News: 2026-08-07

Before we get started…

There’s a lot to be done here at the Silver Door. Among the first steps is construction. Let’s have some “before” photos:

A daytime photo of a plain office with white walls and ceiling, slate grey carpet, and an off-center pillar. At the back is a window and a pair of glass doors, and along the right wall are a couple plain doors with large windows in them.
Another photo of the same office space from a different angle, showing more of the plain doors and a glimpse of the entryway.

As you can see, it’s just your average office space right now, but we have a few changes to make. We’re replacing those doors with wider ones that are wheelchair-friendly, and they’ll be solid-core to help keep sound isolated to the individual rooms. A wall’s going in to turn another area (not pictured) into a room. There’s also a little electrical work and plenty of painting to be done. By time it’s finished, this will look like a very different place!

Behind the scenes, we’ve been busy:

  • The builders have officially started work! Next week, we’ll have photos of the early steps.
  • So much paperwork. Financial stuff, administrative stuff, setting up our Internet provider…
  • We have so many things to purchase and receive, but we can’t store it in the space until the construction is done, so it’s beginning to arrive at our homes. It’s all lightweight stuff for now, such as office supplies, custom lanyards (the closest we’ll get to a “uniform”) and a hand-sewn pride flag to hang behind the counter. In not too long we’ll start seeing books, office equipment, furniture, and more.
  • Some of that involves more than just picking items off shelves or a website. We’ve been reaching out to specific vendors such as Exalted Funeral and contributing to crowdfunded projects like Gallerie so we can bring you a wide variety of roleplaying games to explore!
  • We’re looking forward to our Wyrmwood Gaming tables, but they won’t be ready until at least March. To cover the interim months we’ve invested in more traditional tables… that happen to match the types of wood that the Wyrmwood tables will be! This makes our designer unreasonably happy.
  • Our mailing list is still in the works, but other matters have kept us busy. In the meantime, we have a news feed perfect for whatever RSS/Atom news reader you like.
  • Of course, you can also follow us on Mastodon! We don’t just link to our news posts there; if there should be any urgent news about the Door, that’ll be the first place we announce it.
  • As with previous news posts, we simply must mention our player survey and creator survey. Tell your friends that whether they’re experienced roleplayers or interested newbies, we’d love to hear from them! And of course, many thanks to everyone who’s responded so far.
  • We’ve already put up a few flyers to introduce ourselves, but only a few. If you’ve found a good spot for a flyer – a community pinboard, a hobby shop, a fan convention, a favorite tree – please e-mail us about it at silverdoor@silverdoor.games and help us spread the word!
  • It’s a little too soon to be completely certain about our timetable; construction times can vary, shipping can be delayed, and so on. That having been said, if all goes well we’ll be able to open near the start of October. That feels simultaneously very distant and startlingly close.

That about wraps up this week’s news. Thank you so much for following the ongoing story of the Silver Door!