Phantom Division Info

I've already written and recorded it. It's called, "Fuck the IRS"

Hey Mark and Pete, do you know if you or the publisher is doing anything with Phantom Division this year at GenCon? I know Pete did the demos last time which I sadly missed. I'd make it a priority if anything will be showcased/demoed!

They just got the new prototype the other day from the factory. There was talk of them taking it to Gen Con, but I don't know if they actually will do that. They are running a KS for Catacombs that ends in 4 days, so... maybe?

Pete isn't going this year, but I'm going Friday and Saturday. I don't have the prototype, though.

Stop by the Dwellings of Eldervale section in the demo hall before 3 either day. I'm teaching games of it and would love to meet you.

It was during demos last year that I met Pete and decided to become a member here.

I've made a note and will try to do it!

Anyone wanting to see Phantom Division:

"You can send people my way by having them text me 416-912-3958." ~ Aron West, owner of Elzra/Phantom Horizon.

Drag press people over!

That just press people or can regular Joe-shmoes like me get in on this?

It was nice meeting you, Hammy, sorry you didn't get a chance to see the prototype, but I doubt anyone else did, either.

Au contraire, my friend! Aron West himself stopped down at GenCon today, and I got to see a few things actually! I got to see the latest prototype of Phantom Division, as well as the first full prototype made for the final Catacombs expansion, Fortress of Nazemoor. Aron said, I'm the first person outside the company to see either thing. I also got to sit in on a private meeting between Aron and his supplier regarding that copy. Insane to get such a behind the curtains view of things. It was an immense privilege and the highlight of my convention.

Mark and Pete, the game looks damn fine. I know you guys have gone through hell getting to this point, but thanks for sticking with it. Can't wait for that Kickstarter! (Also, I beat the EKG minigame first try, so yeah easy, baby game for widdle boward gamwers. XD)

I have photos but damn this site has such strict file size limits.

Awesome! The EKG isn't too bad, the Mercury Switch bomb is the killer.

The photos feature doesn't work here for some forum compatability problem I'm not privy to, but you can link any old photo sharing site if you want and it'll usually inline in the post anyway.

Latest shot of the prototype. This has one map and is to be sent out to *retch* content creators for videos. The full deal has more maps, but I don't know how it will be packaged so I can't say how many. I know how many we made.... did you ever see that movie with Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman? It's not quite that many.

The walls and doors look great, big upgrade.

Gary Sax wrote: The walls and doors look great, big upgrade.

The walls pictured are cardboard, and they do work great. We are also looking into the feasibility of MDF walls that would be even better. I don't know if that is going to happen so don't hold me to it. I have no idea how much that raises the price but it sure seems like a great stretch goal idea. Again, not my department.

Doors come in 3 flavors: red are locked, green are unlocked, and black (maybe grey?) are breakable walls. The breakable walls go in upside down so you can't shoot through them. Blow them up with the appropriate equipment and you just remove them, creating a new pathway.

The red and green have a window cut out at the bottom so that shotguns can shoot into closed up rooms. The shotguns in this game are devastating, putting anything in STF to shame.

From what I heard from the publisher at GenCon, there will be a base game with one map and mission, as well as six Phantoms, the wall system, minigames, etc. Then other missions will be available in something like mission packs. No idea on pricing or if that model will change later, but I was told even a single mission offers tons of stuff to do.