April Update: Missing Surveys & Core Rulebook Progress
over 4 years ago
– Thu, Apr 02, 2020 at 05:13:35 PM
Hello, loyal backers! We hope that you and your families are safe in these troubling times.
If you've been following us on Twitter or Facebook, you know that the Age of Ambition core rulebook is nearing completion. The PDF is on track for release later this month. We'll send out a second Kickstarter update just before the PDF goes live.
Missing Surveys
We will be locking surveys and charging shipping one week from today, on April 9. There are currently 12 backers who haven't completed their surveys. If you don't see your name on the list below, you're good. If you do see your name, please complete your survey ASAP.
- Nicolas V.
- Charlie M.
- Christopher R.
- David C.
- Ian M.
- John K.
- Kathy P.
- Reflectere
- Samuel B.
- Stephen
- Rangdo of Arg
- Thomas S.
Age of Ambition Progress
- The Age of Ambition core rulebook PDF is almost finished. All that remains is to insert the last few art pieces and page references. There are currently 4 active art commissions and 4 commissions waiting in the queue. Once these final pieces are complete, we'll release the PDF.
- The Consequence Cards are complete and waiting to be released after the core rulebook. The GM Screen Inserts are almost complete, and only waiting on their final printing proof. However, the printer that handles the cards, screen inserts and poster map is currently shuttered due to COVID-19. We do not know when it will reopen, but we'll finish the printing proofs just as soon as we are able.
- The Player Options, Campaign Options and Bestiary supplements are all in various stages of being written. Finishing them is next on our agenda once the core rulebook has been released.
- The three adventures - Out of Shackles, Time Forgot and Rise to Power - have been outlined and will be written after the three supplements are complete.
Missed the Kickstarter?
If you missed the Kickstarter, preorders are open!
March Update: Surveys Sent
almost 5 years ago
– Sun, Mar 08, 2020 at 09:09:30 PM
Hello friends, fans and gaming family!
Surveys were sent out this afternoon. Please fill yours out ASAP. Doing so is necessary to fulfill your rewards. If you have not received a survey by tomorrow, please let us know and we'll make sure that you receive one.
If you have already completed your survey and have ordered add-ons, yours will be in the first wave of add-on PDFs sent out tonight. We'll send out the next wave on Tuesday, and then another wave every few days.
Physical add-ons will ship with the completed game.
Age of Ambition Progress
For the past two weeks plus, we've been hard at work on Age of Ambition. Everything is currently progressing on schedule. If you follow us on Facebook or Twitter, you will have already seen a couple two-page spreads, complete with art. Here is where things currently stand:
- We've completed the preliminary layout of the core rulebook and are roughly 45% of the way through its final layout (by page count). With the expanded background stretch goal, the book comes to 320 pages.
- We currently have 6 active art commissions from 3 artists. There are 13 pieces of art that still need to be commissioned after the current ones are completed.
- The GM Screen Inserts and Consequence Cards have been laid out and printing proofs have been ordered. If the proofs end up looking good, they will be queued for release after the core rulebook.
- The character sheet and lifepath sheet have both been completed and are available for download.
- Writing for the Campaign Options, Bestiary and Character Options supplements has started, but progress will admittedly be slow until after we release the core rulebook PDF.
- The three unlocked adventures only exist in outline form at the moment. Writing on them will begin after the three aforementioned supplements are completed.
Age of Ambition is Funded!
almost 5 years ago
– Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 11:45:14 AM
We’ve really been blown away by the amount of support that you've shown us. This is one of our most successful Kickstarters ever. You are all awesome! And I know we say this a bunch, but we really couldn’t have done it without your support. Thank you from all of us at Tab Creations!
As you likely know by now, the funding period ended a few moments ago with the final pledge total of $12,507! This means that not only have we been fully funded, but we met each and every stretch goal for the campaign.
We’re really excited about this, but this isn’t our first Kickstarter. We know that for us, now that the funding period is over, it’s time to buckle down and continue pushing this game through its final stages of production. We’re proud to say that we have never been late sending backers their rewards, and we have no intention of starting now!
Future Updates
We’re planning on sending out Kickstarter updates to everyone about once a month, this way we can keep all of our backers informed about the game’s progress. If you’d like to receive updates more frequently than that, we highly encourage you to follow us on one of the following social networks. We will make updates to these pages about once a week, giving people the latest news about the game.
