: Profundum.
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MONSTRUM PROFUNDUM
Over the last few days we've been hinting that something was coming. And now we're just about ready to reveal it. Let's take a look.
Profundum Box.
Many of you have asked for a storage solution for Deep Madness, particularly our returning backers. Well, for that we are pleased to announce Monstrum Profundum. Monstrum is Latin for a monstrosity, a portent, an oddity. It also can mean simply monster. Profundum, meanwhile, means the deep. A chasm. Or the abyss. Perhaps together you could take them to mean monsters of the depths. And, together, they make up the storage solution that we have been hinting at and that backers have been asking for since the start of this campaign.
Both boxes will have the same footprint, but Monstrum will be significantly deeper. (Ironically.) That's because Monstrum will contain places for every miniature across Deep Madness and all of its expansions, while Profundum will have hold every tile, card, token, marker, standee, die, and more that Deep Madness can throw at it. Profundum will furthermore have compartments to store the various components in, keeping them separate and organized, while also leaving room for sleeved cards.
Profundum box top layer inserts.
Profundum box bottom layer insert.
We're still waiting on the render for Monstrum, so for now we'll turn our attention solely to Profundum. Profundum is 435mm x 323mm x 118mm (or 17.16" x 12.72" x 4.64" if you prefer inches). It has a very simple, elegant design on the outside, and will contain three different layers of blisters to store everything on the inside. It will also be included in your pledge for free.
Profundum Stretch Goal.
You heard that right: Profundum is one of our next stretch goals! When we reach $666,666 and also get 6,666 backers, we will unlock Profundum for everyone who has pledged at the Deeper Terrors, Investigator, or All-In pledge levels. For those who don't want to move up to one of these pledge levels (or if you want more than one of them), then Profundum will also be available as an add-on. We're still working out the final price as we solidify how much it will cost to make, but it will probably be between $25-$35. (Sorry for the wide range there, but there's still several factors we need to work out, and these boxes are not cheap!)
For those who also want Monstrum, it will be available strictly as an add-on. This is because Monstrum is going to be even more expensive to make (as well as larger), so we just aren’t able to balance it out financially. (Plus, some people might be content displaying their miniatures in-between play sessions or have other storage solutions, and so won't have need of this box.) Once again, we're still working out the final cost.
Now, we also want to stress that Profundum is NOT the next stretch goal. We will have more goals in-between. But we wanted to show you a little bit more of what's coming and get you excited for the future. We will also have more info on Monstrum Profundum in the coming days, such as when we get our samples in our hands. (Or the render for Monstrum.) But, in the meantime, consider this your first official look at the future of Deep Madness storage.
We'll talk to you again tomorrow, guys, with lots more fun and exciting stuff! (I'd also like to say thank you to everyone who joined me on the live stream today! I had a great time hanging out with all of you! We have tentatively scheduled another one for next Tuesday at 2pm PST, so mark your calendars!) Have a great day, and we'll talk to you again soon!
Diving Into Dagon’s Depths
over 7 years ago
– Tue, Nov 06, 2018 at 04:58:45 AM
Hey all! Hope you've had a great day. Today we're going to go over one of the classics of Deep Madness, the big box expansion Rise of Dagon.
But first, our achievement progress!
Achievement Chart.
We are getting really close to unlocking the audio book through our social goals. Which means we're also getting really close to unlocking the scenario for The Faces of the Sphere. And we're also getting really close to unlocking those awesome dice for The Faces of the Sphere! And we're also so, so close to unlocking Lucas Kane! EEEEE! SO MANY STRETCH GOALS ABOUT TO BE BUSTED!
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RISE OF DAGON
Rise of Dagon expansion box.
Before the investigators ever came to Kadath, there was another group who descended into the depths of the underwater mining facility. They brought with them a very special charge: the asset. And, when the asset was introduced to the sphere, everything changed.
The New Investigators
Rise of Dagon features three new investigators: the celebrity "single mother" who runs the Leng Corporation, Meredith Waite, her sheltered but oh-so-special daughter, Regan, and a strange writer who seems to have stepped right out of another century, Ward Phillips. (Remember him?) Together with a hapless repair crew, these three will be thrust into a nightmare from which they may never escape.
Here are the investigator cards for the three investigators, showing their abilities as well as their backstories:
Meredith Waite.
Regan Waite.
Ward Phillips.
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The Horrors
Rise of Dagon is also populated with several new horrors. There's the Deep Ones: mutated, shambling creatures who were once men and women. There's the Hydras: High Priestesses of a dark, malevolent, and very present power. There's the Shadows of Filth: oozing, nightmarish beings who cling to their matching investigator like a bad rash. And then there is, of course, Dagon himself, the Lord of this otherworld of terrors. Or is he?
