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Mystified! A Flabbergasted expansion

Created by The Wanderer's Tome

Prepare to be Mystified by this expansion to the award-winning TTRPG Flabbergasted! Befuddle, bewitch and bewilder your players as you learn how to craft a mystery-driven campaign to introduce into your Flabbergasted games.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

October Update - Writing and Layout Progress!
11 days ago – Wed, Oct 23, 2024 at 01:22:40 AM

October Update

Hello wanderers! 

Firstly, another quick reminder regarding surveys! There are missing backers who have not filled in the surveys through Backerkit. If you are one of them, check your emails for an invite. Otherwise you can message us or retrieve your survey through here - https://mystified.backerkit.com/.

For the backers who backed at The Chief Inspector and The Wanderer level, please check your emails. We've just sent another reminder as there are a few of you who haven't gotten back to us. It's important to reply as we can't include your commission in the book until we get that information from you.

Now writing and layout progress!
We've written a lot of the book at this point, and we are also laying it out and editing as we go along.
 
Here is where we are at with regards to writing the book and the current structure:

  • 1 - The Cold Open | 100% written | fully laid out
  • 2 - The Usual Suspects | 100% written | fully laid out
  • 3 - Cracking the Case | 90% written | fully laid out
    • Running the Mystery | 90% written  | layout in progress
  • 4 - Director’s Notes | 100% written
    • Secret Societies | 100% written
    • Club Upgrades | 100% written
    • Combat | 100% written
  • 5 - The Tale
    • Pembrook | 50% written
      • Detailed Mystery | 25% written
      • Short Mystery | 0% written
      • 10 Mystery Hooks | 0% written
    • Porto Verde | 100% written
      • Detailed Mystery | 25% written
      • Short Mystery | 100% written
      • 10 Mystery Hooks | 100% written
    • Kravenspire | 100% written
      • Detailed Mystery | 25% written
      • Short Mystery | 50% written
      • 10 Mystery Hooks | 0% written
  • 6 - Bits & Bobs
    • Occult in the 1920s | 100% written
    • Tables | 100% written

We're happy to share some of the book layouts with you below :)





We're hoping to finish the first draft of the book by November. We're still on track to hopefully get this published by the first quarter of 2025. We'll keep you updated once we have a better estimate.

We've also reprinted Flabbergasted. We received advance copies of the reprint and the books should be in our warehouse by November. So exciting! We're really happy with the quality and will be using this printer to print Mystified and the GM Screens as well. Our last update is that the art briefs have been sent out and our artist is working on the final illustrations for Mystified. The artist Dozerdraws will be creating a full illustration for the start of each chapter.

That's all for this update! Please message us if you have any queries.

❤️ Fleur & Chelsea


Foundry update (1 day left for 30% off!) and DEADLINE!
about 2 months ago – Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 07:49:59 AM



Greetings Wanderers!
A small update for our backers regarding the foundry VTT module. You have 24 hours left to use 30% off code on the module for Flabbergasted. Scroll down to see the coupon if you're a backer and be sure to use it before time's up ♥ You can learn more and purchase the Foundry module here.

We're also pleased to announce that once Mystified is done, we will be working on a Foundry conversion for it as well. 🎉 Mystified module will be out next year with Hod Publishing. 🎉

I also wanted to give a shout-out to another game we're crowdfunding right now here on Backerkit! Deadline - A Clockwork Press is the latest game we've been working on.

DEADLINE is a news-chronicling and map-making TTRPG where players take on the role of a journalist for the largest news publishing house in the city. Presented in a newspaper format, this game brings a new approach to storytelling and world-building.



This campaign will be live for another 2 weeks!

Thank you all for your continued support ♥

Fleur & Chelsea

Flabbergasted! for Foundry VTT - OUT NOW!
2 months ago – Mon, Sep 02, 2024 at 08:06:26 AM



Flabbergasted for Foundry VTT - Out now!

Greetings Wanderers!
You've asked and we've listened! Flabbergasted our ENNIE-nominated TTRPG is finally available on Foundry VTT! We've partnered up with Hod Publishing for this virtual tabletop conversion and we're very happy with the end result!

The Foundry VTT module contains both the Core Rules plus the “Welcome to Brabble Manor” setting. Apart from converting the entire Flabbergasted book for Foundry, there are some unique features like custom animated backgrounds in landscape format, new club emblems, and a 1920s music playlist.

You can purchase the Foundry module here.

