Production Updates: Audiobook, CityScapes & More

I’ve got some EXCITING NEWS and status updates for Anyone Can Wear the Mask, so let’s run through a quick list of where everything with the game stands!

First, the exciting news: We hit our next stretch goal for the game, and can commission five stretch goal writers for the game!

As such, we added our final stretch goal to the game, and we’ll be closing the #itchfunding campaign on May 1st, 2021. (More on that later!)

THE CORE BOOK: 

We’ve received the interior spot art for the game from Eli Forbes, and passed it along to layout. We can’t wait for you to see the final product--the proofs we’ve seen are KILLER, and they’re only going to get better!

(Here’s a preview--I love this piece!)

BACKER REWARDS:

We’ve contacted all of our “Build a Scenario” reward backers to get their initial notes. The plan is to dig into these once the four core ACWtM CityScapes are written.

We’ve also played one of our “Run a Game” rewards already, with #2 on the calendar.

ACWtM: CITYSCAPES

That said, let’s talk stretch goal 1: ANYONE CAN WEAR THE MASK: CITYSCAPES, new pre-built scenarios for the game (Logo by Leo Cheung)!

Each CityScape will include the bio of a superhero, an overview of their city, and a sampling of the threats that city faces--basically, everything you need to jump into a game of ACWtM.

The first two CityScapes are written, with two more underway by me--plus five scenarios written by me with input from our “Build a Scenario” backers, and five more from guest writers, making a total of FOURTEEN CITYSCAPES. Plus, we’ll probably do a jam. We’ll see.

The plan for releasing CityScapes is two-fold: A few will be included for free with the book, and some will be released as supplementary materials on a season model a la Spencer Campbell’s Light: SPARK. Stay tuned for more info!

THE AUDIOBOOK

I’ve been working closely with Aaron on the ACWtM audiobook, and he’s shared with me the first few samples. Y’all. I’m not kidding. He brought me to tears.

(I have to check with him if I can share a preview. I really want to.)

The plan for this is also two-fold: We’ll include a version for free to anyone who bought the game. And then, down the road, I’ll be considering what a deluxe version of the audiobook might look like…

FINALLY: OUR LAST, SECRET STRETCH GOAL

As mentioned, we’ll be closing the #itchfunding campaign on May 1st, 2021.

Why not close it today? Because we have one final goal for the game; it’s not a full stretch goal, since we’re doing it either way.

Let’s talk WEAR THE MASK.

In case you missed the announcement: Wear the Mask is a cinematic, limited-run superhero actual play podcast using Anyone Can Wear the Mask. We’re currently working on recording the series.

Any additional money raised between now and 5/1 will go towards funding production on Wear the Mask.

NOTE: The show is happening regardless; this just lets us repay ourselves for paying cast members for the first three sessions.

There you have it! Hope you’re excited for all this as I am!