It's done! Kinda.
As the title says, the print files were sent to the printer yesterday morning. That doesn't mean printing will start right away, of course - there are stil...
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about 2 months ago
Tome of Intangible Treasures PDF Release!
Hey everyone!
The title says it all, I think. The complete PDF of Tome of Intangible Treasures is finished and is be...
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2 months ago
Locking Orders Soon + Cool Project!
Hey everyone!
I got a preview of the final PDF over the weekend, which means we're extremely close to the digital release of Tome of Inta...
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2 months ago
November Update
Hey everyone,
It's been about a month since the last update, so although the PDF isn't quite done yet there's still plenty to share.
Writing Progress
I've...
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4 months ago
October Update, What's Next?
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I hope you've been enjoying the preview of Chapter 1! I've got another quick progress update for you, and a survey on what project you'd like to see me work on nex...
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4 months ago
Chapter 1 is Ready! Plus a brief timeline update
Hey everyone!
The title says it all - chapter 1 of Tome of Intangible Treasures is (basically) complete, and I've shared it as a digital download for all backers. You should be ...
As the title says, the print files were sent to the printer yesterday morning. That doesn't mean printing will start right away, of course - there are still a couple more review steps left before that happens - but it does mean it'll be soon. Typically I allot about 3-4 months for printing and shipping before fulfillment can begin, so that means we're pretty much right on schedule with the original plan at this point. There were a few more minor updates to the book as we prepared it for print, and I'll be releasing that "final final really final for now this time" PDF to everyone after I charge cards for shipping, tax, and any additional add-ons. I'll also send out links to claim a copy on DriveThruRPG at that point as well.
Survey Fund Collection Timeline
Which brings us to the other important part of this update! With manufacturing getting underway soon, it's time to collect the funds for shipping, taxes, and any add-ons that have been ordered during the pre-order period. I have not yet had time to handle special VAT rules (e.g., for 0-VAT items like books in certain countries), but those will be finalized before I press the button to charge cards. I will also be double checking the shipping rates to make sure those are the lowest they can be.
You can expect me to begin charging cards early in January (if you need a date, for now let's say January 2nd). This should give everyone plenty of time to make sure their payments go through before fulfillment begins. Once products are on the ship and en route to the US, I'll lock addresses as well so that the prep work can begin for fulfillment.
Card Preview
Speaking of cards, here's a preview of what we landed on for the boon, charm, and pact card designs - they're going to look spectacular with the gilded edges we unlocked as part of the physical quality upgrade stretch goal!
VTT Progress
I've pretty much finished the conversion process for Shard, and I plan to send out keys to redeem copies there for those that selected that option as soon as I've charged cards next week. The Roll20 version is also underway (though that process tends to take longer). Foundry conversion hasn't yet begun due to some life events with the person I'm working with, but it's in the pipeline.
Print-at-Home Cards
With the physical products laid out, the very last thing (other than any fixes needed during the final preparation for print) to be done are the print-at-home version of the cards that I added during the pre-order period. I haven't been given an expected delivery date for these yet, but you can be sure I'll be letting you know when they're done.
Eren Chronicles are back with another really cool supplement! ZAMANORA: Ballad of the Witch is a new setting inspired by Balkan and Slavic folklore's grim fables and mythology.
ZAMANORA: Ballad of the Witch introduces immersive mechanics, character options, monsters, spells, curses, ceremonies, folkloric relics and adventure locales sprung from the realm of myth. Moreover, everything is going to be compatible with a number of different TTRPG systems: namely D&D 5e, D&D 2024, and the Legend in the Mist RPG.
Their pre-launch page is live, so you can follow the project to get notified when it launches in 2025!
The title says it all, I think. The complete PDF of Tome of Intangible Treasures is finished and is being released to your BackerKit digital downloads as we speak! I think it looks amazing, and I'm eager to hear what stories you and your parties end up telling with the contents of the book. I've also included a free download of the monster/NPC portraits as VTT tokens. This token pack will eventually be sold separately and included/integrated with VTT versions of the book, but I wanted to make sure you all had what you needed to use the book with any VTT while you wait for the conversions to be released.
