Rainn Studios - Newsletter

Some interesting new bits and pieces from Infinite Black and Rainn Studios...

Elder Dice, Journey to the Tree of Sorrows, and a $500 Dwarven Forge Giveaway - November 2017 Newsletter -      The big news this month is that we are giving away over $500 worth of Dwarven Forge caverns, plus Cthulhu idols and other prizes. If you want to learn more and sign up to win, just click over the Journey to the Tree of Sorrows website. It is all there. Click to Read this Update on the Site with Embedded Videos $500 Dwarven Forge Giveaway      Journey to the Tree of Sorrows is an original Lovecraftian story about the pursuit of knowledge across the Earth and the Dreamlands. The world is designed to be explored through art, stories, audio, and especially roleplaying games. The whole project launches on December 5th with the release of the first Journey to the Tree of Sorrows audio production. It will be released on the new Journey to the Tree of Sorrows YouTube channel that day. To celebrate, we are giving away lots of great prizes including $500 worth of Dwarven Forge caverns, Cthulhu idols, collectible Lovecraftian pins, and TerraTiles. To find out more about Journey to the Tree of Sorrows and to enter to win, click here. The Infinite Black Inner Circle will launch December 5th on Patreon. Inner Circle members will receive a huge number of benefits. Check out everything you can receive: exclusive access to Discord servers for fans, free RPG guides and adventures in the Journey to the Tree of Sorrows world, free copies of the stories and audio productions as they are released, early access to YouTube content, beta-reading, playtest opportunities, and invitations to special live Google Hangouts, and credit in the Journey to the Tree of Sorrows publications recognizing your contribution as an Inner Circle member. Plus there are special bonuses just for signing up, like: stand up trees and walls for your gaming table, modular ruins, trees, treasure chests, and weapon racks, and TerraTiles Tundras and Wastelands, perfect for transforming your table into the Tundra of the Black Tree, the bizarre Dreamlands, and the winding caverns beneath ancient ruins. Make sure you are signed up at TreeOfSorrows.com to know when the Inner Circle goes live. Elder Dice Production Photos We are very pleased to finally have pictures of finished production dice for all three sets of Elder Dice. Don’t they look beautiful?      If you are not in on the Elder Dice campaign, there is still time to make a late pledge, but we will be closing it down very very shortly! If you want them, you need to place your late pledge today. Individual Elder Dice are Now Available      Individual dice are now available on the Elder Dice PledgeManager! Many people asked us for these during the campaign and at the time we weren't able to get them. But, we promised that backers would get the first opportunity to get them if and when they became available. Here's your chance! We have a very limited supply. Click here to return to the PledgeManager, login, unlock your pledge, and add the extra dice you want!      These dice will look just like the dice that are included in the Elder Dice polyhedral boxes. So, if you want individual d4s, d10s, percentile dice, and d20s we have them. Get a handful of d4s to roll a barrage of magic missiles, d10s and percentile dice for Cthulhu RPS, or matching d20s for advantage and disadvantage rolls in 5th edition now is the time to get them. TerraTiles: Misty Moorlands Stock is Critically Low      The stock of TerraTiles: Misty Moorlands is critically low. There are less than eight boxes still available in the United States and only two available in Canada. If you want a box for your gaming table, now is the time to pick up one up from the RAINN Studios online store. There are no current plans for a third printing. We have a full slate of new projects for 2018, so we do not know when a slot might open up for a possible reprint.      Also, there are less than 100 boxes of Coasts and Rivers remaining in the United States and Canada as well. You can pick one of those up right here on the RAINN Studios store. Rob Oren Reviews Incantris (and Loves It)      Rob Oren posted his review of Incantris and he loved it. He a fantastic guy in the gaming community and it was great to get to meet him at GenCon. Here is his look at Incantris. Rob Oren Reviews Incantris If you would like to pick up a copy of Incantris, you can get them on the RAINN Studios website right here. Production Blogs      Building a YouTube Channel - We are going to be keeping careful track of the progress we make on the Journey to the Tree of Sorrows YouTube channel toward our goals for both subscribers and total views on the channel. We will be sharing the channel’s progress with you as we go. This blog post outlines our goals for the channel and then also runs down the stats on previous YouTube video channel building efforts so that we have the numbers for the sake of comparison. Read the blog here. Journey to the Tree of Sorrows YouTube Channel      The new Journey to the Tree of Sorrows YouTube channel soft-launched this month. Please come by and subscribe. We have started to post some behind-the-scenes videos about Journey to the Tree of Sorrow’s development. Because YouTube is becoming an increasingly important part of Infinite Black, we have decided to include in this newsletter a run down on the most recent videos and the most popular. So, here they are: Most Recently Released YouTube Videos The Astral Elder Sign in Journey to the Tree of Sorrows What is Journey to the Tree of Sorrows? Heath Robinson - Author’s Spotlight David’s Artist Process What is Infinite Black? David LaRocca - Artist’s Spotlight Top Five Most Watched YouTube Videos in the Last 28 Days What is Journey to the Tree of Sorrows? (462 views in last 28 days) War of Kings: Example of Gameplay (316 views in last 28 days) HeroQuest in Depth 8 - Expansion Packs (169 views in last 28 days) How to Play War of Kings (in 5 minutes) - (96 views in last 28 days) David’s Artistic Process - (85 views in last 28 days) Top Five Most Watched YouTube Videos - All Time War of Kings: Example of Gameplay (4,933 views) Frostgrave: Creating a Warband (4,620 views) War of Kings - Kickstarter: Extended Trailer (4,314 views) War of Kings - Kickstarter: Overview of Gameplay (3,508 views) Incantris 2-Minutes Gameplay Overview (3,082 total views) That is it for now. We will look forward to seeing everyone on December 5th. If you have any questions, please let us know or comment on the newsletter on the website. Happy gaming! David and Heath Want to comment on this update? Click here to go to the website. All the best, Heath and David RAINN Studios, LLC & Infinite Black www.RAINNStudios.com | www.InfiniteBlack.net

