The Martian Unlocked and The Informals Revealed!
almost 2 years 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!
almost 2 years 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
2,000 Backers!
almost 2 years ago
– Wed, Oct 02, 2024 at 03:14:44 PM
We now have over 2,000 new hunters joining Hargrave House! This is an incredible achievement for
The Between, and we're so thankful to those of you who have helped us reach this milestone by backing the project and helping spread the word.
To celebrate 2,000 backers, we've added some stuff from
Shadow Society to the
Preview Folder, including The Legacy, The Beast, and The Spidersilk Seamstress!
We still have plenty of room in the haunted halls of Hargrave House, so if you haven't yet backed the project, please give it a look!
Thanks again!
-The Between team
Extraordinary Mode
almost 2 years ago
– Tue, Oct 01, 2024 at 01:08:56 PM
Alright, folks, with The Seven Mummers of Seven Dials now unlocked, and the new achievement revealed, we are officially in Extraordinary Mode! We'll explain that in a bit, but first: join us on
the Gauntlet Discord server! As ever, it is the absolute best place to discuss
The Between, and maybe even find a game to play in (also: we've shared a preview of The Martian there, so join the server and pick it up!)
Extraordinary Mode
In The Gauntlet, some people play
The Between in a way that is less about sexy, dark Gothic horror, and more about pulp-y, science fiction/fantasy adventure. That style of play is informally called Extraordinary Mode (because it's less
Penny Dreadful and more
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen). Our next three achievements, if unlocked and added to the book, will let anyone play the game in this style. The Martian at $175K adds a Superman-style space orphan to Hargrave House. The Clockwork Cuttery at $185K is a Threat with dangerous automata. And, most of all, at $200K Gesod, High Imperator of Venus will descend on London in his luxurious space frigate, Resplendent. When combined with things we've already unlocked like Mean Times in Greenwich, The Facsimile, and The Monochromatic Men of Three Mills Island, you can easily do an entire campaign in Extraordinary Mode, or combine them to make a fun, mixed-genre campaign (which is actually a little closer to what
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen actually is).
So let's put on our jetpacks and get these achievements unlocked! Please tell everyone you know about this campaign. It helps us a lot when you talk to people about why this game excites you.
As always, thanks so much for your support!
-The Between team
Add-on books now available!
almost 2 years ago
– Sun, Sep 29, 2024 at 05:03:38 PM
Hello! We hope everyone had a nice weekend. As always, we want to start by inviting you to join us on
The Gauntlet Discord server, which is the best place to discuss
The Between.
Add-On Books Now Available
A number of folks have asked if they could add additional copies of The Between, Shadow Society, and Suns of Another World to their pledge. We have now made that possible on the campaign page. The add-on price of $35 per additional book is less expensive than the preorder price will be when the pledge manager opens, so if you think you'll need extra books, the time to get them is now.
If you only need one copy of each book, your best value is still one of the higher pledge tiers. The add-ons are strictly for people who want two or more copies of a particular book.
Two Reasons to Consider Increasing Your Pledge
While we're happy for your support at whatever level you want to give it, there are some good reasons to consider increasing your pledge during the campaign.
Everything is the best price it's ever going to be right now
The preorder and retail price for these books will be more expensive than the BackerKit campaign price. If you think there's a possibility you'll ever want more than just the core book, now is the time to grab them if you can.
Shadow Society is growing!
We've unlocked 7 Threats, 3 playbooks, and 1 Mastermind—with more likely to come—and it's all going to be in Shadow Society. You may decide you want all that extra content in your hands in the form of a physical book.
All that said, no matter your pledge level, we're happy you're on this journey with us!
The Preview Edition of Ghosts of El Paso is available for FREE on DriveThruRPG
Some folks have asked for a preview of the campaign settings going into
Suns of Another World. Well, you can grab the original edition of
Ghosts of El Paso for FREE (Pay What You Want—please pay nothing) on DriveThruRPG! This is the old version of
Ghosts, and will be significantly updated for
Suns of Another World, but it will give you a good idea of what an additional setting for
The Between might look like. It can be found
here.
Polls Are Coming
We're still learning the ropes of BackerKit (this is our first campaign on this platform), but one of the Community options that looks interesting is Polls. We have a few things we'd like your feedback on (in particular, which new, unrevealed Playbook sounds most exciting to you), so be on the lookout for a poll in the next day or two.
As always, thanks so much for your support! We've got 32 days to go! Please keep spreading the word!
-The Between team
