Dear Insane Children,
Font Lord here.
It has come to my attention that there has been some confusion about how to get the Memento Mori Coin.
I figured the previous instructions/rules were pretty clear, but let's take a look...
I said...
"...mak...
Dear Insane Children,
Joey has turned in another beautiful illustration from the world of Alice's imagination. This image captures some of the ideas we've discussed for the Memory Mines "maw" section - a place where recycled memories are pulled up into the roots of a tree... The Tree ...
2021-06-07 01:21:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Did you know that once a person convinces themselves of a thing, it is nearly impossible to change their mind on that thing... even if you present them with solid evidence to prove their position is wrong? This same mental block can be seen when people cling to t...
2021-06-01 00:44:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Font lord here with a super last minute reminder that there is still time to change to the $75 tier before June hits because it was pointed out to us that this is actually a crazy good time to do your first ever $75 pledge.
If you are charged in June for th...
2021-05-31 05:10:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
More amazing artwork from Adam Narozanski (follow him on Instagram) from the section where Alice is exploring scenes from the past (future?) in the Memory Mines.
Alex jumped ...
2021-05-26 01:26:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Font Lord here with some good news. The Memento Mori Decision Coin is launched.
As you can see over on our Mysterious shop we already have it fo...
2021-05-22 03:11:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Did you miss the Live Stream we hosted yesterday on my Twitch Channel (twitch.tv/americanmcgee)? Worry not, for I HAVE A PORTAL TO THE PAST...
Just click this link: https://www....
2021-05-20 23:35:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
We are prepping for a live stream on my YouTube and Twitch Channels at 10AM HKT (about two hours from when I am posting this). But I wanted to get this post out before that... so we might discuss some of what is contained within it.
youtube.com/americ...
2021-05-20 00:14:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Here's an update on the Shadow Wonderland thread from yesterday. Omri sent over a new vision of Wonderland under the rule of Shadow Alice. And it's beautiful!
We had a quick back and forth...
Of this Omri says:
this is... 2021-05-18 23:32:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
What happens to Wonderland when Shadow Alice takes over?
Before.
2021-05-18 03:43:37 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children,
Alice's mind is a strange place. It features the sort of "logic" you and I only experience in dreams. A room seen from one direction is just a room. But turn in the other direction and it magically expands to become an entire building. Our brains blend the border...
2021-05-12 00:18:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Lots going on these days and very little time to take care of it all! Madness in the Asylum!
And among all the things, we need to take Lucky for MOAR SHOTS this week on Thursday. That means we will need to move the Live Stream to the follow...
2021-05-10 23:26:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. We are just wrapping up a big National Holiday here in China - Labor Day Week. During the holiday, we took Lucky with some friends to a nearby National Park for a day of sun and fun where Lucky ran into Pucca... 2021-05-05 01:26:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
We recently shared the latest Major Update to the Design Bible here and on various social media platforms. The feedback has been 99.9% positive - and no surprise... the latest version looks ...
2021-04-27 15:55:01 +0000 UTC View Post
"The Universal Trinity" is the latest amazing illustration from Omri.
I described some of the meaning behind this image in a previous post. We've also referred to this image as "The Muse...
2021-04-26 01:11:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone,
Alex here, with an update on the Design Bible and its progress.
[NOTE: The Design Bible PDF is attached to this post and can be downloaded via the link on this page.]
Here are some key points of interest concerning the design bible moving forward. 2021-04-21 05:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Presented here today is the final image in the series of 4 illustrated by Adam Narozanski for the scenes where Alice encounters memories of Dr. Angus Bumby. Adam says of this one: <...
2021-04-20 00:09:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
We hosted a Live Stream over on Twitch (and YouTube) yesterday. If you missed it...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpwhx6fpdec
You can watch the recording...
2021-04-15 23:57:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Here's "How To Blow Up The Internet In Three Easy Steps" by Joey...
Step 1: Draw Alice
Step 2: Give Her Blue Eyes
Step 3: <unable to fetch step three - disconnected from network connection>
..... bzzzzzzt
Dear Insane Children,
Font Lord here, with a quick update showing off the current prototype of the "Decision Coin" that we have been talking about doing as a Patreon goal in the not too distant future.
I think we can all agree that's a fairly mighty coin, and exquisitely detaile...
2021-04-12 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
We're making good progress on the Asylum narrative. And there have been a couple of evocative scenes illustrated by our art team I think speak to the beauty and depth of the world we're building.
I am loving the images created by Adam for Alice's expl...
2021-04-10 00:58:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Font Lord here to just give you the sad news that there will be no regularly scheduled stream tomorrow.
American has just done a little family travelling these last few days and add this to the insane amount of work that's going on with Mysterious/Alice/Oz/...
2021-04-07 02:03:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Font Lord here, letting you all know about a live-stream that's happening at at 7PM PST on Thursday April 2nd for a Crowd Design session where we'll review and discuss the latest Plushie Dreadful designs and samples.
2021-04-01 03:19:32 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children,
A few posts back, I shared a snippet from Monday (the online collaboration platform our pre-production uses to organize all their work)*** - where you could see my story text being converted into sketches and illustrations. All that content will eventually make i...
2021-03-31 01:30:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
I thought he was dead! You did too! We all saw Alice push him under that train...
But don't worry! We will NOT be bringing Bumby back to life in Alice: Asylum. I promise he's dead and will remain so. Except... The Dollmaker. He's going to make an appe...
2021-03-30 21:11:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Font Lord here to tell you 2 things.
1) There's only 2 days to go before April hits and it'll be too late to change your tier to $75 if you're currently thinking about taking part in the super '2021-03-29 02:43:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
A big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our Narrative Crowd Design discussion last week. And to all of you who sent follow-up comments and feedback. Lots of thinking is being inspired by your input. And we'll have a follow-up on all of that soon. 2021-03-23 01:02:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
We hosted a Crowd Design session on Discord the other day where the topic was Narrative Mechanics for Alice: Asylum. This gave me a chance to listen to story ideas from our Insane Children. And I was able to pose some questions about perspective and rules in the ...
2021-03-21 00:50:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
As you all know, we use a website called Monday to keep track of all our tasks, communications, and creations for Alice: Asylum pre-production. There's a ton that goes on there as our team explores ideas for art, design, and narrative. Perhaps we should figure ou...
2021-03-19 01:23:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
A quick post this morning with the final epic version of Omri's latest illustration... Alice running through a battle between Card Guards, Chess Pieces, and Chaos Monsters. Set in Queensland, this scene is taken from the Asylum Narrative document we're working on...
2021-03-18 00:23:16 +0000 UTC View Post