Harlem Unbound, a Cthulhu roleplaying game sourcebook

Quick update from the trenches!
almost 7 years ago – Fri, May 26, 2017 at 12:35:34 AM

We are in the throes of finalizing the book to get it sent off to the printers. We ran into some usual time-suck situations that threw our original plans off by about two weeks. We should have the digital copy in the hands of backers in mid-June, and we should still be on target to get out all the backers' books by Gen Con (that's early August).

Thanks for all your understanding. Excited to get this out to you all.

Chris

Quick note about tomorrow
almost 7 years ago – Wed, May 03, 2017 at 03:19:47 PM

Thanks to everyone for filling out their Backerkit surveys. I wanted to give you a heads up that we'll be charging credit cards tomorrow.

Cheers,

Chris

An Update and An Introduction
about 7 years ago – Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 08:46:54 PM

Hey there, hepcats! Taking a break from hanging out at the club sipping whiskey to send out a quick update. 

• We're getting everything finished up on the text and artwork.
• We're confirming details with the printers. 
• We will be charging backers the first week of May. 
• Digital copies are on schedule to be released the end of May.

To help tide you over to the next post, here is a sample of artwork from our team: 

And we'd also like to introduce you to one of the Souls of Harlem you may come across:   

Adeline "Boomer" Jackson  

Adeline would never say she was remarkable; she would just say she was trying to find a place for herself. Born with a steady hand, steel nerves, and a friendly laugh, her early life was mostly a blur of roads trips; her baseball player father bounced from one Negro League team to another, while her seamstress mother kept food on the table and taught her the needle. When their big break hit in 1902 with the Philadelphia Giants, they settled into a new life, and Adeline’s love of learning took root.  

The family moved to New York in 1911 when her father joined the Lincoln Giants; and Adeline began working in the Bellevue Hospital Center laundry room. In her first year, she witnessed a white nurse save a man’s life and stitching up ghastly wounds. That moment changed her life. She spent countless nights reading, and days at work watching and learning.  

When the Red Cross needed volunteers for the Great War, Adeline went without hesitation. In 1918, she saved a G.I. from an attack by...something...a thing that wouldn’t die. Four soldiers kept shooting the thing, but it came at them out of the darkness—ripping one to pieces, shattering the other two’s sanity at the sight of it, and sending another flying some 10 feet away. Adeline rammed the thing with her ambulance, destroying the vehicle and possibly the thing; no one can be certain, as a grenade forced her to flee. She pulled the one survivor away from the battlefield, but can never forget that night.  

Nowadays, she’s living in tenement housing in the Valley with three other young women. She spends her days working on her novel and debating others at the Hobby Horse.

*****

Cheers,

Chris

Roll 'em!
about 7 years ago – Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 07:10:27 PM

Hail Backers,  

Happy Monday. We just got confirmation that the dice are done and should be shipping to us today! Can't wait to get them to you. 

Chris and the team

Backerkit Closes TODAY, and a chance for others to get in on the action!
about 7 years ago – Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 12:02:03 AM

Today's the last day we'll be bugging you about the Backerkit survey. If somehow you missed the previous messages, now's the time to fill it out so that you can receive all your goodies.

And news from Darker Hue Studios -- we've just opened a store on our website! So if your friends missed out on the Kickstarter (or if you want more), please go to our website to browse and/or purchase.

Thanks,
Chris