A tag-based cyberpunk-fantasy roleplaying game in a megacity of tech and myth, powered by City of Mist.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Surveys are sent, late pledges are open!
almost 2 years ago
– Sun, Jun 12, 2022 at 05:43:15 AM
Hi there techno-avatars of ancient gods,
This is a quick update to let you know the BackerKit pledge manager is open and all surveys were sent out. We will keep you posted when (hopefully) we break the next stretch goal, which will add 15 pregen folios to the Box Set! (as explained in the previous update).
For any questions, please message us on Kickstarter, at [email protected], or on BackerKit and we will do our best to help
Want to unlock more stretch goals? Go ahead and share the late-pledge store link with your friends, on social media, and in groups and forums where the most people who are interested can see it!
(This is just a mock-up, the final styling is pending.)
Pledge manager opens next week with continued stretch goals!
almost 2 years ago
– Sun, Jun 05, 2022 at 12:26:36 AM
Hello there urban scavengers in search of tech and relics!
It's been a busy month since the Kickstarter concluded and we have a lot of updates. Let's dive in like Unagi!
Pledge manager opens next week!
Our pledge manager - BackerKit - will open in the next few days. You will receive an email inviting you to fill out a short survey (questions such as if and how you want your name to appear in the books) and to manage your pledge. You'll be able to upgrade your pledge level or add add-ons to your order, and provide us with your shipping address.
Shipping (and VAT where applicable) will also be charged on pledge manager, as explained in the Kickstarter campaign page.
The pledge manager is currently planned to lock on July 8th, after which we'll send all City of Mist digital materials to backers that have backed at the METROVERSE and IMMORTAL level, or who have added relevant City of Mist add-ons to their pledge.
Late pledges begin!
We will also be offering late pledges via the pre-order store on BackerKit, so if you or any of your friends missed the Kickstarter campaign, this is your last chance to back the :Otherscape campaign! Everything that was available on the Kickstarter will be available for a limited time on the BackerKit store.
As promised, we will count funds raised on the pledge manager (excluding shipping and taxes) against the total funding of the project, allowing us to unlock additional stretch goals!
With the next, much coveted, stretch goal at $300,000, we will add 15 (FIFTEEN!!) printed pregen folios to all Box Sets as well as character pack add-ons!! So again -- this is the time to get your friends who didn't back on board and help us create the best mythic cyberpunk game we can.
Printer-friendly content added!
We've reworked the player sheets for the BNZ4I-10 Cybershrine playtest to be printer friendly. This includes the character folios, a new player moves sheet, and the tracking cards (with a new but yet untested design). The playtest folder is now updated with these new files:
Most of the planning for the books -- Metro:Otherscape and Tokyo:Otherscape -- is done. The writers will now dig in and start breathing life into the world of :Otherscape, expanding on what we've already revealed during the campaign: formidable adversaries (Dangers); myth- and tech-powered criminal syndicates and corporations; character and crew tropes; typical jobs, scenes, and locations; a directory of :Otherscape actions and how to express them using the streamlined moves; questionnaires (themebooks) that will guide you in character creation; and much more!
[Wait for the GIF to load] A quick peek at our high-level planning process for the IMAGINE chapter of Metro:Otherscape. This isn't a layout or design document nor is it final; it's just a sketch of how the book content may be structured. We've adopted a new "card" format that will be easier to read and support book, PDF, and Codex App layouts.
Kelly Black joins as Lead Developer!
We're expanding the team to ensure we deliver this project in time. Tabletop RPG veteran Kelly Black, who has a long track record of developing 3rd-party materials for White Wolf's Storyteller Vault and the Cypher System, has taken on the mantle of lead developer for :Otherscape.
As the Lead Developer, Kelly will lead and coordinate the work of the writers and help Amit and the writing team to translate the :Otherscape creative vision into the fine details of the game.
We are excited to have him on board and wish him lots of good luck!
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That's it for today. We will send another update when the surveys are all sent and the store opens.
Until next time, focus on your Source, no matter how strong the Noise is!
- Amit & Omer
THANK YOU!!! (+ We're Unlocking The $275K Goal!)
almost 2 years ago
– Fri, May 06, 2022 at 05:27:39 AM
Hey there androids who mastered The Art of War!
WHAT A GREAT CAMPAIGN!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Thanks to your vote of confidence and generous pledges, we raised close to $275,000! This will be enough to fund all of the content stretch goals we planned for the Metro:Otherscape corebook, the Tokyo:Otherscape setting book, and the Box Set with all its accessories!
We're excited to get to work and create this cinematic mythic-cyberpunk game for you all!
UNLOCKING THE $275K GOAL!
Since our Kickstarter bullet really grazed the underbelly of $275K, we're going to unlock this goal right away and add a full-length adventure in Tokyo:Otherscape!
