We have a lot of news and updates today, and even more coming soon. Let's get to it:
Free Games!
- 100% free games are now allowed!
- Paid games have a minimum price of $5
- Free games are 100% free and no fees at all are charged to anyone
Safety Tools and Better Game Creation
- Safety tools have been added to game creation, so GMs can now list out any tools they're using to keep the gaming table open and comfortable for everyone
- Game creation has an improved tabbed UI, and will show errors better
- Paying subscribers (and Kickstarter Wizard backers+) can now add a Discord server and channel to your games, and if you invite the Chapel Bot (see below) to your server, game updates and session reminders will post to that channel automatically!
UI Upgrades & Bug Fixes
- Too many small things to list, but we've many many interface and visual improvements across the whole site
- Thanks to our alpha testers and users who have posted bugs on the Discord server! :heart_hands:
Subscriptions!
- We're introducing a subscription tier: Supporter at $2.99/month or $30/year Details here
- All paid subscribers (and Kickstarter backers at the Wizard tier+) get full access to the new Chapel Discord bot (details below)
Chapel Discord Bot
- Our lovable demonic mascot has a new medium!
- You can invite Chapel to your server with this link!
- Using the Chapel bot, you can search for games, join games, update game listings and check player applications (as a GM) and much more!
Try typing /help to the Chapel Bot to see what else it can do!
- Session recording and transcription coming this week, see below :point_down:
- We're going to be adding a lot more features to the Chapel bot in the coming weeks, so keep your eyes peeled! And if you have suggestions, we'd love to hear them.
-# Note: Anyone who backs the Kickstarter at the $30 Wizard level or higher will also get access to the Discord bot immediately, and for a year after the campaign ends!
Session Recording & Transcription
- The Chapel bot has built-in session recording capabilities!
- This lets you record players on independent tracks, and is stored on the Arcane Circle site when the session ends
- You have full control over your data, so you can download for your own use and/or delete the recording permanently
- Subscribers (and Kickstarter Backers) will also gain access to a transcription service built into the website dashboard, which will create a word-for-word transcription of your session, ready to download, or to upload directly to your wiki!
- Once it's live, you'll be able to sync recordings and transcriptions directly to a session in your campaign wiki, letting you edit, add links, and keep a running timeline of all your party's activities.
We're very excited for you all to post up some free games, and to take the new Chapel Bot for a spin. We'll also have another update coming later this week, so keep your eyes peeled!
Happy gaming!