Sprigs & Kindling
over 1 year ago
– Thu, Oct 17, 2024 at 03:03:54 PM
There are 14 days remaining in The Between campaign! We are steadily working on unlocking the $200K achievement, the new Mastermind, Gesod. As of this update, we are less than $5K away from hitting that goal. All the remaining achievements will be revealed as soon as we do it!
As ever, if you haven't joined us on
The Gauntlet Discord server, please do!
Sprigs & Kindling
Sprigs & Kindling is a digital fanzine exploring the Carved from Brindlewood system (the system that powers Brindlewood Bay, The Between, Public Access, The Silt Verses RPG, and other mystery horror games). Along with experimental new playbooks and scenarios for CfB games, contributions include essays, art, recipes, music, and more. The first issue will be released on October 31, 2024 (the same day our crowdfunding campaign ends) with subsequent issues to follow every two months.
While Sprigs & Kindling isn't directly connected to The Gauntlet, we're
extremely excited about it. The Gauntlet got its start in publishing with Codex, a digital fanzine for the games we loved (it was a lot of Dungeon World and Monsterhearts back then, haha). We love knowing that our own games are now inspiring folks to create something like this.
If you want to know more—and even get involved—check out the
Sprigs & Kindling website. You can also find folks in our Discord server.
Thanks so much for your support! Let's get Gesod unlocked!
-The Between team
Achievements
over 1 year ago
– Tue, Oct 15, 2024 at 10:03:27 AM
Let's get Gesod unlocked!
We're making steady progress on unlocking the new Mastermind, Gesod, High Imperator of Venus, but we still have some distance to go (about $7K as of this post). The sooner we unlock it, the sooner we can reveal the campaign's FINAL ACHIEVEMENTS. Here are some ways you can help out:
- Back the project (this is a public post, so we assume at least some of you reading it have yet to take the plunge).
- If you're able to, increase your pledge. $5 or $10 doesn't seem like much, but it can add up over multiple backers; if you can afford one of the deluxe pledge tiers, that will help us immensely; and as of this post, there are a couple Hargrave House spots open—maybe grab one while you can.
- Share the campaign link wherever you can, and follow-up with your friends who have expressed interest.
- Talk about The Between on Reddit, RPG.net. and your Facebook groups. This is massively helpful, especially if you identify a few specific things about the game that excite you.
Unlocked Achievement Descriptions
We put the descriptions of all the unlocked achievements
here, and will be updating this doc when (if) we unlock more.
Shrouded London Writing Contest - Workshop Video
The Shrouded London Writing Contest is ongoing. The Between's creator, Jason Cordova, recently held a workshop for participants. That workshop is now available to view on YouTube.
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As always, thanks so much for your support. The Between team is a very small one; we have so many aspirations for this game, but we're not a huge company, and we rely on your faith in us to achieve those things. By supporting this game, you're not just getting some (admittedly awesome) books, you're saying something about what you want this hobby and industry to look like. And that's important.
-The Between team
New Deluxe Pledge Tiers!
over 1 year ago
– Wed, Oct 09, 2024 at 05:25:13 PM
Hello!
A few quick updates, but first, as always, join us on
The Gauntlet Discord server! The Gauntlet is the best place to chat about the game and the campaign, as well as to get sneak peeks of what we have coming up!
New Deluxe Pledge Tiers!
We opened up three new Deluxe Pledge Tiers! The first, HMS Chimaera ($600), gets you all the stuff at the Hargrave House tier, plus Wes Franks, author of Unsinkable (and expert Keeper) will run an online 2-shot of The Between for you and three friends. The second is Resplendent ($1000), which also gets you everything at the HH tier, plus Alex Rybitski, co-host of The Darkened Threshold podcast, will run a 4-session online game for you and three friends. Finally, Brathwaite Hall ($8000) features FOUR copies of everything, shipped anywhere in the world for FREE, plus Jason Cordova, creator The Between (and one of the most seasoned GMs in the industry) will run an entire online campaign of The Between for you and three friends. Obviously, these tiers are for super-fans (especially that last one), but for the right group, it's going to be a really fantastic experience (and the Chimaera and Resplendent tiers are actually a pretty good deal). Jason promises that whoever gets the Brathwaite Hall spot will have a gaming experience they will remember for the rest of their lives (and will be able to look back on because it will be recorded).
The Shrouded London Writing Contest - Writer's Workshop
The Shrouded London Writing Contest is ongoing, we've already received numerous entries! Here's a link to the
contest details. Please be reminded that Jason Cordova, creator of
The Between, will be hosting a writer's workshop this Sunday at 11 AM Eastern for contest participants. Check the contest details for more information (or find the writing contest channel on Discord).
