All Roads Lead to RomanPunks

5 min readAug 19, 2021

A strategic roadmap update for the blockchain-based, alternate history, cyberpunk derivative world-building project known as RomanPunks.

The First 130 Days

We have come a long way since launching the RomanPunks project on April 1st, 2021. Here are a few of the latest key performance indicators (KPIs):

8.6 ETH of sales volume on OpenSea
1st AtomicHub auction piece sold for 683 WAXP
114 owners on OpenSea
487 Discord users
3,132 Twitter followers

Since first starting the RomanPunks project, our mission has been to create 1,000 characters on the Ethereum blockchain as NFTs that could be used for further utility and licensing going forward.

At this point we are half way through our ETH/OpenSea collection and have just begun our WAX/AtomicHub collection, but more importantly we have fostered some lifelong friendships and built up a solid network of professional collaborators. The community is strongest of all.

The following gives an update on where we currently are in the grand scheme of project development.

I. CONCEPT Stage — April to June 2021

The project first came into existence through early minting on OpenSea, promoting on Twitter and building a Discord community through giveaways and engagement. The idea of a cyberpunk-derivative ‘RomanPunk’ theme was in our heads for years, but it was the success of the Cryptopunks that was the catalyst for project conception and launch.

Project conceptualization & launch
Initial social media marketing & networking
Focus on populating OpenSea/Ethereum collection
Building a functional Discord server
Formulating vision for long term project growth

II. COMMUNITY Stage — June to August 2021

After a hard working first 60 days spent building networks and attracting new collectors to RomanPunks, our community had begun to flourish and sales increased. We build a solid corps of collectors/fans and collaboratied with numerous other projects and communities for project collaboration and co-promotion.

Cross project NFT-bundle collaborations (EtherFishing, BitShields, LegacyPunks, CryptoClocky, CryptoAuthors, CryptoBroskis)
Discord community activities — Summer of Gladiators Tournament, Gladiator Groupies Raffle, Casino/Trivia Giveaway
Limited media engagement — Crackers ‘NFT Meet the Artist’, VeeFriends Insiders, Wannabeaveefriend Gnowing Gnome Raffle)
Entry to WAX communities — (Agora, NFT Lounge, NFTea Rooms)
Profit-sharing announcement- <<TBA!!!!!!!!!!!!! Coming soon :)>>

III. CHARACTER Stage — August to October 2021

By this stage of project development, the RomanPunk personalities and characters start to come to life. Character NAMES and DESCRIPTIONS added on WAX cards give clues to the character backstory; furthermore, project creators and team leaders will start hosting livestreams so the ‘characters’ behind the scenes can reveal themselves as well.

WAX account populated with character cards — with frequent airdrops for early adopters
WAX cards earned through Discord interaction — thanks to DueUtil and Unbelievaboat Bot functionalities
WAX project collaborations — e.g. Pixel Labs, etc.
Regular Twitch livestream giveaways/tournaments — hosted by Punktavian, Cleopunktra and team
Cross-blockchain integration technology — between WAX and ETH

IV. GROWTH Stage — October to December 2021

Organic growth is paramount to the success of the RomanPunks project. For the duration of 2021, we will continue to mint WAX and ETH NFTs at a pace that is sustainable for a team of two (plus collaborators). By the end of the year, our 1,000 Ethereum-based collection will be completed and the WAX collection will start to flourish and grow. We will use funds generated from sales of our OpenSea collection to build our utility and gameplay first on WAX.

Completion of ETH Collection (1,000 NFTs)
WAX Blends through Neftyblocks
Build community space on our Sandbox plot
Refine vision for RomanPunk WAX gameplay and utility
Institute formal processes to bring project collaborators/employees on board for further project development

V. GAMING Stage — Q1 & Q2 2022

The key long term goal of RomanPunks is to develop the characters and world into a fully fledged play-to-earn game that is built on the blockchain.

Outsource the development of WAX gameplay with RomanPunk NFTs
Crowdsource the development of our Sandbox land and utility as part of their ecosystem
Consider ENJIN as a solution for developing a play-to-earn gladiator game that ties in with our Ethereum NFTs

VI. STORY Stage — Q3 & Q4 2022

Since the RomanPunk project is steeped in world-building, the long term growth of the project depends on writing the entire backstory of each character, describing the setting and outlining the many story arcs that are part of the universe

Generate character wikis/backstory on Fandom
Produce “RomanPunks” blockchain comic NFT series
Write short stories/novellas
Expand to other blockchains (BNB, Algo, Cardano, TEZ, etc.) to add other elements in the RomanPunk universe (i.e. locations)

VII. EMPIRE Stage — 2023 and beyond

The long term future growth of the RomanPunks project is owed to the success of the previous stages. Building the project successfully and consistently through 2021, 2022 and 2023 will allow for the generation of valuable intellectual property that can be further licensed and utilized going forward.