A strategic fantasy card game from the creators of Unstable Unicorns.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Here to Help: A little way to support the animals in Australia <3
almost 5 years ago
– Sat, Feb 01, 2020 at 02:20:24 AM
Hello everyone,
We have been so proud to watch our community grow over the years. Such a big part of our purpose as a company is to help connect people, both around the table for games and through campaigns like this. Having a global community like this also means having an opportunity to come together around a cause and being able to make a really significant impact.
A number of our backers have asked if we can do something to help the animals in Australia that are affected by the ongoing fires. Hundreds of millions of animals have died, either directly because of the fires or as a result of their natural habitats being destroyed.
We wanted to be a part of the ongoing rescue efforts and to give you an opportunity as part of this project to make a difference. We designed this Kickstarter Exclusive enamel pin that you can purchase to show your support, and 100% of the proceeds will go to WIRES (NSW Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service Inc.).
The WIRES mission is to actively rehabilitate and preserve Australian wildlife and inspire others to do the same. Earlier this month, they announced a national $1 million emergency ‘WIRES Wildlife Relief Fund*’ for frontline wildlife rescue and volunteer groups. All of the donations they receive will go towards food for animals, medical supplies, veterinary costs, rescue and care equipment, and more. We are proud to donate to a cause that is directly helping the animals affected by these fires, and we can all be heroes today in a small way.
The pin will be available as an add-on item for $5. You can either increase your pledge on the campaign now and then use the credit in BackerKit, or you can add it in BackerKit directly after the campaign ends. As mentioned, 100% of the proceeds will be donated directly, which means your entire $5 will go towards animal rescue and rehabilitation efforts.
There is, of course, absolutely no pressure to participate- we just wanted to give a chance to everyone who wants to be a part of this to get to do so, and you'll have this little pin to keep or gift to someone else and remember that you were part of something really meaningful.
I will resume with our normal campaign updates tomorrow :)
Thanks <3
New custom Party Leader request art for you! (+social stretch and add-on updates)
almost 5 years ago
– Fri, Jan 31, 2020 at 02:03:40 AM
Hello :)
Our team has been working through Party Leader requests, and we've added another batch to our Party Leader Customizer tool! You can create your own character using any of these (each requested by a member of our community) or any of the art in the ever growing library of character designs :D
Based on how far the campaign has come along, we still owe you 13 Party Leader characters (and counting!)
We are more than 1/3 of the way along with 1,033/3,000 submissions towards our Party Leader social stretch goal! If you want to create your own Party Leader character but aren't sure how to come up with ideas for effects, here are some ideas that you can use for your character (or just for inspiration) :)
Once per turn on your turn, if another player CHALLENGES you, you may spend an extra action point.
At the beginning of your turn, you may STEAL a Hero. If you do, end your turn immediately.
Once per turn on your turn, you may spend 1 Action Point to DISCARD all cards in your hand and DRAW an equal number of cards.
Once per turn on your turn, you may spend 1 Action Point to force everyone (including you) to DISCARD a card.
Each time you CHALLENGE, you may DISCARD a card, then return the Challenge card to your hand.
Each time you DESTROY a card, the player whose card you destroyed must DISCARD a card.
Each time another player CHALLENGES you, +3 to your roll.
Each time you SACRIFICE a card, DRAW a card.
Whenever a card in your Party would be sacrificed or destroyed, you may DISCARD 3 cards instead.
Each time one of your Heroes is sacrificed or destroyed, you may use its effect immediately.
Once per turn on your turn, you may spend 1 Action Point to choose a card from the discard pile and add it to your hand.
Each time an Item card is sacrificed or destroyed, you may DISCARD a card, then add that Item card to your hand.
Once per turn on your turn, you may spend 1 Action Point to use a Hero's effect twice, with -2 to that Hero's rolls.
Each time another player plays an Item card, DRAW a card.
Once per turn on your turn, you may SACRIFICE an Item card in your Party, then DRAW 2 cards.
Once per turn on your turn, you may DISCARD 2 cards, then STEAL an Item card.
Each time on your turn another player would DISCARD a card, they must DISCARD 2 cards.
Magic cards played by other players have no effect on you or your Party.
