HEY EVERYONE!
This will be my last update of the year.
I have it under assurances that everyone's rewards have been sent out. My guess is that if you have not received th...
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24 days ago
Head on a Swivel...
HEY EVERYONE!
If someone had told me four weeks ago that a 5E magic system inspired by Doctor Strange was going to take up 40,000 wor...
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Dias Ex Machina
about 1 month ago
Books Arriving
HEY EVERYONE!
QUICK UPDATE:
As many of you know, books are being received. People have already been sharing their imag...
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2 months ago
Madness at the Megalomart RELEASED
HEY EVERYONE!
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/498465/madness-at-the-megalomart
Madness at the Megalomart has been released.
Madness At The Megalomart is a modern/hor...
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2 months ago
UM5 D&D 2024 Update PDF
Hey EVERYONE!
We’ve released an update/errata for Ultramodern5-REDUX. This is meant to offer optional rules to adapt Ultramodern5 (specifically REDUX) to version 5.5 of Dungeo...
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3 months ago
THRESHOLD & MADNESS
HEY EVERYONE
TODAY releases THRESHOLD, the first of the larger campaign guides, as part of the Ultramodern5 crowdfunding campaign.
You can see a video I made touring throug...
I have it under assurances that everyone's rewards have been sent out. My guess is that if you have not received them by the end of this week (December 14), reach out to me at [email protected] with what you are missing so I can try to fix it on my end.
To repeat, contact me directly. I don't get notices from Backerkit for post comments for three days, so if you make a comment saying you have not received rewards, you're basically shouting at the aether. Contact me directly so I can fix the issue expediently.
I've already fixed a bunch of missing rewards, and the replacements go out fairly quickly.
OKTOBER'S ARCANE ALMANAC
As many of you might already know, we released a new book on the side. I was between projects, waiting on writing and artwork, so I decided to compile all my previously published spellcasting systems into one book. Then, of course, I decided I wanted to add new content, so I threw together THREE new ones. Here is the final book…
This cyberpunk-inspired arcane system introduces a new ability score with connected skills and a mana resource that can be contained and manipulated by characters, weapons, armor, and cybernetics.
Maker
Psionics are presented through a video-game-inspired skill tree where character progression is tracked along four different elemental-themed paths. Customize your character and even "respec" your class if you change your mind.
Cryption
By etching sigils on paper, the Abecedarian class can lay down traps, enchant foes and allies, and even imbue life in the lifeless. This system also includes expanded rules for brewing potions and golem creation.
Smoke
A steampunk-themed system, players employ deckbuilding, constructing a deck from traditional playing cards. By drawing random cards, an Oxomancer powers their chaotic magical abilities.
Sprout
A Pleromancer constructs living spells, imbuing them with powerful effects. Customize your creations, cast them, and then release them against your opponents. If you can think it, it can think for itself. Leave your spells to act on their own.
Veil
A Veil-Walker made a pact with a powerful being who channels arcane powers to make their chosen assassin a supernatural killer. There are no rituals bestowed, no passive spells. To tap the veil is to make one the ultimate killer.
Trigger
Guns replace wands with the Gunjack class. Etch sigils on your weapons to increase their power. By using firearms, you increase your arcane threshold, allowing limit breaks and unleashing devastating finishing attacks.
Eldritch
Intertwining kung-fu and arcane power, the Invoker has developed a somatic spellcasting system where their movements double as martial arts, allowing melee attacks as one prepares spells.
If someone had told me four weeks ago that a 5E magic system inspired by Doctor Strange was going to take up 40,000 words and a month of my life, I might have just thrown out those notes and not cared.
But that’s what happened. I had made the stealth-based magic system Veil for the upcoming Arcane Almanac after promising that it would just be a greatest hits book for all things 5E from Dias Ex Machina, but then I decided I wanted to make new original content for the book. After Veil, I thought, “Oooh, you know what would be awesome, a magic system based on guns,” so that led to the Trigger system, but halfway through, I realized the issue with the system—to cast spells, you had to stop shooting guns. So, I had to throw out about 15,000 words of spells and restart.
BUT, THEN I THOUGHT, “I can’t leave this to waste, so what if I created a monk-based spellcaster inspired by our favorite sorcerer. That shouldn’t take too looooooonnng.
Four weeks later, it’s still not done.
I am almost finished. I should have the chapter wrapped up this week.
Why am I mentioning all of this?
Because when something this involving captures my attention, my heavily neurodivergent brain doesn’t want to break away to deal with the numerous questions people have been having.
So, I have forced myself to write this update out to all my amazing backers.
The majority of you have received your games, but I imagine there are a lot of questions.
1. No, Studio 2 Publishing apparently is a little inconsistent with sending out tracking numbers. Many people never got them. Others were informed they were receiving 20-plus units only to receive the one box they were actually owed. As you can imagine, there is absolutely nothing I can do about that, as this is entirely the distribution’s responsibility.
2. Separate Boxes. Yes, some products were missed on the initial shipment, meaning if you received one product out of four or three out of four, stand by—there is likely another one on the way. Interestingly, some people are receiving their “Correction” shipment before their initial one. I know smaller packages may arrive before larger ones, so that’s my only guess on that.
3. Canadian Shipments. You may be aware there is a strike going on. I don’t know who is handling Canadian shipping, but if you are still waiting, it may be because of that.
4. Different GM screens. Due once again to inconsistent numbers from the previous distribution, not enough UM5 GM screens showed up at Studio2 for UM5 backers. As we had extra Amethyst screens, Studio2 sent those instead to backers. These screens are identical outside of their illustration. Anyone taking issue with this swap, please message me and we can work out a solution.
I am doing my best to fix everyone’s issues as they come in, so I apologize if there is a delay. I’m the only one on my end filtering these issues, so I am trying my best to get ahead of each of them. I apologize ahead of time for any problems that have popped up. So far, all the mistakes regarding distribution I have sourced to be my own. So, it’s all on me, and I will do my best to fix these few issues as they have emerged.
THAT BEING SAID, compared to the NUMEROUS screw-ups from the previous distribution, like incorrect rewards being sent out, and my personal favorite, removing books out of their slipcase and sending the books without their slipcase, I think this campaign is below average in actual mistakes, LOL.
While Studio2 has not given me an update on their percentage of completion, given they have been doing this for over a month, I have to assume they are either finished or nearing completion.
I’ll still field your questions and get you answers as quickly as possible. Best thing to do is either PM me or email me at [email protected]. If you comment on Backerkit, I don't get it for like there days, which is kind of annoying. I apologize ahead of time if delays occur.
I received just a game screen today and.. nothing else. What's with the different art on it? It's not bad art, but did we think feasting was big due to D&D 5.5/6E trends? I thought we would be getting what was pictured here. I'm a bit disappointed with that and missing the bulk of what I pledged for. Will it be shipped seperately?
As many of you know, books are being received. People have already been sharing their images or their collections. For those who have yet to receive them, please be patient as there are hundreds of shipments to go out.
So far, the responses have been extremely positive. I like reading that. Thank you for being on this journey with me.
I am really glad people are starting to receive real books, a confirmation I didn't buy vaporware at least!
I'm still anxiously waiting. I haven't received any kind of notice yet. I think I will be anxious until I have the book in hand and can get this behind me. >.<
