Hard Wired Island

A project in Sydney, AU by Paul "Ettin" Matijevic
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A retrofuture cyberpunk tabletop RPG inspired by 90s anime.
Backers: 1098
Average Pledge Per Backer: $43 AUD

Funded: $46,847 AUD of $20,000 AUD
Dates: May 15th -> Jun 14th (30 days)
Project By: Paul "Ettin" Matijevic
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Latest News

Under 12 hours left + one more sample PC preview!

June 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey! I finally made it home as we passed the 12 hour mark, and it looks like adding a couple more stretch goals worked out. We've passed the $42,000 mark, which means we'll increase the art budget. That means more cool pieces like this portrait of... (Read More)

Dawn of the final day, stretch goals 3 and 4 funded!

June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello there! (If you're just joining us, here's a recap of everything so far.) And here's a new surprise: With one day to go, the last two stretch goals were smashed right through. Not only will the soundtrack be bigger, but everybody who works on... (Read More)

48 hours left, second stretch goal funded!

June 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Alright, just be cool. (Art by Mafer Munuera.) Hey there! With 48 hours to go, we've hit the second stretch goal. That's fantastic! Time to bring it home. If you just joined us, here's a recap of everything so far: If you want to see the preview... (Read More)

Print run funded!

June 10th - via: kickstarter.com
A great thing about being Australian is that Kickstarters tend to get busy while I am asleep. This morning I woke up to find that we funded the Print Run stretch goal! Print tier backers will now be upgraded from a DriveThruRPG print-on-demand copy... (Read More)

HWI games by Dice Fiends and The Talent Agency

June 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey there! Do you like Actual Play podcasts? Well check these Hard Wired Island games out: Dice Fiends Dice Fiends is an AP show about a group of chuckle-friends who play D&D together. They're running a HWI side-game with a heist, which is one of... (Read More)

About More Words

June 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! It looks like we'll hit the next stretch goal soon, so I wanted to take some time over the weekend to explain the one after that: $30,000 (approx. US$20,780) — More Words At this level, we'll expand the Grand Cross setting with new sections... (Read More)

IRC Interview + have a sketch

June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey! Here's some stuff. First... a while ago, I mentioned doing an IRC interview about the game. Well, that's done! You can check out the transcript HERE. Second: since we've funded, we're getting a head start on more art commissions. The preview doc... (Read More)

Insert Quest Here Interview Part 2, Stream

June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey there! Good news: our second interview we did with [insert quest here] is up now. In this one, Freyja talks about the mechanics. Click here to check it out! Also, we're currently (badly) streaming an audio playtest of Hard Wired Island via... (Read More)

We Have A Discord Now

June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey there! Some folks asked about setting up a Hard Wired Island Discord, so I've set up a server... which you can find here! This Discord is for general discussion of my games, past and future, but the current focus is on HWI. Come say hi, ask... (Read More)

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May 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey there! We're at 109% funded right now, and well on track to get that print run stretch goal. In the meantime, we've whipped up a quick mission to better show the kind of things we want people to do in Hard Wired Island. The Terabyte Boys is an... (Read More)

Insert Quest Here Interview, Part 1

May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey! First, a heads up: No stream today. Some folks had to drop out to deal with life stuff so we're putting it off for now.  Instead, check this out: We're doing a couple of interviews with the [insert quest here] podcast. Part one, where I talk... (Read More)

Funded!

May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
We did it! Thank you so much for believing in us. Hard Wired Island will be possible now thanks to your support. Seriously, it means a lot. We still have 21 days to go, so let's talk about the future. Stretch Goals For our first stretch goal, we'll... (Read More)

New Notes + PDF tier, IRC interview

May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hey there! We're nearly funded, which is great. Thanks for backing, and thanks again if I thanked you last time. So, first up: over in The Tarterian Depths of Twitter, some folks mentioned that they're interested in reading the author's notes but... (Read More)

Over halfway funded, plans in the works!

May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey! We funded over halfway in the first 48 hours, which is fantastic. Thanks to everyone who's backed or bookmarked us, it really means a lot that this many people dig our game. We'll try to bring you some new Hard Wired Island material to check out... (Read More)

Day 1 down!

May 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey there, and thanks for joining us! So we're off to a great start - 42% at time of writing. If you haven't seen it yet, we've posted a preview on itch.io and DriveThruRPG. It's got an overview of the setting, the basic mechanics, some sample... (Read More)

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