Button Pins and Bookmarks!
over 2 years ago – Fri, May 13, 2022 at 08:00:22 PM

Have you seen my Button?

Heya! I am really pushing through these Stretch Goals! So far all of the Dungeons are unlocked, and 3/4 of the cards are unlocked (well... less than $20 away from the 3rd part of the Deck, Magic Items, which could be unlocked by the time I finish typing this). At this stage, it is safe to assume that the 4th Deck of Cards will be unlocked, and Creatures will become available at some point as well! That stretch goal will unlock at 20k, so after that, what's next?

Buttons! 

I am going to put Button Pins for everyone at the $80 tier and up! That will automatically unlock at 20k with the final part of the card deck, and I am going to add more for each 1k - this includes additional Pins, Bookmarks, and Stickers! 

Here is a look at the design for the first Button that will come out!

So What Else After the Cards and the Buttons and the Bookmarks and the Stickers and and and and...

Sooooo I am now looking for more things I can pull off at higher Stretch Goals. I am searching for a 3d Sculptor to bring on right now, and pricing around for a commission price for each Monster/BBEG for EACH Dungeon. I am trying to get STL files for 3d Resin (SLA) printing for all 15 Dungeon Bosses! This will no doubt be a high price for that stretch goal if I can even get it. 

SO  in short after the 20k stretch goal is hit, and the next sheet is up for the pins, bookmarks, stickers and other schwag merch, I'll be trying to find a number for those STLs (if I can find a sculptor). I assume this will likely be a 25k stretch in it's own, so it will likely be only unlocked if this thing hits 50k or more, but I will unlock it for all tiers above the $50 level (VTT or Physical). This number mau shift depending on cost and IF I can even offer it. Potentially I may even put another up at the lofty stretch goal that sends us to the MOON at 100k for ALL New Creatures in the book too maaaaaaaybe (not monsters from the MM or OGL, just strictly unique new monsters) but again this highly depends on if I can find a Sculptor(s) and if they have that kind of capacity in the first place! 

I'll keep you all updated if that evolves into anything for sure! 

But in the meantime, I'll keep HUNTING!

It's the One Week Mark!
over 2 years ago – Tue, May 10, 2022 at 03:27:37 PM

Today marks the One Week Mark since I launched the Tome of Dungeons campaign! I am absolutely blown away by the support and I appreciate everyone who backed early to get me to this point! The final Core Stretch Goal is literally within reach! After that I'll be revealing the next couple of goals! 

Deck of Traps & Puzzles

Right now I am putting the finishing touches on the Mark Up for the Tome of Dungeons Deck of Cards! These will be the next Stretch Goal to come! They will automatically be unlocked for everyone who pledges for the Deluxe Edition, and a PDF version will be unlocked for everyone else so you can print them at home if you need to! Additionally the VTT versions will also have the cards implemented into the VTT functionality as well! Last but not least, the physical deck will become and Add-On through Backerkit for anyone who wants to get it without upgrading to the Deluxe Edition. 

There will be three stretch goals for these cards - One for the Traps & Puzzles, the next for the Magic Items, and the Final one for all of the Creatures!

Poster Maps

Beyond that I am also planning to make some Poster Maps available as Add-Ons as well! I have been crunching numbers and researching printers I can buy to make this happen, and I am pretty close to achieving that already! That means all of the Maps for each Dungeon I am making will be available as Add-Ons through Backerkit! 

Other Stretch Goals

If you have any other kinds of Stretch Goals you might want to see, let me know in the comments! I've been looking into things like Bookmarks, Pins and Buttons, Stickers, and possibly even a potential of an STL model or three for all you 3d Printers out there! Drop me a comment if you have any other ideas!

Q&A Time! Ask Me Anything!
over 2 years ago – Mon, May 09, 2022 at 08:29:38 PM

Time for a Q&A

Got any burning questions? You can Ask Me Anything! Post it in the comments and I will answer every single one of them! Seriously, anything at all, from what kind of traps are going to be in the Dungeons, to what my favorite kind of ice cream is! 

Want to see a specific kind of Trap?

If there you have any clever cleavers you want me to add to the book via the form of a Trap, now is the time to do so! Remember, there's going to be a compendium at the back of the book, so even if it is not featured as an actual trap in one of the dungeons, there will be many more traps in the back! Post a comment of your craziest ideas, and the best ones I will see that they make the final print!

Sneaky Peaky!

Time for a Sneak Peak of the entrance map to the First Dungeon, Deathmist Vault! This map will be the exterior area outside the Dungeon, which will actually have two seperate sides! 

Let me know what you think in the comments! 

Tome of Dungeons | 72 Hours in and another big Stretch Goal hit!
over 2 years ago – Fri, May 06, 2022 at 06:04:59 PM

72 Hours in and another big Stretch Goal hit!

Last night we hit 6k, which now solidifies the Trap and Puzzle compendium and illustrated schematics for each of them! It also ensures that the Creature and Magic Item Illustrations are funded so that's good too! 

Two more Dungeons to go before the Mega Dungeon of Doom! These next two are High Level Tier 3 Dungeons, something that there are not many of out there, so let's get them unlocked!!!

The 72 Hour Early Backer is finished up, so anyone who backed before this update will be getting a collection of Digital Maps!

Cheers!

200% Funded just 48 Hours in and we are Halfway Through the Core Stretch Goals!
over 2 years ago – Fri, May 06, 2022 at 03:54:10 AM

200% Funded!!!

We are just 48 Hours into our First Kickstarter and we are now 200% Funded! That has essentially  Doubled the size of the book now, with 6 of our Stetch Goals now unlocked! That puts the book up to 10 Dungeons and Ambient Looping Music for each one! 

Thank You!

I can't thank all of my early backers enough for making all of this possible! We still have a ways to go, but at this rate, I think we will be hitting all of the Core Stretch Goals soon, which means I will get to reveal the next level of Stretch Goals! 

SPOILER ALERT

I am planning to add a Deck of Cards to the Stretch Goals after the Final Mega Dungeon of Doom is unlocked! The cards will consist of all of the Traps, Puzzles, Creatures, and Magic Items from the book! This will also get unlocked for everyone who Pledges for the Deluxe Cover, and will additionally be available as an Add-On through Backerkit in the Post Campaign! Additionally, all of the PDF and Regular Printed Book Backers will get the Deck in PDF form for home printing and the VTT Backers will also have the Card Deck implemented into the VTT Version as well!

Cheers!