Each time you roll to ATTACK, you may DISCARD a Magic card. If you do, +4 to your roll.
On your turn, you may spend 1 Action Point to DISCARD a Modifier and DRAW a number of cards equal to that Modifier.
As an update on our social stretch goals, here are our current tallies:
Campaign Shares: 10,748 (first level complete!)
Backers: 17,433
Fighter Hero: 4/10
Bard Hero: 5/10
Guardian Hero: 1/50
Ranger Hero: 15/10 (complete!)
Thief Hero: 10/50
Wizard Hero: 1/10
Party Animals: 4/20
Dressed for Success: 9/50
Hero's Anthem: 0/1
Everyday Heroes: 2/10
Band of Heroes: 1/10
World of Adventure: 1,033/3,000
The Legend of Ramy: 71/500
With that, we owe you a round of applause!
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We've updated the add-ons section of the campaign to include all of the extra add-ons outside of Here to Slay that will be available in BackerKit so that you can have all of the information before the campaign ends :)
That's it for now- thank you!
<3
Social stretch goals are here! (And your participation is kindly requested)
almost 5 years ago
– Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 01:57:04 AM
Hello :D
I've been promising social stretch goals for a number of days now, and I'm finally ready to announce them! Since you've already supported the project at this point, our social stretch goals can give you a way to continue participating in the project (and unlock more content!)
(You can use this button to share the project on FB to contribute towards the goals above!)
Here is some useful information on how you can participate in each of these goals!
The first set are pretty self-explanatory- You can use this link to share the project, and since you're a backer, you're already contributing to the number of backers on the campaign! (And, of course, you can tell your friends about Here to Slay) :D
For all goals that require photos or videos, please upload them and post a link in the main campaign comments! We will be going through and tracking all of the submissions and keeping you updated with how many we've hit so far across the board. As a note, each backer can submit one entry for each goal, (so if you're feeling really ambitious, you can submit an entry for each of our 14 Hero Goals and Other Things!)- For clarification, if a goal says it requires 10 videos, that means 10 different backers each submit a video, not 10 videos per backer.
For the Legend of Ramy goal (500 hero names for Ramy), you can submit your suggestions in the main campaign comments with the following format: "My suggestion for Ramy's hero name is _____"
Throughout the rest of the campaign, I'll keep you updated on our progress towards our social stretch goals!
Current tallies as of when I'm sending this update:
Campaign shares: 8,565
Backers: 16,127
Party Leader Submissions: 816
(no other goals have been started, given the fact that they are being announced in this very message).
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On the note of Party Leader submissions, by request, we've added the Unstable Unicorn Party Leader artwork to our Party Leader customizer tool :) This way, you can use this artwork to create your own character and effect!
In tomorrow's update, we'll include a bunch of new Party Leader art from the requests that we've been getting, so stay tuned for that. In the meantime, thank you for helping make this project amazing!!!
<3
A little gift for former backers (+new previews and artwork!)
almost 5 years ago
– Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 02:05:26 AM
Hello :D
I mentioned on a number of the previous updates that we would be developing a special bonus for anyone who has backed any of our previous projects, and it's ready!
This new Party Leader card, The Unstable Unicorn, will be automatically added to the pledge of every person who has ever backed one of our campaigns before. In addition, the play mat will be automatically added to any tiers with at least Lv 2 stretch goals (Hero's Set and Ultimate Collector's Set) for former backers, and the standee will be added to tiers with Lv 3 stretch goals (Ultimate Collector's Set) for former backers.
This new character was specially designed by Alex for our fans- I know how much work went into this one, and I'm sure he'd appreciate if you let him know if you like it ;)
For any new backers, these items will be available as add-ons in Backerkit as well (but won't be automatically added). We are super excited that you've decided to back this project (and on any future projects we do that you back, you'll get any free gifts for former backers that we offer!)- I like to do something special for anyone who has backed our projects before, but since they will be available as add-ons, you don't have to miss out if it's important to you to get all the exclusives from the campaign :)
If you are a former backer but have changed your account or email address, please email us at [email protected] so that we can verify the previous pledge and get it sorted out for you before the project ends :) I definitely wouldn't want you to miss out!
