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Deadline - A Clockwork Press

Created by The Wanderer's Tome

DEADLINE is a news-chronicling and map-making TTRPG where players take on the role of a journalist for the largest news publishing house in the city. Presented in a newspaper format, this game brings a new approach to storytelling and world-building. Now available for Pre-Order. Shipping in early 2025!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Surveys Sent Out & Pre-order Store is Open!
about 1 month ago – Mon, Oct 14, 2024 at 02:19:44 AM

Hello Wanderers!

Pledge manager surveys have been sent out. Please check your main inbox or spam folder to see if you've received your survey. If you cannot find it, please email us at [email protected], and we'll send you the link.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Shipping will be charged at a later date, closer to fulfillment. We will communicate in an update beforehand when shipping will be charged.

The pledge manager survey is where you can fill in your address, add any additional items, and help us get an accurate count of the items we need to print.

If you or someone you know missed out on the campaign, our pre-order store is also open! 

In the meantime, we are planning on finishing up the writing of Deadline in November, with artwork, layout, and editing to be completed by January.  Backers who got the custom advert pledge levels, we'll reach out to you in early November.

Talk to you soon in the next update! Join us on our discord server in the meantime.



Till next time,
Fleur & Chelsea

Thank you all!! What happens next?
about 1 month ago – Wed, Oct 02, 2024 at 02:01:48 AM

Hello Wanderers!

Thank you everyone for an incredible campaign! We're floored by the support - 849 backers is beyond what we expected!

Next, we'll set up the pledge manager, where you can add any extra add-ons, pledge if you missed the campaign, and submit your address. This will be going live in about a month or less. We'll update you when that's live.

We'll also be working on finishing up the writing of Deadline!

As for those backers who got the custom advert pledge levels, we'll reach out to you requesting details in about a month as well.

Talk to you soon in the next update! Join us on our discord server in the meantime.



Till next time,
Fleur & Chelsea

Final weekend!! All stretch goals unlocked♥
about 2 months ago – Sat, Sep 28, 2024 at 05:48:39 AM

Hello Wanderers!

Only a few days left in our campaign—this is the final weekend!
I can't believe it's almost over and our campaign is now over 1000% funded! We're so grateful for everyone who's backed, shared or helped in any way.
 
Firstly, wanted to say that all stretch goals have been unlocked! We'll still take suggestions for additional features to the game and see what we can include after the campaign ends :)

The stretch goals we've unlocked are below and our newspaper is now going to be 24 pages long with a 16 page blank sheet newspaper and with pre-made city record sheets and table generators!


We also wanted to highlight a recent playthrough video done by Improv & RPG. It's a great way to see some of the tables in the game and more insight into how it's played. It's so fun seeing people's cities and newspapers and what they've created!



Lastly, I wanted to say thank you again and if you can, help us with our final push this weekend! If you could share the campaign with anyone you think would be interested, that would be a big help! Let's make this final weekend incredible!

Till next time,
Fleur & Chelsea

New stretch goal and retailer pledge!
about 2 months ago – Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 06:10:26 AM

Hello Wanderers!

Thank you all for the support so far!
 
We have made a couple of updates to our campaign. Firstly, we've listened to your suggestions for additional stretch goals and have added another to the list—we'll be adding premade city record sheets, including details and maps! This will be a PDF map pack so you can print and play. You can use this to skip the establishment phase to go straight into the chronicling phase! This will be there for when you don't feel up to drafting a map or if you want to get some inspiration for any future city creations.


We've also added a retail pledge! If you're a retailer, you can switch out your current pledge to this one. Not including a retail pledge was an oversight on our part and thank you so much to the retailers who've reached out to us asking for one!

Lastly, I wanted to highlight this Solo Session done by The Soloist using Deadline. You'll get a good feel for how the game is played through this play-by-play write-up. We absolutely loved the city and map they've created!



Till next time,
Fleur & Chelsea

ALL stretch goals unlocked!
about 2 months ago – Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 07:52:18 AM

Hello Wanderers!

🎉 ALL STRETCH GOALS HAVE BEEN UNLOCKED! 🎉

Last week we not only funded in 1 hour, but we unlocked ALL of our stretch goals!
 
We've unlocked 3 stretch goals. Deadline will now include city name and headline table generators, bringing the game from 20 pages to a total of 24 pages. We're also adding more pages to our blank city record/broadsheet newspaper bringing it to a tal of 16 pages. We've asked for suggestions for additional stretch goals and we might be adding a couple more this week!

Keep suggesting more stretch goals :)


Don't forget that we also have a cross-collab going on with fellow Maltese game creators at Shadow City Mysteries: Tabletop Roleplaying Game. If you back both of our games, you get a free and exclusive reward! Our reward is an A4-sized case file folder, ideal for organising your broadsheets and city record sheets in one place. The folder's design showcases ephemera woven with threads of mystery and lore, making it perfect for adding depth to your adventures.



Till next time ♥
Fleur & Chelsea