Deep One sculpt one.
Deep One sculpt two.
Hydra.
Shadow of Filth.
Dagon.
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New Mechanics
Rise of Dagon features several new mechanics, both for good and bad. First of all, Rise of Dagon functions as an ongoing campaign. Search cards, infection cards, filth cards, infection tokens, and filth tokens are carried from one game to the next, and the three scenarios must be played in order. Which brings us to the next new mechanic in Dagon.
It is very possible to slowly lose your humanity throughout the course of Rise of Dagon. At the start of chapter one each investigator is given a face-down infection card. When it is revealed, that investigator will begin to receive filth tokens. If an investigator ever has three filth tokens then that investigator will become infected and begin the slow transformation into a Deep One.
However, it's not all bad news in Dagon. Specifically, there's the new Domain and Enlighten mechanic. When you rest during Dagon, you will take a domain card. These cards are sometimes good, sometimes not so good, but often feature a trade-off: a positive effect for a negative effect. However, when you take these domain cards you also take a domain token of a certain color and shape. When these are collected, investigators can begin, once per activation, to build enlightenment cards. And enlightenment cards are incredibly powerful. (Want to restore a room that's been devoured? There's an enlightenment card for that. Want to heal 1 wound from every investigator? There's one for that, too.) And what's more, once these cards are used they aren't discarded. They're just wiped clean, and you can build them again.
Domain and Enlightenment.
Rise of Dagon contains 5 room tiles, 116 new cards, 108 new tokens, markers and standees, 3 new investigators, and 24 new monster figures. This big box expansion costs $50 ($45 for returning backers.) If you'd like to add Rise of Dagon to your pledge, just click on the "Manage your pledge" button (in the upper-right-hand corner on computers, or on the bottom of the main campaign page on mobile), then click "Change your pledge." Next add the amount for the expansion to your pledge and click Save. That's it! We'll figure out what your extra funds were for in the pledge manager following the campaign. (Rise of Dagon is included in the All-In pledge level.)
Also, just a reminder that I will be doing another Kickstarter Live video today (Tuesday) at 3pm PST! I hope you'll be able to join me! Have a great day, and here's to us potentially unlocking a whole bunch of stretch goals today!
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Wait, I see it again! The mists are parting! It’s getting closer! I can… almost… make it out…
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Shattered Seas, A New Epic Monster, and Another Stretch Goal Smashed!
over 7 years ago
– Mon, Nov 05, 2018 at 04:18:51 AM
Hope you all have had a great weekend! We're making good progress toward unlocking Lucas, as well as a couple more social goals. In fact, want to know something? We might have just busted through another one.
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EBOOK INCOMING!
You heard that right! We just beat another social stretch goal, so now everyone from this campaign and the first campaign will receive a free copy of the eBook for Deep Madness: Shattered Seas!
Every backer from both the first and second campaign will now receive the Novel - Deep Madness: Shattered Seas ebook.
Here's where our social goals are standing currently:
Achievement Chart.
We're also getting steadily closer to unlocking Lucas Kane! Currently we're about $15,000 away from adding him to every physical copy of the novel Shattered Seas. Think we can beat that within the next day?
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NOVEL TRANSLATIONS
Now, another thing that I know a bunch of you have been waiting for: an announcement about the novel translations. We've had a poll going on for a while that asked, if we were going to translate the novel, what languages should we translate it into? Where would we have the most interest? Now, we realized we made some mistakes with this poll which became obvious in hindsight. Specifically, we ended up with over 14,000 votes(!) for Russian - which is, obviously, 10,000 votes over the number of backers thus far in the campaign - a language that was a write-in vote. So, first of all, let's talk about that. At this time we're not able to translate into Russian, though we very much appreciate our Russian friends making their voices heard. Perhaps, further on down the road, we'll be able to offer that translation, but currently it's not one of our supported languages. And also, we're not able to know, judging by the number of votes, if it was one person or 300 people who voted for Russian. (If it was just one, we appreciate your ambition to take the time to vote so… many… times for your translation. =)
Now, how about the other languages?
Based on the current numbers, at this point we are committing for sure to translating Spanish and German. We need to hold off on French and Italian for now, though, because we're just not sure that we'll be able to meet the minimum required quantities to make those new translated products a feasibility. (Please note: this is just for now. If interest should pick up for these translations, then we'll reconsider down the road.)
