Beta Edition Now Itchfunding!

Wow!! You may have noticed that this project exists, has some files associated with it, and also has a fundraising goal!!!

If you haven't noticed, there's a lot of stuff here! The PDF is pretty barebones—all text, barely any layout, but it does contain a complete set of beta rules for Thousand Cousins, using Jay Dragon's Nameless Engine. It's technically been finished since last September or so, but I felt like I might as well get these out in the world and into people's hands so people can get an early preview if they want. Ideally, I'd also like to raise some funds to make the book a little prettier, and my present lack of day job is not helping much there.

Some stats on the doc as it stands:

• 44 pages
• 13,800 words
• 6 x 6 mix-and-match playbooks
• 6 antagonizing forces to play
• 4 pieces of short fiction
• Lots and lots of mapmaking prompts and example names

Over the next couple months, I'll be doing some posts talking about design choices for the game overall, the worldbuilding, and the playbooks! Look forward to them  ✌️

I've gotten some questions about community copies: I'm probably not going to release any into the pool until the end of the fundraising period, and at that point it'll be dependent on how much people have donated in excess of the preorder price (so, if you add a tip, you're paying it forward!) So look for those at the end of August.