Balabanto Posted August 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Well, it looks like this vote is swinging in a single direction, so we'll put together some underground vehicles and I'll post another update when each vehicle is done. Currently we're at 130301 words and 262 pages. Your four vehicles will be PTAH UHT-7 (Underground Hover Transport) PTAH TUM-4 (Tracked Underground Machine) PTAH UEX-3 (Underground Explorer) PTAH AUMAV-2 (Armored Underground Military Assault Vehicle) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrito Boy Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Wow, vehicles won before I could even vote. Good thing I was pro-vehicle. By the way, Tracked Underground Machine sounds awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted August 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 UHT-7 has been completed. Tracked Underground Machine is next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Vehicles are a good thing. I'm glad they are being added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted August 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Underground Hover Transport is done. I'm finishing up Tracked Underground Machine tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted August 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Tracked Underground Machine and Underground Exploration Vehicle are done! Only one vehicle rmeains... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted August 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 An unfortunte and very sad delay is occurring. My good friend Joel Ryerson, who has played in my Champions game for many years, is dying of stomach cancer. He was diagnosed at stage four, and he hasn't got long. This has created an unfortunate, but also unavoidable slowdown in Journey to the Center of the Earth. I will do my best not to let this affect my work. The last vehicle is only the fluff sections away from being done, and then it's on to the fluff proper. Things like this, while unavoidable, still bother me with respect to you, my slowly growing legion of fans. Let's get this done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted August 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 The last vehicle is done! Descriptions are being mailed to the artist just after I post this! Onward to the fluff part of the project! Sections currently include... Using Journey to the Center of the Earth in the Champions Universe Using Journey to the Center of the Earth in Gestalt Using Journey to the Center of the Earth for Lower Powered Characters Using Journey to the Center of the Earth for Fantasy Hero A Pulp Adventure Journey to the Center of the Earth An Entire Campaign at the Center of the Earth Underground Survival The Downways Gravity at the Center of the Earth Navigation at the Center of the Earth Flora of the Center of the Earth Fauna of the Center of the Earth Dinosaurs at the Center of the Earth Life at Earth’s Center Economy Orichalcum Politics of the Center of the Earth Martial Arts of the Center of the Earth The Jungle King Reptillon’s Lands Reptile City If there's anything else you guys want, better ask me now, because once I get through this, I'm taking a one month break where I do nothing but work on my novels and pet my cats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted August 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 We've reached page 273, and a total of 135,163 words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Awesome. I want to see it. QM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted August 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 I'm glad you do. Spread the word. Kick up buzz. Post links to this thread everywhere you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted September 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Added by mutual agreement: Widening Gyre at the Center of the Earth I spoke with Bill and he thinks it's a pretty good idea, so I'm running with the ball and bouncing things off him. Next up, all the sections on underground survival. We've hit page 275. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opale Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Avid to read it I adored Imaginary Friends, so you have my support in mind ! Digging Opale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted September 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 We have hit page 277. I'm still working on underground hazards and undergound adventuring. I just covered disease. Yay, disease. After Hazards, I'm going to cover the Downways and what they're like, gravity, and then I'll move on to the goings on at the Center of the Earth. Once I'm done with all that, the supplement should be done. I'm looking at an end of October completion date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted September 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Well, we're still working on hazards. I'm on page 279. Don't worry. I haven't forgotten you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Excellent, but please inclued an Index at the end. Along with a Bibliography. Thanks QM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted September 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 I just finished a long section on poison, to go with our section on disease. We are on page 282. Next up, Poor Light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted September 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 I finished the section on Supplies Running Out. This is a pretty long section, but extremely rules light. We're moving on to the Downways section, which covers travel to and from the Center of the Earth, what lives there, and some stuff on Caverns. Hopefully, I will be able to keep this to under ten pages. We're on page 283 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted September 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 On to Caverns, The Dangers of Tunnelling, Earthquakes, and Arriving at the Center of the Earth. Once we get through all that, we'll get to actually writing about the Center of the Earth. We're on page 285 right now. Since Imaginary Friends ended at 284, this will be bigger, badder, and earthier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Baker Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Given your schedule and how far along you are now, do you have any idea when you might take my money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted September 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 No! One of the rules I have is that until the product is actually written, I don't make commitments like that. Once the product is complete, we'll be happy to kickstart it and take your money. I should warn you that this book is bigger, and because it's bigger it's going to cost a lot. There is also the possibility of a Savage Worlds version of this product. If that is the case, I will need you guys to make a stronger commitment to the Hero version of this product than ever, because not all of our versions of the Kickstarter are the same in our projections. Kickstarting this project, as much work as I've done, is pretty much our only shot, so I hope you guys can get as many of our fellow Herophiles together to bring it to life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Baker Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 The funding question is never fun. I'll see you on Kickstarter when the time is right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted September 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 The good news is we're on page 287, and Caverns is complete. Next up, the Dangers of Tunneling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 DamnI need to defrost my credit card again. Thanks for the update. QM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted September 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2014 We have finished the hazards of Tunnelling, and now move on to a section near and dear to my heart: Earthquakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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