For another thing, the cost of translating (and then proofreading and producing) the novel is going to be pretty steep. We're going to eat most of the cost, but we will still need to charge an additional $5 for each translated version of the novel. We're sorry for this additional expense, but, as we said, this won't be cheap. Thanks for your understanding.
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EPIC MONSTER WINNER
So, we have more exciting news! Remember that Epic Monster vote we've been doing? Well, the results are in, and the winner, by 32 votes, is… Drifter! Hail to the King, baby!
As with the Ward figure, we will be sculpting this one with you all during the campaign. You'll be able to see his yellow majesty taking form, and revel in his tattered glory. It might be most appropriate to celebrate his victory with a song. Or a dance. No, I've got it - a play! =D
Now, we've noticed a couple of complaints from people regarding the All-In pledge. Specifically, why has the price been inflated to include things people don't technically need such as the novel, the art book, extra dice, etc.? So, we broke this down for you a little bit. Here's the total if you just wanted to get the specifically game-related content for a new backer:
$120 Investigator Pledge
$50 Rise of Dagon
$50 The Oracle's Betrayal
$15 Ravenous
$18 Devourer of Worlds
$18 Spawn of the Sleeper
$18 Penitent Forsaken
$16 Insidious
$14 Dimension Rift
$35 Faces of the Sphere
Total: $354
This means that you're technically getting all that other stuff for $5 ($359 All-in). And that isn't all just throwaway, non-game related content, either: for instance, the novel already contains an exclusive new scenario, and will shortly include a new investigator, as well. We certainly don't want to tell you what to do with your money, but that's a lot of high quality products for $5 that will drastically expand the world of Deep Madness for you. Just food for thought. =)
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SHATTERED SEAS SNEAK PEEK
Now, some of you have been very patiently waiting for a look into the novel Shattered Seas. And, since this update was rather novel-focused anyway, it seemed like a good time to share a little bit of the book with you. Having said that, this is only a teaser. We will have future updates with a bit more of the novel in it, and we will get through at least all of chapter one by the end of the campaign. But, for this moment, you'll just have to hang on for more. I've recorded a video of this, as well as posted the text below. I hope you like this little sampling:
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CHAPTER ONE: SEETHING WATERS
“Initial scans following the incident at the Kadath facility have proven bewildering, fascinating, and exhilarating. I am convinced we have catalyzed something extraordinary. We are detecting particle waves surging from the anomaly at an unprecedented rate, with no immediate sign of dissipation. If I had to stake an opinion, I would say we may begin to see manifestations from these waves within a matter of weeks.”
Phillip Reed – Leng Corp. Specialist
In the depths of the seething sea, pummeled and tossed by blind, capricious currents, the drowning man felt his mind shatter. Or was it the other way around?
The man burst through the ocean surf with a gasp. Salt water stung his eyes and assaulted his cuts as he flailed in the brine, his hair and clothes adhering like papier mâché to his skin. The man jerked his head from side to side, trying to orient himself as his thoughts slid like chunks of ice amidst angry waves. How was he here? Why was he here? And where was land?
The man’s pupils were dilating and contracting at random, bringing the world in and out of focus. During a clear moment, though, he thought he could make out a white sand beach in the distance. Forcing his body to move, to comply, he started paddling toward where he hoped the shore would be. His limbs moved spastically, his muscles jittering with spasms. His stomach lurched and rolled within him, but he tried not to focus on it. Or on the streaks of fire arcing through his muscles. Or on the feeling that everything was horribly, monstrously wrong.
It was only a few seconds later that his ears popped, as if the pressure had just changed drastically. And it was after this that he began to notice the sounds. He heard the waves, of course, as they beat upon each other. But he also perceived something else. It sounded like moans. Or maybe wails. And then he heard the roar.
Panic welling within him, the man began to swim as fast as his malfunctioning limbs would take him, desperately willing his body to obey. He so hoped he had really seen the shore. The world was still reeling in and out of focus like a punch-drunk wrestler. Something splashed in the water to his left. It was close. The man made himself move faster.
The water grew warmer, and then the man felt seaweed and anemones brushing against his toes. Something smooth and fleshy slid across his shin.
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Well that's it for now! We'll have more for you in just a couple of days. And, just to whet your appetite, I will say that the next little segment is where things get really good. (Or completely, utterly messed up. Depending on your perspective.)
Oh, also, one other thing: I will be doing another Kickstarter Live chat this coming Tuesday at 3PM PST! (The only difference is we're in standard time rather than daylight savings now.) I'd love it if you'd be able to stop by and say hi! The last time was a total blast, and I have no reason to think this one won't be, either.
Until next time, friends!
