Freehold Games

<h2>Live and drink, friends.</h2>
Hi there. We're Freehold Games, a tiny studio co-founded by life-long friends Brian Bucklew and Jason Grinblat. We're most well known for making the science fantasy roguelike &amp; RPG <a href="http://www.cavesofqud.com/" target="_blank">Caves of Qud</a>. 
 
We make weird games that tend to be built on top of two design pillars. (Two petal-etched, vine-swathed, time-bitten pillars.) 
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	<li>Bizarre, baroque, original settings. We share an eclectic love for the natural and humanistic worlds and it compels us to sculpt immersive settings out of their varied clays.</li>
	<li>Generativity. Emergence is fascinating to us; we love to be surprised by what we make. So we build complex systems and collide them to observe the results.</li>
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<h2>Why support us?</h2>
Caves of Qud is <a href="https://freeholdgames.itch.io/" target="_blank">available</a> to <a href="http://steamcommunity.com/app/333640" target="_blank">buy</a>, but it's not a typical game project. It's a labor of love, over a decade in the making, and we've spent countless hours etching all the minutiae of its many layers. We've also grown our team of contributors -- who are making <a href="https://twitter.com/lorenschmidt/status/1064520750147751938" target="_blank">the</a> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/craigoryham/sets/caves-of-qud-sessions" target="_blank">game</a> <a href="http://inurashii.com/qud-guide.html" target="_blank">inestimably</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/chaosprime/status/1049490916279508993" target="_blank">better</a> -- and we're serious about our responsibility to pay them fair rates. 
 
Sustaining bespoke work in this economy is hard. Supporting us will help us keep going with the creative ethos that's allowed Caves of Qud to be such a weird and expansive project. It'll help support our community managers in growing a <a href="https://discord.gg/cavesofqud" target="_blank">vibrant and inclusive community</a>. And it'll let us branch out into new projects, some of which are already in the works. 
 
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	<img src="http://cavesofqud.com/img/gritgate5.gif" style="width: 325px;"> 
	Pictured above: Freehold Games, tinkering on new projects 
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<h2>What about reward tiers?</h2>We've come up with several on-brand levels that you can support us at, each with its own set of rewards. Peruse, and find one you're comfortable with! <ul><li>$1 - Newly Sentient Being: Our thanks, Patreon posts, and occasional access to early builds</li><li>$2 - Snapjaw: Special Discord channel and role, once onboarded</li><li>$5 - Arconaut: Patreon Pets!</li><li>$10 - Barathrumite: Patreon Pet voting</li><li>$15 - Dromad: Your name in the credits</li><li>$20 - Water Baron: Discord jewels and Reddit pearls</li><li>$99 - Highly Entropic Being: ƃuᴉǝq ɔᴉdoɹʇuƎ ʎlɥƃᴉH</li></ul>

Free

Our Thanks, Patreon Posts, and Access to Early Builds 
Welcome to the world of sentient beings, and thanks for helping keep the torches lit at Freehold Games. Occasionally, you'll get access to early versions of builds.

Newly Sentient Being

Special Discord Channel and Role 
 eheheheh! You get: <ul><li>Access to the Patrons channel in the Caves of Qud discord, once onboarded. Note: it takes a lot of moderation work to keep the discord a welcoming and inclusive space, and so there may be delays in getting onboarded</li><li>Special discord role</li><li>All lower-tier rewards</li>
</ul>

Snapjaw

Patreon Pets! 
 
Finders keepers, friend. You get: 
<ul>
<li>A special, Patron-only code that you enter at character creation  to start the game with a unique pet, handcrafted by us! New pets are released periodically. There's a backlog of ~20 pets, and you retain access to them all.</li>
<li>All lower-tier rewards</li>
</ul>

Arconaut

Patreon Pet Voting 
 
Quetzal! You get: 
<ul>
<li>To vote on which Patreon Pets get picked for creation</li>
<li>All lower-tier rewards</li>
</ul>

Barathrumite

Your Name in the Credits
 
[Press Tab or T to open trade]. You get:
<ul>
<li>Your name in the Caves of Qud credits</li>
<li>All lower-tier rewards</li>
</ul>

Dromad

Discord Jewels and Reddit Pearls 
 
Our thirst is yours, your water is ours. You get: 
<ul>
<li>Special Water Baron discord role</li>
<li>Special, personalized flair on the Caves of Qud subreddit</li>
<li>All lower-tier rewards</li>
</ul>

Water Baron

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The gyre is widening! You get:
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<li>A parent's pride at having created the irrational numbers</li>
<li>An easel and palette wet with the sticky oils of memory</li>
<li>The chance to support us at a preposterous level</li>
<li>All lower-tier rewards</li>
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