The Comet Codex is a PDF bestiary including 50 creatures and a set of 8 epic miniatures to bring the terrifying creations of The Comet Lord into your 5e D&D game.
What's inside? - The Comet Codex: Core Bundles
This BackerKit project is aiming to fund the creation of 'The Comet Codex' - a D&D 5e compatible bestiary. Also available during this crowdfunding campaign will be a new set of epic miniatures - each worthy to be the next villain or boss battle in your next campaign!
The Comet Codex will be a 50 creature bestiary based on my work as Comet Lord Miniatures. This supplement will contain D&D 5e compatible mechanics/stats, art and lore for each creature. Many entries will be based on past miniatures released over the years, but will include new creations like 'The False Dragon' and more.
There will not be a physical version of The Comet Codex. As much as I would like to make a physical book, it's just not an option with the current reach of Comet Lord Miniatures. The physical bundles will include a PDF of The Comet Codex, not a book.
The Comet codex will provide a D&D 5e compatible PDF done by industry professional artists, designers, and writers who have worked for companies like MCDM, Ghostfire Gaming, Wizard of The Coast, Darrington Press and more.
Give your players deadly encounters with nightmarish horrors from within this bestiary and tell a dark tale they will never forget!
As a fan of Soulsborne titles, Zelda, NieR, Blasphemous and more - the supplement will include many monsters that channel the idea of a boss battle from the games I love, the minions that serve them and more creatures to encounter your party of heroes. Many of the creatures in this bestiary will also follow themes of dark fantasy and gothic horror like my work has over the years. If you know my work, I tend to sculpt creatures that would work best as a 'boss battle encounter' or the final battle for a story.
How to facilitate these epic encounters or dramatic boss battles with my creations? Willy Abeel (Twitter / Website) helped me out by designing some new rules to seamlessly add these creatures to your game.
Dread Actions
The most terrifying entities of the realms of Edyn are infused with dread. Have your players face off against solo boss monsters that will keep up with entire adventuring parties– maybe even defeat them if they are not prepared!
This supplement gives these enemies 5e compatible rules that allow them to immediately respond to your players in kind. These new mechanics are aptly named Dread Actions for the feeling they instill. The greatest of threats also come with their own Signature Dread Actions that can alter the flow of combat, warp the battlefield, annihilate foes or bring the next phase of a climactic battle.
Even the greatest threats have minions to help them carry out their diabolical plans or defend them against the greatest of champions. Some creatures will also be designed to interact with their special minions throughout encounters to challenge your players and weave the most dire of narratives.
You can check out multiple creatures with these brand new actions in the preview PDF below!
I wanted to make sure that the community and backers have some idea of the quality of work I want to strive for. I’ve worked with absolutely fantastic industry professionals to help bring this preview to life. This preview includes 10 monsters (12 including minions) – each with lore, stats, and art! Also, this preview includes the new rules introduced in The Comet Codex– Dread Actions! Example page spread - click to zoom in!
The Codex is not the only thing in this campaign. This BackerKit will also include a set of miniatures including the greatest terrors your party may ever face. -
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Each of the core miniatures will be available as digital 3D Printable STLs and physical copies cast/printed in resin! Everything in this crowdfunding campaign is at a reduced price and the bundles reduce the price further.
3D printed and resin cast model kits are supplied unpainted and assembly is required. The model kit components are packed in sealed baggies tucked inside a cardboard box.
3D Printable files are designed to be printed on a resin printers. They are presupported and are supplied without supports plus lychee files to customize presupports. Unless specifically mentioned, miniatures are keyed/split to fit on an Elegoo Mars 2 Pro or Elegoo Mars 4 printer. Some of these miniatures are quite large.
Physical Miniatures
TrenchWorx will be manufacturing and shipping the physical miniatures for this crowdfunding campaign. The amazing folks there have done great work in the tabletop industry. They have been working with me on adding physical miniatures to my website. They also make miniatures for their own brand and other brands like MCDM or Victoria Miniatures.
You don't want the whole set?
If you only want a single or a select few of these miniatures (digital or physical), you can grab them as add-ons with the 'À La Carte' or 'The Comet Codex PDF' pledge levels. Please add the add-ons before the campaign ends or else the money will not go towards the funding goal.
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Below there will be previews for each miniatures, pricing, scale reference and a bit of lore if you're interested. The final products may be adjusted for casting purposes.
The False Dragon
A colossal horror that is kin to the infamous False Hydra and a mockery of proud dragons. Do you dare stand against it's awesome power? If not or if you should fail... Kingdoms. Will. Fall.
