As the kids say, oof! Went to the What’s Up event. Was in the Crown Plaza dungeon again, which I think screwed with the live stream. Got to meet Cubby, and thanked him for the work he is doing talking to us goofballs!
Trying to get the video up to YouTube, but the internet and my old iPhone are fighting me! I know other folks were recording as well, so maybe someone else will beat me to it. I did take some notes though, and here are a couple interesting tidbits from the event:
- ilClan got pushed back by Shadowrun and the Kickstarter, but is getting more attention now. Probably won’t make 2019, but 2020 for sure.
- they really don’t know how they are going to deal with the massive number of names and pictures from the Kickstarter yet, but have been talking with the authors. Randall apparently sent a bunch of pictures of strange men to Blaine Pardoe recently!
- Brent DOES want to redesign the quads, but they don’t fit well on the hex bases so they haven’t been done yet. The Goliath and Scorpion probably will get re-works at some point.
- a plush Urbie as a stretch goal in the KS is not out of the question...and was heartily supported by the fans in attendance.
- MechWarrior: Destiny is pretty far along. Loren estimated 3/4 of the way to being on shelves.
- Brent is planning more re-organized TRO’s past the two we have now.
- fiction, not just BT fiction, is selling well.
- bonfire of Worlds will get a POD release.
- more audiobooks are coming, but I forget any specifics.
- Jason Hardy LOVES snickerdoodles!
Separately, Leviathans is coming back! 2020 Kickstarter, but they have reactivated the monsters in the sky website and will be blogging there. Randall said they are also looking for some play testers for the new factions, and I think you can contact CGL about that through said website.
There was other Shadowrun and Dragonfire stuff as well, but I didn’t take very good notes on it!
EDIT: fixed some of my sleep deprived mistakes that others pointed out, and remembered about the Snickerdoodles.