Chill 3rd Edition: A Horror Roleplaying Game

A project in Middleburg Heights, OH by Matthew McFarland
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Chill is a horror roleplaying game in which players take on the role of SAVE envoys, protecting humanity from the Unknown.
Backers: 793
Average Pledge Per Backer: $51

Funded: $40,375 of $25,000
Dates: Oct 1st -> Oct 31st (31 days)
Project By: Matthew McFarland
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Latest News

Boxed Set Instructions!

October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Holy Halloween! We did it!  Now, listen fast, SAVE envoys, because we only have 4 hours left, here. You want a boxed set? Here's what you do: Pledge the SAVE Equipped Envoy backer level. It's $75 and gives you a Limited Edition Boxed Set. PLEASE... (Read More)

Only 8 Hours to - WHAT'S THAT IN THE WINDOW!

October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Pardon my melodramatic update title, but it's Halloween. A little jump-scare is appropriate.  So! Below is a cover sketch by Jacob Walker. Jacob is doing the cover illustration and painting, and Aaron Acevedo is doing the design, and I'm sure it's... (Read More)

How to Make an Envoy

October 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings, Chill backers! I like what you've done with your hair. Seen Cracked today? Lots of potential SAVE missions in this article! I'm sitting here on my lunch break, and we've got just 35 hours to go. As I'm writing, we're at $33,833, just over... (Read More)

The Evil Way vs. The Silver Way

October 29th - via: kickstarter.com
I promised an update a day for the rest of the Kickstarter. I'm a man of my word.  But first, a couple of notes! We have one Traitor level open now, so if you or someone you love would like to contribute a creature to Chill, g'head and snatch that... (Read More)

Excerpt - The Dublin Transfer

October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Only three (full) days left in the Kickstarter, and we're sitting just shy of $32,000! I was looking through the first drafts of Chill (currently printed out and sitting on my huge gaming table, beckoning me) for something that might make an... (Read More)

Want to fight the Unknown? Here's a new reward level!

October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
My brother, Jonathan McFarland, who wrote the combat and other core systems for Chill 3rd Edition, suggested a new reward level, and I rather like it. So: You can now pledge as a SAVE Strategist, which lets you join us (by "us" I mean "probably... (Read More)

Midnight Syndicate - Unlocked!

October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning, Chill backers! I woke up this morning to discover that we've passed our second stretch goal, so now all backers at the SAVE Scholar level will be getting a digital download of a scenario created by Christopher Robichaud of Midnight... (Read More)

Yay! Full Color!

October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
So, I went to be and we had just crested $28,000, and I woke up and we were nine dollar short of our first stretch goal! That's a heck of a night's work, folks!  What that means is that our book will be printed in full color. Here's a portrait of... (Read More)

One more week!

October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, Chillys! (Chillun's? Chillaxers?)  Anyway! Some news.  Meet the Leader of SAVEi09 ran an article on us today, including an excerpt that discusses Hayat Nejem, who bravely stepped up and took leadership of SAVE after the organization's... (Read More)

Funded!

October 18th - via: kickstarter.com
I was at Con on the Cob today, not an hour out of my demo of Chill, when we crossed the $25K mark. It was nice to be around a lot of people who understood what I meant when I said "Woo! Funded!" loudly. :) Thanks, again, everyone, for supporting us... (Read More)

The Rewards Levels and Con Appearance

October 17th - via: kickstarter.com
I want to talk a little about the reward levels, because we've had some questions. I'm also putting a few excerpts here, too.  But first: If you're in the greater Cleveland area, I'm at Con on the Cob today and tomorrow. I'm running the... (Read More)

Dogs of Chill

October 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Man's best friend, indeed. Let's start off with a brief excerpt from Chill:  Pet (1 or 2 IP)For as long as anyone can tell, man has always worked with animals. Over time, as the need for livestock or transport has diminished in our daily lives,... (Read More)

The Creatures of the Evil Way

October 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Tuesday, Chill fans! I have first drafts of Chill Third Edition from most of my authors (I had to grant a few extensions, but I'm expecting the rest of the drafts this week). As such, and to celebrate the fact that we're at 91% and closing in... (Read More)

Become a Master of the Art!

October 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Saturday, Chill fans! It's a been a great week; we're at 86% of our goal, and I'm quite sure we'll burn through that last $3381 and get into stretch goals right quick.  I added some more levels to the SAVE Field Agent pledge, the one where... (Read More)

Q&A Transcript

October 9th - via: kickstarter.com
I promise I will not make a habit of daily updates, but I figure y'all might like to the see the transcript of the Q&A. Here ya go!  Note, by the way, that we're 81% funded as of now. We had a great day, and we're less than $5K from our funding... (Read More)

Chill Q&A Tonight at 8PM EST

October 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, wonderful backers!  Just wanted to remind everyone that I'm doing a Q&A about Chill tonight at 8PM, EST, at #rpgnet. You can get there with this link: http://tinyurl.com/rpgnetchat.  See you there, hopefully!  (Read More)

The Art of Chill

October 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Today we got our artists' bio page posted. Here, I want to tell you a little about the look of Chill 3rd Edition.  First, layout. Our layout wizard, Thomas Deeny, is responsible for the design of the Quickstart. In case you haven't downloaded it... (Read More)

Avatars! We got avatars!

October 6th - via: kickstarter.com
 Our amazing layout wizard, Thomas Deeny, made these. Take 'em and spread the word! We have less than $9K to go to make our goal!  Also: I am doing a Q&A at the rpgnet IRC, this Thursday, October 9th, at 8PM EST. Stop by and ask me questions... (Read More)

Best Chill Game Ever?

October 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Personal ReflectionsAs I was looking through my Chill books the other day, I found a printout - on dot matrix! - of the first 82 games of Chill that I ran. They're short write-ups, only about a paragraph or two each, with a quick summary of the... (Read More)

Broken the halfway barrier - New Reward Level!

October 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Woo! Halfway there! (Bon Jovi, or Kenny Loggins, at your pleasure.) So! A couple of things today. First of all, I said yesterday (on Facebook, so I won't be offended if you didn't see it) that if we hit $10K yesterday, I'd record my daughter singing... (Read More)

Great start!

October 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
So, first of all, I want to thank everyone who's making the first 24 hours of our Chill Kickstarter such a success! As I'm writing this, we're at $10,000 even, so we need another $15,000 to make our goal - but based on this response, I'm sure we'll... (Read More)

Chill Playtest Packet

October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

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