I've spent the better part of this afternoon editing rules, working on a couple new design features, and doing some stress tests on #oathboardgame's bot. The snow is falling thickly here in Saint Paul, and it's productive, quiet day.
And behind me there's the giddy fact that this unusual project has already found over 8,000 supporters and raised nearly three-quarters of a million dollars.
There will be time later I hope to give proper credit where credit is due for this amazing campaign, but I just wanted to express my thanks to all of those backers who looked at this project and thought it was the kind of thing that should exist.
I remember telling @PatrickLeder back in August 2018 that there was a very real chance this game simply wouldn't work, and we would have to cancel it after months of work. For a long time, it felt like that was the more likely outcome for this experiment.
I still remember the worry I felt when @d20plusmodifier started showing me wonderful and thoughtful illustrations for the game that I knew was still in rough shape. It didn't feel like my work was up to his at all. So I kept allowing myself to start over and try to do better.
Then, after many months and nearly a dozen major iterations, things started clicking together. A chance visit from a good friend and my dear brother (@wehrlegig ) a few weeks before the birth of my daughter put everything in focus.
Suddenly, there was a game that could be talked about and argued over and played and played and played.
And now there's Oath, a game that perhaps means more to me than any game I've ever worked on. I remain completely overwhelmed by your support and excited about what the coming months hold for all of us. kickstarter.com/projects/20747…
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