Who doesn't love a map? - Spireholm Upgraded
about 2 years ago – Sat, Mar 05, 2022 at 06:43:51 PM

Lost in the walled city? This might help!

Thanks so much for your support for SHIVER Gothic so far. The stretch goals just keep coming so we thought we'd dive into the second one unlocked so far during the Kickstarter. An upgrade for the Secrets of Spireholm book!

We'll be adding a ribbon and also custom endpapers to the Secrets of Spireholm. These endpapers will also help you navigate as they will feature a highly detailed map of the city of Spireholm! Here's a little WIP of the city map, we'll be adding more textures, details and colours before it makes its way in to the book:

Be careful though even with a map in hand you might still get lost in the sprawling backstreets, and being lost in Spireholm is not a fate you want! We'll be back soon with more updates and stretch details.

Extra Monster Abilities - The First of Many Stretch Goals
about 2 years ago – Fri, Mar 04, 2022 at 08:31:55 AM

Monstrous Abilities Galore

Thanks to all your help smashing through SHIVER Gothic's funding goal we've got loads to cover when it comes to stretch goals. Today we'll be talking all about the first stretch goal you've helped unlock. So let's get started.

Playing as monsters is one of the elements of SHIVER Gothic we're really excited for players to explore. We hope that being able to explore Gothic narratives from the other side of the aisle as the monsters themselves will unearth some really engaging role playing experiences for players. This first stretch goal has allowed us to expand the Ability trees for each of the Monster Archetypes and delve even deeper into the huge variety of monstrous features the creatures have to offer.

One ability path that we are really excited about is 'The Creator'. Much like the companion path in the Core Book this section of the ability tree is all about having a friend, but in the case of 'The Creator' they've made their own friends. Choose from a Homunculus or an Automaton and tool up or 'flesh out' your new friend to your hearts content! Just make sure to not collect spare parts from anyone you know.

Another ability path we are really excited about is 'The Obscured', this slippery character for one reason or another is difficult to spot. Perhaps they were the victim of an experiment gone wrong, or maybe they experimented too readily on themselves after a lack of volunteers. Just make sure to keep your eyes peeled and your valuables close to you while they're around.

The final path we wanted to talk about in this update is a classic, 'The Vampyr', one of the branches of 'The Immortal' tree. An absolute powerhouse of Gothic literature the suite of monsters wouldn't be completed without these blood suckers. But will players be able to keep their hunger in check or will their allies end up as a snack. 

Thanks for checking out today's update and we hope you enjoyed it! What Gothic Monsters are you excited about playing in SHIVER Gothic? We'll be back soon with updates on stretch goals and more, until then lock your doors and make sure not to invite anyone with sharp teeth inside!

'IT LIVES!' - All Backers get this bonus reward!
about 2 years ago – Fri, Mar 04, 2022 at 08:31:37 AM

A story about bringing things to life

Well, it's been a wild ride for the first day of the Kickstarter with us reaching nearly 200% of our goal in the first 24hrs. Thank you so much for all of your support thus far and for helping bring SHIVER Gothic to life. We'll have more news on stretch goals in the coming days!

Speaking of bringing things to life we've got a bonus reward for all Kickstarter backers! We had set the target for funding at 48hrs for this early bird reward but you've already absolutely slain that goal. All backers will get a copy of the 'IT LIVES' story for free as part of their pledge. Our love letter to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

If you want to see what this is all about we played an abridged version of 'IT LIVES' live on launch day which you can find below:

Ben also did some live illustration for this session, doing art based on the adventure as it unfolded, you can find some of that below with the rest featured on our Twitter!

Funded in 2 Hours - Thank you so much
about 2 years ago – Fri, Mar 04, 2022 at 08:31:01 AM

Funding Goal Slain

WOW! We're blown away...

Thank you so much for helping us slay our funding goal in absolute record time. Those vampires don't stand a chance with hunters like you about! The whole team want to express our thanks for helping us bring SHIVER Gothic to life, it means the world to us that you're joining us in this adventure into the horrors of the weird unknown!

Now to get to busting open some crypts for those stretch goals!