SEVEN SWORDS GETTING INVOLVED

Playtesting

Seven Swords is looking for more playtesters.  I currently can make prototypes of this game through the Gamecrafter (though they are scheduled to open back up on May 26) and will get them out to people when they become available.  If you would like to playtest, please contact me at songblade@sevenswords.com         

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Art

Barbara Morris is doing the character and monster art and will be busy for quite some time on this project. I've decided to fund art out of pocket for the moment.    

If I go to Kickstarter, the next thing will be the rest of the art.  Specifically replacements for the kid art on the normal monsters (though I'll likely have a kid art version available) and all the icons that I got from game-icons.net. If you think you would like to get involved let me know. It's a huge amount of work, and I would have to get outside funding to get it all made, but if you would like to get involved or know someone, let me know.

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Community

Since the advent of Kickstarter, and all the funding that is available through crowdsourcing, projects like these are a lot more possible than ever before. And while Kickstarter could be a great option for getting this game launched, I also worry about how effective I can be at managing it. In all honesty, the single most daunting thing to me if this game went anywhere is the community management aspect. Some people are so very good at this sort of communication, and flat out, I'm not. If I have to manage social media or a forum, or check in with a community on a regular basis, I know I'm going to need help. Literally, my 5 year old will eventually figure out that I didn't post the news of her birth. Social media is not my thing.