Hey everyone!

I realized I hadn't created a Digital Download for Tome of Intangible Treasures vol. 1 or Injuries and Vile Deeds for backers who added them after the campaign ended. That's been fixed, and those backers will have gotten emails indicating their download is ready.

Also, in starting the Roll20 conversion we noticed there were some minor errors with some stat blocks where some ability score modifiers hadn't been copied into layout correctly. This largely didn't impact any of the actual stat blocks, but there were a couple that did have other changes. I've uploaded a new version of this file to the existing download. To get the new version of the PDF, just head to your Digital Downloads and re-download v1.0. We didn't change the version number (I forgot to ask for that, and the exports take a long time so it wasn't worth redoing), so I felt it would be confusing to create a new download. It's also been fixed for the print version.

Similarly, there were a couple of additional edits made to Tome of Intangible Treasures vol. 1 ahead of its reprint that will be coming alongside vol. 2. A new download has been created for that book to backers with the "early access" download. You will have gotten an email about that as well. The version provided to backers who added it after the campaign ended (who are just getting their copy now) is the updated version (v1.2).

Thanks!
- Josh

Hey everyone!

There were actually quite a few revisions between the v0.9 that I released last month and v1.0, but now a couple dozen rounds of review later I'm confident in calling this the version that will go to print! Downloads have been distributed in the pledge manager for this PDF as well as the VTT token pack. The token pack had to be split into three downloads due to size (I like to provide high-res tokens), so you should see four new downloads in your Digital Downloads.

The pre-supported files are complete - it turns out they've been ready for a bit but emails from the person doing the supports haven't been getting through to me. I should have those files soon, and when I do I'll add them to the digital downloads as well. You'll get an email notifying you about the files when that happens.

Now that the PDF is complete, I can send the book to the factory to get it soft-proofed. This is the step where I check for any weird things that appear as a result of the factory's software as they prep it for print. After that, we'll be doing a physical proof to make sure that the print quality is where we want it before starting the print run.

At this point, work can also begin on the Roll20 conversion. Once data has been entered for that, work can also begin on the Foundry conversion.

Scrolling through the PDF, despite the (literal) dozens of times I've reviewed it for any pesky layout errors this last month, I've been constantly struck by how beautiful the book is. It's going to look really good in physical, and I can't wait!

Oh, and speaking of which, my vendor has offered to add a free ribbon bookmark to the book, so that's a nice little upgrade for everyone as well :)

Thanks for all your support so far, and enjoy this official release version!
- Josh

Hey everyone!

I'm very excited to share that a near-final version of the PDF is now awaiting you in your BackerKit Digital Downloads! You should also have gotten an email about this release. Note that this release requires you to have filled out your survey and have successfully paid any outstanding balance for add-ons, shipping, or taxes.

This version is labeled as version "0.9" in the filename as there are still a couple of pages to be added (just some promotional material to fill out the remaining space we have in the book), and there's a chance that we spot some more minor things that need to be corrected before it goes to print. That said, it's fully content complete, professionally edited, and ready for your use!

If you do happen to spot something, you can send me an email at [email protected] or leave a comment in my Discord server with the error, including the page number and paragraph so that we can quickly find it and fix it. We have until the end of February (once the Lunar New Year celebrations end and the factories come back to work) to get in any last minute changes before we commit to printing.

Once the final version goes to print, I'll release the final PDF to backers and start sending out copies on DriveThruRPG to you all along with the VTT token pack.

I also now have the final files for all 8 minis plus the False Knight, but I'm waiting on a few of them to be supported before I release the set to backers with the STL add-on. In the meantime, enjoy these animations showing off all the sculpts!

Also, I've been working on the conversion for Shard Tabletop! This actually helped me catch a couple of remaining errors as well. I suspect this will be ready in the next couple of weeks.

After the PDF is 100% done, we'll begin the conversions to Roll20 and Foundry.


Thanks as always for all your support, and enjoy the book!

- Josh

Hey everyone!

Editing on the final chapter is just about done, and that means that the full PDF should be available in the near future! In preparation for getting that sent out to everyone, I plan to lock orders a little later this week and then charge cards soon after that. The PDF will first be made available as a download on BackerKit for anyone with their pledge fully paid for. After a couple weeks or so, I'll also send it out on DriveThruRPG as well (just to leave time to make sure as many people as possible have their pledge fully paid for so that I'm not sending it in lots of little groups). Make sure your payment info is correct in BackerKit so you get the download right away!

The PDF being complete means all the print content is done. I still will likely need to finish the Heliana's recipe conversions appendix after the PDF's release, which is being kept digital to save space in the book. All digital appendixes will be a publicly viewable Google doc, which should make them very printer-friendly if you choose to print them at home.

Oh, and a quick update on minis: I have all the STLs, but I'm still waiting to get pre-supported files. Once the PDF is sent out and I have those files I'll be sending those out on BackerKit as well.

That's it for today's quick update! I'll make another one when I share the PDF.

- Josh

Hey everyone!

Quick little update today to let you know I've sent out a preview PDF with the Aberrant, Celestial, and Fey chapters! This PDF also includes those sections of the Boons and Charms chapters, and is about 290 pages of the 512-page book. I'm so excited to be able to share this with you - it's been hard to contain myself with how good some of the spreads in this book look. The art and layout have really come together in a fantastic way.

There are still probably some minor tweaks to be made here and there, but I am not expecting there to be any major changes. That said, there's always something that slips through editing (I literally just caught a few typos yesterday), so if you do happen to find something feel free to send me an email at [email protected] with the page number, paragraph, etc. with the error and I'll make sure it gets updated.

I've also got some final or near-final screenshots from the sculptor for the Black Helldrake's mini:

And a look at the Life's Essence dice! These samples literally just arrived this morning:

There are a couple of minor things to deal with; I'd like to use a different font if possible, like the font used in the Mysteries of Magic set, although I'm limited to what can be done without customizing the dice molds, some of the blue coloring on the bottom is a little inconsistent between the dice, and I'm seeing some marring on the top edges - this in particular is an issue I was told would be solved by using steel molds (part of why it's prohibitively expensive for me to customize the dice font), so if it ends up being the case that they are unable to resolve this I have a backup manufacturer that may cost a little more but would probably be more reliable for this. The dice are already more expensive than I'd initially planned for, so I'm trying to keep that cost on the lower side where possible however.

Have a great holiday and rest of the year, and I'll be back with another update sometime in January when the full PDF release is ready!

- Josh