Evolution, Evolution, Evolution

It seems I get my best ideas when my brain suddenly decides to work working overtime when I have to be up early.

This is in addition to a lack of sleep.

One particular train of thought was making Alyeska into a continent in it's own right rather than just a region, a little like an Arctic Australia or more actually Northrend from World of Warcraft. This would expand the content in Frozen Skies and gave GMs and players more room to explore as well as more options for adventures.

Things are shaping up as follows;

*East Alyeska:- This would be the area I've already developed and begun sketching out a map for, though most folk would simply call it Alyeska as explained below.

*West Alyeska:- More commonly called the 'Wulf Lands' due to the fact its overrun by the wolf-like beasts called Wulvers. The only people in this area tend to be stubborn homesteaders, the LRDG style Alyeskan Outriders and the Wulfbane Commandos.

*New Gwentia:- The main area of settlement on the continent, as such the more civilized part in sense of having running water, electricity, radio and telephone communication that more often than not actually works. It is still stubbornly a frontier region, though one thats becoming more and more tamed with each passing year. It is also under siege by the Wulvers migrating from the Wulf Lands.

Now this would entail a rewrite of parts of the current draft of Frozen Skies, though ultimately if it helps improve the content then so be it.

Post-Expo Report

For the past couple of years I've had a stand for my indie RPG company Utherwald Press at the Diceni show here in Norwich, genuinely had a positive result and so decided to up my game a bit to help get more exposure.

So I got a stand at this year's Expo.

Few things I learned from doing Diceni certainly helped, least in making sure that I was prepared as I was going to be. Certainly next year if I attend again I'll probably try and stay at the Hilton (to at least simplify carparking, etc) and try to have a few more things to sell than just Alyeskan Tales and a free adventure.

Yes there were problems with queues for the food court and the no show of usherettes, though this seems to have been a failure on the part of the hotel rather than the Expo organisers.

Still I got to meet people in person whom I've only spoken to online, made a few contacts, sold 11 copies of Alyeskan Tales, had only gods know how many copies of my free adventure go, and I've got 40 odd emails to send out that I've barely started doing.

All and all not a bad first time at the Games Expo, though next year I'll see about actually running a game and hopefully having Frozen Skies.

(UK Games) Expo Ho!

Just a couple of days now until the UK Games Expo and the final preparations for Utherwald Press to be there are underway.

It'll be really exciting for Utherwald Press to attend its first big show, certainly expecting to do well and boost interest in Frozen Skies.

Firewater & Ice Update

Had the draft PDF of our Frozen Skies one sheet adventure of Firewater & Ice off the most excellent guys over at Savage Mojo.

Tis really really awesome and I'm looking forwards to hopefully be putting it in peoples' mitts at the UK Games Expo in a week or so time.

Post-Diceni Roundup

Finally done a post-Diceni stock count.

*Five copies of Alyeskan Tales sold, made money back on the cost of the stand at least.

*Shifted like 30 odd copies of the free Firewater & Ice one-sheet adventure for the Savage Worlds system.

*Spoke to dozens of people, gave out web details and have a possible invite for a book fair.

I call that a successful day.

Heres to the UK Games Expo.

GoFundMe Update #3

Another small update, the project funded picture is nearing completion as you can see here. Further donations would help pay for further artwork to be done, though a big thank you to donors so far.

Diceni 2014

Stock ordered and fees paid so that Utherwald can put in an appearance at this year's Diceni event. There will be copies of Alyeskan Tales available for purchase along with free copies of a Frozen Skies one sheet adventure for the Savage Worlds system.

Also a reminder about our GoFundMe campaign to help get Frozen Skies funded and thus released, feel free to check out or share gofundme.com/utherwald

GoFundMe Update #2

Small update, just mainly showing what all the donations will be spent on.

This is a Work In Progress picture of one of the many NPCs that will appear in Frozen Skies when it is completed.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/mad_ruskkie/Sketch4.jpg

GoFundMe Update #1

Time to get the ball rolling properly.

Yes the GoFundMe campaign has been up for a week already as I figure out how everything works as part of a 'soft opening' as it were, but a big thank you to Steven Mortimore for his generous donation. But now I really need to push this if it is to go anywhere, so I ask that people at least share this even if they don't decide to donate.

Other than promote this heavily the plan is to have a new piece of artwork done for every £100 raised, mainly as a sign that everyone's help is nudging Frozen Skies ever closer to being finished. In the next week or so I hope to be able to have up either concept art or finished artwork.

Again, thanks for your time in at least reading this.

http://www.gofundme.com/utherwald

Alyeskan Tales Print Now For Sale!

The print version of Alyeskan Tales is now finally ready for purchase for £2.50 either by itself or with the PDF version, plus postage.

http://www.rpgnow.com/product/124408/Alyeskan-Tales