project-image

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:

STRETCH GOAL PREVIEW : Bard Subclass - College of Fisher's Tradition
over 1 year ago – Sat, Apr 22, 2023 at 03:41:11 PM

  • This Bard uses their Bardic Inspriration to tell Fisher's Tales to their allies. Sure - the stories may be 'slightly' embellished, but they have some truth! Choose between a series of buffs to provide to your party through the tales you spin!
  • As your tales evolve, you can even conjure the fish from the stories you tell - assisting you in the battles ahead! (They aren't real, but they sure feel like it!)
  • Spin two Fisher's Tales together to provide a wallop of support for your party!

In addition, we've also created some new Bard Spells that we can't wait to show you!

We'll only give the names for now - but we will have more to show you once our Kickstarter concludes!

  • Tall Tale
  • Magic Whistle
  • Fable's Folly

Thanks for reading - we are excited to show you all more after the Kickstarter!  Until then, have a wonderful day!

-Brett

BIG BADS is at it's last 24 hours!!
over 1 year ago – Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 12:51:03 PM

Howdy folks!

While we are hard at work with Why Slay Dragons when you could be FISHING - we wanted to take a moment to point you at another project (which a few of our artists had the pleasure of working on!)

BIG BADS has entered its last day, and we sure would love it if you'd go check it out (maybe toss a little money their way!)

Check it out here!

STRETCH GOAL PREVIEW : Cleric Subclass - Deep Waters Domain
over 1 year ago – Mon, Apr 17, 2023 at 08:12:39 AM

Cleric - Deep Waters Domain

  • This Cleric is a debilitating-based subclass - creating areas on the battlefield that slow their enemies.
  • By offering themselves to the mirky unknown of the deep waters, they can protect themselves using the very barnacles growing on them.
  • Potent Deep Water Clerics can bestow the despair of the sea upon their enemies - causing their foes to feel as if they were drowning.

In addition, we've created some new Cleric spells we think you'll enjoy, with some more on the way.  We plan to develop at least three new spells per class grouping - but we may create more... we can't help ourselves.

For now, we'll only be giving the names, but rest assured, you will get your hands on these beauties when we release our playtest documents at the end of our Kickstarter Campaign!

  • Comfort - Level 1
  • Missive - Level 3
  • Sensory Deprivation - Level 5

We can't WAIT to show you more!  Thanks for reading!

-Brett

STRETCH GOAL PREVIEW : Fighter Subclass - Battle Angler! (And 100k bonus goal)
over 1 year ago – Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 12:01:04 PM

Hello!

We are already hard at work fulfilling unlocked stretch goals - including the Battle Angler!

Fighter - Battle Angler

  • This Fighter Subclass is all about Battlefield Superiority.
  • By rigging weapons - the Battle Angler is able to apply Reach to any weapon they hold.
  • The Battle Angler attacks with a cast of their weapon, allowing their attacks to crowd control their targets, granting them battlefield control.

We will be unveiling more during our Kickstarter period, so stay tuned!

Bonus $100k Stretch Goal

We've been working hard to make our next stretch goal, $100k, something real special.  

So, if we get to $100k - we will also be producing a limited edition WHY SLAY DRAGONS when you could be Fishing Dice Tray!  This will be a $20 from Fanroll, and you'd be able to purchase it as an add on or through the Backerkit Pledge Manager at the end of our Kickstarter campaign! We hope to have more to show soon!

Got any questions?

I'd love to answer any question you may have! Feel free to leave a comment on this post or on the project itself, or send a message - we are so excited talk more about what we are developing!  Thanks again for making our first Kickstarter *really* special!

Check out some other GREAT Kickstarter Projects!
over 1 year ago – Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 03:17:59 PM

Howdy everyone!

We got some exciting updates coming down the pipeline soon as we are already hard at work with our book, and our stretch goals! (art for the Fighter - Angler will be released here tomorrow!)

I wanted to take a moment to shout out the team over at MYTHCRAFT - they were super helpful with the knowledge we needed to setup a really cool Kickstarter.  

Mythcraft is A new TTRPG featuring complex character creation, rich combat, and a huge eon-spanning universe for those ready to graduate from 5e!

You can check it out HERE

Thanks for reading everyone!  There's been a lot off stuff happening over these past couple of days, but I'm excited to get into talking all about our project REAL soon with you!

-Brett