The Electrum Archive - Issue 01

Devlog

• The Electrum Archive - Issue 02 is out now!
  May 29, 2024 by Emiel Boven

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  Hey! Just wanted to let you know that issue 02 of The Electrum Archive is now available! You can find it here ! This second zine goes into detail about the city of Titan Port, contains two new adventu... Continue reading

  
• 1.4 Update
  April 30, 2024 by Emiel Boven

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  Hey! While finishing issue 02 (which you can still pre-order on BackerKit , including physical copies of TEA 01) we overhauled the travel procedure found in issue 01 and gave the whole zine another lo... Continue reading
• 1.3 Update
  June 28, 2023 by Emiel Boven

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  Hey! I've updated the zine to version 1.3 which includes some typo fixes and updated wordings, but also a handful of small mechanical changes. They are as follows: The Fixer's Backstab mastery now jus... Continue reading
• 1.2 Update
  March 13, 2023 by Emiel Boven

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  Hey! With the Kickstarter of Issue 02 having been a big success, I thought it a good idea to fix some small issues I found in the first issue. Nothing major, mostly just fixing small typos and wrong f... Continue reading

  
• The Electrum Archive Issue 02 is now live on Kickstarter
  February 01, 2023 by Emiel Boven

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  Hey everyone! I just launched the Kickstarter campaign for the second issue of The Electrum Archive! This second zine will focus on Titan Port, a desert city teeming with schemes and opportunities. It... Continue reading

  
• Issue 02 Kickstarter Announcement
  December 06, 2022 by Emiel Boven

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  Greetings, inkseekers! The Electrum Archive will be back for a second issue! This second zine will be crowdfunding on Kickstarter in February and will dive deeper into the desert city of Titan Port. Y... Continue reading

  
• Physical copies in North America!
  November 24, 2022 by Emiel Boven

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  Hey all, Quick update: The Electrum Archive Issue 01 is now available in physical form through Ratti Incantati in Canada and Exalted Funeral in the US! The Exalted Funeral ones are currently marked as... Continue reading
• Physical copies!
  November 16, 2022 by Emiel Boven

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  Hey all, This is a quick update to let you know that the zine is now available in physical form through ALL THE PROBLEMS IN THIS WORLD in Germany and Peregrine Coast Press in the UK! Copies are also o... Continue reading
• 1.1 Update
  September 15, 2022 by Emiel Boven

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  Hey all, I've updated the zine and free rules to version 1.1 after having done some small edits and fixes for the print version. Changes: Rewrote how usage dots get filled for rations and torches to m... Continue reading
• The Electrum Archive - Issue 01 is out now!
  August 30, 2022 by Emiel Boven

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  Yes, as the title says, the full zine is now available! Thank you all so much for your support this last half year and your trust while it was not finished yet. You helped make this happen. Thank you,... Continue reading

  
• TEA Tuesday: Release date, Cover Art and Third Party License
  August 23, 2022 by Emiel Boven

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  #TEA Tuesday

  Hey all, This will be the final TEA Tuesday before the release of issue 01. Next week on Tuesday, August 30 , the zine will be released! So mark your calendars, charge up the PDF reading device of cho... Continue reading

  
• TEA Tuesday: More Illustrations
  August 16, 2022 by Emiel Boven

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  #TEA Tuesday

  Hi folks, It's time to show off some more art created by Logan and Charles which will grace the pages of the first zine! Rifter, by Logan Stahl The Rift is an inkseeker's paradise; a massive canyon fi... Continue reading

  
• TEA Tuesday: Factions
  August 09, 2022 by Emiel Boven

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  Hi folks, TEA Tuesday is back! Ava needs a little more time to work her editing magic so, in the meantime, I'll be sharing some more previews with you all :) So let's jump into it! In one of my earlie... Continue reading

  
• TEA Tuesday: The Map of Orn
  July 05, 2022 by Emiel Boven

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  Hi folks! The map of Orn is done! It took a while to draw and the humidity changes warping the paper did not help, but it turned into something I'm really proud of. So without further ado, here it is:... Continue reading