If you have questions about the book, or just want to talk about it, join the Lone Colossus Discord server! If you do happen to catch typos that somehow slipped through editing (there's always one), there's still a little bit of time to fix things before files go to print.
Pre-Orders
With the release of the PDF, all future pre-orders will be done through my webstore where the PDF is now for sale. As a reminder, pre-ordering the Box Set of Intangible Treasures (380-card set of reference cards for the boons, charms, and pacts found in the book) also gets you a free copy of the Deck of Trainings (60-card deck of advanced and epic training reference cards)! This of course includes all backers who added it during the campaign or in their surveys.
Print Timelines
Print files are still being worked on, but an order has been placed which means we have a spot in the queue. Assuming there aren't any issues that come up with the print proofs, production should be complete before the end of January, at which point we'll just have to wait on ocean travel before physical fulfillment can begin.
VTT Timelines
I've already been working on the Shard conversion, but with the PDF complete it means work on the Roll20 conversion can start soon as well. I don't know exactly how long that will take, but I'll guess at least 2-3 months based on past conversion projects. The Foundry conversion is a bit harder to judge timeline on for a few reasons, but I'm hoping not more than 3-4 months for that one either.
Thanks as always for your support, and I look forward to hearing how you use the book! - Josh
I got a preview of the final PDF over the weekend, which means we're extremely close to the digital release of Tome of Intangible Treasures! There are a few minor details left to be ironed out, and then I'll be making the PDF available through your downloads on BackerKit. I will also send it out on DriveThruRPG in case you want a copy there, and so you can leave it a review when you've had a chance to enjoy it for a bit.
This means that I will be locking orders later this week to make sure things are ready for the PDF download distribution. If you have items you want to get added to your survey, now's the time to do it. It'll technically be possible to make changes to your items later, but it will be a lot less easy to do so. You'll get a notification from BackerKit 48 hours before orders lock.
Timeline for Charging Cards
Orders may be locking, but we've still got the manufacturing period left to go before shipping. I'll let you know when I have a more specific date for charging cards for shipping/late pledges/survey add-ons, but for now I would assume it will be either late December or early January.
A Cool Project
Kefa Studios has been a longtime supporter of Lone Colossus Games, and helped me out with getting eyes on my very first project. Their latest project, the Complete Guide to Jousting, is live now on Kickstarter and gives you everything you need to bring this exciting sport to your game, including mechanics for jousting (even on flying creatures!), using spells, new equipment for riders and their mounts, new mounts, and so much more.
If you're a fan of medieval festivals or real life ren faires, definitely go check it out! A jousting tournament is sure to be a place to earn a Title or two.
That's it for this update, and you can look forward to seeing the PDF of Tome of Intangible Treasures very soon! - Josh
Hey everyone, It's been about a month since the last update, so although the PDF isn't quite done yet there's still plenty to share.
Writing Progress
I've been busy proofreading while waiting for final layout to finish up. Chapters 1-3 are complete with their final final text, and chapter 4 will be done soon as well. Not a lot to say here other than that!
Layout Progress
Layout is largely complete for the entire book, and space has been blocked out for all the artwork. I wanted to make sure that each NPC had their portrait next to their lore info, and that took a bit of work to figure out and make sure that it looks nice. Similarly, the pact entities in chapter 4 have taken a bit of work to keep the layout style for the lore and stat blocks consistent while also making room for their artwork as some stat blocks are much longer than others, but I think the final results will be worth the wait!
Here are some screenshots of spreads from chapter 2 to help tide you over while you wait for the full release.
And for those wondering about the final length, the book's page count looks to be coming out to around 200 pages.
