Archive: Historical People, Places, and Events for RPGs

A project in St. Louis, MO by Tristan Zimmerman
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80 locations, landscapes, NPCs, and events ripped from history, and ways to use them to spice up your game.
Backers: 370
Average Pledge Per Backer: $21

Funded: $7,596 of $6,100
Dates: May 1st -> Jun 5th (35 days)
Project By: Tristan Zimmerman
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Latest News

The campaign is complete! What can you expect from us?

June 5th - via: kickstarter.com
It’s done. The Archive Kickstarter campaign is complete and successful, having raised $7,596. What an amazing, amazing thing. I’m beyond excited! So what can you expect of us next? First, in the next few days you’ll get your survey. It’ll be... (Read More)

Archive Kickstarter almost over!

June 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, guys! With one hour remaining, we’re at $7,550 (124%). We’re almost done, and Archive is definitely going to happen, so if you’ve got any friends that have been meaning to back, now’s the time to bug them! It’s been a wild and crazy... (Read More)

One day to go!

June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, guys! Just wanted to let you know that with 29 hours remaining, we’re sitting at $6,800 (111%). To all those of you who’ve arrived following Kickstarter’s ’48 hours left to back’ reminder emails, welcome aboard! We’re glad to have... (Read More)

Archive is funded!

June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
It’s happened, you guys! It’s happened! With three days remaining, Archive has funded! I’m so excited, I can’t stop using exclamation marks! You made this happen! You did! I could hug each and every one of you! (Though the airfare to attempt... (Read More)

A setback in funding

June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
We got some bad news on the funding front yesterday. Last week, an anonymous stranger backed Archive for $500. That’s almost ten percent of our funding goal. There was a lot about the pledge that was unusual beyond its size, so I tried not to get... (Read More)

Sample entry: the Alecton encounter

May 30th - via: kickstarter.com
We finally broke $5,000 – I’m super excited, you guys! We’ve got only six days to go, and we’re sitting at 83% funded, so be sure to tell your friends about Archive! In previous updates, I’ve given you sneak peeks at the layout and the... (Read More)

Illustrations in Archive

May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
In one of these updates two weeks ago, I showed off teaser images of Archive’s layout. Now I’d like to turn the spotlight on the illustrations. They’re one of the features of Archive I find most exciting, and I think you will too. Archive is... (Read More)

Archive endorsed at Tenkar’s Tavern!

May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
So we had a bit of a bump in funding since our last update, two days ago. That giant spike on 05-23? That's the bump.  I have a sneaking suspicion that may be related to the ringing endorsement we received at the popular OSR blog Tenkar’s... (Read More)

Archive reviewed on Gaming Ballistic!

May 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Folks! Thought you might be interested to know that Archive got reviewed over at Gaming Ballistic. The author, Doug Cole, had some great things to say about his advance reader’s copy. I took the liberty of including an excerpt below. "There’s a... (Read More)

50% funded!

May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We hit 50% funded! This comes at a fortuitous time – we’re almost halfway done with the Kickstarter. I’d also be remiss not to point out two recent reviews! Stargazer’s World and the Misdirected Mark podcast reviewed advance reader copies of... (Read More)

Some more teaser images

May 10th - via: kickstarter.com
At 10 days in and 42% funded, I’d like to give you a few more teaser images from the interior of Archive. The physical book is going to be gorgeous. Seriously.   Highgate Cemetery: Home to bizarre vampire stories (and stranger vampire hunters!)  ... (Read More)

What a successful day!

May 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
I promise to restrict these updates to significant milestones, but I’d be remiss not to point out that in the first full day of this Kickstarter campaign, we hit one quarter funded. That’s nuts. This is shaping up to be an exciting adventure, and... (Read More)

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