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The False Knight
A horrifying imitation of a knight made of flesh and bone. Trust no one, as this horror can steal your memories and your very likeness.
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Malpacifica, The Peacemaker
By the Golden Will of Saint Maximilliano, there will be peace by any means. Even the great celestials will serve his Perpetual Order in Undeath.
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The Agaros Devil
Draw your steel, heroes! A fight with this greater devil will cost you your soul if you fail. As a master of combat and hellfire, this will be no easy feat!
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The Lambskin Beast
The bloody experiments of House Revanicus have created this horror. A fusion of man and beast, its form continues to break and shift as it becomes an even greater predator.
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The Mors Ultima
The cycle of life and death have become corrupted. The looming avatar of The Deathbringer is here to bring the end of all life.
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The Stareater
Fear what lurks in the dark between stars and the realm of hedrons. An ever-hungry aberration that serves The Comet Lord - devouring all that oppose his will.
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The Sculptor
An entity that is from beyond Edyn, its domain is littered with the discarded forms of its failed creations. What horrors shall it sculpt to face your heroes?
A select range of miniatures from my back catalogue are available as physical miniatures already. You can get them here for a reduced price. These will ship with the rest of your order - so if you want anything here right away, you'll have to head over to my website. Like the Core Miniatures, these will also be offered as digital 3D printable STLs and physical casts/prints in resin.
3D printed and resin cast model kits are supplied unpainted and assembly is required. The model kit components are packed in sealed baggies tucked inside a cardboard box.
3D Printable files are designed to be printed on a resin printers. They are presupported and are supplied without supports plus lychee files to customize presupports. Unless specifically mentioned, miniatures are keyed/split to fit on an Elegoo Mars printer.
The False Hydra
The first discovered False Entity and maybe one of the most horrifying. Beware its mind altering blindsong and hope you can survive with your memories in tact. Bring this multi-headed horror to your table!
Please Note:
The physical edition does not include the drool on three of the False Hydras heads.
The digital edition also includes the 'Young False Hydra' and 4 'Grasping Hands'
The Mad Architect has sent a construct made from steel and flesh - built to destroy all in its path. Can you escape The Faceless or rescue those it endlessly pursues?
Please Note:
The physical edition comes with 1 pose. It includes the headless body or the pyramid head body.
The digital edition comes with multiple poses and 3 head variants for each.
A dragonborn wizard that has allegiances with great evils that threaten Edyn itself. He is accompanied by a powerful sentient spellbook, Grimoire Viridi.
This miniature stands at approximately 43mm tall and sits on a 25.4mm base.
Please Note:
The physical edition comes with 1 pose and Grimoire Viridi.
The digital edition comes in multiple poses with spell variants. Plus an additional Grimoire Viridi variant.
A great death knight of The Undying King Agannon. His blade is said to hold a phylactery of Agannon, ensuring that is always fed with the souls of those foolish enough to challenge him in battle.
This miniature stands at approximately 40mm tall and sits on a 25.4mm / 1 inch base,
Please Note:
The physical edition comes in 1 pose
The digital edition comes in multiple poses plus multiple head variants. It also includes spiritual weapons and busts.
A bloodhunter of one of the oldest therianthrope order that has transfused the blood of an ancient dragon turtle. This is both treated as a great blessing and terrible curse that one must fight till the end of their days.
This miniature stands at approximately 46mm tall and sits on a 25,4mm base,
Please Note:
The physical edition comes in 1 pose
The digital edition comes in multiple poses. It also includes a spiritual weapon and bust.
A warpriest of sun god Palas. He leads the fight for his people to break free of the eternal rule of the undead houses of Saathrasesh and their Pharaoh.
This miniature stands at approximately 46mm tall and sits on a 25.4mm base.
Please Note:
The physical edition comes in 1 pose
The digital edition comes with multiple poses with masked variants. It also includes spiritual weapons and busts.
Astraea is a talented sorceress and a skilled duellist easily recognized by her large hat. She has combined her magical and martial talents to be a versatile combatant channelling her magic into her blade to create arcane strikes.
This miniature stands at approximately 46mm tall (to the top of the hat) and sits on a 25.4mm / 1 inch base.
Please Note:
The physical edition comes in 1 pose
The digital edition comes in multiple poses with spellcasting variants. It also includes a spiritual weapon and bust.
All the physical miniatures will be produced at and shipped from TrenchWorx's shop in Utah.
