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<blockquote data-quote="Jacob Wood" data-source="post: 7835214" data-attributes="member: 6957893"><p><span style="font-size: 26px"><strong>Survival of the Able Now Infecting Kickstarter</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.accessiblegames.biz/wp-content/uploads/SotA-Promo.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The Black Death has come to your village. Everywhere around you people are succumbing to the plague. Quarantines are doing little to stem the tide of decay that is coming your way. Worst of all, you and the others in your almshouse have been left to fend for yourselves.</p><p>Oh, and did we mention plague victims are rising as zombies?</p><p>In Survival of the Able you’re a person with a disability living in a European almshouse when the Black Death arrives. Little is known about where the plague originated or how to stop it, but those who die from it are rising again—and they’re hungry for flesh. Since everyone else has succumbed to the plague, it’s up to a handful of you to make your way out of town and away to safety. You may not be the biggest, the strongest, or the fittest, but you're determined to survive.</p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>What is Survival of the Able?</strong></span></p><p>Survival of the Able is a tabletop RPG about empathy. In this game, you will play as a person with a disability in the Middle Ages. The world isn’t very hospitable to you and your kind, and that’s before plague-ridden zombies started rising up to devour everyone around them. As you struggle for survival, you’ll get a feeling for what it is like to endure discrimination, to struggle with inaccessible surroundings, and to overcome adversity. This isn’t a game about heroic people and their heroic deeds. It’s a game about ordinary folks who have no choice but to challenge the stereotypes that keep them down. It’s a game about overcoming 14th Century plagues and 21st Century discrimination.</p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>About the Campaign</strong></span></p><p><a href="http://www.accessiblegames.biz" target="_blank">Accessible Games </a>is raising $8,000 in 30 days to fund production for the book. The game is already written, but it needs art, editing, and layout to be complete. You can contribute to get a PDF, a printed book, a custom illustration, or an online game with the game’s designer.</p><p>Survival of the Able was developed by Jacob Wood, a blind game designer, and is being produced by other disabled and marginalized contributors.</p><p><a href="http://www.bit.ly/SotALive" target="_blank">Scramble over to the Kickstarter campaign to get your copy today. http://www.bit.ly/SotALive</a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 26px"><strong>About Accessible Games</strong></span></p><p>Since 2010, Accessible Games has been advocating for people with disabilities in the tabletop games industry. Originally a board game review blog focusing on the accessibility of game mechanics and components, they eventually branched out into making their own RPGs.</p><p></p><p>“I was getting frustrated over the inaccessibility of RPGs in electronic formats,” said Jacob Wood, owner of Accessible Games. “I knew the technology was available to make PDFs accessible to screen readers, but most companies weren’t taking advantage of it. I realized I needed to learn how to make usable products so I could teach others how to do the same.”</p><p></p><p>In 2013, Accessible Games released Psi-punk, their first complete RPG, after raising funds on Kickstarter. The game uses tactile Fudge Dice and straightforward mechanics to showcase how complex games can be simplified without sacrificing fun. Perhaps just as importantly, the PDF was designed to be screen reader friendly so it can be read by people with a variety of print disabilities.</p><p></p><p>Since then, Accessible Games has produced several other products, including two educational resources for other publishers. “Game Publishing Lessons” and “Accessible Guide to RPG Layout” have both reached hundreds of publishers and game designers, several of whom have directly credited these titles for helping to improve the accessibility of their games.</p><p></p><p>After making an impact on the publisher side of the hobby, Accessible Games is now reaching out to players to continue the quest for inclusion and representation. With “Survival of the Able,” on Kickstarter from October 19th to November 18th, 2019, their goal is to foster empathy and understanding for people with disabilities. Using a version of the Fudge System tailored for the job, the game is designed to give players and unpleasant taste for what it’s like to experience discrimination and injustice.</p><p></p><p>“We want to make you feel discomfort,” said Jacob. “I’ve learned that people don’t bother to change unless they are uncomfortable.”