Q & A for Adam Draws Live

GTGChristopher: We worked on the ARG for MONTHS! Once the website goes back up, I'll reveal the true mastermind behind all those puzzles.


GTGChristopher: @Visforyoshi The Ultimate Collector's Case will come with divider cards!


GTGChristopher: Parse, The Naturalist, and Guise were all certainly up to things during these events. You will see more from all of them soon!


GTGChristopher: @Ustenmacduff The Ultimate Hero Variant Pack will have lots of new art and story, and might just have some things you've never seen before!


d4_n0gg1n: Will the Ultimate Collectors case work with sleeved Cards?
GTGChristopher : @D4_n0gg1n Sleeved cards will work with the Ultimate Collector's Case!


DWSetback: Did Guise and the Scholar recover from the events?
GTGChristopher : @Dwsetback Guise and Scholar are both going through a lot of things right now...


theshypinkiepie: Did the sentinels recover from Ft. Adamant?
GTGChristopher : @Theshypinkiepie The fate of The Sentinels from their confrontation with Chokepoint in Fort Adamant is uncertain! But I'm pretty confident they'll be around for the OblivAeon conflict, all the same.


skoticus: With the Promo Pack have promos we haven't seen before? That's probably the only reason I'd by it.
GTGChristopher: @Skoticus The Ultimate Hero Variant Pack will have some things you've never seen before. We'll be very clear on the Kickstarter as to the contents of that pack, but I'm pretty confident everyone will want one. I mean, heck, I want one!


seesumner: If Cleverest Legacy got a brain boost instead of flight as his addition to the Parson powers, what new ability did his daughter get?
GTGChristopher: @Seesumner Felicia seemed unaffected by those events, and Legacy is back to his flying and non-puzzle-solving ways.
d4_n0gg1n: Will we be getting a non Vengeance style deck for Biomancer?
GTGChristopher: @D4_n0gg1n Nope! Biomancer will not be getting a non-Vengeance style deck.


GTGChristopher: @Benjaminwray Nope, we're not offering "be in the art" rewards as part of this Kickstarter.


DWSetback: Will Baron Blade really be a playable hero?
GTGChristopher: @Dwsetback It seems like Baron Blade has finally found a enemy so strong that he's willing to work with the likes of Legacy!


GTGChristopher: @Ustenmacduff The video should be working! Adam's drawing someone you might recognize!
GTGChristopher: @Arcanist_lupus Yes, you are looking at The Harpy!


Migrantp: @Gtgchristopher Can you say something mysterious and vague regarding Pinion and The Harpy?
GTGChristopher: @Migrantp The Harpy and Pinion cannot coexist.


skoticus: Will the guy with the fro in the Endclave (appears beside Legacy) be making an appearance? And does he have nun-chucks?
GTGChristopher: @Skoticus You've seen that guy a bunch before.


benjaminwray: Will there be any revelations about CON in the final expansion or will that be a mystery you take to your grave?
GTGChristopher: @Benjaminwray There won't be anything about Con in the OblivAeon expansion, but we WILL reveal details about Con in the future!
GTGChristopher: @Psitticine Con will not be in Tactics.
Spreewaldfuchs: ah. Con is a GUY. The plot thickens!
GTGChristopher: @Spreewaldfuchs What makes you think Con is a guy? My response to @Skoticus was about the chap in the Enclave of the Endlings art with Legacy.
neoadvent89: is it crazy to think Jim might be the Con?
GTGChristopher: @Neoadvent89 Not crazy, but also not true!



skyrider19: GTGChristopher will there be an opportunity to release a compilation of the entire sentinels story?
GTGChristopher: @Skyrider19 We're looking into various ways of sharing the whole story, but there's a lot of it and so many branching paths!


cmschex: @Gtgchristopher I dont know if you answer this in the announcement, but is there a specific reason y'all went back to KS for this instead of doing it as a preorder like the last two expansions?
GTGChristopher: @Cmschex We definitely have good reasons for returning to Kickstarter. I talk a bunch about it in the post, which we're still working on getting live again.


