We’ve hit the first stretch goal! Now the previously planned portrait miniatures representing different classes will all be paired.
We already have the first pendant - the very handsome aristocrat pictured above! I cannot wait to see what @suburbanbeatnik comes up with for the other four.
If you haven’t joined in on the Kickstarter for Dandies & Dandyzettesyet,it’s right here! The book will be available in a bunch of different formats and different price points, so it works for any budget.
The next stretch goal, which we’ll be reaching soon, will be a detail map of the city of Bath to facilitate games or stories set there. Can’t wait!
It’s March 25th! I’s happy Bridgerton day— and I’m excited to show you my new project!! I’m an illustrator for this amazing new RPG set in Regency England, DANDIES AND DANDYZETTES, written by the one and only Cassidy Percoco (@mimicofmodes). It’s going to be awesome— check out all our rewards. And there’s more artwork to come, so look out for that!
The most fun thing about working on Dandies & Dandyzettes is that I keep thinking I’m basically done and then as I’m working on one section I realize that I’ve completely left off something else. I forget what made me realize I hadn’t written anything about how to travel (now there is a glossary of fourteen different types of carriages from the period, you’re welcome) and then when I was explaining water travel I came across packet-boats and realized I’d never touched on how to send a letter!
I explained something about Dandies & Dandyzettes yesterday on Twitter, and I thought I should explain it here as well.
The title card says “Roleplaying Game”, and it is a roleplaying game, but I want to stress that the emphasis is on “roleplaying” more than “game”. If you’re not into very complicated game mechanics or competing for a win, this will be a great game for you! I have some instructions for using dice to determine success, character traits, action, romance, and so on, but they’re totally optional.
It does open with a very gamey directive - you need to choose a theme so that everyone’s on the same page as to the story that’s going to collaboratively unroll. Austen, Heyer, Bronte, Wollstonecraft,* Clarke … the information that you’re going to need will depend on the type of story you’re telling and where you set it. So 95% (or more) of the book is an in-depth guide to English life, politics, and culture in the 1810s.
So it goes into:
The nuances of the class system, including not just how aristocratic titles work but the relative social standing of different professions and the rank systems within the military and clergy
The details of different neighborhoods/parishes of London at the time, whether fashionable, middle-class, or working-class
How pre-decimal currency worked (bizarrely, I’ll tell you that for free)
The rules of attending court, the etiquette of the ballroom, and the code of dueling - and in all three cases, more of the culture surrounding these than just “be announced and bow to the king,” “ladies may decline a request to dance but not ask a man,” and so on
How local authorities dealt with crime, and what exactly “quarter sessions” and “assizes” are
and a whole lot more!
And as a result, it works equally well as a guide to the period for anyone who wants to write a novel set in the Regency. It’s multi-purpose!
While the history is in some cases given in brief (there’s a large appendix with further reading at the end for anyone who wants to learn more about the press, Brighton, Catholic emancipation, the Black population of the time, etc.), it isn’t sensationalized or simplified for gaming purposes. GMs and players can decide to simplify or ignore some of the history, as can authors, but it is up to them to choose what to include and what not to! If you like the information about how holidays affected hiring and renting but want divorces to be easier to get, go ahead with that. If you want divorce to still be a complicated and difficult process but want to ignore the rules of paying calls on your entry into a neighborhood, that’s easily done (as long as everyone else in the game is aware, of course).
* Mary Wollstonecraft was not advocating for complete gender equality so this isn’t quite accurate, but her name seemed like the best choice for a theme where you tell all gender roles to suck it
The pre-launch page is live on Kickstarter! You can’t pledge yet, but if you’re interested in this project, please do put in your email address so you can get notified when it launches!
This is crazy, but the Kickstarter is nearly over - nine hours left! If you want to get in on the preorders for Dandies & Dandyzettes, you’ll need to act fast!
We are also about $300 away from the last stretch goal, and it would be amazing if we could get it! It’s for a second large-scale illustration by @suburbanbeatnik - the sketch for the first is below:
The ballroom sketch I did for DANDIES AND DANDYZETTES, an amazing new RPG set in Regency England, written by the one and only Cassidy Percoco (@mimicofmodes). There’s only 24 hours left in the Kickstarter, so check it out!
