LAST CHANCE to get your name in the book -- BackerKit Surveys ENDING SOON!
about 3 years ago – Wed, Feb 03, 2021 at 08:36:36 PM

Hey everyone! Great news! We are ON TRACK for our early launch date for The Red Opera! 

IMPORTANT! We will be closing our Backerkit Surveys soon! We see there are some folks who are supposed to have their names included in the book that have not filled out their surveys. We have a HARD CUT-OFF date this Friday the 5th. If you have not filled out your survey and included your name by then, it won't go into the printed or PDF book. Act now, my friends!

If you did not receive a survey, you can click this link https://the-red-opera-rpg.backerkit.com/ and enter your Kickstarter email to get your survey. EZPZ! 

Also, you can STILL update your order, shipping location, AND add some epic add ons, too! For example our epic Coins of Yon'Cath by Campaign Coins. Click below to add them to your order!

And for those who have not done so already, JOIN US ON DISCORD we have much awesomeness there! Come play with us! That's all for now :) 

IMPORTANT Survey Update & Level Up Dice--Your Character, Your Dice, Your Way!
over 3 years ago – Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 06:22:35 AM

Hello Backers! 

Jamison Stone, CEO of Apotheosis Studios and one of several writers of The Red Opera here with a very important update! I am profoundly excited to report that all the surveys have been sent out and we are ahead of our printing schedule! My entire team and I are so very proud to be able to deliver you The Red Opera early! Yay! 

Some important Info on Backerkit Surveys!

1. Upgrading Pledges: You can now upgrade your pledge in Backerkit! So for folks who originally ordered a Standard Edition can now get a Special Edition! (Those foil slipcases are RAD!)

2. International Shipping: If you try to check out and BackerKit says you are in a country we do not ship to, this is wrong, please contact us directly via email at <[email protected]> and we will process your order individually! 

3. Updating Addresses: You will be able to update your address until we lock the survey, which will be right before shipping. (We will let you all know when that is, but it will be in about a month or so.) 

4. Credit Cards: Your CC will not be charged for shipping until March (30 days or less from date of shipping.)   

Have more questions! Come ask us in our Discord Server, it's the FASTEST way to not only get ahold of us if but also hang out with our community! We have a ton of awesome TTRPG goodies there for you! 

We know that BackerKit had some issues with a few of your surveys, and we have gotten BackerKit to fix their errors. So sorry for any confusion--but rest assured we got your backs, backers! (I'm pretty proud of this pun, but I'm sure it's been used before...)

Now onto the good stuff! Level Up Dice! While you are filling out your surveys make sure to check out our CUSTOM WARLOCK Aluminium dice featuring our iconic “Red Opera Bloody Rose” design, and Eldritch Blast inspired art! Each set even comes housed in a custom magnetic box! So freaking cool! 

And speaking of Level Up Dice, they have a LIVE Kickstarter going RIGHT NOW. Check it out below!

Projects We Love

Adventurer's Curated Dice Collection by Level Up Dice: Your Character, Your Dice, Your Way!

Long ago, in a distant land, it was decided by persons unknown that a set of RPG Dice should have exactly 7 polyhedrals in it. No more, no less. The restrictions of early gaming and manufacturing have created a legacy, but evolution is a constant process. We live in a time where gamers no longer need the 7 die set - in fact, characters are now so unique, that finding two who require the same dice palette is a challenge.

Now is the time for change.

Now is the time for a world where adventurers forge their own destinies, with their own unique tools and powers.

Now is the time for:

Their Kickstarter offers you the opportunity to customize your own luxury dice in ways never before available. Have you ever played a Wizard and wished you could have 5 matching d4s for your Magic Missiles? A Rogue who has heard percentile dice rolls exist, but never needed to make one and for whom a d12 is nothing but a paperweight? Check it out HERE and learn more!

IMPORTANT: Kickstarter Survey Emails From BackerKit Sending Imminently!
over 3 years ago – Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 12:18:51 AM

VERY exciting news, everyone! Our Kickstarter Survey Emails are coming directly from Backerkit and will be in your inboxes within 7 days (probably much sooner!) Keep an eye out and check your SPAM folders!

 ALSO, The Red Opera will be released and shipped out to you (HOPEFULLY!) in May! More details on the exact official release date soon, but we are well ahead of schedule -- YAY~!

LOTS OF IMPORTANT INFO BELOW PLEASE READ IT!

If you backed at a specific Tier, those items will be auto-populated into your cart, however, you can always add additional awesome add-ons, too! And for those who added extra money to your Kickstarter Pledge, that money will be included in your BackerKit account for use as a credit! 

We have some really great add-ons for you all to check out, including our brand new UPGRADED FULL-COLOR MINIS!!! You can get all four minis for only $50 ($30 savings!) this is the only time you will be able to get this pricing! (More details below!)

ADDITIONAL VERY IMPORTANT INFO:

1. If your reward includes "Your Name Listed in the Book's Credits" you MUST fill the survey out by January 29th in order for your name to be included in the book. Our surveys will be open for a little while longer, but your name will NOT, I repeat, will NOT be included in the book if you fill it out after January 29th.