GTGChristopher: Every hero will have a promo by the time we're done.


CursedRonway: How many new hero decks are going to be in OblivAoen?
GTGChristopher: @Cursedronway Five.


Ustenmacduff: Is the Kvothe promo canon?
GTGChristopher: @Ustenmacduff Essentially.


Spreewaldfuchs: Blade?, Harpynion, who else?
GTGChristopher: @Spreewaldfuchs That would be telling.


Sonicblade95: Our Scion who wants to help us?
GTGChristopher: @Sonicblade95 No scions as heroes.


Migrantp: @Gtgchristopher Hey want to play on our live stream next week?
GTGChristopher: @Migrantp Actually, I think I could do that! My Tuesday evening opened up next week.


Bluehairedmeerkat: Any scions as villains?
GTGChristopher: @Bluehairedmeerkat Definitely.



CursedRonway: How awesome will games between Harpy and THe matriarch be?
GTGChristopher: @Cursedronway Very.


evildicemonkey: @gtgchristopher 5 years ago, did you ever think you would
reach this point?
GTGChristopher: @Evildicemonkey We really hoped, but it was quite the stretch. We're blown away by it every day.


seesumner: Any additional villain promos planned? I'm still hoping for variants of Dawn and Voss so that all of the original four villains have multiple versions.
GTGChristopher: @Seesumner Nope.
GTGChristopher: @Seesumner To follow-up, the oversized villain card pack claims to have every villain card, and it's not lying.


Arcanist_Lupus: Is Lillian posing in an environment we've seen before? A new environment? A random place?
GTGChristopher: @Arcanist_lupus Mountains.


Arcanist_Lupus: Speaking of environments, how many new ones will we be getting in OblivAeon?
GTGChristopher: @Arcanist_lupus That depends on YOU!


Bluehairedmeerkat: Any scions as villains?
GTGChristopher: @Bluehairedmeerkat Definitely.


bluehairedmeerkat: How many villains, for that matter?
GTGChristopher: @Bluehairedmeerkat That's not really definable.


Pseudonymtwitch: will you show who's in the box during the KS?
GTGChristopher: @Pseudonymtwitch Yes.



elbow13: @Gtgchristopher Any additional info on the new style of play
introduced by Oblivaeon?
GTGChristopher: @Elbow13 I can tell you this: you CANNOT defeat
OblivAeon... until you figure out how to do so. Are you prepared for the
challenge?


Spreewaldfuchs: @GTGChristopher will we learn about Expat's Dad?
GTGChristopher: @Spreewaldfuchs Not during OblivAeon.


Spreewaldfuchs: @MigrantP That conversation between Dark Visionary and Dreamer is hartbreaking
GTGChristopher: @Spreewaldfuchs Oh! Thank you! I work hard on those.


bluehairedmeerkat: To finish the set: how many environments?
GTGChristopher: @Bluehairedmeerkat That depends on YOU!



theshypinkiepie: About how long did it take to set up the Tim Cosing stuff?
GTGChristopher: @Theshypinkiepie MONTHS.


LevelUpLeo: Who are all the "Heroes" seen in "Quando? AHORA!"? Will they be seen elsewhere?
GTGChristopher: @Levelupleo Those are all characters from alternate realities. We might just see more of at least one of them at some point!

grysqrl: Follow-up to evildicemonkey's question: what element(s) of SotM changed the most from your original vision of the game/story?
GTGChristopher: @Grysqrl That's really hard to define. Not much, honestly. Minor shifts here and there, but we've stayed amazingly faithful to our original vision.


evildicemonkey: yeah, and how long did you think it would take to solve?
GTGChristopher: @Evildicemonkey You all definitely solved it faster than we thought. Kudos!


ROTHY_: So OblivAeon is also a puzzle?
GTGChristopher: @Rothy_ Sort of? That would be telling.


