The Week in Autarch
ACKS II in PDF, ACKS To Grind with John N McGowan, and Treasure Tome!
Friends, Aurans, countrymen - We are now a mere 7 days from the launch of the ACKS II Treasure Tome, the fourth book in the ACKS II rulebook trilogy. But, even more exciting, we are a mere 5 days from the release of ACKS II in PDF format on DriveThruRPG!
ACKS II in PDF
Long-time backers of the ACKS II project know that production was delayed by the voluminous amount of art required to complete the books. I’m pleased to report that all of the art was completed this weekend, hurray!
56 full-page paintings by Michael Syrigos
293 interior full-color comic book illustrations by a variety of artists
308 interior full-color field guide illustrations of monsters by Old School Jelly
To put that in perspective, there is more art in these three books than the sum total of all the art I have ever commissioned in all prior ACKS books in ten years!
Now Glynn Seal of MonkeyBlood Design is finalizing its placement this week. In addition, he's making a few edits of corrections and adding backer credits. The backer credits are huge — 2,000 names. In single column 10 point font they covered more than 30 pages. Obviously we couldn't afford to add 30 pages so it's a smaller font in two- or three-columns. Thank you to everyone who took the time to respond to the backer surveys, and of course thank you all for backing the product at such a tremendous level of support.
Treasure Tome
The ACKS II Treasure Tome has over ONE THOUSAND magic items for use in your D20 fantasy campaigns and a gorgeous cover by the modern-day Frazetta, Michael Syrigos. Click the link or the image below to sign up at the preview page. The crowdfunding goes live on October 28, 2024. There’s several early bird rewards and limited tiers, so don’t miss the first 24 hours! Then read on for a sneak preview of two of my favorite items in the book.
ACKS To Grind
My new YouTube show, ACKS To Grind, continues to flourish. To date, I’ve been joined by Rick Stump, Brian Neumeier, Jonathan Oldenburg, and The Prince of Nothing.
Today I will be joined by John N McGowan, author of The Living Campaign: A Guide For Creating & Maintaining Tabletop RPG Campaigns. There’s John C. Wright, Tom Kratman, James Young, Jeffro Johnson, Red Room, and more coming thereafter!
ACKS on Substack
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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
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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
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