You Can Still Get Downcrawl 2E (and bonus items)!

Adventure Zine now available for Standalone Purchase

Downcrawl Reactions

• Youtuber "Man Alone" covered Downcrawl with an extended solo play session, calling the Downcrawl Deck the "Greatest Solo Oracle Deck Ever." (!) Thanks! This is a great stream to check out if you're curious to see how Downcrawl plays in Solo Mode. (Thanks also to Zed for bringing this stream to my attention!)
  
  
• Victor J. Merino on Bluesky posted this beautiful spread of his Downcrawl swag upon arrival:

• Fabian on DriveThruRPG said Downcrawl 2E is "Incredibly evocative, with systems that simply flow. Creating whole societies on the fly has never felt so easy," and said the rules are "a joy to use."

More Reviews wanted!

What's Next For Me

• I'm planning to write and release a few more Downcrawl Adventure Zines in the upcoming months! If you backed at a level that included The Hypogean Solution, and have had a chance to play it, I would love to hear your feedback on how this experimental format worked or didn't work for you, and what you'd like to see in future Adventure Zines.

• I'm hoping to put out another Crawl game late this year or early next year, followed by an official second edition of Skycrawl, which I know many of you are patiently waiting for. These will have the same revamped rules as Downcrawl 2E, but bring them to new settings with different vibes and setting-specific mechanics. I'm still considering a few different possibilities for the next setting, just waiting to see which one starts exciting me the most... 

• Finally, I've been working on a non-crawl TTRPG about what you would do with the power to create worlds. It uses a mechanic of collecting words from books and mashing them together to inspire fantastical other realms your character can visit. It's still in early stages, but I've got a working title: The Mountain Dream. It's likely going to be a solo TTRPG, but may support other play modes too. Still early days, but if you're potentially interested in being a playtester, you can sign up here to be notified when I'm ready for some feedback (probably not for another month or two).

Downcrawl Fulfillment Issues

• You should have received two separate packages if you backed for a rulebook + any non-book items, or just one package otherwise. 

• If you have received both shipments but still have missing items, or any items arrived damaged, please contact me and let me know what items are affected.

• If you're missing one or both shipments, check your email (including spam folders) for emails from BackerKit, DriveThruRPG, DriveThruCards, or PirateShip, which will have your tracking numbers. If you can find these, check the status of both of your shipments, and please include the numbers if you're contacting me with an issue.

• Another place to find the tracking number for the extras (non-book) shipment is by logging into your BackerKit survey page, clicking the "View Confirmation" button in the upper right, then looking for a "Track Your Package" section on the upper left.

• If you haven't received anything and can't find any tracking emails, try logging into BackerKit at the link above and confirm that you pledged at a level that includes physical items. (You can access digital downloads while you're there too.) If you never filled out your backer survey, when you do this you'll just see the Downcrawl logo and text reading "Your survey is closed." In this case, you missed the deadline for getting me your shipping address and paying for shipping, so I wasn't able to send your order to you at fulfillment time: reach out to me ASAP, as I can only hold onto unclaimed pledge items for a limited time.

Hi friends--

Just a quick update to note that if you missed the crowdfund campaign, Downcrawl 2E is now available for general sale (woohoo)! Read on for some more updates on how crowdfunding fulfillment is going and other project news.

Shipping Status and Digital Rewards

Overstock Store

DriveThru only sells the core rulebook and cards, but I've opened up a storefront to sell off the remaining bonus items from the crowdfunding campaign. If you missed out on getting those sweet Tack coins, the spiral-bound Delver's Guide, or other bonus items, this is your chance to snag them before they're gone. (Some things, like the coins and dice, I have fairly limited quantities remaining of; others I printed in higher volume, like the Delver's Guide, which I hope to be able to keep "in print" for a while.)

Reviews Requested

Tiny Rules Errata

Package Contents

• The core Downcrawl rulebook is 6x9 with an image of a stalactite city on the cover and the title "Downcrawl 2nd Edition: Endless Adventures in a Curious Underworld." This ships separately from your other items and you may not have received it yet. Note:  You can access a PDF of the rules by logging into your BackerKit pledge and clicking the blue "Get My Digital Downloads" button.
  
  
• The Delver's Guide is a spiral-bound book with the cover text "Delver's Guide: All Moves and Tables for Easy Reference." This reprints every page in the core rulebook that contains a Move or a Table (with matching page numbers), and is designed to be an easy reference to look these up during play. Note that the Delver's Guide is not the full rulebook and not designed to teach you the game. 
  
  
• The Adventure Zine is a saddle-stitch 16-page booklet with the cover text "The Hypogean Solution: A Downcrawl Adventure Zine." This is a "module" for Downcrawl, with instructions on the first few pages for how to run it. (A cool thing about it is that you can even play it in Impromptu or Solo mode, without anyone needing to have read the adventure in advance!)
  
  
• The Downcrawl Deck, Even Deeper Deck, or Combo Deck (tuckbox containing both) are card decks that let you draw a card instead of looking up and rolling on a table from the Downcrawl rulebook. (The first deck contains the same contents as the tables in the rulebook; the Even Deeper Deck replaces this with a whole new set of results.) They can also be used to play the standalone worldbuilding game, Downcrawl Worlds.
  
  
• The Bonus Cards are a small banded deck of 10 extra Downcrawl Deck cards, which were an exclusive perk for Early Bird or Returning backers.
  
  
• The Encounter Deck is the pack of cards with "Encounter Deck" printed on the top one. This replaces the Travel Encounter and Fungal Foraging moves and tables from the Downcrawl rulebook with card draws.
  
  
• The Folk and Volume Templates are two rubber-banded packs of 20 3x4 cards. These are blank cards that you can use to start your Folk and Map Decks when you play Downcrawl., tracking the peoples and places you create for your game. Note: there are print-and-play versions of these templates available in the Digital Downloads area of your BackerKit page.
  
  
• The Tack Coins are the small bag of triangular metal coins. These are meant to be used as counters for Tack (your navigational resource) when you play, but you're welcome to use them however you like. Note that the core rulebook does not mention the Tack coins or have any specific rules about them: they're just meant to work like counters rather than tracking Tack as a number written down somewhere.
  
  
• The dice are fancy but otherwise standard d6s (the only die you need to play Downcrawl). They were custom made for this project but don't have any Downcrawl-specific features, so you can also use them in other games.
  
  
• The dark blue cloth bag (for Patron orders) is sized to fit all your card decks, templates, dice, and coins.

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