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I also wanted to provide a preview of the 6 Kickstarter Exclusive Hero cards that will be included with every KSE edition box!
I'm super excited with how everything is coming together in the game and project!!
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We've been chugging away at new Party Leader characters based on the requests we've gotten! Here are the ones we've finished so far, which will be added to the Party Leader Customizer online shortly.
We are so excited to keep doing more of these, and we hope you like how they're coming along so far.
Thanks!
<3
$1,000,000!
almost 5 years ago
– Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 01:17:18 AM
We just hit $1M in under 6 days.
I think I'm still in a state of shock. When spending thousands of hours on a game like this over the course of many months, it's scary to think ahead and wonder what people will think. It's always best to just keep working, trying to make it the best we can possibly make it, and hope that it's enough.
The response to this project has been nothing short of unbelievable. I'm trying to wrap my head around it and I can't. So all I can say is thank you. Designing games for a living is enough of a dream, and seeing a reception like this for what our team has created is the most validating thing in the world.
And, of course, hitting the $1M mark means we've officially unlocked our last "official" stretch goal, which is a Kickstarter Exclusive dice tower. I'm super excited that we'll be able to include this upgrade to every single Kickstarter Exclusive Edition Box, not just the highest tiers!
We wanted to create something that is visually really fun, that enhances the world of the game, and that contributes to game play. The dice tower comes flat and is super easy to assemble and disassemble and fits inside the game box. We really hope you like it!!
As mentioned in the last update...
For every additional $10k, we will draw another backer's Party Leader request. If you haven't submitted one yet, please leave one in the comments! All you have to do is describe your character, and we'll do as many of them as we can! (And if you have submitted one, we've logged every request that's come in so far.)
Social stretch goals will be announced in the coming week and will give additional goals to reach.
I'm going to try to add a few more upgrades to the campaign before it ends if possible even if they aren't by means of traditional stretch goals.
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Putting together a campaign like this takes a whole team, and I couldn't be prouder of ours. I wanted to take a minute to say thank you to each person who made Here to Slay possible- I couldn't have done even a fraction of this without them. Getting to work with such a talented and passionate group of people is so rewarding. They deserve all the credit in the world, and I want them to know how much I appreciate their hard work.
Jon came up with the original concept that eventually evolved into what Here to Slay is today. Throughout the process, he came up with card effects and extensively play tested to balance the game!
Alex directed all of the artwork and animation for the entire game and project. He came up with the character designs for the Party Leaders, most of the heroes and monsters, and both boxes, and he also storyboarded and animated the first half of the video!
Charlie came up with the name Here to Slay, animated the second half of the video as well as the how to play video, and created a lot of artwork for the game, the campaign, and the animation. He also came up with the names of all of the cards in the game!
Michael engineered the box directed the creation of all of the add-ons, including the play mats, standees, meeples, and the brand new dice tower!
Olivia directed the graphic design for the game and campaign to make sure everything was accounted for and nothing slipped through the cracks during development!
Michelle designed the game logo, card layouts, symbols, components, and campaign page and also did all of the photography for the page and video!
Diana designed a lot of the Heroes and did the lines and colors for a ton of the cards in the game. She also helped design the artwork for the dice tower!
Nicole designed a lot of characters and Monsters and all of the Modifier cards, and she also helped design a number of the scenes in the animation!
Robert designed the Magic cards and came up with the concept (and animation) for the dice tower artwork!
Josh put together all of the card files for our prototypes and campaign page to give a real view into the game!
Nath helped come up with the game mechanics and rules and play tested the game extensively to get it to where it is today!
John helped put together the Party Leader customizer tool online so that you can create your own characters to use in the game!
Mallory helped to make sure all details of the project and game were mapped out so to make it possible to hit all of our timelines!
I also want to give a shout out to our marketing, supply chain, and fulfillment teams for making sure everything is running smoothly behind the scenes to make a project like this possible, and to our Unstable Unicorns Game Experts for diligently answering questions as fast as they can, collecting all of your suggestions, and making this campaign the best it can be!
And to every backer of this project (and any of our previous projects)- your support is the reason we exist. We love what we do, and we get to do it because of you. Thank you.
