AMAZING!!! More Unlocks for Everyone!!
over 1 year ago
– Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 10:48:00 PM
Guys, thank you all again so much for your support. We are humbled. :)
We've unlocked the Oath of Invocation Paladin Subclass, to be added to the book, and are barrelling into the next stretch goal at 25k, the addition of our first piece of WEARABLE MERCH to the campaign:
With adorable art by Annie Erskine of Yrla Hagrand, the Mad Mage of Riverrun...this shirt promises magical powers beyond your very imagining...wait, that's not right. Don't listen to her. ;)
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And here are some cool fellow creators in both the TTRPG and comicsphere for you guys to check out:
Our editor, Brian Lambert, is also working on a comic book, IMMORTALIS, freshly launched: BACK IT HERE NOW!
Immortalis is a 4-part historical fantasy comic series set within the Wingless Comics Universe. It tells of the last days of Constantinople; the fall of the last great Roman outpost. It’s also the story of Emperor Konstantine and Gylou before the siege of Constantinople reunites them and sparks a love affair that will destroy the Roman Empire.
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Next, we have a woman DOING IT ALL, Joanna Mazurkiewicz! Writer of spicy novels, she has brought her work to the TTRPG sphere with a romantic, magical, playable adventure: Unexpected Engagement! BACK IT HERE!
Plus, if you back in the first 72 hours, you get a free signed copy of her book!!!
What you will get?
➛ A classic romance-mystery adventure inspired by Baba Yaga
➛ New monster: Green Hag
➛ Unique magical item: The Veles Amulet (a legendary artefact)
➛ Detailed NPCs with background descriptions, agendas, and secrets
➛ Hardback or Paperback copy of Yaga's Choice Prequel Novella
➛ More than 20 original high-quality colour illustrations and artworks
➛ Approximately 60 pages of content in total
➛ Detailed high-resolution maps
➛ Bonus: Your name will be featured in the book!
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And finally, another comic project, OUTWASH ONSLAUGHT! To complete our motley crew of campaigns...
BACK IT HERE NOW!
Trevor Howl, murdered and forgotten, has been wandering the floor of the ocean with only one goal in mind: to kill the fishing crew that murdered and betrayed him. He doesn't remember much of his former life. Where he lived, where he worked, or even who he really was and the only company he has is a demon who keeps egging him to claim his revenge.
STRETCH GOALS!! HITTING THEM!! HELL YEAH!!
over 1 year ago
– Sun, Aug 14, 2022 at 07:54:10 AM
You guys!! We're doing AWESOMELY. Thank you all so much for backing, sharing, and supporting this endeavor! We're in awe at the response, and we can't wait to finish making this book for you all.
To get you all caught up, we've now unlocked:
And we've revealed the next stretch goal:
And, a little plug for some stunning fellow tabletop projects we love:
A Shadow over Odir is a 32-page mystery adventure for 5E blending Studio Ghibli and Lovecraftian inspirations and designed for 2nd to 4th level characters. BACK IT HERE NOW!!!
The manual includes:
An exclusive adventure written and designed by the prize-winning author of Big Empty Blue. Community tested and approved; Tons of art created exclusively for the world by Big Empty Blue's lead artist; 10 brand-new traits and abilities; 7 new and unique monsters; 4 new magic items; 2 new maps (1 map of the market with locations; 1 dockyards battle map); 2 new subraces; And one brand-new playable race: the Tritonids, nomadic Merfolk of the Big Blue.
The adventure will also include tons of prompts to personalize your gaming experience according to your party and give every character their time to shine. Dive into the Big Blue. Back A Shadow Over Odir now!
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And....Mammoth Chronicles Book I - Epic Miniatures & Adventures!!
BACK IT HERE NOW!
These guys have 1) The coolest miniatures I've ever seen, literally and 2) An adventure book for each set of unbelievable minis!! Check some of 'em out below...
