A comprehensive guide to fishing for your TTRPG World, featuring 100+ fish, compatible with all 5e systems!
Howdy folks!
Our friend, Tom Cartos, is doing a Kickstarter! This is for Volume 3 of his Into the Wilds Battlemap Books!
We'll be collaborating with Tom in the future (fishing-related) so stay tuned - but for now - if you're looking for some awesome maps, then back this project!
I hope you all have been doing well! I've been waiting to get this update together so I can get you all the information at once, thank you for your patience!
Our Day 1 PDF - Kragmonn's Folly - is out now! You should receive an e-mail through Backerkit on how to get the file! As before, you will need to not have an outstanding balance to receive this PDF. If you purchased physical products, we have not charged you yet - as we are waiting until we are closer to the ship date (right now, May/June). If you wish to be charged now to get immediate access to the Digital PDF, please DM me here and let me know!
We also included a couple of maps - gridded and not gridded - of Kragmonn's Folly! The maps are 50x50. Enjoy!
We will be releasing an updated version of our PDF very soon! This primarily is a clean-up update but also has some minor balance adjustments. We will be including a breakdown of everything we've updated since 1.0. If we ever need to make an update, you will always have access - no matter your distribution platform - whether Backerkit, on IoPublishing, or DriveThruRPG.
By the way, our Digital PDF is out for purchase now! If you'd like to purchase the Digital PDF, you can do so today at http://www.iopublishing.com
Physical Products are being manufactured as we speak! The Dice Tray, Pins, and Prints are complete, with Dice nearing completion. As for the physical book - there has been a lot of back and forth with the factory, mainly to make sure the color is spot-on for print. It's been a learning process for everyone involved, but we believe it'll be worth it! The prototype book is being mailed to me (and we'll be showing it off on stream when we do!) - and if everything looks good, we'll begin production of the book.
Our current estimation is we will be shipping out in May/June, but if there are any delays, we will let you know! Thank you for being patient with us for something so new - but as I've been saying - we want to do it right, not fast. Thank you for sharing in that sentiment.
Now that everything has been designed, we are working on our next crowdfunding project : Fiendish Forge! This 320-page book will feature detailed, powerful creatures to face off against - along with a gathering and crafting system that should support your game - not hinder it.
Creatures in this book are more than a stat block - you'll also get a full breakdown on regional impact, a quest you can plug and play into your game, a list of materials that can be gathered from the creature, and a recipe list of magic items you can craft! Each creature has, at minimum, 6 pages dedicated to them!
Our crafting system requires no gold, downtime, or skill checks - with a comprehensive material gathering system that also requires no skill checks (but proficiency in certain skills helps with loot rarity and may even reward additional loot!). In addition, any material gathered will be used for multiple projects - or can be used as a gold reward! No longer will you need to worry about unused materials rotting away in your inventory!
Be sure to sign up to know when we go live! Right now, we are aiming to crowdfund in June, once everything from Why Slay Dragons: Fishing is shipped out! We will also have Day 1 Digital and Physical rewards - so you'll want to sign up to know precisely when we go live!
This has been a fun (and, at times, stressful) journey - but I wouldn't change it for anything. This project has been an absolute delight, and my heart is warmed by how everyone is enjoying this book! I'm excited for the future, and all of our future projects. Have a wonderful weekend!
Brett
Hello!
I am SO excited to announce our next book - Fiendish Forge, which is currently being actively worked on!
Fiendish Forge is a Monster Manual/Magic Item Compendium hybrid - inspired by video games such as Monster Hunter - to bring big boss battle encounters to your tabletop. This book includes expanded rules on Carving and Crafting from our first book - with magic items themed after each main entry creature.
We're aiming to have 40 new creatures, each with at least 6 pages dedicated to them. This includes full descriptions, regional effects, stat blocks, a quest to introduce the creature, parts and materials you can gather from the fallen creature, and at minimum a 2 page spread of items themed after the creature!
We will be going ALL OUT on illustrations - each monster will have illustrations of them in their environment (not just the creature itself) - and every item and part will have full illustrations as well!
Some of the creatures will also include battle maps to inspire where you can fight them!
New mechanics introduced includes Bloodied rules, Creatures with multiple phases, reworked vulnerabilities to get the upper hand on a creature, and more!
If you wish to sign up to be notified when we go live with our Backerkit, you can head over to our landing page here!
http://www.fiendishforge.com
Our pending date is May, but we are waiting for the physical books of Why Slay Dragons when you could be FINISHED to be manufactured. I don't want to start crowdfunding for another project until our last project finishes shipping out all of the physical goods! The date on the landing page is the earliest we are going to start it, but we may delay the start date for later.
Yes! If you've missed our previous announcements - we have recently released the Digital PDF of Why Slay Dragons when you could be FISHING! If you'd like to pick up a copy (if you didn't purchase it during the Kickstarter or preorder on Backerkit) - you can head over to http://www.iopublishing.com!
If you are a backer who originally ordered the PDF during the Kickstarter, it should be available as a digital download on your Backerkit page: http://wsdfishing.backerkit.com/
If you do not have access to your Digital PDF - it is because you have not finished your survey yet - or you have preordered physical goods on Backerkit and have an outstanding charge. We have not charged individuals for those items yet - as our current ETA for shipping out everything is May/June. While we have the full intention of still releasing these items, I didn't want to charge you guys for something that was still a few months out. HOWEVER, if you wish to receive your Digital PDF now - and don't mind being charged for physical goods now, you can DM me and we will get that straightened out for you!
Thank you for your support! We're very excited to be working on the next project, and hope to be doing this for some time to come. Those that have received the Digital PDF - I hope you all are enjoying it!
Brett
Hello!
Wanted to let you know we have released a new version of Why Slay Dragons when you could be FISHING. This had some minor tweaks, but the biggest update was to the file size - since some folks were having a hard time opening the PDF. We've been able to lower the size to about 43 MB.
You can access the new download through your survey link:
Also, for those still having trouble finding the PDF:
If you still haven't received the PDF - more than likely, you got physical add-ons from Backerkit. As a heads up, physical goods are currently aimed to be shipped out in May/June. If you would like your PDF now, you will need to be charged now for any add ons you may have received through Backerkit. If you were a Kickstarter Backer, please message me through Kickstarter to get this sorted out.
If you didn't get any Add Ons, but you still didn't receive your PDF - You may still need to fill out your survey. You can do so at this link: https://wsdfishing.backerkit.com/
If you filled out your survey, you didn't get any add ons, and you still haven't received your PDF - More than likely you may have not received an e-mail. You can still access all Digital Downloadables through Backerkit at the following link: https://wsdfishing.backerkit.com/
Thank you!
Brett
Howdy folks,
We have publically released our first Digital PDF - Why Slay Dragons when you could be FISHING!
We've made some minor updates to the original PDF, mostly spelling/formatting corrections - as well as some clarifications with subclass abilities. You can access this update through Backerkit Distribution - simply re-download the file.
If you still haven't received your PDF - please message me so I can see what is up. More than likely, I will need to charge for physical products that will be coming in the future (current estimation is May/June, but no guarantees for unforeseen circumstances).
Thanks everyone!
Brett