Hello everyone!
Reminder that this Friday, March 6 is the deadline to complete surveys. About 15% of surveys are still incomplete. If you haven't already done so, please com...
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Goodman Games
18 days ago
Pledge manager live + MORE proof photos
Hello, Dungeon Denizens 2 backers!
The pledge manager is now live for all backers! Plus we have more proof photos!
Pledge Manager Is Live! Last Call for Campaign Exclusives!...
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Goodman Games
25 days ago
Pledge Manager Smoke Test + More Proof Photos
Hello everyone!
The pledge manager is imminent! Smoke test emails should be landing in some in-boxes right now!
But first, a quick reminder: Old-School Adventures & Pinbal...
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Goodman Games
about 1 month ago
Printer Proof Review! Backer-Only Video!
Hello, backers of Dungeon Denizens 2!
Exciting news. We have lots of printer proofs in the office and wow, these are some cool-looking books!!
There are so many books in th...
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Goodman Games
2 months ago
Happy new year + final cover images
Hello everyone!
First of all, happy new year. We have so many great books coming out in 2026. It's going to be a great year!
We're still in the midst of digital proofing wi...
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Goodman Games
4 months ago
File Review Continues + Holiday Marketplace
Hello everyone,
Here's a quick update on the Dungeon Denizens 2 project. In short, we are in the stage of printing that is called "file review." We have sent the book files ...
Reminder that this Friday, March 6 is the deadline to complete surveys. About 15% of surveys are still incomplete. If you haven't already done so, please complete your survey!
If you complete your survey on schedule, your items will deliver faster, especially for international backers!
Meanwhile, in other news...
Dragon Rider's Primer is live! This crunchy 5E sourcebook is suitable for both low-level and high-level campaigns. It elevates your adventure to new heights! Featuring 30+ flying mounts, 12 new subclasses, and new feats, spells, and options - for both characters and their adversaries. Check out the project for more info and see the stretch goals we've cleared!
The pledge manager is now live for all backers! Plus we have more proof photos!
Pledge Manager Is Live! Last Call for Campaign Exclusives!
Please provide us with your address and other details so we can prepare for shipping!
We're extending the special campaign pricing for pledge items and add-ons, so browse add-on options as well.
If you wanted the leatherbound DCC core rulebook, or exclusive foil editions of Dungeon Denizens 2, this is the time to get them! Also remember that the "floppy adventures" in this campaign include foil treatments for backers, which isn't on the retail edition.
Pledge Manager Deadline: March 6!
Please complete your pledge manager by Friday, March 6. This deadline is especially important for international backers. After this date, we will instruct the factory on how to split inbound deliveries.
International surveys completed by Friday March 6 will arrive months earlier to backers than those completed afterwards. This is because they will ship direct to your market from China, instead of stopping off in the USA first and then being forwarded. So, please please please finish those surveys on time!
More Proof Photos
We're actively going back and forth with the printer, so there's a steady stream of proofing. Here are a few more photos from the last week or so.
Proof copy of Dungeon Denizens 2 hardcover, 5E edition. You backers will get the version shown at right, with the bonus 16 pages. Retail edition is slightly different, shown at left, and doesn't have the 16 bonus pages.
25 years in business! The logo on hardcovers is treated with a reflective silver foil.
Proof copy of Dungeon Denizens 2 hardcover, DCC edition. As with the 5E edition, backers get the version shown at right, with the bonus 16 pages. Retail edition is slightly different, shown at left, and doesn't have the 16 bonus pages.
Case samples of the reptile-hide foil edition. These actually aren't quite right, as the deboss wasn't properly captured. We've approved the inks and materials, and are working with the printer to get the deboss correct.
Here is a series of photos related to the DCC core book, leatherbound edition. It is packaged inside a cardboard mailer for protection. That's what you see here. The final cardstock mailer will be printed with a bit of art and title.
When you open the mailer, you'll find the slipcase. This is just the dummy with no ink applied, showing construction and materials.
