The Future of the Patreon!

Friends, Aurans, Countrymen,

It's 2024. That means we don't live in the past or the present anymore. We live in the future. And therefore it's time to talk about the future of this Patreon.

Over the last year I shifted this Patreon from monthly articles to a new workflow built around the release of ACKS II. Adventurers received monthly updates on ACKS II, Conquerors received semi-monthly and exclusive updates, and Kings received real-time and exclusive updates. The response to this from the community was very positive, as evidenced by the growth of the Patreon, and it was also very helpful to me as a game designer. 

Now that ACKS II is crowdfunded, I have to decide how to proceed with this Patreon. While I could (and eventually will) return to the Axioms approach, I am hesitant to immediately do. The last thing I want is for the release of ACKS II to be accompanied by a stack of Axioms articles, returning us to the widespread chaos of ACKS I! 

Accordingly here's what I've decided to do:

1. I will be gradually updating ACKS I material for ACKS II.  Adventurers, Conquerors, and Kings will enjoy monthly updates each month with those updates. This will enable you to more easily use any and all ACKS I material with ACKS II, and pave the way for updated versions of those products.

2. I have begun work on the elf book, tentatively titled Before All Others: The Cyclopedia of Elven Civilization. Pointy-eared Conquerors and Kings will enjoy monthly updates from the Cyclopedia. Gruff bearded Conquerors and Kings will endure monthly updates from the Cyclopedia.

3. I am working on a number of additional projects, including fleshing out the Auran Empire lore and developing some other genres for ACKS. Kings will get updates on those as they occur and real-time updates on everything above.

I hope that the continuation of the approach I've taken for the last year meets with your approval. I am eternally grateful for the support I've received from all of you over the last 12 months that has made ACKS II successful, and I hope you'll continue on as we build out the world and resources for the new system.