Thank you for your continued support! ♥
 
Fleur & Chelsea

August Update - Foundry VTT and Writing Progress!
3 months ago – Mon, Aug 19, 2024 at 06:16:34 AM

August Update

Hello wanderers! 

Before we get into the book progress - first a quick update regarding surveys! There are missing backers who have not filled in the surveys through Backerkit. If you are one of them, check your emails for an invite. Otherwise you can message us or retrieve your survey through here - https://mystified.backerkit.com/.

For the backers who backed at The Chief Inspector and The Wanderer level, please check your messages for a form we sent you. It's important to fill them in as we can't include your commission in the book until you do.

Next update is that we're officially launching Flabbergasted on Foundry and Alchemy!
We promised to get Flabbergasted to a VTT platform and after looking for developers to work with and what options are available, we've decided to go for Foundry and Alchemy. We're so excited that Hod Publishing are going to be developing and publishing Flabbergasted for Foundry. It will be out in September!

We will announce the release date for Alchemy soon as it's still early on in the process :)


Next update is regarding the book progress!
We're currently in the process of writing the book and playtesting it further. There's still quite a bit of writing to be done with the mysteries and cities but we hope it'll be mostly ready by our next update and we can show some art and book layouts then.
 
Here is where we are at with regards to writing the book and the current structure:

  • 1 - The Start | 100% written | editing left
    • The Players | 100% written | editing left
  • 2 - The Mystery | 90% written
    • Running the Mystery | 90% written
  • 3 - Expanded Rules
    • Secret Societies | 100% written
    • Club Upgrades | 100% written
    • Combat | 100% written
  • 4 - The Tale
    • Pembrook | 50% written
      • Detailed Mystery | 25% written
      • Short Mystery Sheet | 0% written
    • Porto Verde | 0% written
      • Detailed Mystery | 0% written
      • Short Mystery Sheet | 0% written
    • Kravenspire | 50% written
      • Detailed Mystery | 0% written
      • Short Mystery Sheet | 0% written
  • 5 - The Extras
    • Occult in the 1920s | 100% written | editing left
    • Tables | 100% written

We're estimating that most of the writing will be done by October/November. We'll then be able to edit and lay out the book by end of the year/early next year. We'll then need to proofread and beta test the final book and do more edits as we go along.

Please message us if you have any queries or need help with anything.

Next Backerkit campaign!
 A quick update from Mystified – we're excited to announce that we're launching a new game called DEADLINE this September on BackerKit! We'd love for you to check it out, give us a follow, and share it with anyone who might be interested. You can learn more about it here!


❤️ Fleur & Chelsea


Pre-order store open! Surveys being sent out!
5 months ago – Fri, May 24, 2024 at 04:04:15 AM

Hi everyone! It's time for our first post-funding update! 


We've been working on writing out Mystifed and opening up our pre-order store so first things first:


BackerKit Surveys

Surveys are set and will be arriving in your emails next week! A small group have already received their surveys as we sent out a test batch.

When you receive the email with the survey, click the survey link to respond. Answer the questions about your reward preferences, provide shipping information, and purchase add-on items if you'd like. Responding to your survey quickly will help us have all the information we need to print the appropriate quantities soon :)

After you respond to your survey, you can go back later and change your responses at any time before we close the surveys and get our final counts.

If you need to review your information or pledge status, you can return to your survey by clicking the link in your survey email or requesting your survey link under “Lost your survey?” on our BackerKit project page at https://mystified.backerkit.com/

Pre-Order Store is open

If you or someone you know missed out on the Backerkit campaign, worry not! The pre-order store is open and you can still snag a copy of Mystified, Flabbergasted, and any other goodies!

Shipping Collected Later

You may notice that you aren't charged for shipping in your survey nor are the shipping prices available currently.

Due to the volatility of shipping prices globally right now, shipping fees for this project will be calculated at a later date once we have the best estimates for everyone. We will charge backers for shipping a month or two before fulfilment when we have better estimates of what it will cost to ship backers' rewards. We will alert backers when shipping costs are finalised & before we charge your cards in your BackerKit survey. We will keep you informed along the way!

The Chief Inspector/The Wanderer

For those backers who pledged for a Chief Inspector or Wanderer reward, we will be sending you a survey soon. For now, think about what custom drawing you would like and collect some image references :) 



UKGE 2024

Unrelated to Mystified and surveys but wanted to let you all know that we'll be at UKGE in Birmingham next week! If any of you are visiting UKGE this year, please do come say hi at our stand 2-898!




Please message us if you have any queries or need help with anything.

❤️ Fleur & Chelsea