Josh_of_the_Mark: The real burning question: Who's the biggest Katy Perry fan on staff?
GTGChristopher: @Josh_of_the_mark Ooh, that's tough. Probably Jodie? Maybe. Not going to take the time to poll them now. In the extended GTG family, Jeremy Handel of Handelabra is the Katy Perry #1 fan.


rplane4life: @Gtgchristopher Had to step away so apologies if you were asked this already. Any idea on the cost of OblivAEON when the kickstarter launches?
GTGChristopher: @Rplane4life We're looking at $40. We're putting a bunch of stuff in that box, but we definitely won't let it go over $40.


hesjingixen: @Gtgchristopher btw, you said the box fits "most" sleeves, mayday premiums?
GTGChristopher: @Hesjingixen Almost certainly. We're still finalizing the details, but we want to accommodate as many sleeves as possible.


benjaminwray: Aside from Tachyon and Dr Medico, are any other characters canonically LGBT?
GTGChristopher: @Benjaminwray The Ardent Adept is asexual.
Arcanist_Lupus: Well, the Kvothe version isn't
GTGChristopher: @Arcanist_lupus That variant is a different person, though.
cmschex: Is AA asexual by choice or is it something that comes with being Virtuoso of the Void?
GTGChristopher: @Cmschex That's just who he is.


pseudonymtwitch: Will there be an officially sanctioned Tactics season this year?
GTGChristopher: @Pseudonymtwitch Unlikely. Putting the breaks on Tactics to improve the game and focus on OblivAeon. Going to return strong to Tactics in the future.


Psitticine: Good choice getting Cam Banks for the RPG, BTW. I was happy to hear that.
GTGChristopher: @Psitticine Cam is great. That whole team is. Dave and Phil as well!


seesumner: @Gtgchristopher How goes the readthrough of the [GameMechanic] Game submissions. Looking forward to hearing more about that.
GTGChristopher: @Seesumner It's going well! TONS to get through.


Catdrake: Will the "promo pack" you spoke of be released alongside OblivAeon or will it be at some point afterwards?
GTGChristopher: @Catdrake Alongside.
Catdrake: and are there to be no more mini-expansions after Obliv as well?
GTGChristopher: @Catdrake Correct!


Spreewaldfuchs: @GTGChristopher from a more game design level standpoint; how do you design the incap abilities? any guidelines or method you use?
GTGChristopher: @Spreewaldfuchs They both have to fit the character mechanically and thematically. Which is to say, I design them the same way I do the rest of their cards. Which is a longer process than I can explain here.



Psitticine: Is Adam always this fast an artist? I'm impressed!
GTGChristopher: @Psitticine He actually used to be faster! He intentionally slowed down to improve quality and precision.


theshypinkiepie: So will there be a Omnitron VI?
GTGChristopher: @Theshypinkiepie Since there's an Omnitron-X, presumably, there must be an Omnitron-VI, right?


Arcanist_Lupus: Does the U in Omnitron-U stand for Unity?
GTGChristopher: @Arcanist_lupus YUP. Good puzzle solving.


Catdrake: So, are you going to use the base game-style of sentinels in a future project, or are you moving on exclusively to do other things with the sentinels?
GTGChristopher: @Catdrake Only time will tell!


morph1470: @Gtgchristopher I know that feb 9th now is the expected kickstarting start date. Is there a expected shipping date yet or at least a goal to have it out by?
GTGChristopher: @Morph1470 We're figuring that out now. Depends on our factory more than us.


SandSeaSentinel: Can you share much about the RPG?
GTGChristopher: @Sandseasentinel The RPG is amazing and wonderful! We're pushing the Kickstarter for that back a bit to focus on some improvements, but it's definitely still happening. Likely this year.

bmacfarlane: @Gtgchristopher Will there ever be challenge modes for the rest of the villains?
GTGChristopher: @Bmacfarlane Yes.


theshypinkiepie: Any other hero friendships we haven't been exposed to? We got Ra/Fanatic, AZ/Writhe. Unity/OmniX .. do Argent Adept and Bunker go bowling on tuesdays?
GTGChristopher: @Theshypinkiepie No bowling for those two, but these heroes work with each other a ton. There are certainly more friendships and relationships and such. One of the reasons we're so excited to expand the stories with the RPG.