It’s March 25th! I’s happy Bridgerton day— and I’m excited to show you my new project!! I’m an illustrator for this amazing new RPG set in Regency England, DANDIES AND DANDYZETTES, written by the one and only Cassidy Percoco (@mimicofmodes). It’s going to be awesome— check out all our rewards. And there’s more artwork to come, so look out for that!
We have passed our initial stretch goals on DANDIES & DANDYZETTES. Here’s the military class portrait and the aristocratic lord! Aren’t they dashing? If you haven’t checked it out yet, the kickstarter is running until April 24th, and there’s more artwork yet to come!
We’re so close to the 5k mark on the Kickstarter! When we reach that, the map of London by talented cartographer/graphic designer Ruari McGowan-Smith will be posted in the updates!
It’s March 25th! I’s happy Bridgerton day— and I’m excited to show you my new project!! I’m an illustrator for this amazing new RPG set in Regency England, DANDIES AND DANDYZETTES, written by the one and only Cassidy Percoco (@mimicofmodes). It’s going to be awesome— check out all our rewards. And there’s more artwork to come, so look out for that!
We have passed our initial stretch goals on DANDIES & DANDYZETTES. Here’s the military class portrait and the aristocratic lord! Aren’t they dashing? If you haven’t checked it out yet, the kickstarter is running until April 24th, and there’s more artwork yet to come!
We’ve hit the first stretch goal! Now the previously planned portrait miniatures representing different classes will all be paired.
We already have the first pendant - the very handsome aristocrat pictured above! I cannot wait to see what @suburbanbeatnik comes up with for the other four.
If you haven’t joined in on the Kickstarter for Dandies & Dandyzettesyet,it’s right here! The book will be available in a bunch of different formats and different price points, so it works for any budget.
The next stretch goal, which we’ll be reaching soon, will be a detail map of the city of Bath to facilitate games or stories set there. Can’t wait!
I explained something about Dandies & Dandyzettes yesterday on Twitter, and I thought I should explain it here as well.
The title card says “Roleplaying Game”, and it is a roleplaying game, but I want to stress that the emphasis is on “roleplaying” more than “game”. If you’re not into very complicated game mechanics or competing for a win, this will be a great game for you! I have some instructions for using dice to determine success, character traits, action, romance, and so on, but they’re totally optional.
It does open with a very gamey directive - you need to choose a theme so that everyone’s on the same page as to the story that’s going to collaboratively unroll. Austen, Heyer, Bronte, Wollstonecraft,* Clarke … the information that you’re going to need will depend on the type of story you’re telling and where you set it. So 95% (or more) of the book is an in-depth guide to English life, politics, and culture in the 1810s.
So it goes into:
The nuances of the class system, including not just how aristocratic titles work but the relative social standing of different professions and the rank systems within the military and clergy
The details of different neighborhoods/parishes of London at the time, whether fashionable, middle-class, or working-class
How pre-decimal currency worked (bizarrely, I’ll tell you that for free)
The rules of attending court, the etiquette of the ballroom, and the code of dueling - and in all three cases, more of the culture surrounding these than just “be announced and bow to the king,” “ladies may decline a request to dance but not ask a man,” and so on
How local authorities dealt with crime, and what exactly “quarter sessions” and “assizes” are
and a whole lot more!
And as a result, it works equally well as a guide to the period for anyone who wants to write a novel set in the Regency. It’s multi-purpose!
While the history is in some cases given in brief (there’s a large appendix with further reading at the end for anyone who wants to learn more about the press, Brighton, Catholic emancipation, the Black population of the time, etc.), it isn’t sensationalized or simplified for gaming purposes. GMs and players can decide to simplify or ignore some of the history, as can authors, but it is up to them to choose what to include and what not to! If you like the information about how holidays affected hiring and renting but want divorces to be easier to get, go ahead with that. If you want divorce to still be a complicated and difficult process but want to ignore the rules of paying calls on your entry into a neighborhood, that’s easily done (as long as everyone else in the game is aware, of course).
* Mary Wollstonecraft was not advocating for complete gender equality so this isn’t quite accurate, but her name seemed like the best choice for a theme where you tell all gender roles to suck it
These miniature portraits will be appearing in the book alongside the discussion of different social classes - aristocracy, landed gentry, military, clergy, and trade.
The Kickstarter is actually fully funded, but now we’re looking at hitting the first stretch goal to have these each paired with another of a different gender!
Here’s almost all of my artwork I did for Dandies and Dandyzettes!
