The Miniature Results Are In! The Winner Is...
almost 3 years ago
– Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 05:36:23 PM
You!
And us!
But mostly you!
After talking it over with our modeler we're actually going to have all six of our first subclasses made into miniatures! As stated before, each one will be available for $8 USD each, but rather than 3 for $20 USD, its now 6 for $40 USD.
Once we're able to show models, we'll make them available as add-ons.
Miniature Poll
almost 3 years ago
– Fri, Jul 09, 2021 at 11:29:40 PM
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Stretch Goal Six: Miniatures! Plus some other stuff.
almost 3 years ago
– Fri, Jul 09, 2021 at 11:44:11 AM
Hey gang!
This is a big update, so strap in.
So, wow, we're incredibly thankful to all of you who have supported us in this endeavor. As of typing this, we're sitting at a pretty $27,805, which might make some of you go "Wait, where's the stretch goal announcement that should've happened $2,805 USD ago?" Well, this one was a bit trickier to figure out, as its inherently trickier to do. As such we needed to wait a little bit before we spoke up, so as not to create any false expectations that we would have to awkwardly address.
So to get it out of the way: We're making miniatures! We'll be making three total with this stretch goal: one of the College of Antiquities Bard, one of the Harbinger Bloodline Sorcerer, and one that we'd like you all to help pitch in on (we'll post a poll in the next update)!
College of Antiquities Bard (Left) and Harbinger Bloodline Sorcerer (Right). Aren't they beautiful?
Later today we'll be putting out a poll in a backer only update that will let you vote for which of our remaining first six subclasses you'd like to have a miniature made of. The remaining ones are the:
Supernova Domain Cleric
Whispered One Patron Warlock
Circle of Dust Druid
School of Travels Wizard.
We'll take in the results after two days and announce the winner then!
From left to right: Supernova Domain Cleric, Whispered One Patron Warlock, Circle of Dust Druid, School of Travels Wizard
The STL files will be given out to all backers at the Traveler ($15+) and higher tier. When we are able to display what the miniatures themselves so that you can see the quality of the artist we're working with, we'll make physical miniatures available as an add-on: each one, individually, will be priced at $8 USD, but getting all three will cost $20 USD. We'll make an announcement for when they'll be available.
Book Enhancement Update!
The incredibly skilled vetyyr is our cover artist, making the brilliant piece from our spell, Guide the Stars. As promised in our last Stretch Goal, we are aiming to improve the quality of the book itself, and one of the three things we're doing was having vetyyr expand the cover to reach to the back cover. It will reach halfway across the back of the book, with the remaining half containing the back blurb and misc. back cover info.
Sample!
Below is a sample of two of our spells and the general layout I'm working with for the book, though the look itself is not finalized. There's a blurred section of the spell Terraneous Seeking, you'll note, which is in such a state as we're still reaching a final execution of its extra mechanics. Our aim is to make each spell in incantations heavier to even use, and part of that is making the idea that each one possessing its own story. Some key things to takeaway:
Each spell's casting time.
The stringent material components.
The descriptive text for each spell.
... Wild Growth continues to the next page, it doesn't end there.
Next Stretch Goal!
Our next stretch goal lays at the far off land of $35k USD, where the adventure really begins.
We hope to see you there.
A Note On Shipping
The world is currently in a flux state for freight and shipping. To help reduce international shipping charges, we will be shipping the books right from the manufacturer to our 4 shipping hubs that we work with that are based in the US, EU(out of Germany), UK, and AUS. Shipping charges will be determined from these locations. Most locations will be likely be anywhere between 9-15 (in local currency), but as noted we're working on nailing those down and having them be ready when we move into Backerkit.
And a reminder note: You are not going to be charged shipping in Kickstarter, we will collect shipping funds in Backerkit after the campaign is over.
- HTTPaladin
Stretch Goal Five: Book Enhancements
almost 3 years ago
– Thu, Jul 01, 2021 at 11:09:16 PM
Hey gang!
In a little less than two days, we've hit our first five stretch goals! Thank you for your support!
Our fifth stretch goal is all about improving the book itself.
To that end we are doing three things:
- We are adding a book ribbon to the book.
- We are doing spot gloss on the cover for all the text and logos on our cover.
- Aaaand speaking of our cover...
This is the spell Guide the Stars, which allows its caster to rearrange how the constellations appear in their view to help them navigate at night, cast certain spells, and other goodies. It is done by the wonderful Syd Mills, or vetyyr on twitter and instagram! Originally we were going to simply have the piece be large enough to be a strictly front cover, but we're commissioning Syd to extend this piece to reach the back cover as well.
With this as well, some of you have been asking for samples of the content! I'm currently working on layout tests, and once I've settled one on, I'll provide that for you all to see. We hope you enjoy the look of it once posted.
Our next stretch goal lies at 25k, but after such a great start, I'm hopeful we'll reach it.
Thank you for all your support thus far!
- HTTPaladin
Second Stretch Goal! And third! And fourth!
almost 3 years ago
– Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 11:12:58 PM
Hey gang!
So this happened while I was writing out the first update, but we've hit our second stretch goal!
The stretch goal we just hit at 9k allows us to write, develop and create two additional subclasses for the book, one for Barbarians and one for Fighters. The former pulls on the emotional toil of magic to fuel their rage. The latter draws from legends and myths of heroes and weapons to create their own armory of martial prowess.
... and then while I was writing this, I saw we hit our third stretch goal, so I'll save us all another notification and tell you all about it here!
The stretch goal we just hit at 10k allows us to write, develop and create two additional subclasses for the book, one for Monks and one for Rogues. The latter emulates that which inspires terror and caution, becoming thing that inspires fear of a shadow. The former is still in conception, but we'll be happy to share it with you once we have it in a presentable state!
And since we're so close to it, I may as well tell you all that our fourth stretch goal is different, however! We're happy to say that we will be bringing in the wonderful Lucia Versprille, better known as Seersword, to guest design a set of spells for the book! She is a fantastic TTRPG accessory crafter, and is best known in the 5E DnD world as the director for The Islands of Sina Una!