Dice Progress
A couple months ago I mentioned that I was close to being able to share some pictures of dice - well, I finally have them! These are not the final samples, and the dice manufacturer is not completely set in stone yet, but I wanted to share pictures with you so you can see where they're going. It turns out getting dice to look like an artist's mockup is quite tricky, but I think we've captured the essence of the "Mysteries of Magic" name quite well with these.
Round-edged samples have a lower cost, so that's how these have been finished (the final dice will be sharp-edged). The first image however should give you a bit of an idea how these will look as sharp-edged dice as that's the way they come out of the molds.
The next sample will be trying out a translucent resin for the dark blue color, which should make the dice look just a little less like candy, and keep some of the gold interior coming through on the lowest face. Additionally, the symbol that replaces the 20 will be rotated 180 degrees so that it can be made a bit larger. These samples have been taking about a month to complete, so hopefully by this time next month I'll have some more pictures to share.
Dice Packaging I've also been looking into packaging for these dice, as I don't think the plastic bag they use by default is going to work well. There are a couple of options depending on the manufacturer I go with, but either way the dice will come in a box with a foam insert to keep them (and their sharp edges) safe.
Timeline
While layout is taking a bit longer than I'd hoped, we're still way ahead of the originally planned schedule for digital release, and easily on track for the physical release. Completion of layout is almost entirely out of my hands, so once I've finished up my last task with proofreading chapter 4 and getting those edits into the text, it'll be on to making the Shard VTT version. Layout completion is necessary for the Roll20 conversion to begin, but the Foundry conversion should be able to start as soon as I've got the Shard version done.
I won't give any solid dates here for any of this as it's still up in the air a bit, but let's just say "pretty soon" for digital release, and that I expect printing to begin before the end of the year.
We're getting very close to digital release and the start of printing now, and I can't wait to get you the full PDF soon! - Josh
Hey everyone! I hope you've been enjoying the preview of Chapter 1! I've got another quick progress update for you, and a survey on what project you'd like to see me work on next.
Writing Progress
Last night I got word from my editor that she finished her pass on the remaining text I was waiting on, and I'll be working my way through that over the next few days to get it all ready for layout. I've also gotten through about half of Chapter 1 for proofreading, and found a few wording things I want to change just for consistency's sake but all pretty minor stuff. Keep an eye out for the rest of layout to be wrapping up in the next month or so!
What's Next?
With work on Tome of Intangible Treasures wrapping up, I'd love to get your input on what my next project should be! I've got quite a few ideas, so I've put together this Google Form survey for you to give your feedback in. There's a more detailed description of each project idea at the bottom of the form, but here's a brief summary (titles for all these projects are TBD/not final):
Dark Fantasy Monster Book. Pretty much what it says - a monster book (probably for 5e) with a lot of dark fantasy options.
Book of Rituals/Tome of Intangible Treasures 2. A followup on Tome of Intangible Treasures with more boons/charms/pacts and a Heliana's Crafting compatible ritual system to enchant yourself with these abilities using pieces of slain foes (including some new ones in the book).
Book of Trainings/Tome of Intangible Treasures 2. A followup on Tome of Intangible Treasures focused on providing a lot more training options and training-related content.
Deck of Encounters. A Gloomhaven/Scythe Encounter Cards style, system-neutral (probably with a 5e guide) random encounters deck.
Red Earth: A Tactical/Post-Apocalyptic/Science Fantasy/Mission-Oriented TTRPG. Mechanically inspired by games like XCOM, Edge of the Empire, Shadowrun, Blades in the Dark, and Draw Steel, and thematically inspired by the Broken Earth Trilogy, DOOM, Darksiders, and darksynth/horrorsynth music.
Golden Sun Inspired TTRPG. Pretty much what it says - a TTRPG/setting inspired by the setting of the Golden Sun franchise (might be powered by or compatible with Fabula Ultima or an entirely new system).
Gamehole Con
Also, I'll be a vendor at Gamehole Con in Madison this year! I don't have a booth number as I'm in the Demo Row, but stop by and say hi if you're there!
I'll see you in the next update, either with the next finished chapter or the completed PDF! - Josh
