HOPE DIES LAST is live!

Promotional poster-style graphic for Hope Dies Last. A collage of art from the three campaign frames being crowdfunded in the project, in the style of an Avengers/Marvel poster. All art is in an orange gradient.

Text: At the top right, the Daggerheart-compatible bottle and text logo.

At center, "Hope Dies Last" and "Defiant Heroism in the face of overwhelming odds"

At bottom left, the Gamefound RPG Party logo.

At bottom right, the Infinite Citadel logo

My first crowdfunding campaign for creator-owned Daggerheart-compatible work is now live, funding the first print edition of my bestselling campaign frame Bastion of Hope as well as two new DH-compatible campaign frames in the genres of cyberpunk and space opera PLUS a fourth zine bursting with new goodies.

As I say in the campaign video, I’m incredibly excited to be working with my friends at Infinite Citadel on this project, drawing upon their crowdfunding and production chops as well as collaborating with them as fellow designers.

You can get all of the info at the campaign page if you want to know more.

If you already bought Bastion of Hope, there is a code in the files for Bastion of Hope at the retailer where you bought it that will give you $10 USD off of any backer level that includes a physical version of Bastion.

Here’s the TL;DR:

For $100 you can get four print zines, maps, and a deck of new cards (and digital versions of everything). The zines are the three campaign frames and the Mechanical Nexus, a toolbox full of new adversaries, environments, and custom mechanics you can use in the frames or your own worlds.

The Defiant ($100)

Images of the three campaign frame covers, maps, and the deck of defiance.

The $200 All-In level gives you:

  • Everything from the Defiant level PLUS
  • Ebooks of Menagerie of Mayhem #1 & Atlas of Adventure #1
  • A 1-year membership to my Patreon and Infinite Citadel’s (where you’ll get insights about the process as we complete the project)
  • And every stretch goal we unlock, in both physical and digital form.

All-In ($200)

Images of the three campaign frame covers, Menagerie of Mayhem and Atlas of Adventure as ebooks shown on a tablet, maps, and the deck of defiance.

At the bottom left, the Patreon logo and text reading "1 Year Membership" "Infinite Citadel & Mike Underwood"

You can buy the individual zines if you like, and we’ll have a great ala-carte add-ons system, but the best value is at the Defiant and All-In tiers.

We also have a limited number of high-level backer rewards where you can design an iconic PC for one of the frames, co-create a legendary villain with us, or play in a miniseries campaign of Daggerheart with me as your GM (you and up to four of your friends – that’s a session zero plus 3 more play sessions).

We’ve also got amazing stretch goals planned, including:

1) An update for Bastion of Hope to include material from Hope & Fear plus a fresh coat of paint/layout polish
2) An adventure zine for the frame of your choice (determined by backers)
3) a limited edition flip zine combining the first volumes of both Menagerie of Mayhem & Atlas of Adventure

and more!

So please head over to the campaign page and see what backer level works best for you. I’m practically exploding with excitement and nerves, as I know that we’re building something really special and I hope you’ll join us to make it happen!

The three campaign frame covers against a purple background.

Text logo at bottom center reads "Hope Dies Last" with text below "Defiant heroism in the face of overwhelming odds"

Text in gold at bottom: "New Frames New Worlds New Mechanics"

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