Whose Face will It Be? (And Lucas Incoming!)
over 7 years ago
– Sat, Nov 03, 2018 at 09:31:18 PM
We've done it, guys! We hit $450,000! That means we have officially unlocked the next character to join The Faces of the Sphere! But who won? WHO WON?
It came down to the last few votes. The race was incredibly close the whole time. But, at last, one pulled ahead just enough to cross the finish line.
And the winner is…
(Drum roll please)
Oh, wait, I need a drink of water…
It's a beautiful day, don't you think? A crisp Autumn day, not too cold, not too warm…
Hey, a squirrel!
Oh, right. Announcing the winner.
AND THE WINNER BY 14 VOTES IS -
WARD PHILLIPS!
(Cue creepy processional victory music!)
It came right down to the line with Ward and Jacob almost constantly switching places, but at last Ward pulled into the lead. Here's the final tally:
Final Tally.
In the coming days we’ll be showing you sneak peeks as Ward is mutated into a horrific abomination. It should be a good time had by all, so keep an eye out for that.
Some of you have said we should just go ahead and make the top three contenders in the race. To this we reply… Well… There's a lot of campaign still ahead. And you just never know what's going to happen over the next 16 days. ;) (Kevin and KS Huntress, you may now officially begin the "Justice for Hannah" movement.)
But now others might be wondering what stretch goal is coming up next! Well, I'm glad you asked!
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OUR NEXT STRETCH GOAL
Some of you may have guessed from the title of this post, but our next stretch goal will officially be Lucas Kane! At $480,000 we will finally have Lucas joining the fray. He will be included with every hardcover copy of Deep Madness: Shattered Seas. We'll have more info coming shortly both about him and about the novel itself.
Unlocks at $480,000.
We are also getting closer on a couple of the next social achievements, meaning we're closing in on more cool stuff there as well, such as an eBook, an audio book, and a new scenario. Here's where we're at:
Achievement Chart.
We're also less than 400 backers away from unlocking some awesome new dice in The Faces of the Sphere!
But wait! What's that, rising out of the mists? It's starting to come into focus. It's - it's massive. And… square? No, that’s not right.
It couldn't be. What…?
I can make something out on it. A single word. It says… Profundum.
Story Time and Drowning in the Depths
over 7 years ago
– Sat, Nov 03, 2018 at 05:35:31 AM
Hi everyone! It's your daily dose of Deep Madness!
Today we're going to have Story Time with Byron. But first, here's our achievement and voting updates!
DROWNING IN THE DEPTHS UNLOCKED!
We have some pretty exciting news: we've completed three achievements! Do you know what that means? That's right - it means our intro scenario, Drowning in the Depths, has been officially unlocked!
Achievement Chart.
Drowning in the Depths was originally released at Gen Con 2017, but we are reworking it, upgrading it, adding story to it, and making it all-around better. When that's accomplished, we'll send a PDF of it to every backer from both our first and second campaigns. And you've made that all possible! Thanks for helping to spread the word about Deep Madness!
Also, for those wondering how who's winning currently in our vote for the next Sphere Face (working title), here's how our favorites are doing:
Over the next couple of weeks we'll focus on a lot of new stuff, but we also want to make sure that new backers have a good idea of what's available and why. Because of this, we'll also be taking a look at several things that were featured in the first campaign. In the coming days we'll go in-depth with Rise of Dagon and The Oracle's Betrayal (and maybe some other content as well,) but for right now we're going to take a look at The Art of Deep Madness. Why? Because I made a fancy video for you. That's why.
So, without further ado, here's Story Time with Byron. Enjoy.
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But of course, The Art of Deep Madness isn't just about some really disturbing, background-revealing stories. It's also chock-full of art. 160 pieces to be exact, crammed into 100 pages of oversized glossy goodness. Let's take a look:
The Art of Deep Madness.
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The art book is available for $20 for new backers, or $18 for returning backers. (It's also included in the All-In Pledge.) If you'd like to add The Art of Deep Madness to your pledge, just click on the "Manage your pledge" button in the upper right-hand corner of your screen on a desktop/laptop (or the "Manage pledge" button at the bottom of the screen on the initial campaign home page in the mobile Kickstarter app), then click "Change your pledge" and enter the amount of the add-on you'd like to add. Then save your changes, and you're good to go. We'll sort out what you ordered in the pledge manager later on.
Now, for those who are hoping for a glimpse into Shattered Seas, don't worry. It's coming soon. And for those who want more juicy game details, we'll have more of those for you in the next update. Stay tuned, and, in the meantime, have a great day!