Inside the slipcase is, of course, the leatherbound core rulebook. This sample has the correct leather binding but isn't printed. The white square is a removable sticker that is applied atop the shrink wrap. There are three stickers on front, spine, back, saying things like, "Signed Edition," "Real Leather", etc.
These are the signature pages that will be tipped into the leatherbound edition (in addition to the 16 bonus pages not in the regular core book). This is the untrimmed version; final version will be trimmed to spec. This particular page was rejected due to a slight wrinkle in the paper (which you can see if you look very closely right below the phrase "including you"). We have to sign about 50% more than are actually used, because the printer is very picky about using the best possible copies. Ouch, just looking at this is making my hand cramp again...
We just initiated the pledge manager smoke test, so about 5% of backers will receive a pledge manager survey via email any minute now. The goal of the smoke test is to find any bugs in the pledge manager setup so we can fix them early. ("Smoke test" as in, "where there's smoke, there's fire!") If you find anything weird in your survey, please speak up!
If all goes as planned, the survey will roll out to all backers soon!
More Printer Proof Photo
We continue to go back-and-forth with the printer on finalizing items. More proofs have trickled in since the recent video we posted for backers. Here are some photos of the latest items.
Cover for How to Write Even Better Adventures. This is an uncut cover; it's the "actual cover", printed on a board with lamination applied, but without being glued or bound to the text block.
Angled shot of the same cover, shot so the light catches on the spot gloss atop the cartoons. The way the light reflects, they look almost like stickers on a composition notebook!
Cover for The Monster Alphabet.
Cover proof for The Monster Alphabet, with the cover for The Flumph's Catalogue of Magical Curiosities placed in front to give a sense of scale. Yes, the Monster Alphabet is BIG!
Cover proof for Flumph's Catalogue of Magical Curiosities.
Unbound cover proof for the DCC Dying Earth Tome of Adventure.
Uncut cover proof for the DCC Bonus Monster Booklet.
This is perhaps not the most interesting photo, but it shows progress on the DCC and MCC print jobs. These are the printer dummies for those core book reprints, showing softcover and hardcover mockups to verify paper stock and binding decisions. Everything looks good, so next up will be proofs with ink applied.
We anticipate the pledge manager going to all backers soon - we will post here when it does.
Last chance for exclusives!
Our current crowdfunding includes an amazing clamshell box for Pinball Crawl Classics. Plus two different cover options for Old-School Adventures #1! This is your last chance to get the exclusives and stretch goals so check it out quick if you're interested!
The 5E adventure has two cover options: a weathered "TSR look" or a B/W "zine look".
The amazing Pinball Crawl Classics clamshell box featuring Gorgar art!
Exciting news. We have lots of printer proofs in the office and wow, these are some cool-looking books!!
There are so many books in this project that it's hard to capture them all in one short update. Therefore, we've recorded a 13-minute video showing you all the proofs. These proofs are the early stages of "what your books will eventually look like" so they're worth checking out.
If you don't have time to watch the video, just know - everything is moving forward. And if you scroll down, below the video are a few photographs of special effects that don't across perfectly in the video. Read on!
This photo shows the translucent sparkly foil on the FEF logos. Those sparkles are actually holographic foil, not printed, and they change with the light.
This photo shows the silver foil on the MCC logo. As with the sparkles, that shimmer on the foil is holographic and changes with the light.
Silver foil on the logo. 25 years baby!!
People of the Pit hardcover, regular edition and two-tone foil edition.
Proof for the bonus monster booklet. Lots of bonus monsters just for backers!
Old-School Adventures & Pinball Crawl Classics
Now live and racking up stretch goals! New old-school adventures for fans of 5E and DCC. Pinball Crawl Classics adapts classic pinball cabinets to DCC RPG rules - while Old-School Adventures #1 brings gruesome foes, dark mysteries, and magic to startle and amaze to your 5E game. Check out the project to learn more!