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Rainn Studios - Newsletter

Some release news from Rainn Studios...

Incantris, Elder Dice and Codenames for New Projects - September 2017 Newsletter -     September is almost gone, but, as always, there is a lot going on at Infinite Black, including a major giveaway. Here is the rundown on Elder Dice, the $500 giveaway, and a special sneak peak at projects in development. Also, if you would like to talk about this newsletter, we are hosting it on the Infinite Black website, where you can comment using Disqus. Now, let's take a look at what is going on: $500 Tabletop Game Giveway      The big event this month is that Infinite Black is running a giveaway for $500 worth of tabletop games and game accessories. Included in the giveaway is: War of Kings - the strategy board game of medieval kingdom-building and warfare, Incantris - the board game of wizardly combat,  the complete TerraTiles terrain system, including TerraTiles: The Misty Moorlands, TerraTiles: Coasts and Rivers, TerraTiles: Tundras and Wastelands, and the TerraTiles: Battle Pack, the core Delta Green Lovecraftian roleplaying books: Delta Green: Agent's Handbook, Delta Green: Need to Know (with GM screen, quickstart rules, and a ready-to-play scenario), and Extraordinary Renditions, a Delta Green fiction anthology, and a    $100 gift certificate to the Miniature Market in case there is anything you didn’t win here that you need to pick up. If you haven’t entered yet, you can enter to win through this link. There are lots of fun ways to enter. The final day to enter the drawing is October 3rd, and we will draw for the winner shortly after. Elder Dice Color Samples Approved     We received another round of sampling for the Elder Dice Kickstarter project and are very pleased to report that “Sample C” is finally what we wanted for Elder Dice. Check out these beautiful dice:      Of course, these dice have not been engraved, but we approved these color samples and asked WinGo to commence production of the molds. For complete information on that, please see Elder Dice Kickstarter Update #17.      So, when will I get my dice? We believe the timetable we received from WinGo at GenCon is still accurate. They said it takes twenty to twenty-five days to get the molds ready. After that, they estimate two weeks for mass manufacturing. Once manufacturing is complete we will have everything loaded on cargo ships to take the Elder Dice to our fulfillment partners around the world. From there, when you get your dice will depend on where in the world you are. We will be able to provide more accurate shipping estimates once manufacturing is complete. A Limited Number of TerraTiles Risers in Stock      Heath recently found a small stock of TerraTiles risers in storage. The risers are the easy way to add hills and other critical elevation to your TerraTiles layouts. These are important elements for any battlefield. These risers are professionally manufactured to fit beneath the TerraTiles. If you have ever tried to cut a stack of perfect hexagons out of a styrofoam sheet, you know how difficult it can be. The risers are white and can be painted to match any of the TerraTiles sets. Because the qualities are so limited, these have not yet been returned to the RAINN Studios website. Instead, we have been offering them to customers directly through email and the newsletter. Because of the limited stock, purchases are limited to two boxes of risers per customer. Use this link to directly check out with one box (10 risers), and this link to check out with two boxes (20 risers). The risers can be shipped to customers in the United States only. Infinite Black Production Blogs We have started a production blog on the Infinite Black site that goes beyond the latest news to give you a glimpse at product development. Here are the most popular blog posts this month: What are the Core Elements of an RPG? We are considering moving Infinite Black into