Terror of the Stratosfiend : A DCC RPG Zine

A project in Seattle, WA by Sean Christopher Charles Richer
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A new tentacle and sorcery zine for the DCC RPG. (ZineQuest)
Backers: 345
Average Pledge Per Backer: $13

Funded: $4,607 of $500
Dates: Feb 15th -> Mar 17th (30 days)
Project By: Sean Christopher Charles Richer
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Latest News

Adventures that pair well & we're 57 hours from the end!

March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Tonight in our final 57 hours, we wanted to call out some Adventures we think pair well with Terror of the Stratosfiend. Some are zines and others are not. We hope you enjoy the breakdown! We think that the players, as well as the Patrons, and... (Read More)

Artist Intro : Glynn Seal

March 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Glynn is doing our zine layout, and has been working in the independent RPG hobby since 2014. He moved to professional freelancing in October 2017. His skill-set isn’t just limited to doing layout work either. He is an artist, cartographer, writer,... (Read More)

QUICK Update, or WE ARE READY TO PRINT ASAP

March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
We just realized the "Story" page was out of date! So we made some quick changes: We've added the Cover Art to the Page We've updated the plan, since it’s all READY TO GO (with Text, Layout, Goodman Games) We've Updated the Zine Production &... (Read More)

Class Introduction: The Stratosfiend Delver

March 11th - via: kickstarter.com
“Delvers are relentlessly curious and will regularly halt their plans to inspect every detail that seems out of place. Their spells derive from inside of their massive brains, and they rarely if ever will bond with a patron.” — Someone Enamored... (Read More)

Patron / Orbital Intelligence Intro : Acceptance, The Root Bio-Fractal

March 8th - via: kickstarter.com
 NOTE: This post pertains to the bonus pdf stretch goal, rules, words are still in progress. will be delivered after the fulfillment of the original kickstarter rewards (issue #1 pdf / print) Patron / Orbital Intelligence Intro : Acceptance, The... (Read More)

Artist Intro: Andy Hopp

March 8th - via: kickstarter.com
 Note: this is pertaining to the Stretch Goal of the release of issue #2 in PDF form, but it’s cool announcement!  Artist Intro : Andy Hopp So last evening we mentioned Andy’s Kickstarter for After the Wipe : A Low Life Coloring book. What we... (Read More)

Patron : Terror-Eater, the Earth Mother

March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
 "What’s more beautiful than a visceral, hungry, destructive, and all powerful monstrosity? Nothing. Nothing at all. She values her cosmic hunger above all else; if you can feed her, you keep her happy. She’s more than willing to make you more... (Read More)

Class Introduction : Sat-Caster & An Interview & Production Update

March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Initially we thought “yo but what if you used satellite weaponry, to take out tentacled giants the size of cities” then the sat-caster came to life. They’re wholeheartedly a class that relies on communing with satellite gods to blast enemies... (Read More)

Artist Intro: Vertechs_ & Production Update

March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
INTRODUCING Vertechs_  We met Vertechs_ in college. Their focus tends to be a blend of live visuals for electronic shows, robotic saviors, and what we can only describe as a haunting depiction of living flesh. Their preferred medium is the... (Read More)

Artist Intro : James Everett Jackson & You could maybe judge this book by this cover

March 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Artist Intro : James Everett Jackson Continuing with our artist introductions, we'd like to introduce James Everett Jackson! James and us met via Kale over at SamuraiFightLLC (but more on them later). He has this pretty awesome classic b&w style... (Read More)

Thoughts on running "Terror of the Stratosfiend" with other Genres

February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Diving through all the other ZineQuest campaigns, and all the talk of mixing and matching between them, has us excited for all of it to fund! We’ve been thinking of neat ways the Stratosfiend “features” could fit in other types of non-space... (Read More)

FINAL STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED & some bestiary

February 26th - via: kickstarter.com
FIRST OF ALL WE DID IT. ITS OFFICIAL! THE FINAL STRETCH GOAL WAS HIT OF $3000, ISSUE #2 IS CONFIRMED. It should be available digitally around December, as soon as it is completed, and digital layout is done! (we have started assembling the team) We... (Read More)

