Progress Update 12: Page Layout - The Beginning!
over 2 years ago
– Wed, Sep 01, 2021 at 04:43:20 PM
Greetings fellow adventurers!
Today marks the anniversary of the start of our quest! This last year was full of adventure, challenge and success! We had a meeting the other day and spoke of all the cool things we managed to achieve with this project thanks to you! We even realised that we hadn’t shared an important bit of information with all of you (we just assumed we had):
Exciting news we thought we had already shared :D
Originally the adventure would have finished with the adventurers reaching 5th level. Due to the extra funding and time we’ve had between logistical hiccups we’ve added a whole extra 5th level act and the adventure’s culmination was bumped up a level making it a lot more interesting, challenging and most importantly – epic!
Project Update:
As a quick snapshot:
- Final editing draft received, with a few comments
- Page design plan in place, ready for when we finalise the text.
What we’re currently doing:
- We’re currently working through the final editing comments
- We’re working on the final few illustrations and maps
What’s coming next:
- Page Layout & Design
- Proof-Reading
Editing Update:
We received the final editing draft of the adventure on the 30th of August. The majority of the edits are language edits however there are a couple of places where we need to clarify/add some extra content. We’re currently at work with this in mind - going through all the edits, confirming them and updating where needed. Once this is done the text will be in it’s final draft, ready to be proof-read.
Design Update:
Once the editing of the text is done, we’ve already arranged for page layout and design work to start straight away. There are so many little details that we have learned with regards to this from our designer which we weren’t even aware of! Let’s just say we’re lucky to be able to afford a person who actually knows how laying out text on a page works and it’s all thanks to you. We are so happy that we’ll be able to provide a new beautiful tome to adorn your no doubt already amazing collections – be it paper or virtual ones!
Thanks again for your continuous, compassionate and forgiving support! It is incredible that we all shared together the experience of transforming this little idea of ours for a Slavic-themed one-shot into a full-fledged adventure that introduces a whole new world of possibilities! We are deeply grateful from the bottom of our hearts!
The Yellow Madhouse team
Progress Update 11: Final Text Editing
over 2 years ago
– Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 05:20:30 AM
Greetings fellow adventurers!
As per usual we've been busy busy over the last month (and a bit). Here's the updates with regards to where we're at with everything:
Editing
We're ecstatic to let you all know that the final text is nearly done. The editing team has been hard at work going through every little detail and making sure the adventure runs smoothly over the last month. We're estimating that the text will be finalised by the end of the month!
Page Layout & Design
We're on stand by with regards to the page layout and design, all prepared for the moment when the text is done, to start creating the final look for the book.
PDF Release & Printing
Once the above is done, the PDF will be ready to be sent out to all of you and the physical copies will start printing!
VTT Pack
We're all ready with the tokens, and nearly there with the maps. We're doing our best to provide you with everything you'd need to run this adventure virtually!
We're nearly there!
With all our love,
The Yellow Madhouse team!
Progress Update 10: Editing, Art & VTT Pack
almost 3 years ago
– Thu, Jul 01, 2021 at 05:16:28 PM
Greetings fellow adventurers!
This month has been a whirlwind of emotions and new beginnings! We're happy to say that we're all settled in our respective new homes and have not allowed physical distance to stand in the way of creativity!
Editing Update
We're so excited to announce that throughout the month of July we'll be finishing the final copy editing! The text is soon to be completed 100%!!!
Art Update
We haven't spoken about art in a while so we thought it was about time to mention that we've completed over 40 pieces of unique art, and have nearly 20 more in the works! And this was all possible because of you and your support! This includes some hand-drawn encounter maps which are also fully VTT compatible... and speaking of VTT...
VTT Pack Update
You requested, we promised and we're working on our promise! Here's a few tokens of NPCs and monsters you've already seen on our page (we've got lots but at this stage we thought we wouldn't spoil)
What comes after?
Once the text and art have been finished, the final step is page layout and design before we're ready to send off the PDFs and start printing the hard copies!
We're nearly there!
We're sending you all of our love and we hope that you are all safe and well!
The Yellow Madhouse team
Progress Update 9: An Unexpected Move
almost 3 years ago
– Thu, Jun 03, 2021 at 02:20:12 AM
Greetings fellow adventurers!
This month has been one of the more difficult ones since the start of the campaign. There were changes in legislation where we lived - people which are not part of a family and are living together need a specific license issued for their property. It turned out that our landlord would rather ask us to leave than issue the license so with a sad heart we've had to leave our Yellow Madhouse.
We spent the best part of the month arranging vans, cleaning services and rent for new properties. Luckily we're all settled in our new homes and are back at it hard at work. However fear not, this is but a minor setback which we will defeat as we have all other difficulties in the past. As the old saying of the peoples of Rodozem states "Yellow Madhouse is not a place, but a state of mind!".
We're currently finishing up developmental editing and getting ready for copy editing. We're nearly there! Only a little left now!
On a funny note, here's a video update from our move :D
https://www.instagram.com/p/CPQd6p8hR4x/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
With all our love,
The Yellow Madhouse team!
Progress Update 8: Stretch Goal Surprise & Editing
almost 3 years ago
– Tue, May 04, 2021 at 02:26:29 AM
Greetings fellow adventurers,
We've only got good news for you with regards to the past month!
1. Let's start with editing. We're ecstatic to announce that a new player has joined the editing party! Sadie Lowry is a highly experienced writer and editor with a number of successful projects behind her both on the DM's guild and from independent creators such as MDCM! We're extremely happy to welcome Sadie to the team, it's an absolute pleasure to work together!
2. Editing progress update - We're currently dedicated to finalising the developmental editing. Luckily there are only a few small details to add to the adventure and we'll be all done and ready for copy editing!
3. While waiting on the editing feedback, we dedicated ourselves to improving the adventure further for all of you! As a thanks for your continuous support and understanding we've managed to complete our last, unreached stretch goal. We've written additional lore on the Gods and have also commissioned additional art for them!
With your help and support we have managed to reach and complete all of our goals and ideas for this adventure and now we only have to add the final strokes before having all text finalised!
Thank you so much, we love you!
The Yellow Madhouse team
