Yes! The rubber 36"x36" play mat is a crowdfunding exclusive, as is the set of diecut cardstock pogs and pawns. The leatherbound edition is also a crowdfunding exclusive. In addition, the Hydro74 cover will be printed only once. Backers will receive the majority of the run and the balance will be sent to hobby game stores only, not Amazon or other such channels.

The Dragon Rider’s Primer rules content has been designed and annotated so that it can be played using either version of the rules.

Subclasses will include notations that indicate how they’re to be used in this way. We’re very interested in everyone being able to enjoy this rules expansion, regardless of which version of the 5E game they choose to play.

What’s good for the players’ characters is good for your villains as well. We would encourage you to equip your villains with mounts of their own. Half the fun is in being able to have a good dog fight!

There are already 36 mounts in this book, which is enough for quite the campaign! That said, if you enjoy what you see here, there are plans to expand our offerings to include all types of flying mounts in future products.

Not at all. Flying mounts are meant to be an additional option for travel, in addition to being a vehicle for mounted aerial combat. Like a horse, camel, or other ground mount, these creatures can be left outside the dungeon when it is appropriate, or when they simply don’t have enough room. How the players’ characters manage these situations is simply one more challenge for them to address in the course of play.

Shipping will be charged during the pledge manager phase, after the fundraising campaign is completed. Shipping charges are not included in the basic pledge levels.

In general we will have international-friendly shipping. EU/UK shipments will originate from a UK-based shipping point. AUS/NZ/SEA shipments will originate from an AUS-based shipping point. CAN shipments will originate from a CAN-based shipping point.

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