  
• TEA Tuesday: Elder Ink and the Realm Beyond
  June 14, 2022 by Emiel Boven

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  Hey all, The zine is coming along well. There are still some rewrites to be done and a second pass of editing, but I'm happy with the pace at which it is coming along. There isn't much to share beside... Continue reading

  
• TEA Tuesday?
  June 07, 2022 by Emiel Boven

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  Hey all! Quick update about The Electrum Archive: I'm busy making a big map for it. That's it. It's a lot of work so it is all that I did since last week's post. Now that you are here, I just posted m... Continue reading

  
• TEA Tuesday: Characters and Combat
  May 31, 2022 by Emiel Boven

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  #TEA Tuesday

  Hey folk, I'm back from my holiday and Ava and I have been busy refining the draft. Her help has proved invaluable and the zine is shaping up to be something I'm very excited to share with you all! Th... Continue reading

  
• TEA Tuesday: Some illustrations
  May 10, 2022 by Emiel Boven

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  #TEA Tuesday

  Hey all, In the last week, some of the illustrations I've commissioned from Logan and Charles have come in and they are looking great! So this week I want to share some of these pieces with you. The S... Continue reading

  
• TEA Tuesday: NPCs and Monsters
  May 03, 2022 by Emiel Boven

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  #TEA Tuesday

  Hi folks, I have updated the Playtest Rules document with a new system for NPCs that I have been testing over the last month. The system borrows heavily from the system Luka Rejec uses in Ultraviolet... Continue reading

  
• TEA Tuesday: One part finished
  April 26, 2022 by Emiel Boven

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  Hi folks! For those who don't follow my Twitter: I officially finished the full draft last week! Because of that, I took some days to relax after having sent the document to Ava for editing. Coinciden... Continue reading

  
• TEA Tuesday: The major factions of Orn and some small changes
  April 12, 2022 by Emiel Boven

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  #TEA Tuesday

  Hey all, The last week I've been busy writing the locations and filling out the gaps in my draft. I'm nearing the finish line for the first draft and if everything goes right I'll be able to send a ro... Continue reading
• TEA Tuesday: Archetypes and Advancement
  April 05, 2022 by Emiel Boven

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  #TEA Tuesday

  Hey all! This week I have a short update with some tweaks to the Vagabond and Warlock archetypes, and some more tinkering with the advancement rules I wrote about in last week's post . So let's dive i... Continue reading

  
• TEA Tuesday: A busy week
  March 29, 2022 by Emiel Boven

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  #TEA Tuesday

  Hi folks, The last week has been interesting. I have worked some more on the draft of the zine and have set up an open table playtest in the CULT OF THE LIZARD KING Discord . The response to my propos... Continue reading

  
• TEA Tuesday: Encounters in the Electrum Sea
  March 22, 2022 by Emiel Boven

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  Hey folks, Last week I had to spend some time caring for my partner who tested positive, but this week I'm back and working hard to get this ready for you all. What I would like to share today is the... Continue reading

  
• TEA Tuesday: So it begins.
  March 08, 2022 by Emiel Boven

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  #TEA Tuesday

  Hey folks! I have officially started working on filling out the rest of the zine! Most of March will be used to write the parts of the zine that, as of yet, only exist in my notes and mysterious glyph... Continue reading

  
• Thank you! (and some stats)
  February 28, 2022 by Emiel Boven

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  Hey folks, I accidentally set the sale for the itchfunding campaign to end at 00:00 on the 28th of February instead of the 1st of March, so I guess I'll do this post right now instead of tomorrow. Thi... Continue reading

  
• Fully funded!
  January 30, 2022 by Emiel Boven

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  Wow! I went to sleep last night when the project was at 80% and just woke up to it having crossed the 100% mark by a $100 dollars already! Thank you all so much! The response to this project has been... Continue reading

  
• We just reached the first funding goal!
  January 29, 2022 by Emiel Boven

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  Thanks to everyone who helped with getting this project this far! We have crossed the $300 threshold so Ava officially gets to harass me and force me to use grammar. Thanks, everyone!... Continue reading