</p><p></p><p>Learn more about Accessible Games and follow what they’re doing at <a href="http://www.accessiblegames.biz" target="_blank">Accessible Games</a></p><p></p><p>Join the quest for inclusion and representation at Kickstarter. <a href="http://www.bit.ly/SotACampaign" target="_blank">Survival of the Able</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jacob Wood, post: 7835214, member: 6957893"] [SIZE=7][B]Survival of the Able Now Infecting Kickstarter[/B][/SIZE] [IMG]http://www.accessiblegames.biz/wp-content/uploads/SotA-Promo.png[/IMG] The Black Death has come to your village. Everywhere around you people are succumbing to the plague. Quarantines are doing little to stem the tide of decay that is coming your way. Worst of all, you and the others in your almshouse have been left to fend for yourselves. Oh, and did we mention plague victims are rising as zombies? In Survival of the Able you’re a person with a disability living in a European almshouse when the Black Death arrives. Little is known about where the plague originated or how to stop it, but those who die from it are rising again—and they’re hungry for flesh. Since everyone else has succumbed to the plague, it’s up to a handful of you to make your way out of town and away to safety. You may not be the biggest, the strongest, or the fittest, but you're determined to survive. [SIZE=6][B]What is Survival of the Able?[/B][/SIZE] Survival of the Able is a tabletop RPG about empathy. In this game, you will play as a person with a disability in the Middle Ages. The world isn’t very hospitable to you and your kind, and that’s before plague-ridden zombies started rising up to devour everyone around them. As you struggle for survival, you’ll get a feeling for what it is like to endure discrimination, to struggle with inaccessible surroundings, and to overcome adversity. This isn’t a game about heroic people and their heroic deeds. It’s a game about ordinary folks who have no choice but to challenge the stereotypes that keep them down. It’s a game about overcoming 14th Century plagues and 21st Century discrimination. [SIZE=6][B]About the Campaign[/B][/SIZE] [URL='http://www.accessiblegames.biz']Accessible Games [/URL]is raising $8,000 in 30 days to fund production for the book. The game is already written, but it needs art, editing, and layout to be complete. You can contribute to get a PDF, a printed book, a custom illustration, or an online game with the game’s designer. Survival of the Able was developed by Jacob Wood, a blind game designer, and is being produced by other disabled and marginalized contributors. [URL='http://www.bit.ly/SotALive']Scramble over to the Kickstarter campaign to get your copy today. http://www.bit.ly/SotALive[/URL] [SIZE=7][B]About Accessible Games[/B][/SIZE] Since 2010, Accessible Games has been advocating for people with disabilities in the tabletop games industry. Originally a board game review blog focusing on the accessibility of game mechanics and components, they eventually branched out into making their own RPGs. “I was getting frustrated over the inaccessibility of RPGs in electronic formats,” said Jacob Wood, owner of Accessible Games. “I knew the technology was available to make PDFs accessible to screen readers, but most companies weren’t taking advantage of it. I realized I needed to learn how to make usable products so I could teach others how to do the same.” In 2013, Accessible Games released Psi-punk, their first complete RPG, after raising funds on Kickstarter. The game uses tactile Fudge Dice and straightforward mechanics to showcase how complex games can be simplified without sacrificing fun. Perhaps just as importantly, the PDF was designed to be screen reader friendly so it can be read by people with a variety of print disabilities. Since then, Accessible Games has produced several other products, including two educational resources for other publishers. “Game Publishing Lessons” and “Accessible Guide to RPG Layout” have both reached hundreds of publishers and game designers, several of whom have directly credited these titles for helping to improve the accessibility of their games. After making an impact on the publisher side of the hobby, Accessible Games is now reaching out to players to continue the quest for inclusion and representation. With “Survival of the Able,” on Kickstarter from October 19th to November 18th, 2019, their goal is to foster empathy and understanding for people with disabilities. Using a version of the Fudge System tailored for the job, the game is designed to give players and unpleasant taste for what it’s like to experience discrimination and injustice. “We want to make you feel discomfort,” said Jacob. “I’ve learned that people don’t bother to change unless they are uncomfortable.” Learn more about Accessible Games and follow what they’re doing at [URL="http://www.accessiblegames.biz"]Accessible Games[/URL] Join the quest for inclusion and representation at Kickstarter. [URL="http://www.bit.ly/SotACampaign"]Survival of the Able[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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