Stretch Goal #2 Unlocked
over 2 years ago
– Fri, Oct 15, 2021 at 06:30:21 AM
Another day, another stretch goal knocked down!
As of writing this we're just above 4k in funding which unlocks our next stretch goal.
Occupations in SYNAPSE are the rough equivalent of "classes" in other RPG's. Just like the real world, they are basically your character's job, and they offer a few boons.
First off they give your character a passive income, which your character will gain at game intervals to use as they wish. This passive income takes into account the living conditions you've chosen etc. so all the money your occupation gives you is expendable income. Nobody wants to pay rent and buy groceries while they play pretend!
Secondly, at the time your character takes an occupation they will gain certain skills that are learned on that job. These skills stay with your character throughout the time you play them, whether they stay in that occupation or not. They are permanently learned.
Lastly, each occupation comes with certain perks. These are bonuses available to your character so long as they maintain that occupation. If you leave an occupation, those perks disappear.
Some occupations in SYNAPSE are easier to get than others, but the rule of thumb in the game is that any character can have the potential to gain any occupation at Rank 1. Ranks you say? What are ranks? Just like the real world some occupations have more upside than others. The easier occupations to gain have less upside, and often only have 1 rank. Occupations with more depth however can contain multiple ranks to a maximum of three. While anyone can gain rank 1 in an occupation, gaining additional ranks will require the character to have attributes or skills at certain levels before they can advance to that next rank, but gaining these means you will gain additional perks.
These 2 bonus occupations being added to the core book will both contain more than 1 rank.
Our next stretch goal unlocks at 5k, and is the addition of 3 more Enemy types! Let's keep that ball rolling :)
-Nick
First Stretch Goal Down!
over 2 years ago
– Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 05:53:41 AM
Morning Everyone!
Some good news to start out today, yesterday we knocked down our first stretch goal :)
This will add 3 new Psionic powers to the core book. Powers are easily divided into offensive, defensive, and utility categories. So with this stretch goal we'll be adding one power to each of those sections. Like all the other PSI powers in the book, each of these new powers will have 3 levels of affinity giving each one multiple in game uses, so it's basically like adding 9 new potential powers for your characters.
Our next stretch goal is already very close to unlocking, which is the addition of a couple new occupations. Let's get it knocked down and keep the ball rolling!
-Nick
SYNAPSE is funded!!
over 2 years ago
– Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 06:33:27 AM
Good morning everyone,
Fantastic news today, we woke up to see that we have hit our funding goal with still over three weeks remaining to track down stretch goals!
After our long weekend that we just had here in Canada for Thanksgiving, this is the icing on the cake and a great way to start the week. Lets keep getting eyes on this project and start knocking these goals down. I'll update the campaign page now to reflect where we're at.
As always thank you for your support, it means the world!
-Nick
Additional Books
over 2 years ago
– Wed, Oct 06, 2021 at 06:40:02 AM
Me again!
Someone just brought up adding additional softcovers/hardcovers to their pledge through the add-ons. This was an oversight on my part, it's a fantastic idea that should have been there from the start.
You can now add both when managing/placing your pledge. Both the add-on prices for these books are slightly reduced from their original backing levels since they do not include additional PDF's.
Until next time, hopefully its a little longer than an hour this time around :P
-Nick
24 Hours In
over 2 years ago
– Wed, Oct 06, 2021 at 05:25:03 AM
Good morning everyone!
First of all I just want to send a huge thank you to everyone who has backed the project so far. As creators we all have hopes that what we put out there will appeal to people. And while we always hope things fund quickly, we're thrilled to be in the position that we are in after only one day. 73% is fantastic, and gives us a lot of hope that we'll smash through a bunch of stretch goals over the next month.
We have things in place to continually put eyes on the project, like ads and planned social media posts, as well as hopefully getting a Q&A scheduled if everything goes right. But if you happen to know someone who might find SYNAPSE interesting, by all means please show them! The more people that see this, the better.
Fingers crossed the next update you'll get from me will not only be soon, but it'll be to say we're funded.
Again, thank you, this isn't possible in any way shape or form without your support.
Cheers.
-Nick