I don’t know how much shipping the physical goods will cost, but I know it can be expensive, because shipping is expensive now. TrenchWorx can, and do, shop around to ‘game the system’ to get the lowest prices, but shipping, especially international shipping, shot way up during 2020-2022 and while it has settled down a little it is still expensive.
If you purchase any physical miniatures they will be shipped all at once, even the add-ons that are available on my shop already. If you want the add-ons miniatures like 'The False Hydra' right away, please purchase it over on my website.
If you select either physical bundles, shipping & handling could be $150 or higher depending on final location outside of the US.
Shipping & Handling charges will be applied at the close of the pledge manager. Yes, taxes are collected where it is required to by law.
TrenchWorx are unable to ship physical rewards outside of the following countries:
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Australia
New Zealand
European Union - Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
Reminder: Shipping & Handling charges will be collected at close of pledge manager. They are not included in the current pledge amounts.
Digital Files
The PDF and STL files will most likely be delivered at least initially through BackerKit itself. This will let me update and get the files to all backers easily. However, I will also send emails to redeem the STLs on MyMiniFactory.
Timeline
I'm hoping I'll have The Comet Codex delivered within 12 months of funding. However, if anything comes up I'll communicate that with backers. I imagine that it really depends on the availability of artists and designers - I'm not the only one they work with! Art is probably the thing that will take the longest to create.
Physical miniatures is a hard thing to estimate since I don't know how many will be sold. Casting False Dragons or False Hydras take more time than player characters for example! A general estimate would be delivery by the end of the year or as late as this time next year.
3D Printable STLs will be the quickest to deliver. Everything in the core and add-ons has been test printed. It's just making sure everything is consistent with the physical miniatures as minor adjustments might be necessary. I would estimate delivery would be 1-3 months after funding.
I’m an indie digital sculptor and creator of Comet Lord Miniatures. I’ve been sculpting and releasing miniatures for tabletop gaming since 2017. From 2019 to 2023, I ran my Patreon releasing 3D printable miniature packs monthly. I went on hiatus from monthly releases last year, during that time I started working with others to create the preview for this project. Comet Lord Miniatures came from combining my passion for tabletop games and digital sculpting. I’ve always loved telling stories and creating miniatures was another avenue to express these stories. The goal has always been to deliver the highest quality product I can. It’s not just about sculpting fidelity– it’s about telling a story with my work, inspiring other dungeon masters and leaving players thinking twice about fighting the creature that appears before them.
This marks a new step for Comet Lord Miniatures. I’d like to expand to making supplements that can accompany, support and enhance the work I’ve done over the years.
If you’re curious about my past work - please check out my website or MyMiniFactory store. I have a catalog of miniatures from over the years, many of them will be referenced or included in The Comet Codex. There is also a community Discord server for Comet Lord Miniatures.
The simple answer is that this project is just way too expensive to fund by myself all at once. I also really need to gauge interest in this type of product. Surveys I’ve sent out tell me that the majority of my community are interested in a bestiary, but I need to see how many people inside and outside of my community actually want one.
Art & Design
This project will be a change of pace as I can't do this alone. Like anything I release I want The Comet Codex to be of the highest quality that I can deliver, and filled with content to inspire.
I’ve already started working with other industry professionals to make the preview and this campaign a reality.
A tabletop RPG bestiary needs art- so much art. Good art isn’t cheap and I think most monsters in a bestiary should be illustrated if possible. Simply getting enough high quality art produced in a reasonable amount of time will be a challenge.
Fulfillment
This isn’t my first crowdfunding campaign, I have had experience in releasing digital files for years now. So figuring out delivery of digital products and quickly fixing any problems that may come up is nothing new for me. I’ve spoken to and worked with industry professionals to develop the free preview of The Comet Codex. I’ve developed a good understanding of the workflow moving forward with this project. This also comes with the understanding that this is my first 5e supplement.
This isn’t my manufacturer's first crowdfunding project either. TrenchWorx has done much larger crowdfunding projects like the MCDM Kickstarters. They also make the physical miniatures available on my website. They are experts in their field and are great to work with.
I can’t see the miniature production having any risks at this point– but, any project should be prepared for hiccups along the way.
If this project funds, I would like to continue making this kind of tabletop content! I also understand that there will not be miniatures for every creature in The Comet Codex in this campaign. Depending on the level of success, I may sculpt creatures from The Codex to be released on my Patreon as 3D printable STLs and later developed as physical products.
Also depending on if this funds, I imagine I will either run future crowdfunding campaigns for more volumes of the codex or deep dives into particular parts of my setting - like The Gothic lands of Itheria or The Perpetual Order of Absentia! First we need to see if enough people like The Comet Codex.
