Hello, Magonomia® fans and other guests! We are hard at work on Magonomia Core Rules and also starting planning for the first few supplements in the Magonomia® line. We’re still tiny company operating nights and weekends, so we need to announce some changes in our schedule for other media — video, podcasts, and the like
Core Rules Update
First of all, Magonomia® Core Rules is coming along great. Tell your friends they can still back the crowdfunding campaign till March 31, 2021. Backers get immediate access to the work-in-progress manuscript, plus the chance to support this cool project. Check out the teaser spell we posted earlier today: By the Pricking of my Thumbs.
A little over 50% of the editing is done. You can follow writing and editing progress on our Trello board. Four of our seven illustrators are done with their work and the other three are on schedule.
We are now expecting to finish the project at the end of June 2021 (not end of May as originally planned). We’re working steadily toward that goal, to the point where some of our side projects need to be put on the back burner. We’re going into “hermit mode” for the next couple of months to get the Magonomia Core Rules manuscript done, edited, and into the layout process.
Actual Play Videos
We have a few episodes of one-shot Magonomia games on the Shewstone Publishing YouTube channel. Effective March 7, 2021, we’re pausing production of these videos so we can concentrate on product development the next few months. When we’re ready to resume, we’ll post to this blog and to social media. When we resume, we’ll invite members of the community to come play with us online!
Tales of Renaissance Wizardry Adventure Series
We’re publishing free, short “adventure outlines” for Magonomia on this blog. See the “Tales of Wizardry” category in the right-hand column. These adventure posts will continue on a monthly basis without interruption. We’re not going to make actual play videos of every adventure. We will, however, keep posting free adventure outlines and giving fledgling authors a way to get published. If you’re interested in writing adventures for Shewstone, check out our open call.
Podcast Delayed
We have plans for a podcast and we’ve gone so far as to record three episodes, all of which we’re planning to use. However, launch of the podcast will be delayed until after Magonomia Core Rules are in layout.
Core Rules Teasers
Keep an eye on this blog, where we’ll post a short section from the Magonomia Core Rules every week between now and the time it’s available for general sale. This week we have a spell for you: By the Pricking of my Thumbs.
Retiring the Old-Style Forum
We’ve decided to retire the old-school PHPBB forum, effective immediately. For the past year, it has received a lot more spam than legitimate posts. It’s clear that the Magonomia community is now centered on Shewstone Publishing’s Discord server. Come join us there!