Io Publishing is HIRING!
over 1 year ago
– Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 01:04:29 PM
Howdy,
I wanted to take a moment to let you know that Io Publishing is ALWAYS on the look out for talent. We are a group of passionate individuals who want to make a terrific TTRPG product for you!
Io Publishing is always on the look out for talented artists and writers!
If you are interested in taking part in future gigs with Io Publishing (on this project, as well as future products!) - please email:
✉️ [email protected]
Be sure to include:
- Your discord handle
- Portfolio/Examples of your work
- Your current rates for commercial work
Thank you!
$80,000 Funded! All Subclasses Unlocked! (Future Project Updates)
over 1 year ago
– Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 07:37:20 AM
Thank you so much for your love and support for Why Slay Dragons! We are super excited to work, and have a lot to show you on our journey.
With $80,000 reached - we have unlocked every subclass - one for each core 5e class!
Our next big goal is $100,000. This will be where we start expanding our writing to different, high level environments - and dramatically increasing what's in the book.
We wanted to let you know how we will be updating moving forward, and what we will be giving our backers during this process.
- We will be giving you guys updates as we reach stretch goals. If we need to add more stretch goals, we will - as there feels like an endless amount of content we can offer you with this book, whether it's new environments, expansions on previously written environments, more fully illustrated fish, etc.
- All of our Pledge Backers will be getting Early Access/Playtest material as we continue to develop and flesh out our WSD. This will be similar to WotC's "Unearthed Arcana" - our Playtest Material will be copy only, and give you guys a chance to see what we are designing, and positively impact any changes that need to be made during it's development. Not only do we want to make sure we are remaining in communication with you - but we're just excited to show you what we're working on!!
- We want to re-iterate that while we believe our release date is possible - there may be delays. With this being our first Kickstarter project - this very much is a learning experience, so mind or dust if we have to set stuff back. We will be in frequent, informative communication with you, every step of the way. We will make sure you will receive content updates and regular pace so you will have some hands on content during this time.
Thank you for all of your inquiries and questions! If you have any questions, PLEASE keep them coming! I am very confident we will release a fun and awesome book for you all, and want to clear up any questions you may have about our product!
-Brett
$30 Pledge Add On Update
over 1 year ago
– Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 11:42:54 AM
Hello everyone!
I've just been informed you cannot get add ons through our current $30 pledge. That's my mistake (first time Kickstarter - lesson learned) - HOWEVER - we will be working with Backerkit, so you can order these post campaign!
I will be dedicating tomorrow to answer all of your questions, and creating an FAQ section. I'm unable to answer questions directly today - but they will be answered in the next few days!
Thank you for your patience as all of this is a learning experience for me - we will get you all the answers and information you need VERY soon!
Stretch Goals!!
over 1 year ago
– Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 11:16:04 AM
Hey everyone, we got a HUGE list of stretch goals! Our designer is currently away from their computer (I don't think ANY of us expected to see such funding so quickly!) But for now - we wanted to let you know what our Stretch Goals are looking like!
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$25,000 : Fighter Subclass - Angler. 3 Custom Material Weapons. FUNDED!
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$30,000 : Barbarian Subclass - Path of the Maelstrom. 3 Barbarian Themed Magic Items. FUNDED!
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$35,000 : Bard Subclass - Fisher's Tradition. New Bard Spells. FUNDED!
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$40,000 : Cleric Subclass - Deep Waters Domain. New Cleric Spells. FUNDED!
- $45,000 : Druid Subclass - Circle of the Tides. New Druid spells.
- $50,000 : Monk Subclass - Way of the Waterfall. 3 Monk Themed Magic Items.
- $55,000 : Paladin Subclass - Divine Admiralty. New Paladin Spells.
- $60,000 : Ranger Subclass - Leviathan Hunter. New Ranger Spells.
- $65,000 : Rogue Subclass - Poacher. New Poisons.
- $70,000 : Sorcerer Subclass - Merfolk Bloodline. New Wizard/Sorcerer Spells.
- $75,000 : Warlock Subclass - Dream Whale Patron. New Warlock Spells. New Incantations.
- $80,000 : Wizard Subclass - School of Schools. Include 10 Bonus Magic Items.
- $100,000 : New High Level Environments!
→Each Environment grants access to the following.
- ↠10+ New Fish
- ↠50+ New ‘Junk’ Items
- ↠5+ New Fishing Milestones
- ↠2+ New Anglers
- ↠3+ New Quests
- ↠1+ New Shop
- ↠10+ New Magic Items
- $100,000 : Deep Ocean Environment
- $125,000 : Hell Environment
- $150,000 : Space Environment
- $175,000 : Void Environment
- $200,000 : Legendary Combat Catches
→These are BEHEMOTHS of the battle field, only encountered from a deadly fishing catch.
→Once you’ve caught the fish, it’s only half the battle, as your party will have to fight the creature on land.
→30 Legendary Combat Catches, 2 for each environment. Includes the following.
- ↠Monster Stat Block
- ↠Fishing Stat Block
- ↠Exclusive Magic Items that can be crafted from these
●$250,000 : The world’s your oyster. Unlocks brand new stretch goals...
THANK YOU!!! (Funded in less than 5 minutes)
over 1 year ago
– Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 10:43:45 AM
Guys - thank you so much for your support!
In less than 5 minutes we reached our funding goal.
In less than 30 minutes we reached our first stretch goal.
There is so much I want to talk about - and let you know what we are working on next for the book - but I've committed to a 11 hour stream with one of the best communities out there. We will be including another update tomorrow after our Day 1 is concluded.
You can watch here : http://www.twitch.tv/brettultimus
From the bottom of my heart, thank you.
Let's get to fishing.
-Brett