Arcanist_Lupus: Were the nines just something for the puzzle quest, or are they important to OblivAeon (or something else?) Also were nines showing up earlier that we didn't notice?
GTGChristopher: @Arcanist_lupus Mostly for the ARG, but they've been showing up for some time. S E N T I N E L S is nine letters and has NINES right in there, after all.

grysqrl: Does Augustus show up in the game? Pretty sure that was my favorite panel in the puzzle.
GTGChristopher: @Grysqrl Augustus will not be in the card game.
ustenmacduff: Agustus reminds me of helper from venture bros...intentional?
GTGChristopher: @Ustenmacduff Nope! Just a librarian bot.


SandSeaSentinel: @Gtgchristopher So how much world building has to be done for an RPG that you hadn't already come up with? I am a huge fan of the Multiverse but admittedly don't know more than what's in the card game or base Tactics book
GTGChristopher: @Sandseasentinel Worldbuilding is pretty much all and I. That said, we're going to be working with a ton of talented writers going forward, and they're going to have suggestions I haven't thought of, I'm sure. So who knows where we'll end up! I'll still manage the story directions, but the world will grow!


Arcanist_Lupus: America's Smartest Legacy will be a real promo, right?
GTGChristopher: @Arcanist_lupus No more than a digital file.


evildicemonkey: @GTGChristopher Seeing as all of this is being recorded, can you repeat what you said about Visionary not coming from IL's timeline please?
GTGChristopher: @Evildicemonkey The Visionary is from a timeline in which Legacy is a different person than what you're used to, but it's not specifically the Iron Legacy timeline.


skoticus: Will any of the heroes be characters we've not seen before? Or is it all familiar characters?
GTGChristopher: @Skoticus You might recognize all of them! You might not,
though. Depends on how closely you've been paying attention.


neoadvent89: I was thinking about diving into Tactics, should I wait until all the changes you're talking about occur?
GTGChristopher: @Neoadvent89 The Flame of Freedom core game is a great place to start! That said, if you want to wait until the launch of Battle for Broken City, no one will blame you. But it's truly a great game, either way.


theshypinkiepie: Since you keep throwing the RPG my way, do you have plans for multiple pre-made scenarios ?
GTGChristopher: @Theshypinkiepie Yup!


seesumner: @Gtgchristopher Will we see anything about Mrs. Parsons or Dana Bertrand in the final expansion
GTGChristopher: @Seesumner Nope.
GTGChristopher: @Seesumner The civilian lives of heroes are not what the conflict within the card game is about, though they are important to the characters, which is why they appear in back stories. And other story driven things. Like RPGs.


Arcanist_Lupus: Speaking of environments, how many new ones will we be getting in OblivAeon?
GTGChristopher: @Arcanist_lupus That depends on YOU!


VisforYoshi: Is Adam as cranky as his GtG avatar looks?
GTGChristopher: @Visforyoshi Absolutely.


Spreewaldfuchs: @GTGChristopher will we see Tactics Ra in Sentinels?
GTGChristopher: @Spreewaldfuchs No.


evildicemonkey: @GTGChristopher You have had this story planned out for along time, did any of it surprise you? e.g. a character's reaction to an event that you didn't anticipate until you came to write it
GTGChristopher: @Evildicemonkey Yes, definitely. Writing in people's voices often teaches me new things about them. Even writing the recent scene with Ra and Fanatic. I had not planned those last words. They just came out when I got there.


scholarofthenow: Chris, You're fantastic for just answering these questions! And I have to ask...When they were younger, were Lilian and Meredith always at each other's throats?