2. REALLY GREAT NEWS! We are super excited to announce that we have partnered with a "Next-Generation Game Company" which is able to provide us profoundly higher quality miniatures in FULL COLOR and super high detail AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO YOU! Our set of four minis were originally priced at $50, but now that we have partnered with this new company, the retail value of our minis are $19.99 EACH -- $79.96 for the set of all four! BUT, you all supported Apotheosis Studios and The Red Opera from the beginning, so we are providing this upgrade to all of you for FREE -- that's a $30 discount which will ONLY be available to YOU, our Kickstarter and Backerkit Backers! Even if you did not order them on Kickstarter, you can still get them now on Backerkit! But act now, because this discount is going to go away once we close our Backerkit Pledge manager in a few weeks!

NOTE: This is a SAMPLE image and not a character from The Red Opera. It is shown to give you a sample of the extreme quality of our new FULL-COLOR miniatures! We are still optimizing the 3D models to be used for this very high detailed printing process, but we will have one for each of our four main characters: Dorian the Accursed King, Fayte the Shield Maiden, LaCroix the Knight Captain, and Majin the Betrayer. We will be providing more info about these minis and this awesome "Next-Generation Game Company" very soon, so STAY TUNED!

3. If you are a Retail Backer, please email us at <[email protected]> from your business email to confirm your identity, and we will then give you access to our exclusive retailer only store. If you want to order add-ons, however, please do so in Backerkit via your survey link! 

Lastly, all of our digital rewards will be released along with our physical rewards in May--including your special Discord Tag. If for some strange reason, you have not received your survey email by next Friday, January 22nd (also Sarah Urfer's birthday!) please contact us at [email protected] (If you contact us at that address, please wish her a happy birthday, she will be the one reading your email!)

If you have any questions, or just want to hang out, please join us over in Discord! We don't bite--much! 

(LAST DAY!) "Asundering" a New Year!
over 3 years ago – Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 09:52:02 PM

With Solstice over, light is returning back to our word! Hark and rejoice! What a better way to usher in a new year than exploring Asunder, a brand new Dark Fantasy RPG system by our good friend Adam Lawson. 

THIS IS ASUNDERS LAST DAY ON KICKSTARTER SO DONT MISS OUT!

Asunder is a dark tabletop RPG set in a world without metal where plants and insects have been transformed into living weapons and machines. Created by Adam Lawson, director of Wil Wheaton's TableTop, Spellslingers, Sagas of Sundry and Escape the Night. It uses the Shadow of the Demon Lord game system created by Rob Schwalb.

In Asunder, the divine Essence inside humans bonded with elements of their world, allowing them to reshape plants and insects into living weapons, command beasts, grow multiple limbs, defy gravity and wield Chaos.

Asunder was once a large landmass, but was shattered when the gods ripped the iron from its core. Humans were then placed on the many islands, and their divine Essence spilled out and bonded with their environment.

On the island of Pacari, the people's Essence bonded with beasts allowing them to take on their shape and attributes or even command great herds. They are tribal people reflective of the beast they choose at a young age—the tribes who bond with bog wolves and very different from those who bond with four-winged ravens.

But don't take our word for it, If you want to see Asunder in action you can watch our very own Satine Phoenix play a Beastmaster named Sonya in Gaia's Judgement - "Blister Socket" Ep #1 | of Asunder's Liveplay! 

We are very excited to share Asunder with you all and truly hope you enjoy it! Happy New Year!

Merry Solstice & Happy Holiday! Also ALL Writing is Done!
over 3 years ago – Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 02:43:14 AM

Tonight is Solstice -- the longest and darkest night of the year -- and as Rick Heinz so eloquently put it, "While Jupiter and Saturn are making out in the sky, we have just finished ALL of the writing for The Red Opera!"

You heard us right, folks! We are so very excited to officially announce that all our writing is done! A HUGE round of applause to Rick Heinz (our lead writer), Pat Edwards, Court Penney, 2CGaming, and all our stretch goal writers and professional partners, too! So very awesome!

Although we still have more art to do, as you can see above and below, everything is coming along really well and we are right on schedule! Feels good to be on track and have this writing milestone completed! 

Additionally, we just wanted to say, on the darkest of nights, before the light once again returns to The Shadelands, THANK YOU to all our backers and supporters! 2020 was a really hard year for our planet, but YOU have given us hope that light will return, and for that, we are eternally grateful! 

So, if you wish to join us in the Solstice and Holiday celebrations, along with exclusive behind the scenes art, AND RED OPERA PLAY TESTING, then just click HERE to join our Discord server! We have over 530+ people in our growing community and want YOU to join us! It's a lot of fun and you can even pledge yourself to one of our many unique Patrons and get EXCLUSIVE TTRPG content to download immediately! Seriously, Join Our Discord, you won't regret it!  

So, bundle up for this dark Solstice night, but know that light is coming back, even if that light is the fire breath of a hungry dragon~

P.S. Rick Heinz says, "Don't forget Krampus is real!" 😱