Happy New Year, Haunted Heroes!
2025 barrels along, and so do we! Thanks for supporting The Exorcist Awaits, and thank you to all of those backers who pledged at levels to c...
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4 months ago
A Diabolical December Update!
Greetings, Haunted Heroes of Stonewater!
Just a quick update to let you know that Thad and the team continue preparing The Exorcist Awaits in preparation for fulfillment ear...
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5 months ago
A Rockin' October Update for The Exorcist Awaits!
Hail, Haunted Heroes of Stonewater!
As Halloween approaches, I wanted to share an update from Thad, who has been plugging away on the module, and in the process making it even ...
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6 months ago
A Spooky September Update!
Hail, Heroes of Stonewater!
Thad continues fine-tuning The Exorcist Awaits, a process that has lately involved a fair number of PC fatalities at our table! Thanks to all of you...
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7 months ago
THANK YOU for an Amazing Campaign!
Hail, Haunted Heroes of Stonewater!
Woohoo! You did it! Not only is The Exorcist Awaits going to see the light of day, but all backers will receive a PDF of Matt Morrow's amazi...
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In the Dark of Night...Achievement Achieved!
Hail, Haunted Heroes of Stonewater!
Whoa! You aren't messing around! Thanks to all of you, Thad's life just got a lot busier, er, I mean, you have unlocked an amazing Achieveme...
2025 barrels along, and so do we! Thanks for supporting The Exorcist Awaits, and thank you to all of those backers who pledged at levels to create items and NPCS alongside Thad and have sent in material! As a reminder, please reach out to Thad at [email protected] if you backed at one of the following pledge levels:
Haunt the Dungeon Backers: You backed at a level to create an NPC ghost to haunt the demonic dungeon and trouble the party. To bring your NPC ghost to life, please prepare a brief write-up (approx. 100 words) with the following details: name, race/class, special abilities, and personality.
Craft Something Fantastical Backers: You chose the pledge level that allows you to create a unique magic item for players to discover. Please share a short summary (approx. 100 words) of your imaginative creation, and Thad will collaborate with you to refine the details, ensuring it fits perfectly within the module.
Embed Your Soul Backers: You selected the pledge level that allows you to define a magical enhancement for either a weapon or a spell. These enhancements take the form of gems attached to weapons or divine/arcane icons for spellcasters. Each effect can be used once by the player but can be quite powerful. For instance, we have a weapon enhancement that prevents fumbles for one day and a spell enhancement that adds 15 to the next spell check. Please provide a brief description of your proposed enhancement (approx. 100 words), and Thad will work with you to refine the details to ensure it fits seamlessly within the module.
Thad is moving into the revision stage, so please be sure to reach out to him and share your questions and ideas: [email protected].
We can't wait to get this book into your hands! Oh, and of course, to SAVE SHADOWFORDE, the hero of Wolfbane!
Just a quick update to let you know that Thad and the team continue preparing The Exorcist Awaits in preparation for fulfillment early in 2025. It's going to be something special!
If you backed at one of the following levels to collaborate with Thad, he sent along these notes so you can get started! Please send questions and contributions to [email protected].
Haunt the Dungeon Backers: You backed at a level to create an NPC ghost to haunt the demonic dungeon and trouble the party. To bring your NPC ghost to life, please prepare a brief write-up (approx. 100 words) with the following details: name, race/class, special abilities, and personality.
Craft Something Fantastical Backers: You chose the pledge level that allows you to create a unique magic item for players to discover. Please share a short summary (approx. 100 words) of your imaginative creation, and Thad will collaborate with you to refine the details, ensuring it fits perfectly within the module.
Embed Your Soul Backers: You selected the pledge level that allows you to define a magical enhancement for either a weapon or a spell. These enhancements take the form of gems attached to weapons or divine/arcane icons for spellcasters. Each effect can be used once by the player but can be quite powerful. For instance, we have a weapon enhancement that prevents fumbles for one day and a spell enhancement that adds 15 to the next spell check. Please provide a brief description of your proposed enhancement (approx. 100 words), and Thad will work with you to refine the details to ensure it fits seamlessly within the module.
So grab your quills and get to work!
We can't wait to see what gets added to the book!
Thanks again for helping to bring this project to life!
As Halloween approaches, I wanted to share an update from Thad, who has been plugging away on the module, and in the process making it even MORE amazing. He sent the following from his lair, er, I mean, his computer:
"Plan to expand random loot (with custom magic items) from 50 to 100!
Now includes over 80 monsters/NPCs, including a bestiary that can be used in other adventures!
Jam-packed with content, will fill all 64 pages! Plan to ship early 2025 (Yes, that is only 3-4 months from now! Gulp.)"
For those of you who backed at levels to create items, etc., we are nearing the end of our Purple Planet project, and we will be preparing the survey for this project in the next couple of weeks. At that time, we will get information from you regarding your creations, and share them with Thad.
But while he is plugging away at Exorcist, and while Andrea and I get Purple Planet out the door, two other Gaming Honors team members have something up their sleeves. Get ready for...METAL GODS OF THE APOCALYPSE!
Now THAT'S an ax!
Get ready for a savage, third-level DCC or 5E-compatible adventure for 4-6 hardcore players, cranked to 11 and steeped in the hard-charging chaos of heavy metal. Heroes shred their way through a demon-infested cathedral to claim the mantle of a Horseman of the Apocalypse. Only those who are truly metal will earn the right to pass judgment on a dying world!
Follow NOW to hear when we go live with this metal mayhem!
Thanks for making all of this magic and madness possible,
Thad continues fine-tuning The Exorcist Awaits, a process that has lately involved a fair number of PC fatalities at our table! Thanks to all of you, our very first adventure sequel is going to be something special. In the first volume, The Exodus of Wolfbane, PCs journey to a storied land along with their magical guardian, the mysterious Shadowforde. In The Exorcist Awaits, the heroes must now rescue him from demonic forces that threaten to corrupt him and all they know and love.
With that in mind, I thought a look back at Thad's first introduction to Shadowforde five years ago was in order. This is from the opening of Exodus:
Who could leave such a person to face a demonic fate?
As you can see, the villagers owe everything to Shadowforde, and that was BEFORE he helped them flee Wolfbane. Your players will need all their ingenuity--and a lot of luck!--to save him.
We are putting the finishing touches on O' Happy Dagger!, our Purple Planet adventure, and then Andrea will be getting the survey out to all of you for Exorcist. Seems appropriate timing with Halloween right around the corner!
Woohoo! You did it! Not only is The Exorcist Awaits going to see the light of day, but all backers will receive a PDF of Matt Morrow's amazing cover art, AND we will make all of the handouts available as PDFs on our website--in full color! (And if you've played The Exodus of Wolfbane, you know Thad loves using handouts!) What an epic finish!
So what happens now? Thad will reach out to those backers who pledged at levels allowing them to collaborate on creating magic items, weapons, and even NPCs. As that happens, he'll incorporate changes and additions as we work towards finalizing the text. We've already gotten a great deal of art in...as you've seen! We will be prioritizing finalizing the text and layout.
We will also be preparing a backer survey to gather your shipping and DrivethruRPG addresses for PDFs. Remember, shipping is added after you've completed the survey.
For now, though, let's all celebrate a moment before we turn to the real business at hand, which is, of course, saving Shadowforde!
