Short version: things are going extremely well for the Fermi Resolution Worldbook Backerkit. Sufficiently so that I am wondering whether Kickstarter is a cost-effective move. It’s not that Kickstarter is bad. It’s just never given me these kinds of numbers.
Continue reading Technical thoughts on the Fermi Resolution Worldbook Backerkit, 02/13/2025.Tag: fermi resolution worldbook
Doing a Monastery interview with Mildra the Monk on February 25th.
Mildra the Monk is a Twitch and YouTube interviewer who focuses on independent tabletop roleplaying games, and he’s interested in having me on to talk about the Fermi Resolution Worldbook. As you know, I’m always happy to talk about my games, my books, and crowdfunding, so we’re going to sit down for an interview later this month. I’m not sure yet if this is going to be live, or recorded for later, so I’ll let you know.
Looking forward to it! Interviews are fun. Tiring, but fun.
73% to the first Fermi Resolution Worldbook stretch goal!
As we head to the end of the first week, I’d say that the Fermi Resolution Worldbook has been a remarkable success. So much of one, I’m wondering if a spot more of advertising would help move things along. I’m still trying to decide.
The next step is to get to $2,500. That hits our first stretch goal: an adventure, set during the time of ‘The Wolf-Man of Westhaven.’ In fact, it is based on that short story, so there you go. Encounter a wolf-man! Figure out his deal! Work out what to do next! Probably end up fighting [redacted]! All good, clean fun in the Second Republic.

Less than a thousand dollars away from the next stretch goal!

We’re in day three of the Fermi Resolution Worldbook Backerkit, and we are doing very well. Well enough, in fact, that I need to start planning out maps and so forth for the first stretch goal, which is:
Continue reading Less than a thousand dollars away from the next stretch goal!The Backerkit is live! [UPDATE: And funded!]
Check it out here.

The Fermi Resolution Backerkit starts tomorrow!

The Fermi Resolution Worldbook drops tomorrow. Fantasy post-apocalypse tabletop roleplaying! Explore the enigmatic ruins of the Old Americans, or oppose the last-ditch machinations of an evil empire! Uses the GUMSHOE rules. Sign up here for the launch!
https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/068559fc-efff-4805-b0a7-5344d785eca9/landing
Aiming for 125 followers on the FERMI RESOLUTION WORLDBOOK Backerkit by the launch date!
Obviously I want considerably more – five hundred would make for an excellent start, but right now I am at ninety-six, including me. If I get a good enough follower count on the Fermi Resolution Worldbook Backerkit, the company will consider helping to boost my signal, which would be awesome. Everybody who buys the game is a potential customer for my novels, after all. And vice versa.

So we’re plugging! Sign up to follow the project here. Back it on February 4th. Tell all your friends!
Map for the Fermi Resolution Worldbook adventure!
This actually… doesn’t look too bad, really. I’m using Campaign Cartographer 3 for this, because it has a black and white map option. It’ll honestly do for what I need it for, and I paid for the program years ago.
Be sure to join up!

The Fermi Resolution Worldbook Backerkit video.
An update on the worldbook project.
Sat down with the layout guy today and we worked out a schedule. Currently, and assuming all goes well with the Fermi Resolution Worldbook Backerkit (sign up here for notifications), he should be done with the project by mid-March at the latest. That dovetails nicely with the Backerkit, since it’s running in February. I collect the money, pay my guy, get the RPG up at Backerkit, and I should have copies in time for the summer convention circuit. Which will be cool.

Excelsior!