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I'm glad it helps you tell your story :) I'm a firm believer in saying "this is what I'm assuming, but it is absolutely okay if it's not quite the case for your story and you should interpret it how you need." Because I have to assume something to write the prompts, but *also* keep it open enough that it doesn't shut down anyone's ideas. 

In the end, it's the story you tell that matters most. The game's there to support you, not the other way around :)

I hope you have fun with it!

Thank you so much for the compliment! 

Making a tarot deck is something I would love to do, but it's such a lot of work that it would realistically take a few years to complete. So one day, maybe, but certainly not soon. 

if you click the link you get from BackerKit, it should bring you to a page on itch that lets you add the game (well,  art book/expansion in this case) to your library.

Everyone who backed The Almanac of Sanguine Paths has their own unique link - so feel free to claim it and add it to your itch account :)

Hi! You should have gotten an email from BackerKit on Sunday  with an access code. If you can't find it, send me an email/kickstarter message, tell me the email you used to back with, and then I can dig out your code for you :)

(and thank you for backing!)

Hi hutha,

I do have an idea for how this would work with three players; it was a stretch goal that we didn't meet during the Kickstarter for The Almanac of Sanguine Paths (aka "werewolf Dead Letter Society", which is compatible with DLS). In that case, the third player takes on the role of someone working at the Society.

If I were making it myself, I'd give them their own set of tarot card prompts, distinct from those of the vampires. However, to approximate it you'd pass your letters through that third person, and they'd be able to take liberties with what you write and use it for their own purposes.

As for more than three, it's tricky -- it strays into territory that's out of scope for this game. There's certainly nothing stopping you playing two games side-by-side (e.g. A writes to B, and C writes to D), and collaborating on the events of your games together, though I expect you'll need to talk more 'out of game' to maintain world consistency. 

Alternatively, you could try having one character write to two others, for example, if you have players A, B, C, and D, then:

A writes to B and C (start in Letter Phase)
B writes to A and D (start in Society Phase)
C writes to A and D (start in Society Phase)
D writes to B and C (start in Letter Phase)

then for the gameplay loop, write two letters in the Letter Phase, and continue with the Society & Chronicle Phases as usual (but receive two letters instead of one during the Chronicle Phase). You probably want to use more than three Chronicle Points during the Chronicle Phase, as it's going to take lots more time for someone to write two letters than one, and you'll end up with more things you want to explore as a result of it. Whatever number you pick, make sure everyone gets the same number of opportunities. (My gut feeling is that six points, while the obvious number, might be too many. I'd be more inclined to try four first.)

If you give this a try, communication between you all is going to be key. I could see four players left to their own journaling coming up with more conflicting ideas to resolve than when it's just two.

I'd be really curious to hear the outcome if you try it!

Still, Dead Letter Society (to me) has been about a personal connection between two vampires aided by a shady society. If you're after something more akin to vampires meeting on a forum/group chat to discuss things, or in person, I think that's heading into different game territory. 

That sounds like a lovely thing to do! I hope you both have a lot of fun :)

Absolutely!

As long as you both have access to the journaling prompts, you could play by post (eg mailing letters), email, or Discord. I'd suggest getting together on a video/voice call when setting up your game together, as that will be the easiest way of making sure you both have the same expectations. :)

Other than, it is entirely possible to play this game with people in different locations. :)

Give it a try again now. :) 

My tech support (i.e. my partner) has taken a look at it and says it should be fixed.

(It's a host issue -- if anyone else sees this in the future and the problem is recurring, do speak up. Then we'll know how painful it's being for everyone and when to seek another solution.)

That's new! I asked my tech support (aka my partner, who wrote it) to look into it and he says it's all fixed now. 

If anything else goes askew, let me know :)

Printed books are now available at shop.montfordtales.com. A small number are also available from the excellent Ratti Incantati (this is better if you're in the US/Canada!)

If you've thoughts about Dead Letter Society that you'd like to share with the world, feel free to post them here.

If you've any questions about how Dead Letter Society works, post them here and I'll give you my best answer. :)

Yes!

The first books will be going out to Crowdfundr backers, but I also plan to order additional copies for my stand at the UK Games Expo this year (2 – 4th June). After that, I'll make any remaining copies available for order either here or on my website.

Thank you so much for asking! :)