RPG development. If we were to develop our own system, we wanted to understand what the core element of an RPG is. That is what this blog is all about. The Pros and Cons of Open RPG Systems: Many people said they wanted us to work on world building rather than rules development. Adopting an existing system would be an easy way to do that. Therefore, we reviewed the advantages and disadvantages of different open systems. People had a lot to say about that! Making Elder Dice Happen, Part 1: We had been asked for more behind-the-scenes information on exactly how the Elder Dice Project came to be, and so we started a series on that. This blog post reviews how David and I formulated the Elder Dice project over a year ago.   Incantris Review are Pouring In Heath’s latest board game, Incantris, is receiving very positive reviews. In this board game, each player plays a team of three wizards, each with unique spells and abilities. Most of the reviews have been posted to the Incantris Board Game Geek page, but you might specifically want to check out: The Board Game Vault's 2-Minute Review of Incantris, Tatoonie Table Flip Incantris Review The Dice Have It Review Incantris Cardboard Clash Reviews Incantris, and  iSlay the Dragon Reviews Incantris. Plus, Rob Oren of the Dice Tower, came by Heath’s booth last month at Gen Con and shot a short video about it. Check it out:    If you would like to pick up a copy of Incantris, you can check it out and place an order through this link. Upcoming Projects      While Elder Dice is being manufactured, we have been hard at work on new projects. We have decided to create codenames for each of the projects in development so we can share information with you before they are publicly announced. Here is what we've got:     Project Unspeakable: We have been working on this project for some time and think you are going to love it. It has passed out of the development phase. All of the necessary graphic files and designs are close to being finalized. We have been working closely with a manufacturer to ensure they understand what we are trying to create so they can provide an accurate quote.    Here is a sneak peak of some of the art David is doing for Project Unspeakable:      Project Shrine: This project was hatched when we went on a “Creative Sabbatical” to work undisturbed in a lake house without internet or cell phone connectivity back in May. Much of the initial design work has been done, as well as the creation of necessary 3D rendered models. We have also been inviting fellow creatives in the local area to see our work on this project for their critique and review. We are also working with a manufacturer on it to get it accurately quoted.      Project Chamber: This project is very different than anything we have ever undertaken before, but will become a core part of Infinite Black. This project involves coordinating many different talents, including illustration, story-telling, videography, and voice-talent. David and I shot a lot of video footage from his art studio a few weeks ago for a part of this project and are looking forward to being able to share it all with you.      Project Journey: This project is in a very early stage of development. We are bouncing ideas back and forth between ourselves and the Elder Gods to determine what role they will play. More on that when we know. Elder Dice and Infinite Black on Facebook      Remember that if you are a Facebook user and want to talk about the development of Elder Dice and everything going on at Infinite Black, just click here to join the group. Want to talk about this update? Click here to join the conversation.      That is all we have for now. We will see you around Facebook, Kickstarter, and everywhere else, and we will be back in touch with next month’s newsletter! All the best, Heath and David RAINN Studios, LLC & Infinite Black www.RAINNStudios.com | www.InfiniteBlack.net

Our mailing address is: RAINN Studios PO Box 91 Jemison, AL 35085