Only 8 HOURS LEFT to get $100+ in FREE CAMPAIGN EXCLUSIVES!
over 2 years ago – Sat, Sep 04, 2021 at 04:11:12 PM

Hey you, the undecided person following the campaign --

We know you've been eyeing this project for a while. It's a good-looking project. Cool art. Intriguing setting. Slick presentation. Sweet-looking minis. And the return of the D6 System from West End Games? Dope. But who are these first-timers with this first-time game campaign? Are they for real?

We get it. You're being rightfully cautious with a reasonable wait-and-see approach.

But here we are, with 8 hours left and lots to see. Over $100 worth of unlocked free stuff, to be specific.

Cardstock linen prints, 2" coin spinners, embroidered patch, gold lapel pin, and -- most importantly -- additional game content: the unlocked SOLO-PLAY MODULE and BONUS MAP and the free FOES AND FACTIONS SUPPLEMENT. 

Estimated retail value: $115. But it can be yours FREE if you pledge in the next... 7.5 hours.

After that, half of this stuff will no longer be available and the other half will cost money.

So don't wait. Pledge before 5pm CST.

For the rest of you reading this who have already pledged: Thank you! You won't regret it! :D

Final 48 hours! Solo Play Module unlocked! Foes and Factions Supplement added for FREE!
over 2 years ago – Wed, Sep 01, 2021 at 11:26:52 PM

Hey everyone!

This is it... the final 48-hour stretch! We've managed to unlock not only the SOLO PLAY MODULE but just now unlocked the fourth FREE bonus print! 

As if that weren't enough incentive, as a bonus gift in these final hours, we also just today decided to throw in another FREE bonus in the form of the new "Foes and Factions" add-on!

We've been talking about how much creative content we have in mind for this universe, and this is just a slice of that meaty pie. 48 pages of additional NPC and creatures stats, including 13 Heroes from the CARBON GREY Graphic Novel Omnibus, plus 8 political factions to navigate, 4 new nations to explore, and an introductory adventure scenario to experience. And it will be provided digitally FREE to anyone who backs at a Game Tier, Book level, Box Set, or even Digital! And if you are in a Deluxe Boxed Edition Tier, you'll get a printed copy FREE! (Just a small taste of that Season Pass we've been talking about...) If anyone else at a lower tier would like a printed copy, it is now available as an add-on for $20.

Full transparency -- in finalizing the core hardcover book layout, we found ourselves with so much content that it far exceeded our planned page count so rather than tossing all that excellent material into the bin, we decided to reward you awesome backers with more stuff in these final 48 hours.

We've also been doing a lot of podcasts and interviews lately! 

Admittedly perhaps a bit late in the campaign, but we'll take all the press we can get! And like I've said: this is just the beginning!

Third Floor Wars TABLETOP TALK had Design Lead and head writer Andrew E.C. Gaska on their podcast recently:

VICTORY CONDITION GAMING also had Andrew on their show to talk specifically about CARBON GREY:

SCABBY ROOSTER is also going to be painting some CARBON GREY miniatures on his Twitch channel soon -- we'll share that link as soon as we have it!

We also recently chatted with Wargamer, and we'll follow up with more info on that link whenever it's live. 

We've been engaging in a LOT of great conversations here in the comments, on the message boards and around the net and we just want everyone to know how excited we are to continue supporting CARBON GREY, the D6MV system, and gaming in general. We have so many plans of our own already, but hearing what sorts of things YOU want to see and play really helps us focus on building the best experience for everyone. So please don't be shy and comment or message us if you have questions or suggestions!

Thanks! Keep spreading the word! Only 46.5 hours left!!!

The Final Week! Backers-only referral contest now live!
over 2 years ago – Sun, Aug 29, 2021 at 02:38:21 AM

Hey everyone!

Happy Saturday! This is it -- the final stretch... one week left before the final bell rings! We're feeling pretty confident that we'll unlock the Solo Play Module at 100k (this weekend?), but how much further can we push things...? Can we hit $150k to unlock the Expanded Serial Campaign module, too? We sincerely don't know! This category is new to us, and anything can happen!