You can also keep us with us, or discuss our game, through our development blog or on our forums. Additionally, we have a Patreon campaign if you are interested in helping support future releases for our various game lines.
The Next Couple Weeks
It usually takes Kickstarter about two to three weeks to process pledges and release the funds. We plan to send out the first monthly update at that time. It will include information on the state of Age of Ambition and the unlocked extras, as well as some insight into our publication process. Until then, here’s what you can expect from us:
- We have chosen BackerKit as our pledge manager. It should go live in the next couple days in order to process preorders and add-ons.
- This is, however, our first time using a pledge manager. We want to send out the PDF add-ons as soon as possible and are investigating the best way to do this. We should know something more concrete by the time the pledges process.
- Meanwhile, we will continue to commission art and will regularly post previews to our Facebook and Twitter accounts, as well as to our blog.
- Finally, the official Age of Ambition character sheet has recently been completed. We will be updating the Quick-Start to include PDF character sheets for each of the pregens.
60 Hours to Go!
almost 5 years ago
– Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 06:45:59 PM
We're overwhelmed by the support you've shown us! Thank you so much for all of your hard work and encouragement throughout the month. Since the last post, we've unlocked Rise to Power, the Patreon Challenge stretch goal! We’ve topped 325% of the original funding goal, and are well on our way to unlocking the final stretch goals. This is going to be an incredible game!
Meanwhile, we’re already hard at work behind the scenes to ensure a smooth and timely production and fulfillment process. We’re contacting artists, outlining the last of the unlocked supplements and making improvements to the text based on backer feedback. This will be the sixth Kickstarter we’ve fulfilled, and I’m proud to say that we haven’t been late delivering rewards yet.
Again, thank you so much for your support!
Reminders
Are you a $1 backer (or other visitor) and still debating about getting the finished game? Now is a great time to get it, as after release it won't come with the unlocked stretch goals, such as the consequence cards, adventures and other supplements! Get them while they're free!
The $20 level gets you the the finished game; the $40 level gets you Age of Ambition in print; and the $100 level is jam-packed with the entire product line in a box! That's a lot of fantasy gaming goodness! This is a bundle that won’t be available for long at this discounted price.
One Week to Go!
almost 5 years ago
– Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 08:23:27 AM
We have just one week left in the Age of Ambition Kickstarter and we have now unlocked SIX stretch goals! The latest one at $9000 was the Time Forgot adventure, a tale in which the heroes travel to the ends of the earth, and where an ancient secret is pitted against the modern age!
Stretch Goals
We are so grateful for your continued support, and without further ado would like to remind everyone of the campaign’s stretch goals. The remaining goals are:
$10,000 - Bestiary Supplement: This stretch goal unlocks the Bestiary supplement for Age of Ambition. It contains a variety of new foes and other encounters, both villainous and bestial. Any one of these could make for an interesting mystery or encounter out in the unconquered wilds.
$11,000 - Expanded Art & Background: At this funding level we can afford to increase our art budget and jam in an extra 20 - 40 pages of background, plot hooks and other gaming goodness into the core rulebook, making the game better for everyone!
30 Patrons - Rise to Power Adventure: Tab Creations has a Patreon where every three months we release an adventure. If we can increase our Patreon to 30 patrons by April 30, we will release the Rise to Power adventure, free to all patrons and backers of this Kickstarter! Right now we're just a few patrons away!
Reminder
Are you a $1 backer (or other visitor) and still debating about getting the finished game? Now is a great time to get it, as there is only a week left in the campaign! The $20 level gets you the the finished game and comes jam-packed with all the unlocked stretch goals in PDF! This will get you:
- Age of Ambition core rulebook
- Player Options supplement
- Campaign Options supplement
- Bestiary supplement (unlocked at $10,000)
- Out of Shackles adventure
- Time Forgot adventure
- Rise to Power adventure (unlocked at 30 patrons)
- Age of Ambition Consequence Cards
- Age of Ambition GM Screen Inserts
- Age of Ambition poster map
- Form-fillable character sheet
This is a bundle that won’t be available at this discounted price for long! Grab it while you can!
