Gallerie TTRPG: Queer Stories of Beauty, Horror, and Hope

Hey everyone! I'm checking in with some cool updates for Gallerie and some pictures of all these cool add-ons now that they're coming in! Check this stuff out:

Beginning of course with this guy! We've seen the Gossip plush a few times now but I wanted to confirm that the order has been made and it's winging its way here as we speak, ready to augment your local bedtime listening routine. Also, when it arrives, it'll give you an idea for how big that speaker it's sitting on is. I take my tunes seriously is what I'm saying.

The mats are looking beautiful, with stitched edges and nice heft. These have arrived safe and sound!


The earlybird reward bookmark is *stellar*. The metal is thick, the coat is glossy, and it's thicker and heavier than I thought. If you grabbed one of these you're going to be glad you did. We've got these in hand now too!

Unsurprisingly the most purchased reward tier were the shiny math rocks, and they do not disappoint. The chiseled edges give them a unique look and make them easier to roll. These have arrived safe and sound.


The order for the Standees has been placed and they're en-route, but haven't arrived yet. Still, the sample looks delicious and stands over 7" tall. If you're a collector you're going to love this, and if you're not, YOU ARE NOW!

The Dice Trays are still incoming as well, but once I've got them I'll be sure to show them off! The DM screen sheets and the character sheets will be the last things to be ordered and may well go out in a separate shipment purely because I don't want to risk a rules change causing them to have an error on them. They won't be finalized until the book is.

AS FOR THE BOOKS...

Progress is going great on the Gallerie books themselves. The digital tools, which was the stretch goal we reached, are complete and allow for exceptionally fast character and NPC generation. They include a simple way to store and share your stats and inventory, places to reference your abilities at a glance, and a shared sheet for the party to show what Strokes they know and what Sketches they can paint together. This makes collaboration exceptionally simple and shows you breakdowns of every ability you get, every level.

The intro adventure, Trouble Brewing, is done, but upon reflection I decided it wasn't a great "starter adventure" for the franchise. It's a fun and fast-paced set piece but tackles a faction with some tough triggers and I don't want the adventure y'all purchased to run the risk of being unapproachable by some of your tables. So a new one, called Blood Wine, has been written instead! It's complete, includes just as many enemies and maps and tutorial elements as Trouble Brewing, plus a new monster type and a longer page count. This will be the adventure sent out for people that participated in the tiers Trouble Brewing was listed on. It's bigger, longer, has all the same content points, and is a more approachable first adventure for a table. Trouble Brewing will still be published, just separately, so people can decide if they want to tackle its themes at their table.

This does put us in a unique situation regarding the large Brewhaven miniature sculpt, however. Brewhaven is a somewhat unique environment consisting of a patchwork mix of a cafe and a cabin. There is a tavern in Blood Wine as well which could be sculpted instead, but it's definitely a bit more "local." I'm hesitant to offer y'all "generic tavern" as a backer reward when you can search those very words online and find one for free on one of any dozen .stl sites. SO! I put it to you, the backers who contributed at that tier (350-450) to let me know what you'd prefer. Do you want to stick to the Brewhaven .stl despite the fact that it's not in the Blood Wine adventure? Would you prefer a generic tavern .stl modeled off the one on the Bloodwine map? Or would you like the third option: a fully grown version of the Tanglewood Sapling, a monstrous plant you'll be facing in Blood Wine? The sapling itself is included in the adventure's .stls, but the fully grown monster is only mentioned in the adventure in hushed whispers and would make a great set piece during the battle. Ill post a picture of the sapling here, tell me what you think!

Hey all, congratulations! Welcome to the other side of a hard-fought battle. I've got a tone to do to bring this thing fully to life now, but at least you know we made it!

I want to personally thank each and every one of you for coming to the aid of a new franchise. You put your money where your mouth is, you supported a tiny creator in a big world and you helped make something physical and real come to life against all odds. I look forward to bringing you an amazing product and Ill keep you all up to date as we go!

In the meantime, the Backer page now links to an online preorder store. This is my first time through Backerkit so Im not familiar with all the in's and outs, but if things are working the way I think they are you should be able to direct friends to the original backerkit so they can pick up the .pdf if you want to continue spreading the word! 

We've got less than 3 hours left in the campaign yall, come join me at https://www.twitch.tv/weaponsgradefunk at 930 pacific and lets bring it in for a landing! Ill be working on the book, answering questions, and working on art!

We are coming up on the few remaining hours and are mere dollars away from our first stretch goal! These handy sheets will let you check your Strokes for your Sketches, coordinate them with your party, and make collaboration on your Brushwork super easy!

Tomorrow morning I'll be starting a livestream at 9:30 am Pacific and carrying it through till the campaign closes at noon! It'll be live here and on https://www.twitch.tv/weaponsgradefunk so come join me for the final stretch! 

It's the home stretch! I thought I'd take this opportunity to assemble all the cool stuff we've made so far during this campaign and drop it here for people new and old to dig through!

First, a few of you have asked about the preview doc! It's here, just give it a click and get your copy!

https://www.weaponsgradefunk.com/_files/ugd/5bb3e8_ae7f5b97cab9409090b0010338efd9b9.pdf

Learning to play is also useful, so here! A playlist of a bunch of the core mechanics!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZPKnPg6BB0&list=PLrpjOokRdIn49dJojW7MtvDPUAZoTEO6X

There are 5 videos in here that are each between 3 and 10 minutes long that will give you the rundown on most if the core dice mechanics in the game, as well as some neat side features. There's also one of several character creation examples done live at the end so you can see them used in real time.


So now you know the space and the general rules, but you want to get into the nitty gritty. Follow the links to videos about the Manifestations themselves, thoughts on the game's design and structure, and more! These videos are more lunch-length and will give you a great picture of a lot of the game's ideas and design.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmPvIKqpidM&list=PLrpjOokRdIn43y4E-lWLjIO3ZrhXrJR9g

Like listening to me talk? Shhh, don't answer that, I'm posting this anyway.

There's a whole collection of videos that go spread-by-spread and explain thought processes and ideas behind the game and design. There are fully 13 videos in this list so there's lots to see! Most of them are between 7-10 minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwM3c2uHTFo&list=PLrpjOokRdIn7zALtMyABe9REp9_hDUR4c


Gallerie is a ttrpg with a grid component purely because I find that easier to visualize and I love little plastic people, so dont worry if you're not a big tactical rpg fan. There's robust combat in here but it doesnt dominate the game in the least, nor are ANY minis actually required to really engage with the game. But, that being said, part of being the designer means I get to include things I enjoy, and I enjoy little plastic people. AND MY MY DO WE HAVE A LOT OF THEM.


AND FLUFFY ONES TOO! Fluffy ones with a 15" WINGSPAN!

All this and more can be found in the add-ons, so now's your chance to stack some fun stuff onto your order for you or some friends! 2 DAYS LEFT YALL, FIND YOUR PARTY AND LET'S DO THIS!