As previously said, we will count the funds raised in the pledge manager against the next goal of adding 15 printed character folios to the Box Set, at $300K.
MISSED THE FINALE STREAM?
Meet the writers and tune in to our chat about all things Tokyo:Otherscape !
WHAT'S NEXT?
We will invite you to the BackerKit pledge manager sometime around the end of May (more updates on this will come ahead of that). On BackerKit, you will be able to provide your shipping details, upgrade your pledge, and grab any items you may have missed in this campaign.
Questions? Until then, for any questions - please reach out to us by a Kickstarter message or on [email protected] .
I also want to send out A BIG THANK YOU to the dedicated team at Son of Oak, the writers and artists who contributed and will be contributing to this game, and our partners who helped make this happen.
Until next update, ride your legendary data streams across cyberspace!
-Amit
Wrapping up tomorrow - stretch goals up to $300K!
almost 2 years ago
– Wed, May 04, 2022 at 09:56:57 PM
Hi there shamans of cyberspace!
We are less than 30 hours to the finish line!!!
STRETCH GOALS UP TO $300K!!!
We just unlocked the $250K goal, so you'll have **50** new improvements to choose from in T:O, making character creation and evolution that much richer!
Next up, at $275K, we will add a full-length adventure to Tokyo:Otherscape that will take you from the darkest megacity alleys through the avenues of cyberspace to the mountain shrines of Japan! If you enjoyed the adventures of Nights of Payne Town, you will love this one!
Great things can happen in the final days and hours of a Kickstarter, and if we reach $300K, we will also print the 15 additional character PDFs and add 15 character folios to all the Box Sets! The Box Set will have 20 printed character folios in total! (We know we said no more physical rewards but that one is too good to pass on!)
Even if we don't unlock this during the KS, we will make this available during the pledge manager.
However, TODAY IS THE DAY to hit your favoritegroups and forums and let people who haven't heard of this campaign yet know that it's their last chance to dip in and get the special backer-only bonuses!
FINALE STREAM!
Come hang out with the writing team! We'll be going live on our YouTube channel for the final hours of the campaign, starting at 8pm CET / 2pm EST / 11am PST on Thursday (tomorrow). Join us and meet the members of the writing team, see what they'r excited about in this project, ask them questions, and create some mythic-cyberpunk content together!
Until then, give in to your Itch -- just a little!
- Amit
The Playtest Is Here! ** Free Characters for Backers Only ** Another Stretch Goal Unlocked
about 2 years ago
– Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 05:58:52 AM
Hey there trigger-happy ogres,
We've got some great updates for you today!
A GIFT FOR BACKERS ONLY: 10 MORE PREGEN PDFs!!!
Backers, we love you! You help us make better games. And we're so excited about this campaign, your support, and the :Otherscape universe that we decided to treat all backers to 10 extra pregens PDFs! Whether you pledged at Cyber, Metro, Tokyo, Box Set, Metaverse, or Immortal, you'll now have 20 pregens:
5 Pregens in the Metro:Otherscape book
5 Japanese-themed Pregens in the Tokyo:Otherscape book (these will be the printed character folios in the Box Set)
+10 Pregens PDFs included in this gift!
If you played City of Mist, you'll know how much players love our pregens and their carefully-constructed themes, lore, and conflicting motivations. These extra 10 pregens will also make it much easier to get a game going without delving into character creation.
We still don't have a final list of the 10 gift pregens (some of them may come from the Immortal tiers, although in any way ALL Immortal tiers pregens will be published as official characters.) Let us know in the comments if you have any requests and we'll do our best!
This gift is only for backers. Late pledges will be able to grab this PDF character pack as an add-on.
PLAYTEST THE GAME!
It's Friday and as promised, we have the playtest scenarioBNZ4I-10 Cybershrine ready for you!
The playtest focuses on the core moves and the unique possibilities of combining mythology with cyberspace in :Otherscape. More advanced rule systems like the Loadout theme and character growth are still in development.
Like it? Share it with your friends and in your favorite gaming groups and forums!
And check out Kevin's latest video, presenting the playtest:
SCREEN UNLOCKED!
Just as we approach the finale of the campaign, the MC Screen has been unlcoked, which means it will be incldued in every Box Set, Metroverse, and Immortal tier. Lower tiers will get a PDF of the screen. Check out our previous update for details about this handy accessory.
Our next goal is to enhance the player options with the Tokyo:Otherscape book: if we reach it, we'll add 50 more theme improvement to the book! Theme improvements really open up different styles of play for PCs and while you'll get a bunch of them in the Metro:Otherscape corebook, it never hurts to have more!
That's all for now!
Go dive into the Cybershrine and let us know what you think in the comments!