GTGChristopher: @Scholarofthenow Not at each other's throats, but Lillian always resented how easy her older cousin had it, which was more of a matter of perception than actual fact.


Spreewaldfuchs: Character card with power? prettyplease?!
GTGChristopher: Not going to see powers now. Adam draws the art and then I put them on the template and add powers later. And that is nearly as cool of a process to watch.


d4_n0gg1n: Will the Promo alternate art pack be limited?
GtGAdam: The promo pack won't be, the foil pack will


VisforYoshi: the name "apocalypse" was already taken when he signed up at the committee of super villains (or CSV). So he had to choose Oblivaeon
GTGChristopher: @Visforyoshi Arguably, a cooler name.


k0d3k1ttn: @gtgchristopher @gtgadam exciting plans for South this weekend? thank you for still doing this knowing you guys are so busy right now


GTGChristopher: @K0d3k1ttn Sadly, we had to back out of PAX South to do this stuff and other things.


ComradeBubbles: Any chance we can get the comic covers to use as desktop wallpapers? No worries if not.
GtGAdam: I'll talk to Jen and see if I can make wallpapers happen, bubbles


ComradeBubbles: What of Setback and Expatriette? I feel like they deserve a trashy news channel special
GTGChristopher: @Comradebubbles Lucky Shot!


Josh_of_the_Mark: For the alternate heroes, did you tell Adam what the alts looked like, did he? Basically, who came up the the awesom Rocker AA?
GTGChristopher: @Josh_of_the_mark All joint products. If you're talking about Deathcaller Argent Adept, that was another joint idea. We're equally yoked on this stuff. We share an office. He's right next to me!


Estelindis: @GTGChristopher What is your favourite music from the video game so far?

GTGChristopher: @Estelindis Hmmm, probably the Citizen Dawn theme? It's tough - I like it all.


GTGChristopher: @Estelindis Ooh, actually, the main theme, to be certain. It's just so perfect.


GTGChristopher: @K0d3k1ttn PAX East? We'll be there!


Heian_irnailo: Are there going to be rules for mixing the decks like we saw in "be the gate"?
GTGChristopher: @Heian_irnailo Where in Be The Gate did we mix decks? I don't remember writing that, and Adam doesn't remember drawing it.

VisforYoshi: How do you plan on topping your and handelabra's April Fools joke from last year?
GTGChristopher: @Visforyoshi OblivAeon is a hoax!


d4_n0gg1n: @Handelabragames are we going to get the Kvothe Six-String Argent Adept Promo Card?
GTGChristopher: @D4_n0gg1n I think I have a solution.


grysqrl: Is the Spirit Island expansion going to be available for pre-order? Looks like just the base game right now.
GTGChristopher: @Grysqrl Good question! I'll poke Paul about it.
GTGChristopher: We'll be putting up the Spirit Island expansion soonish!


morph1470: so when you guys create a new hero. who decides what they look like, Adam or Christopher
GTGChristopher: @Morph1470 Joint project. We both bring things to the table.


skoticus: Can you give us a hint about how alternate reality heroes will appear in the game? Just promos, or something more than that?
GTGChristopher: @Skoticus There will be promos, but there will also be other ways they show up to help.


morph1470: @Gtgchristopher how long do we have to preorder spirit island and still get the promos? need to scrounge up some money still
GTGChristopher: According to Paul the longest we can run it is through the end of February.
GTGChristopher: The Tactics Mini sale is ending February 16th.


evildicemonkey: @GTGChristopher Did >G do anything for their anniversary? Go out to dinner or something?
GTGChristopher: @Evildicemonkey We posted a 5 year retrospective and sat and watched all of you slog through ARG content! Best anniversary ever!


seesumner: @Gtgchristopher I'm amazed at how much some of the promo cards can change the way a deck plays. What's your process for coming up with the promo powers? Is that something that you have in mind when the deck is originally created?
GTGChristopher: @Seesumner I reverse engineer a way to make a deck work and then build a promo around that. Also, thematically.


mrlerobot: Did anyone asked how many villains deck will be in SotM: Obliveaon?
GTGChristopher: @Mrlerobot It's not really definable - lots of different elements. Not standard villain decks, really.


