While the First Edition design and layout was great for inspiring the feeling of a survivor’s journal that you were getting the information from, it wasn’t without problems. Most notably we found that it generally made reading more straining over a longer sitting, and also made locating information require more effort than we had intended.

With that in mind we have taken a number of steps with the design and layout of the 2nd Edition books to ensure these speed bumps are all a thing of the past while still providing that feeling of looking through a journal compiled by a survivor. This includes less use of “handwriting” fonts as well as relying on a more traditional columns format of presentation.

If you would like a sneak peek at the new layout and design you can check out the Official Quick Start Guide available for free on DTRPG (linked in the Campaign details).

Last updated: October 18, 2017 00:35

Those who purchased the Starter Kit to get an early look at 2nd Edition received 80 reference cards along with it featuring a mix of Characters, Traits, Missions, Opponents, Gear (Regular, Weapons, and Loot), and Injuries. This means there were really only a few instances of each particular category of cards in the deck.

The decks in the Add-ons each contain 60 reference cards minimum for the particular category of cards they represent: 60 Traits, 60 Gear, 60 Weapons, and 120 Loot. Assuming you get all the decks that is 300 total reference cards - more than 3x than were in the Starter Kit.

Some of these cards will feature information seen on the cards in the Starter Kit, but many more will be new cards that you did not previously have available for play. So while you will have a few duplicates, which is by no means a bad thing as it just reduces sharing at the table, you’ll also have a load of new content made readily available for use at the table.

Last updated: October 11, 2017 00:16

First of all, welcome to the new project!

Basically we’re going to be cashing in a $50 value on your pledge.

This means that the “222 Club” covers the $35 Pledge or the $50 pledge outright.

This will be handled with our Pledge Manager after the Campaign has concluded. This means you will be initially charged the full cost of whatever Pledge Level you decide to make on the Campaign, and will then be issued a credit via our Pledge Manager.

Last updated: November 13, 2017 03:21

The reference to January 2018 on some Pledge Levels is the default date assigned by Kickstarter and is a mistake. All physical copies of the Core Books will be no earlier than August of 2018, with PDF’s being delivered several months before that. Some Stretch Goals may be delivered later based on production time as these cannot begin development until we know we have the funds to unlock them, and will be released as they become available.

Last updated: November 13, 2017 03:24

You can select your Add-ons (if they are included in your Pledge Level) or purchase them in addition to your Pledge via our Pledge Manager after the Campaign has concluded. If you know your going to do the Add-ons you can add the money now to your Pledge if you would like to help us try and unlock more content.

Last updated: November 13, 2017 03:24

You bet, mix and match however you like! You probably won’t EVER need 3 Loot Decks, but if you want them that’s an option.

Last updated: November 13, 2017 03:24

Premium Add-ons are premium because they cost more than the standards. Also most (if not all), will only be available either direct from us or through this Kickstarter. We do have to unlock Premium Add-Ons before they become available in Supply Cache or for Backers to add to their Pledges. The Supply Cache, which includes the Premium Add-ons, is a convenience pledge for those who want ‘everything we unlock’ - but not the Survival Kit.

Last updated: November 13, 2017 03:16

They always say that you’re the best editor once you’ve hit SEND.

Nothing could be more true. We’ve spent WEEKS scrubbing over this campaign, yet very quickly we learned there was a mistake in the copy of one of our pledges that we need to clarify.

The “FIRST RESPONDER - Stocked and Locked” pledge referred to a ‘Stronghold Guide’, this product was, at first, a stand-alone book. But we decided that 3 books was too many, and made efforts to include the content into the Gamemaster’s Guide. Right now you’ll see this pledge at the bottom of the campaign and locked as ‘no longer available’

Something that may not be very clear to people who haven’t run a Kickstarter before is that as soon as someone backs a level, you CANNOT change it. This is, of course, to protect the backers from creators ‘bait and switching’ rewards away.

The recommendation from Kickstarter was to create a DUPLICATE PLEDGE that has the correct copy, and ask backers to MOVE THEIR PLEDGE to the DUPLICATE PLEDGE. Once that OLD PLEDGE was empty, it could be removed.

If you look into the pledge levels, you’ll see the correct option there. Waiting for you.

We want to be clear - we are not taking away rewards from this pledge. We are just moving people over to the correct one to remove confusion about the Stronghold Guide (though it appears we’ve created a lot of confusion in the meantime). You are also not losing the content that was going to be in the Stronghold Guide as it has been worked into the Gamemaster’s Guide.

Thank you for your patience!

Last updated: November 13, 2017 03:16