Hey everyone!

I got a video of what were supposed to be the final dice samples yesterday, and while they somehow look even more spectacular than the sample images I shared in the last update they had one vital issue that needed fixing on the d4, and the font had inexplicably been changed. They're making one more sample so that we can confirm the final appearance, and then dice manufacturing will begin!

So, what does this mean for fulfillment timelines? Well, it means that the dice production won't finish up before the books and cards are done. This is going to push back the freight shipping date by a few weeks and likely means US-based fulfillment will be starting in the middle of June (assuming all goes well with the ocean voyage). A big lesson learned from making dice in this campaign is to start on dice samples even earlier next time around! Should be a lot easier to do since I probably won't have to change manufacturers in the future.

Roll20
I'd mentioned I hoped to have this done by now, but there's been a lot of technical complexities that I've been working through with my contact at Roll20 as I learn how to properly get all the attributes into the Compendium for all the non-standard content this book has.

From a completion standpoint: all the text is in, and the website pages exist for all the content including all the character portraits and boon symbols. I also now have a confirmed way forward for finishing up getting the attributes filled in so that when you drag a History, Title, or Training to your character sheet it applies appropriately. This is something I'll be working on this week, and then after that I think it'll pretty much just be a matter of testing things out and making sure that it all actually works as intended. Assuming that goes smoothly, release will come shortly after that!

Foundry
Last I heard the module was going to be done late March/early April so as far as I know that's still the plan. I'm expecting an update on this from the conversion specialist working on it, so I'll be sure to let you know when I know more about the release date for it! - EDIT: Literally just heard that he's going to time it with the v13 Foundry release, so it should be out in about a week!

The header says it all - Tome of Intangible Treasures II launched this morning and funded in about an hour and a half! It's on its way to unlocking the first stretch goal, which will add Ritual recipes for all of the boons and charms from the first book to let anyone with both books enchant themselves with more than 600 boons and charms between the two books. Plus, as a thanks to all my previous backers, you'll get a free d6 when you pledge for a physical tier at any point during the campaign. This is in addition to the free d20 Early Bird reward, and (assuming we unlock the Early Bird stretch goal) extra d6.

Thanks again for your support, and I'll be continuing to keep you updated on the completion of the Roll20 and Foundry modules as well as fulfillment timelines as we finish out fulfillment of this campaign over the next couple of months!

- Josh

Hey everyone!

Those dice samples I shared with you in the last update have made their way to me and I took some nicer pictures of them, including the tin they'll come in!

As I mentioned last time, there are a few things that need to be fixed with these samples (including, funnily enough, that the foam insert in the tin actually holds the dice too well), and another (hopefully final) round of samples are being started on right now. That said, these look fantastic in person and I know that the final sets are going to turn out great.

I'm including a Returning Backer reward for Tome of Intangible Treasures II! In addition to the early bird d20, all previous backers of mine who pledge at any point during the campaign will get a free d6 from the Life's Essence sharp-edged dice set I'm making as part of that campaign.

The pre-launch page has just over 600 followers, and I'd love to see more of you there! Give the project a follow and share it with your friends so the next book in the series can be as amazing as the first (if not more!)

With manufacturing of everything but the dice underway, the only things left for me to do are to release the Foundry and Roll20 modules. The Foundry module is being actively worked on, and I'm told I can expect it to be completed around the end of the month, possibly a little into April. Meanwhile, I'm working on the Roll20 conversion which is now just about content complete (I need to upload probably around 100 more images, but all the text is in) and just needs all the final, somewhat tedious, work of getting things nicely formatted and linked before it can be released.

Thanks as always for your support! I'm looking forward to getting this project wrapped up and getting to really get to work on the next one soon!

- Josh

Hey everyone,

Today's update has some exciting news as well as some more solid dates on timelines!

Having changed dice manufacturers, the new dice samples look a lot more like the original mockups and less like the last set of samples I'd shared. While I wasn't unhappy with the visuals on those previous samples, these new ones are absolutely gorgeous and I'm really loving the blue 'flame' effect you can see inside.

