Behind the Masc Zine
A project in Pittsburgh, PA by Brie Sheldon000days
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A game zine re-envisioning masculinity through the eyes of non-cisgender masculine creators.
Backers: 281
Average Pledge Per Backer: $10
Funded: $2,693 of $2,000
Dates: Jul 6th -> Aug 5th (30 days)
Project By: Brie Sheldon
Backers: 281
Average Pledge Per Backer: $10
Funded: $2,693 of $2,000
Dates: Jul 6th -> Aug 5th (30 days)
Project By: Brie Sheldon
$2,693
current pledge level
Last Updated: August 5 @ 17:01 -0400 GMT
134%
of goal
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Latest News
Thank you! 
August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We did it! Thank you SO much to everyone who has supported the Behind the Masc Zine Kickstarter, however you did so! Thank you to all of the contributors for all of their efforts so far and those to come. This has been an adventure, and we're looking... (Read More)
Last 48 Hours!
August 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
This is the last 46 hours for Behind the Masc. Brie wanted to write a quick post to remind everyone! Behind the Masc is a collaborative effort with a team of great creators: Brie Sheldon, Eli Eaton, Patrick Lickman, Raiden Otto, Adrian Heise,... (Read More)
Modifier Podcast and The Lounge!
July 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all, Brie and Tracy were on Modifier podcast recently and we wanted to share the link with you! We talk about all sorts of stuff - masculinity, Behind the Masc, identity and safety - it's a really great listen. Check it out!... (Read More)
WE FUNDED!
July 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much to all of our supporters and for every share! We're so excited that Behind the Masc has funded. All of the contributors are looking forward to signing contracts and designing awesome games, playbooks, and more for you! We have a... (Read More)
#2!+Art! Design concepts and masculinity in our projects - Adrian Heise and Brie Sheldon
July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey all! Today we have some more thoughts from our designers AND a piece of art-in-progress! Adrian Heise and Brie Sheldon will be talking about their original games - Adrian is creating a Twine game about the "protector" and Brie is doing an... (Read More)
Design concepts and masculinity in our projects - Eli Eaton & Lawrence Gullo
July 26th - via: kickstarter.com
We have some input from the designers on their thought process gearing up for designing their projects for the zine! Lawrence Gullo and Eli Eaton shared their perspective for designing, respectively, the male Bacchae for D&D and the Apocalypse... (Read More)
We have art!
July 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Lemmo Pew has sent in an ink draft of of the Harlequin! It looks so great and we're really excited! A harlequin balancing a woman, child, and dog while standing on one foot. (Read More)
A new contributor!
July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello all! We have some big news! Joining the contributors to Behind the Masc is none other than Tracy Barnett! Who is Tracy, and what are they contributing? Tracy Barnett Tracy Barnett is a genderqueer (they/them) game designer (School Daze, Iron... (Read More)
Thank you so much!
July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
We just wanted to send out a quick reminder to thank all of you for your support! We're hoping to post some art soon, some donated early by Lemmo, and soon will have an announcement about a new contributor! Keep watching, keep sharing, and thank you... (Read More)
Getting to Know Those Behind the Masc
July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
We wanted you all to have the opportunity to get to know some of the creators, so we're sharing their responses to a couple of questions below! Hopefully these will give you an idea of the kind of style our creators have. Brie would like to note that... (Read More)
Almost Halfway & Echoes!
July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
During the course of the project, Brie has been working to ensure we have a complete document with a variety of materials. With that in mind, they’re going to be creating something new for Behind the Masc – an audio-supported game! The game will... (Read More)
Our progress is awesome!
July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everybody! Just wanted to put up a quick post to thank you all for your amazing support! We're making such great progress and we're so grateful to all of you. We'll have an announcement coming this weekend about some of the content in the game,... (Read More)
Day 2: Going Great! Adding You +2
July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all again for your support and continued enthusiasm! Reaching nearly 25% in the first 24 hours is amazing! There is a new backer level!! You+2 Backer Level The new backer level is for three copies of the Behind the Masc zine in Print &... (Read More)
Thank you for your support!
July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much to everyone who has backed and shared! I'm so excited to see that even Kickstarter has sent us some positive vibes by marking us as a Project [They] Love! I'm truly grateful to see 39 backers, $382 of our goal now, already! It's... (Read More)
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