Patron : Sky-Lasher the Everlasting, Trident of the Sun & Update

February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
"The manifestations of Sky-Lasher are many, ranging from a bat-winged flaming demon, to a sentient defense satellite. The only thing that’s for certain, is that solar panels are soldered into its skin. Its desire is to bring the cleansing fire that... (Read More)

The "Armor & NEW Retailer Level & Stretch Goal Update" Update

February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Every once in a while you’re going to end up in combat, or on the wrong end of a talking bleeding scimitar, and you’re going to thank the stars beyond the stars that you remembered to put something over your skin.  We’re pretty happy with the... (Read More)

Re-introducing the Comm-Artist

February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
 Just wanted to update you all with the art we received for the Comm-Artist!  Comm-Artist, by RabidBlackDog As a quick recap: She’s a combat engineer She builds long range communications infrastructure  She worships the orbital Intelligences,... (Read More)

The “Why is all this DCC stuff on Kickstarter, and why are you enamored with DCC update” update

February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
 For the first part of this, we’re going to say why we like DCC (simple), in the latter part we’re going to talk about how these other DCC products available on Kickstarter right now could tie into “Terror of the Stratosfiend” (also simple).... (Read More)

Class Intro : Half-Stratosfiend Street Whisperer

February 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Half-Stratosfiend Street Whisperer, by 2-headedgiant “Street Whisperers excel at hiding in the shadows, learning what they can, and striking when the enemy least suspects it. They are always for sale” - someone who found out the hard way What... (Read More)

Artist Intro : Skullthug & Update

February 21st - via: kickstarter.com
 Artist Intro : Skullthug / Mike Monroe Butcher of Minds (Xorte), by Skullthug Mike and Sean met in school, and liked to nerd out about music hardware.. specifically the Alesis Andromeda and how amazing it was and how it had over a 100 knobs… (we... (Read More)

The "Living Weapon Update" Update

February 20th - via: kickstarter.com
We grew up loving the hyper-absurd weapons of Total Recall, Robocop 2 (we know 1 is better, but that’s a talk for later), Starship Troopers, and Predator 2. The bizarre world where every shot explodes, and most are head-shots. Our love for these... (Read More)

Stretch Goal Unlocked & Artist Introduction : RabidBlackDog

February 18th - via: kickstarter.com
The $2000 stretch goal has unlocked! You all wanted her, and now you have her!!!!!! NEW CHARACTER CLASS DOWNLOADING loading...  Human Comm-Artist Talents: She's a communications expert that excels at connecting distant groups of people The... (Read More)

Artist Intro: 2headedgiant & Project Update

February 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Artist Intro: 2headedgiant Lemuria (Anatolia's Finest & The Wretch), by 2headedgiant Ryan and Dordji have some amazing composition, inking, and coloring skills and have done some fine work for this Zine. They have this way of channeling eldritch... (Read More)

Elevator God Part 2 “But Wait There’s More” Edition

February 17th - via: kickstarter.com
something is coming across the radio waves… COMMENCE AUDIO TRANSMISSION  Mashup via The Wretch (derivative), James Everett Jackson (original) “Continuing the long-running collaboration between Michael Weeks and Sean Richer - here The Wretch... (Read More)

ELEVATOR GOD INCOMING

February 17th - via: kickstarter.com
YOU ALL SMASHED THAT STRETCH GOAL TO ACTIVATE THE ELEVATOR GOD. So here she is in her purest of forms. VISUAL TRANSMISSION COMMENCING… cables losing tension… commence FREEFALL.. introducing… Razor-Worn, Henceforth the Shaft or ELEVATOR GOD ... (Read More)

ORBITAL TRANSMISSION COMMENCING

February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow!  Well the $1500 stretch goal got smashed quickly, almost as quickly as we had listed it. We will have a larger update about the nature of this Orbital Intelligence Patron this evening, but for now a message from the stars beyond the stars.... (Read More)

WE HAVE FUNDED!

February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Ogress of the Earthen Chimes, by James Everett Jackson So not only did we fund, but YOU did it in about 5 hours and 34 minutes. This is awesome, and wouldn’t have happened without all of you. So thank you, and thank you for sharing and continuing... (Read More)

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