The Autarch Emporium Unleashed

OK, that's somewhat over-dramatic but I did add some new products.

Development of ACKS Imperial Imprint (ACKS II) has advanced, if not to the end of the dev cycle, at least to the beginning of the end. Accordingly it’s time for a newsletter!

The Autarch Emporium

Last week the long-awaited Ascendant: Rogues Gallery finally shipped to backers of the Ascendant Platinum Edition Kickstarter. Having now successfully delivered product to my KS backers (yay!), I can now offer that product to the general public.

Therefore, over the weekend I updated the Autarch Emporium with some newly-available product:

• Ascendant: Rogues Gallery RPG sourcebook

• Ascendant: Star-Spangled Squadron graphic novel

• Ascendant: Star-Spangled Squadron limited edition foil cover graphic novel

• Ascendant trading card pack

• American-made Star-Spangled Squadron t-shirt

Best practices of newsletter marketing demand that I ask you to buy now because supplies are limited. Seriously, though, the graphic novel is awesome if you enjoy superhero stories and the game is a simulationist masterpiece.

The Grey Brotherhood

As promised, there’s been a new episode of the Grey Brotherhood. Here is Episode XXII. As usual, the Brothers get up to trouble, get into trouble, and suffer heavy casualties:

There will be additional episodes of The Grey Brotherhood on May 3 and May 17th. Arbiter of Worlds will be returning Soon(TM).

Hoist the Dread Flag, Boys!

I have launched a new ACKS II campaign for my home group and will be using it as the basis for a new supplement called Under the Dread Flag. I’ve begun to release content for the sourcebook on the Autarch Patreon, with two new classes, new monsters, and more.

Before All Others, the Elves

I’ve commenced work on Before All Others: The Cyclopedia of Elven Civilization. To date I have focused on updating and expanding the roster of elven classes available, with the Elven Warrior, Elven Courtier, Elven Ranger, Elven Hierophant, and Elven Wizard now ready for ACKS II play. You can get previews of the sourcebook on the Autarch Patreon.

Actual Play of ACKS

There are more people playing ACKS today than at any point in the game’s 12-year history. It’s incredibly gratifying to me as a designer and it gives me hope that ACKS II will reach an even broader base.

With the help of the Autarch Discordians, I compiled some links to some other ACKS campaigns:

• Acksen Vul

• Brigadungeon

• BDubs and Dragons

• Long Florida

• The Phoenix Tome

And here’s our flourishing Substack community:

If you have a blog or third-party product that supports ACKS or Ascendant, please let me know and I’ll be happy to include you in my next round-up.

Support the Community

Once you’ve pledged for the Discord, head on over to these community links:

• Autarch Discord with one of the smartest, nicest gamer communities around

• Autarch Reddit with a sub-set of the aforementioned smartest, nicest gamers

• ACKS Patreon with sneak previews of ACKS II every month

• Ascendant Patreon with a new character and story hook every month

• Autarch Facebook page with news and updates about our projects

• Autarch Twitter channel with brief comments and witty quirks

• Ascendant Comics Facebook page with sneak previews of the upcoming comics

• Ascendant Comics Instagram page with tons of art and cosplay

• Ascendant Comics Twitter channel with short messages and quirky wit

• ACKS Forums with discussion for the game

• Ascendant Forums with FAQ and Errata for the game

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