Cryptiquest News for May 2018

News about the COPPERWEALTH franchise, the IMBUE franchise, and the CQ STORYHAMMER game system.

Hello dear reader,

There has been a rearrangement in the sequence of deliverables for the CQ StoryHammer game system. The initial plan was to draft the rules then write a sample story to illustrate the rules. These items have been switched in the stack as it was becoming evident that rule development would benefit from having a story to reference. This change in sequence will cause no further delays.
 

May News Releases

• No news releases for May

CQ StoryHammer game system BETA (v.0.1.0)

• Overall Status: Off track for 4th Quarter 2018 release (by three weeks)

• Current Milestone: Sample story (Order of production: Draft > Refine > Edit > Publish)

• Current Milestone Status: On track for 3rd Quarter 2018 deadline

• May Report:
  Last month, priorities had switched to focus on a sample story for the CQ StoryHammer game system. There were several reasons why the sample story would benefit production:
  
  1.) It will create a consistent reference for samples and examples to pull from;
  2.) It will familiarize readers with a story while reading about the rules;
  3.) It will help illustrate a vision of the outcome; and,
  4.) It will serve as a marketing device.
  
  In addition, to this, a blog has been created on the CQ StoryHammer website where developer, Luke Reynolds, posts weekly updates regarding progress on the project. You can see this blog by clicking here.
  
  The story (originally slated to be released in September) is being worked on now, pushing the deadline for the rules to September. This switch in production sequence does not fix the delay from last month which still needs to be corrected. The slack time built into the schedule was used last month - but done so to expedite writing the draft. This month, the goal will be to work the built-in slack time to reduce the delay until the missing weeks have been recovered.
  
  You can always see which pages have been updated and when on the progress page at the StoryHammer website.
  
  About the CQ StoryHammer Game System: The CQ StoryHammer game system is a core set of game mechanics and crafting tools for table-top role-playing games. Learn more at the StoryHammer website.

Progress in May 2018

1. Target Goal: 100% Completion of the ACTION section of the CQ StoryHammer game system.
2. Target Goal: 25% section of the CQ StoryHammer game system.25% Completion of the CHARACTER
3. Results: Change in plans - The ACTION and CHARACTER sections have been pushed to June. Instead, the goal became to meet 100% progress on the DRAFT SAMPLE STORY, with a result of 100% completion.

Goal(s) for June 2018

1. 100% Completion of REFINED SAMPLE STORY.
2. 100% Completion of the ACTION section of the CQ StoryHammer game system.
3. 25% Completion of the CHARACTER section of the CQ StoryHammer game system.

Official Release Schedule

2018

• 4th Quarter: CQ StoryHammer game system Beta Release

2019 

• 2nd Quarter: Imbue role-playing game Beta Release
• 4th Quarter: Copperwealth role-playing game Beta Release

2020 

• 1st Quarter: CQ StoryHammer game system 1st Edition
• 3rd Quarter: Tales From Imbue podcast season 1 Release
• 4th Quarter: Imbue role-playing game 1st Edition

2021

• 4th Quarter: Copperwealth audio series volume 1 Release

2022

• 1st Quarter: Copperwealth role-playing game 1st Edition