There are still some things being worked out with the relative placement of the colors in some of the dice and which face the symbol is supposed to be on (for example the d4 isn't supposed to have the symbol on it at all), as well as the sharpness of some of the edges, and we're going to try for a pinker color for the translucent resin on top. The next set of samples with what should hopefully be the final changes should be done in a couple of weeks, and these particular samples will be in my own hands around that time.

The rate limiting factor for manufacturing at this point is the dice. Although they're likely not to take as long to make as all the print products, delays in getting acceptable samples does mean they'll end up finishing a little after everything else. Last I heard, that meant that everything should be done being made by the end of March or early April.

At that point, everything gets loaded on a ship and we wait for 6 weeks until it arrives in the US and North and South American fulfillment can begin. Then, all packages bound for the rest of the world will be sent through a couple of hoops to get to their local fulfillment centers in the UK and Australia and then shipped off to everyone else. This means that US-based fulfillment should begin in late May (depending on how long the wait in customs is), and the rest of the world's fulfillment will begin sometime after that.

Since we're now at the stage of the project where very nearly everything is out of my hands and I can do nothing but wait for about 3 months, it's time for me to focus all my efforts on the next book! The pre-launch page is LIVE and ready to be followed, so please go check that out, share it with your friends, and give it a follow to help give that project a boost as we prepare for launch.

You can be sure I'll be posting more updates about the timeline and product samples as they become available.

Thanks as always for your support!
- Josh

Hey everyone!

I've got a few updates for you, and then a poll I'd love to hear from you on at the bottom of this update (as well as a sneak peek at some new art from the next book)!

Like I said in the last update, there were a few errors caught in the book while doing the final review before printing. The updated file has now been added to your downloads here on BackerKit.

Additionally, I will be sending out copies of the PDF for Tome of Intangible Treasures and Injuries and Vile Deeds on DriveThruRPG later today, as well as the token pack for Tome of Intangible Treasures. If you've enjoyed the book so far, please leave it a 5-star review to help others find it!

The book is now out on Shard, and codes have been sent to backers who opted for this VTT version.

Files for the print-at-home cards have also been sent out on BackerKit, and will be shared on DriveThruRPG later today as well.

Nearly all of the files are now approved for print - there's just one file left to be changed, and a couple more to be approved. This means that printing can get underway very soon!
I've changed manufacturers for the dice as the original manufacturer wasn't good with communication and had me worried about them following directions for the final version. The new manufacturer has already made their first sample, and while there are some changes left to make I already know it was a good idea to switch to them. Hopefully the sample process won't cause any delays in getting the full set of products ready for shipping, but I'll keep you updated as I know more there.

Both of these are still in active development. Roll20's progress has slowed a little as the person I was working with has had to take a temporary step back from the project, but they've offered to guide me through the conversion process as I work on it myself so things are still on track there.

Last October I polled everyone about what project they wanted to see me work on next, and resoundingly the answer was for a followup book to Tome of Intangible Treasures! Although the cover art is still a work in progress and the pre-launch page is still forthcoming, I wanted to tell you a little more about it and get some feedback on things I'm considering for the crowdfunding campaign.

This book will be a 5e-compatible collection of intangible rewards and monsters that provides rules for a Ritual system with which characters can enchant themselves and party members with boons and charms using parts harvested from monsters. A guide will also be included with the book for using everything in it with the Crafting and Harvesting systems presented in Heliana's Guide to Monster Hunting, and it will be officially compatible with those systems when released.

Since there are monsters in the book, and some of them like this Executioner Devil seem like they'd make a great mini...I'm thinking it'd be cool to do minis!

My question for you all then is:
Do you prefer minis of the most impressive looking monsters (even if this means they trend toward higher CRs), monsters at all tiers of play (you'd want an even spread of CRs), or primarily lower CR monsters (presumably would get used more frequently)?