IT'S OVER 10,000!!!! PROJECT WE LOVE!
over 1 year ago
– Thu, Aug 11, 2022 at 04:12:52 PM
So we don't usually run updates this frequently, and will dial it back for the rest of the campaign (WE PROMISE!), but these first 48 hours have been pretty amazing. We're in awe of the support, and as we've just garnered PROJECT WE LOVE and stretch goals are slowly becoming visible on the horizon, we wanted to share our MASSIVE overexcitement with you all!!!!! :)
Our first stretch goal, the KEYS TO HEAVEN expansion pack for the book - we're going to push it up and offer it at $12,001, so, immediately after we hit the goal, as a thank you to everyone.
Secondly, HUMBLEWOOD TALES is in its FINAL THREE HOURS. Humblewood Tales is packed with over 200 pages of new adventures, premade characters, bestiary, magic items, subclasses and more!! Hit Point Press are running an absolutely incredible campaign featuring expanded lore from the mystical tree city of Alderheart. They are headed up by an amazing, diverse team, and we literally cannot recommend their books more. BACK THEIR CAMPAIGN HERE RIGHT NOW! DO IT!!!
On top of their amazing book, they are offering BEAUTIFUL miniatures, a vinyl record to set the tone for your campaigns (which we LOVE because we have some musicians here at UHS as well) , a few different super-cute sets of dice, standees, coins, dice boxes, you name it, they're offering it. We've backed them and you should too. :)
FREAKING AWESOME START!!! A little backer bonus!!
over 1 year ago
– Thu, Aug 11, 2022 at 04:53:40 AM
Guys, thank you all so much for backing and taking part in this awesome endeavor. We are humbled and excited that things are moving along so well, and hope to see us hit the goal soon and start unlocking expansion packs and other REALLY COOL LOOT (-coughDMscreen-) (-coughminiatures-) as we make more money!!
As an EARLY thank you for helping us, and for this wonderful momentum, all backers pledging at physical tiers will also receive this adorable sticker of Jaith Kuduri, the headline character!
As we eagerly await hitting the goal and work our butts off behind the scenes, we'd like to showcase two other TTRPG campaigns currently ongoing on Kickstarter!
Twilight Fables is a 5e supplement book bringing the original folklore and mythology into your game, with new creatures and PC options! Included are more than 200 creatures, new options for PCs, dozens of magical artifacts, an adventure path campaign, and more! CHECK IT OUT AND BACK HERE!! It's an absolutely stunning book from an experienced and super-inclusive creator!!
There is a lot of great material in this book. You get an overview section, which explains the history behind these myths and folklore, a section on creating custom PC content (new background, subclasses, warlock patrons, spells, feats, etc.), A campaign adventure that is designed to be drag-and-dropped into your existing campaign, more than 200 new creatures, dozens of magical artifacts from lore and myth, and crafting rules to create your own magical items!
Also...as a woman-owned and operated publishing company, we love and support other women kicking ass!! Sarah Breyfogle is running a campaign for Stranger Sights - Monsters, exploration challenges, and unique micro-settings designed to make creating encounters easier and more dynamic than ever. CHECK IT OUT AND BACK IT HERE!
The book is comprised of 40 environments - short, 1-2 paragraph descriptions of unique environs to enliven your game. From salt flats to ancient belfries, fetid sewers to colorful canyons, these evocative descriptions provide an easy answer to the question of what's beyond the next hill.
In addition, each setting comes with an exploration challenge that relates to it - or can be mixed-and-matched as you see fit. If you're not familiar with exploration challenges, they're an innovation of Level Up that combines a skill challenge with a monster stat block, providing flexible, easy-to-run exploration encounters that will challenge your players without ever having to roll initiative.
Still, combat is part of the fun - and each setting also includes a unique monster that could populate the setting or, again, mix-and-match. From jotuns to brain slugs to the feared Endbringer itself, there's plenty here to terrify your table. Each monster is designed with the Level Up philosophy in mind, ensuring they'll be fun and dynamic to run. Both exploration challenges and monsters are indexed at the back for ease of access.