LevelUpLeo: I was away for a bit, is this promo Parse?
GTGChristopher: Yup!


morph1470: @Gtgchristopher when will the next GTG game day be?
GTGChristopher: @Morph1470 Depends on a bunch of things. Not scheduled yet


Bluehairedmeerkat: And will Bunker get a fourth promo?
GTGChristopher: @Bluehairedmeerkat Unlikely!


bessyrocks12: @Gtgchristopher @Bluehairedmeerkat I don't know, ColdWar could be great
GTGChristopher: Cold War will not be a Bunker promo. Cold War WILL be in OblivAeon.
GTGChristopher: When did I say that Cold War would be a promo? I only remember saying that Cold War would NOT be a promo.


morph1470: @Gtgchristopher with this report of tactics being redone does this mean there will be a new edition of flame of freedom and uprising
GTGChristopher: @Morph1470 Not for a while. If we ever do, it will be mainly a rulebook update, not a game rewrite.


scholarofthenow: I have to ask, @Gtgchristopher ...will some of those alternate heroes (Not necessarily all) be in the ENVIRONMENT?
GTGChristopher: @Scholarofthenow Technically, none and all.


scholarofthenow: @Gtgchristopher Dare I press my luck and ask if any are targets in said environment?
GTGChristopher: You may dare! And I would say that all targets will be in environments!


xTheKillswitch: If I'm understanding the promo releases correctly, does this mean kickstarter backers get two sets: foil and non-foil?

GTGChristopher: @Xthekillswitch Those are both products that can be procured as part of the Kickstarter.


scholarofthenow: @Gtgchristopher ...uhh...Wait...this is huge. So is this a possible hint towards the environment and the villain deck being similar/interchangeable cards?
GTGChristopher: @Scholarofthenow No, it is not! It's an entirely different sort of hint!


evildicemonkey: @GTGChristopher Is there any significance that Tactics does not have an "of the Multiverse" in its title?
GTGChristopher: @Evildicemonkey Yes.


LevelUpLeo: Is Cold War related to Absolute Zero in a way? Nemesis maybe?
GTGChristopher: @Levelupleo Not in that way.


evildicemonkey: @GTGChristopher Was the Tim Punishment clue ready from the beginning or did you make it up because someone found the video early?
GTGChristopher: @Evildicemonkey I'll let the puzzle master reveal that when we reveal them later today on the forum. (Or whenever we can get the website back up.)


scholarofthenow: Also...When are we actually getting more Sentinels Comics comics?
GTGChristopher: @Scholarofthenow That depends on YOU!


morph1470: @Gtgchristopher i will echo a comment from earlier. A GTG office environment would be fun
GTGChristopher: @Morph1470 Unlikely. Environments are things in the world of Sentinel Comics.


seesumner: Question for either Christopher or Adam - Will any more cards have art that crosses across multiple cards (as with The Sentinels).
GTGChristopher: @Seesumner Almost definitely.


GTGChristopher: Hmmm, yeah... wonder what happened with Parse...

EmmittBrown: Ill take the bait GTGChristopher... what happend to parse?
GTGChristopher: Read her backstory. Look at the incapacitated side of her character card. Then look again. Closely.
GTGChristopher: She didn't look into a mega-computer to get that way...
mrlerobot: She BECAME a mega-computer
GTGChristopher: @Mrlerobot OK, that's not what I was going for, but it's not inaccurate.
GTGChristopher: We're not going to reveal specifics about the Parse story right now, but you clever puzzle solving people should probably spend some quality time with Parse's incapacitated art. I'm guessing you'll figure at least something out.


bessyrocks12: Will you do a long Q & A once this is all out?
GTGChristopher: I will happily do another Q&A some time.