a vampiric gutter punk urban fantasy RPG by Adam Vass. standalone/compatible with Mork Borg
Latest Updates from Our Project:
September Update: All good, now we wait
4 months ago
– Thu, Sep 19, 2024 at 10:48:45 AM
Got a notification that a couple of you hit that nasty request update button, ew! Anyway, here's September's update, a little premature due to those requests so i can make the glaring red notification go away.
Books
I got production-line samples of Blood Borg this week and they look awesome. Approved! Which means the full order is in production and then we wait for mysterious freight. look at my babies!
EDIT: forgot to put this in the update the first round but EVERY PHYSICAL BACKER is getting the LOSER solo rules zine, you don't need the blood bag to play alone!
Stretch Goals
Blood bag is going swimmingly, almost everything is in-hand now except the zines which have a bigger production order and take a little more time. artist statement is printed and shipped, the other two will go to print this weekend. look at how green this tracking sheet is:
everything is very cool right now. once the final print media is done, I can go back and touch up the digital stuff which will come out in October. The books will be shipping from me late October or early November depending on how long the boat takes which I have no control over and no real way to track when it's in the ocean between docks.
Pledge Manager
About a dozen of you haven't answered your pledge manager or my messages/emails about it, You won't get your rewards if you don't do that. Manage your pledge here, I won't be locking down orders for a couple weeks still, call it Oct 9th tentatively:
I'm also starting some cool occult artwork for my friend Nathan's upcoming kickstarter project which will launch in a couple weeks so keep an eye out for that.
I'm working on two games over this winter and hoping to crowdfund my next horror game in January if all goes according to plan! Earworm is like indefinitely delayed and I'm keeping this new project closer to the chest for now so I don't end up with my foot in my mouth, but I've got so many fun irons in the fire. Sign up for the newsletter at worldchamp.io to stay up to date.
Talk in October.
-AV
Aug Update: Production, Patches, & Previews
5 months ago
– Thu, Aug 15, 2024 at 10:22:47 AM
TLDR: books are being printed, zines are being laid out, some stuff is in hand, everything's going smoothly.
Production!
The book is at the printer, the proofs have been approved, and we're just in the waiting stage now. They'll take a few weeks to manufacture and a few more to freight over to my place before assembly and shipping can begin, and that is a very ethereal thing, so I can't give any update to the timeline just yet, but things are lookin good. Here is a brief preview of the proof copy i got!
Meanwhile, there's no shortage of work going on here still. The adventure zine is written, the solo zine is 80% written, and the commentary zine sorta just exists in my head right now but that will be the easiest to put together. Art and layout of course go along with that, here is the current spread of zine covers (subject to change of course)
MERCH
First off, I designed four patches and cannot decide which are my favorites so leaving that up to you. vote here for your favorite two of the four. I'll decide next week which ones go to print and are included in the blood bag.
I've got a few things coming in already including these cheesy but cool hypodermic pens! as above, these are included in the Blood Bag!
I've got some stickers and character sheet pads in hand now too, posters will be going to print this weekend, here's a glimpse at my little production tracker to show we're absolutely cooking this summer:
That's all for now! check in again in September, stay bloody. Manage your pledge at bloodborg.backerkit.com.
-AV
July update: makin big moves
6 months ago
– Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 08:26:53 AM
tldr: going to printer, changing up some things in the blood bag, playing the waiting game for shipping.
Book progress
The first big great news is that Blood Borg is done*! Well, its going through final proofreading today, but it's going to the printer monday. It came out to 116 interior pages that look fantastic and I'm really proud of it, even though the layout project beat my ass and took a little longer than expected.
Once it is at the printer, we just kinda gotta wait it out. I don't know if it'll be here in two months or three, if there will be any issues shipping or at customs inbetween then and now, so I'm just gonna cross my fingers it all goes smoothly. I have no reason to think it won't , but weird shit happens.
In the meantime, I'm going to work on going through the pdf and bookmarking/linking page numbers/all that fun stuff so the digital version is nice and utilitarian. I'll also be working on the blood bag merch and adventure zine layout since those take a lot less time to print. Which brings me to the one big change:
Blood Bag updates
the LOSER solo rules are no longer in the hardcover book, they're gonna be in their own zine. I wrestled with this for a while, but I want to spend some more time testing and expanding the solo stuff, which would've held back the timeline for print/delivery, and I couldn't risk that. So to buy myself some extra design time, I cut it from the main book to make it its own expansion. That said, you'll all get the download for free and the print zine will go in the blood bag.
Speaking of the blood bag, this thing is stacked especially for the price. it now has three zines, stickers, patches, a poster map, character sheet pad, and a barf bag. I am swapping out the stress ball heart, which was creating a problem with shipping, for something else cool that is flat so it'll fit in the boxes better. I'll be sharing some of the patch and sticker designs next month and letting y'all vote on your favorites.
If you want to add the blood bag, or anything else, or change your address, or do whatever, visit the backerkit pledge manager, it'lll stay open til at least september.
Other World Champ news
my new Mork Borg stoner party adventure zine TWILIGHT FESTIVAL OF THE ASTRAL MAGE is available now at worldchamp.io along with new hats, patches, bodybags, and shirts. Use the code JAWBREAKER for 10% off your order.
I'll also suddenly be at GENCON this year alongside Possible Worlds, +1EXP, and IPR. If you're gonna be there, come through and say hey and grab some free stickers, i'll have a bunch of game books and zines with me.
Be well and see you again in August with the next update.
-AV
June update: on track
7 months ago
– Mon, Jun 24, 2024 at 05:40:25 PM
June is coming to an end so here's your monthly update.
Editing by the goat Will Jobst is in its second round and expected to be finished this week, the first round really helped clarify a lot of the rules and language and get things nice and smooth.
Art by the goat Mitchell Van Dyke is about done, though everytime we finish, they add even more awesome stuff to our shared folder. Every piece looks better than the last.
Layout by myself is in progress and looking great. Everything is fitting together nicely, the art, words, vibes, it's working just like I expected and hoped. Here's a sneak peak, of course subject to change:
Surveys have gone out, though 8% of you haven't filled it out yet. Retrieve yours at bloodborg.backerkit.com if you need to. You still have plenty of time to add-on some merch or change your address, we won't be locking down til August at the earliest, more likely September. Depends on freight time which is always a fun little mystery.
I've got a cool littlestoner metal mork borg adventure zine coming out in July called Twilight Festival of the Astral Mage, it'll be available at worldchamp.io/store very soon alongside some new tees, hats, and crossbody bags. Keep an eye on the store or follow my twitter or instagram to be notified on launch.
That's all for now. Support requests go through backerkit, please don't message on kickstarter cause I won't see it on time. Be good.
-AV/WCGC
Backerkit Surveys Sent
8 months ago
– Tue, May 21, 2024 at 11:07:33 AM
A short and sweet update for y'all today, and this'll be the last update of May:
Backerkit surveys have gone out!
Check the email associated with your kickstarter account for an email from Backerkit that will allow you to manage your pledge. Here is where you can change your shipping address, add on the blood bag or extra copies of the book, and pay shipping charges. the backerkit will be open for most of summer as I plan to fulfill orders in October.
As a reminder, I don't handle support requests via kickstarter messaging, but I'd be happy to help via email at [email protected]. Also backerkit support is really good in my experience, contact them first as they're most likely to be able to help (and part of what I pay for is them to handle some simple support requests anyway).
Anyways, I'm going through Will's excellent editing notes, Mitch is focused this week on the character sheets and maps that are looking great, and I'm expecting to be able to start the layout this weekend after a long sleepy flight to the united kingdom for tour.
