Wild times
about 2 years ago – Sun, Feb 13, 2022 at 05:19:54 PM

All Stretch Goals Unlocked! In addition to all digital stretch goals, all physical tiers will now include...

It's been an incredible campaign so far. Thank you so much, again. It's amazing to be able to include all of these goodies to make Aberrant Reflections truly memorable.

Tips on running a Puzzle Dungeon

I've written a post about my experience running Aberrant Reflections on stream for Plus One Exp. In which I go over some handy dandy tips and procedures for pleasant puzzling within.

Art Evolution

I posted some fun behind the scenes art progress for the full cover wrap around cover by Jacob Fleming.

Zines to check out

Zine Month is on for all of February! I've collected a few more projects that I think y'all will enjoy.   ❤️

Dungeon Local 001

The overlord is gone. The dungeon denizens have unionized. This is a reverse dungeon crawl where heroes are but one complication.

Feathered Adventures

It's legally distinct Duck Tails, the TTRPG! The art is adorable, and it doesn't stop there.

13HUNTERS

A compendium of 13 renowned bounty hunters from across the orbspace. The perfect system-neutral addition: put some wild NPCs in your game.

See more indie zines on the Zine Month web site.

Take a floating eyeball with you wherever you go!
about 2 years ago – Sun, Feb 06, 2022 at 03:15:58 PM

Stickers

Wow! Stretch goals are dropping like goblin fodder. Thanks to you, we get to include this adorable floating eyeball sticker with all physical reward tiers!

Alec Sorensen, of course, illustrated the Floating Eyeball for The Seers Sanctum. Their work has also been seen in staples of the OSR/NSR scene including Stygian Library and Bastionland.

I've added one more stretch goal. This will probably be the last. We are already about halfway there from the last goal! I've included a little hint on what it could be at the bottom of the stretch goals.

Again, thank you so much for your support this #ZiMo! I will leave you with a few projects that deserve your attention.

Zine Month Stars

The Mall

"John Carpenter's: The Thing" meets... a 90s mall!

The Mall is a wet, gooey, practical effects filled TTRPG adventure set in a 199x mall pulled out of time and space. The mall’s denizens are trapped inside with a creature not bound by any one form. It slithers among them now, preparing to assimilate and imitate its victims until no one is left and it can open a rift between its home dimension…AND EARTH!

RoboNoir: Crime in Cog City

Play as Robo-investigators solving mysteries!

Down an dingy, rust-stained street you can see a group of investigators looking around the crime scene of a fallen bot, where dectectives are setting up caution holos. They are the best Cog City has to offer: they are members of the Holming Beacon Detective Agency. Do you have what it takes to join their ranks?

Lucid:Sea of Dreams

A game about doing awesome stuff in dreams. Inspired by jewish folklore.

See more participating projects at ZineMonth.com!

Who lurks beyond the mirror's edge?
about 2 years ago – Sat, Feb 05, 2022 at 06:08:43 PM

What an incredible couple of days!

Thank you so much for your support!

I'm so very happy that Aberrant Reflections funded so quickly.

We are currently looking at all but one stretch goal funded! You have helped secured works from Jacob Fleming, Jean Verne, Old School Jelly, and JV West. 

It was my hope that I'd be able to work with icons from the community whose work I admire- and that's happening! I think they all are going to add something special to the project to make this zine a proud addition to any gaming collection.

 Jacob Fleming 

You probably know Jacob from In the Tower of Shadow Silveraxe. Their debut adventure zine for Old School Essentials was an instant classic. They are currently working on their next adventure zine Through the Valley of the Manticore. You can find more of their work here. Jacob did the beautiful full color wrap-around cover for Aberrant Reflections and is on board for all of the interior art for the zine. Because of you, there's going to be a bunch more of it!

 Jean Verne 

Jean is a gifted layout designer. As I previously mentioned, they are the creator of Reminiscence of Decay and Cloud of Sinners, which are both stunning. So far, Jean has worked up one spread for the zine and I can't wait to see what they come up with for the rest. Jean is really bringing that pop that makes zines like Knock! so good. 

 Old School Jelly 

Old School Jelly makes exquisite maps. It was one of their maps that actually inspired the main mechanics of Aberrant Reflections. So I am beyond words when I think about the fact that the zine will get an OSJ original thanks to you! 

 JV West 

West is an illustrator with a specific flair and style that bleeds old school. Their work in the Black Pudding zines is top-notch. I'm very ready for some of that in a custom character sheet for Aberrant Reflections. 

Zine Month has let loose a torrent of amazing content from indie creators. I wanted to share a few that deserve your attention. 

You're (not) a Wizard

Fumble and con your way through magic school- since like the title says, you're not a wizard. I think it would be really fun pretending to be magical in magic school. Horrifying if I actually lived it, but hilarious at the table.

S.M.O.L

A bestiary with a ton of charm and with custom drawn monsters. Even if you don't run them with the Trokia ruleset, how could you not find a place for these flavorful baddies in your game?

Goblin Errands

You play as a group of goblins running errands. All the zany hijinks that arise along the way sound like some pure, problem solving goodness. 

This is only a small sample of the very talented work coming from the indie developers of Zine Month. Check out more at ZineMonth.com