What we DO know is that there are 2300 potential backers "following" the campaign, having clicked the little bookmark button to be notified of changes with 48 hours left...  We've personally seen and read about an average 30% conversion rate when all is said and done, so that means there are 700 or so followers who could quite possibly join in the fun before the party is over... but again, we don't know. That's pure speculation (and would be a big jump in just one week)...

But we want to help you help us by helping to bring more of your friends, family, and social followers of your own to the campaign, so we've launched this FINAL REFERRAL GIVEAWAY!

We've had some nice results from the previous two giveaway "tests" for the Shard of Gottfaust d6s, and we'd like to kick that strategy up a notch for the final push. 😎

We also wanted to make this one geared to help you, the backers, benefit as well -- including International Backers! Yes, everyone can enter this one (barring a small handful of countries, sorry) as these prize items are meant to be added to the winner's final pledge package.

About the prizes

This prize back will include not only two copies of the cool Shard of Gottfaust d6 dice, but three of our previous game releases (under Magnetic Press, prior to the formation of Magnetic Press Play):

THE WORLD OF CASSYNO

This boxed game was in fact our first "games" category campaign, under the "Playing Cards" subcategory. It began as simply a deck of poker-sized playing cards illustrated with characters by the amazing BENGAL, but it quickly grew into an entire fantasy universe of plots, locations, centuries of lore and mystery, etc. The box includes not only a deck of the cards themselves but a 64-page world book that fleshes out the universe in spectacular depth. It would (and might someday soon) make for a great (D6MV) RPG! But we created some unique gameplay for these cards as well: each card includes one of 13 "trait" icons for the featured character which effectively acts as a fourth variable to the standard playing card variables (color, suit, and value). This introduces a lot of fun gameplay opportunities! The book includes rules for 7 unique card games that take advantage of this fourth variable.

(And if you're in it just for the world book, it also features original illustrations by some amazing guest artists, including Claire Wendling, Mahmud Asrar, Enrique Fernandez, Joe Madureira, Ben Caldwell, Bryndon Everett, and Marguerite Sauvage.)

HUGO BROYLER

This was another early Kickstarter project which, although run in the "Comics" category, quickly turned into a whole new hybrid-RPG project on the fly. Our dreams of making a cool tabletop racing RPG in the vein of Speed Racer meets a Cyberpunk version of The Transporter got the better of us and half of the finished book turned into an RPG/Tabletop Rulebook!

Now that we're building our muscles in true TTRPG production, we'd love to get the D6MV system under this one's hood in the near future (with some cool car minis!), but in the meantime, the hybrid OGN/Rulebook has the basic bones you need to play.

BENGAL'S COSPLAY GIRLS (Poker Deck)

This was a second deck of cards produced as a stretch goal for the CASSYNO campaign. 52 cards featuring digitally painted doodles of some of his favorite pop-culture characters (or cute girls dressed up a little like them). Currently unavailable on our webstore, but we just unearthed a few cartons that may become available soon.

Leather dice pouch and roll-up tray

To round out the prize set, we'll include a nice aged-leather dice pouch and a roll-up dice tray, kinda like the ones pictured in the giveaway image.

We really want to include as many people in our new world of gaming products, and hope that you excellent people are, will, and have spread the word about CARBON GREY and Magnetic Press Play  We're in this to win (hearts and minds), but we can't do it without your help. So please take advantage of the giveaway by referring as many folks as you can!

Thank you!

90k Goal Bonus Print Unlocked! Gameplay vid! Plus: New Releases from our Creative Lead!
over 2 years ago – Sat, Aug 28, 2021 at 10:48:55 AM

Hey Everyone!

Continuing that steady climb to unlocking that Solo Play Module at $100k... Woke up to the nice sound of the $90k bell being rung! Woot!