Online Character Keeper
Something we like to do in The Gauntlet is create these excellent online character keepers for our games. The character keeper for
The Between has guided character creation, a place to track your hunters and Threats, rules references, the Unscenes, and much more. It's a very robust tool for online play, one that we use every day in The Gauntlet. Find it
here (you'll be prompted to make a copy).
The Clockwork Cuttery is nearly unlocked!
We're sooo close to unlocking The Clockwork Cuttery. Just a few hundred more dollars. We have another exciting new achievement just waiting to be revealed whenever we cross this threshold. As ever, you can help us get there by sharing this campaign. It's particularly important that you share a direct link to the campaign whenever you talk about
The Between. If you just mention it without sharing the link, a lot of people will instinctively go to Kickstarter looking for it, rather than BackerKit. Always share that link:
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/the-gauntlet/the-betweenThanks so much for your support! Here's a glimpse at the penny dreadful art for The King in Shadows!
-The Between team
The Martian Unlocked and The Informals Revealed!
over 1 year ago
– Mon, Oct 07, 2024 at 09:17:32 AM
We are excited to announce The Martian is unlocked and will be joining Hargrave House! If you haven't already done so, join us on
The Gauntlet Discord to learn more about all these terrific achievements we're unlocking.
Speaking of achievements...
The Informals are now revealed!
Our $215K achievement is a really exciting one: The Informals! From the campaign page:
"We’ll add a new playbook to Shadow Society: The Informals! The Informals is the first troupe-style playbook for The Between, meaning when you choose this playbook, you’ll be playing multiple characters at once! The Hargrave House Informals are a group of street people who assist the hunters with their investigations. Each phase, you pick which Informal you want to use: Elsie Willow, a canny woman of the night; Kip Longfellow, a resourceful street urchin; Silas Gren, a butcher who has… seen things; Velma Thenwicket, a well-connected governess; Pig’s Ear, the most talented pickpocket in London; Brother Samuel, a disgraced vicar; Barrel Staves, an absolute unit; and one you create on your own. Each member of the Informals has their own special talents and resources they bring to the investigation, as well as a secret shame that haunts them. While the Informals don’t live in Hargrave House, they are connected to one hunter, their Benefactor, with whom they have a special rapport, and who allows them to access new abilities.
We almost forgot one thing: the Informals are each doomed. Throughout the campaign, they will be gruesomely murdered, one-by-one, by an unseen serial killer. The hunters will have to answer a Question related to the killings, the answer of which might see the serial killer joining Hargrave House themselves! What will Hargrave House do when they have an infamous murderer lurking within their walls?"
(Tl;dr: It's the Baker Street Irregulars meets Jack the Ripper)
The Clockwork Cuttery on deck
Our current achievement is a new Threat, The Clockwork Cuttery! We're just over $5K away from unlocking it. As ever, the more you can help us spread the word, the quicker we'll get there. We'll leave you with the penny dreadful art for this Threat. As ever, thanks so much for your support!
-The Between team
Last Chance for the Mastermind Dice!
over 1 year ago
– Sat, Oct 05, 2024 at 07:30:27 AM
We are down to the last 35 Hargrave House pledge spots! If you're considering the Mastermind Dice, don't wait until the end of the campaign to make that decision—they won't be there.
The Mastermind Dice are a set of 12 premium,
hard-edge D6s in a collectors box. The dice glow-in-the-dark and come in 4 jewel tone colors: sapphire, amber, amethyst, and emerald.
Customs-Friendly Shipping
A few people have asked whether international shipping is customs-friendly? The answer is YES. Your order goes straight to your door, and your estimated shipping includes any VAT or customs fees.
Shrouded London Writing Contest
Just a quick reminder that the Shrouded London writing contest is ongoing. We've already received quite a few submissions, but there's still plenty of time to participate! The contest runs through October 31st (the same day the BacerkKit campaign ends). Get involved and write something! Who knows? Maybe your entry will get included in one of the books? Details
here.
Just $3K away from The Martian!
We're getting really close to unlocking The Martian playbook—just $3K to go! You can help us get there by sharing this campaign:
- Sharing on social media that you've backed this campaign is the best thing you can do to help us. Be sure to tag @gauntletrpg
- Talking about the game in places where people are talking about TTRPGs: Discord, Reddit, Facebook, etc.
- If you have a blog, we'd love a little post about the game! Get in touch and we can send you art assets.
As always, thanks so much for your support! Let's go get The Martian!
-The Between team
