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Why Slay Dragons when you could be FISHING - A TTRPG Book for 5e

Created by IO Publishing

A comprehensive guide to fishing for your TTRPG World, featuring 100+ fish, compatible with all 5e systems!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

October 2023 Update
about 1 year ago – Sat, Oct 07, 2023 at 10:53:12 AM

Howdy folks!

Busy month?  Absolutely!  But we are close to seeing the light at the end of the table.  A majority of the content we've created for the book is now in its design phase, meaning we've laid out everything we want to release - and I'm excited to announce we are close to 300 pages of Fishing goodness - from character options, a robust fishing system, crafting and carving, and combat catches stat blocks - this book will have it all!

A fish jumping out of the water after it has been hooked
Get ready to fish!

Playtest Document #3 is out now!

Once again, if you have not joined our discord - head on over now to participate in our latest Playtest, which includes the entire fishing system, all fish entries, all junk entries, and all tables you can use to fish at your table right now (over 100 pages in this Playtest Doc!)

We will also release an update to the Playtest Document #3 this month to include combat catch stat blocks and changes from our feedback!  So far, folks seem to be enjoying the system - and we found it can be easily adapted to any system - not just 5e!

Fishing may even take you into the pits of hell, where new anglers await you with their quest hooks!

Update Progress

Normally, we would break down everything we've done so far, but ultimately, we are approaching the finish line! The biggest amount of time that needs to be spent now is to fill our book with all of the spot illustrations you would see throughout the book. 

We are always on the lookout for new artistic talent!  If you are interested in helping us finish the book, be sure to send your portfolio over to our email - [email protected]

Fishing isn't limited to natural locations; even towns have areas where you can catch fish!

What's next?

We've reached the final checkpoint.  All that is left now is to continue to review, re-review, and re-re-review everything we've worked on up to this point.  We'll continue to clean up the design we've laid out for our Digital PDF, and our artists will continue making amazing art pieces for the book.

Thank you for reading!

This month's update is light, only to reflect that we are close to finishing everything to prepare our digital release.  If you have not done so already, be sure to fill out your backerkit survey so that we can collect your shipping information starting in 2024. I hope to have a better estimate of when our Digital PDF will be released (which will be coming out first before the physical products!)  Thanks again for reading, and we will talk with you again soon!

-Brett

September 2023 Update
about 1 year ago – Fri, Sep 08, 2023 at 10:20:03 AM

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August 2023 Update
over 1 year ago – Mon, Aug 07, 2023 at 09:37:06 AM

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July 2023 Update
over 1 year ago – Fri, Jul 07, 2023 at 04:02:02 PM

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New Class Feature Formats (and more!)
over 1 year ago – Sun, Jun 25, 2023 at 09:12:55 AM

Hello backers!

I hope everyone has been well.  We are pushing ahead, and I'm very excited for our July update - but first, we wanted to show you all what we've been fishing up for the book (heh)

Initially, we were designing this book to feel very much like a 1st party fifth edition book - but after working with the material further - we believe we can format our book differently - aligning more with our design principles of minimizing your time reading the book and maximizing your time playing the game. 

We think the readability of a class feature is super important - utilizing bulleted lists and new formats to display how to use an ability and when you can use it again.  

We are currently going through the Playtest - Subclass packet with this format, thus why it's taking a little longer to get you the new version and the surveys. 

If you'd like to check out our current version, be sure to join our Playtest Discord (info in previous posts)

Thank you for reading!  Looking forward to updating you further on our book!

-Brett