Next up is a biggie: THE SOLO PLAY MODULE unlocked at $100k!

This will be really cool -- a full adventure that can be played on your own using the full D6MV system, but with the booklet as the GM! One might think of it as a "Choose Your Own Adventure" but with variables and dice rolling to add some randomization and uncertainty to the results (y'know, like a GAME). The cool and not-really-ironic element to that comparison is that our CARBON GREY Creative Leads, Andrew EC Gaska and E. L. Thomas, both wrote the recent interactive graphic novel adaptation of the official CYOA Graphic Novel Eighth Grade Witch which just came out from Oni Press this week!

While you wouldn't think teenaged witches really fit with either gritty supernatural WWI mysteries or deep space Alien horror, it does attest to their skills crafting interactive, non-linear stories in a most official high-level franchise like CYOA. :)

But if you're here following CARBON GREY, you probably want more creepy intrigue and looming darkness with an ever-present threat of deadly violence... so fear not and take comfort that Andrew has also been nominated (again!) for two new ENnie Awards for ALIEN: Destroyer of Worlds -- 

Voting is open to the public so VOTE FOR HIM in the categories of "Best Adventure" and "Best Cartography" today! Maybe some of those kudos will spill over onto us next year! 😎

And if you want even more of Andrew's gritty wartorn writing, the latest ALIEN book, COLONIAL MARINES OPERATIONS MANUAL was released just last week -- 

ICYMI...

QuestsAndChaos ran a CARBON GREY session on their Twitch channel this week!

I dunno, I may be biased, but I think they had fun. 😉 And that's just based on the limited stuff in the Quickstart Guide -- the full final release has so many different facets and directions available, the stories are endless... 

Check the other vids on their channel, or watch it in full right here (if you've got a few hours to spare...) 

We are hoping to have some more fun podcast interviews and other vids available soon. It takes time to get these things lined up and produced, but they're coming! Stay tuned!

We'll be down to the FINAL WEEK tomorrow, so check back for some exciting bonus giveaway news and tomorrow (and who knows... maybe an unlocked SOLO PLAY MODULE...?)

This just in! CARBON GREY to be on Quests and Choas TONIGHT! Plus: our next game has been revealed!
over 2 years ago – Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 03:46:24 AM

Hey everyone!

We just found out that QuestsAndChaos are going to play CARBON GREY on their Twitch stream tonight at 7pm PST!

Some of you have been asking about such video coverage, and we've got some more in the works, and while I'm not sure what to expect, it's kind of exciting. 😎

But we've been excited ever since yesterday's big announcement...

TMS Entertainment and Magnetic Press Announce Partnership to Publish LUPIN THE 3rd 50th Anniversary Book and Tabletop RPG

That's right -- as hinted at in some earlier press coverage, our next game will indeed be based on an awesome anime franchise, and what better fast-paced action series could you ask for? We've been fans of LUPIN for decades, and the stylish, jazzy globetrotting adventures are perfect for a unique new TTRPG!

We've got some cool new mechanics planned for the D6MV system which we'll reveal in October, along with other 50th Anniversary details (such as a look at some sweet Lupin minis...) Playing in the Lupin universe is something we've dreamed about for a looooong time, and we cannot wait to make that dream a reality!

$80k Stretch Goal unlocked!

You all keep knocking down the targets -- another Kickstarter Exclusive is now unlocked! The cool Cannon Walker Squad patch will now be added to ALL physical pledge tiers for FREE!

Next up: another sweet linen cardstock print at $90k... and just past that: the SOLO-PLAY MODULE at $100k! I think we might get there (and beyond...?) Tell all your friends to come aboard and let's do it!

Week 2 Giveaway winners!

Our second weekly "Shard of Gottfaust" giveaway ended last night, and the winners have been revealed -- congrats Richard P and Jacen L! We'll be reaching out to you shortly!

We're getting the next Giveaway together now, so check back in tomorrow for the next update with the link!

Thanks, everyone! Keep spreading the word!