{"id":314,"date":"2016-07-25T19:51:26","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T02:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weird8.com\/?p=314"},"modified":"2016-07-25T19:51:26","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T02:51:26","slug":"new-kickstarter-sun-spots-is-coming-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weird8.com\/index.php\/2016\/07\/25\/new-kickstarter-sun-spots-is-coming-in-september\/","title":{"rendered":"New Kickstarter &#8220;Sun Spots&#8221; is coming in September"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Things are finally underway! Again! Less than two months until I kick off the Kickstarter for my Cthulhu Dark scenario &#8220;Sun Spots&#8221; and momentum is gathering as we speak.<\/p>\n<p>Here are components of the project that are already complete:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The core text, playtested multiple times (~27k words)<\/li>\n<li>The cover art by Chris Huth<\/li>\n<li>Multiple interior illustrations by Jason Eckhardt<\/li>\n<li>Interior art by Caleb Cleveland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Furthermore,\u00a0I am already assembling the following items to be ready for the Kickstarter launch:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interior art by Reuben Dodd<\/li>\n<li>Blind playtesting<\/li>\n<li>Layout and design by Gregory Geiger<\/li>\n<li>Maps, including one hand-drawn, by Jake Coolidge<\/li>\n<li>Interviews and press<\/li>\n<li>Budget, pledge levels and possible stretch goals<\/li>\n<li>Tentative &#8220;Director&#8217;s Cut&#8221; version of the book<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So everything is coming together for the actual book. The video for the launch is nearly done, as is much of the art for the project page. I&#8217;ve got plans under way, and deadlines on the calendar. And over the coming weeks I will post here regularly, sharing planning and providing visibility into the project itself.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t wait to share more with you. In the meantime, read some previews <a href=\"http:\/\/weird8.com\/sun-spots-2\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Things are finally underway! Again! Less than two months until I kick off the Kickstarter for my Cthulhu Dark scenario &#8220;Sun Spots&#8221; and momentum is gathering as we speak. 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