Hey everyone!
Evan here, I've been working away quite hard on the Creator's Kit, and I'm glad to say it's finished and ready to be downloaded right now for free! I've put ...
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Evan — Nimble Co.
2 months ago
🔥 Nimble Boxed Set Unboxing & Review, What's Next! 💪
Hey everyone!
I finally got the physical proofs in hand last week and was able to do an unboxing and detailed review of them. If you missed the live stream, you can catch u...
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Evan — Nimble Co.
4 months ago
🎉 Today is the Day! 💪 Final Digital Delivery & Coming Soon 👀
Hey everyone!
Evan here, been working HARD to get all these files finalized, and we finally did it! I've sent off the files to the printer and have prepped them for digital ...
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Evan — Nimble Co.
5 months ago
🎉 Final* Digital Documents Are Ready! Locking Pledges Saturday.
Hey all!
Evan here, and wow, I've been burning the midnight oil. If you've been holding off looking at the beta games docs until they were completed, well now's your chance...
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Evan — Nimble Co.
6 months ago
Locking Pledges Soon!
Hey all!
We're currently on track to lock all pledges next week, this is your last chance to update your pledge (you will still be able to update your address later in case ...
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Evan — Nimble Co.
6 months ago
Nimble project update!
Hey all, Evan here!
Been busy the past few weeks getting things wrapped up and ready to go to print, testing is going well an...
Wow, we smashed through the 200k stretch goal, the book upgrades will be a bit more expensive to produce, but thanks to the increased scale – I can afford to do it now at no additional cost to you all.
Only 2 stretch goals left, I'm really excited about the possibility of a Beastmaster Hunter, we've got a decent chance at making it since pledges tend to pick up toward the end of a campaign, and I've got some COOL ideas but I have to temper my excitement just a bit in case we don't.
On that note, I wanted to add just one more little reward to the last stretch goal on the off chance we make it to 250. Something I really wanted to do but didn't think I'd be able to. A Mini Bestiary for the GM book. This is NOT a full bestiary (that'd be it's own full project), but a few pages of some cool level appropriate monster groups. Enough to run with as a GM to create cool impromptu encounters.
Let's see if we hit it!
EU/UK shipping
In case you missed it in the last update, I have committed to using a EU/UK based fulfillment partner to get the shipping prices down to much more reasonable levels.
Upcoming PDF release plans & feedback
I plan on releasing the beta PDFs for playtesting & feedback very soon after the campaign ends (within 24 hrs, and hopefully sooner than that). The feedback received on the free preview documents has already been fantastic and I've implements many of the suggestions already. If you'd like to join in on the feedback and playtesting to help make Nimble the best it can be, most of that discussion will be happening on the Nimble Discord server.
Note: I'm not currently looking for feedback on typos (I've got some very talented editors helping me with that already) that'll get sorted out before final print. The best kind of feedback is if something is unclear as written, if something is mechanically too complicated or underwhelming, or balance (something super broken or underpowered–a little broken is okay 💪).
Final Livestreams
The next livestream will be tomorrow, Tuesday at 1pm EDT - going over some more class previews (SONGWEAVER) and maybe another live design session for the Oathbreaker, Spellblade, or (if we hit the stretch goal by then, the BEASTMASTER). Here's the link: https://youtube.com/live/A2y11nmw_fA
I'm planning on doing a livestream during the last day of the campaign in the closing hours, Backerkit has an "overtime mode" for campaigns that extends the time by 10 minutes each time someone new pledges, so it might be fun to see how things shake out before its all said & done. I will be traveling and in a new place that day, but I'll have my computer and an internet connection so barring any unforeseen circumstances, we'll be live as the campaign ends, answering questions and doing a read through of the rules, maybe an adventure preview too.
The response has been absolutely amazing. Thanks to all of you, the project is off to a great start: we funded in just about 15 minutes yesterday and are currently over 1000% of our original funding goal. 🤯 I am so very thankful for you all, with your help I promise to make this the absolute best it can be!
Now onto the Mystery Subclass reveal! The OATHBREAKER! Man I'm so excited for this, I can't even tell you... Instead of being a regular subclass chosen at level 3, this is going to be a special Story Driven Subclass. A player will be able to choose this subclass at ANY point along the level curve, when the story demands it. I love the idea of someone playing an Oathsworn, and watching something terrible happen (losing a party member, BBEG tempting or backstabbing them) and the BREAKING THEIR OATH... wow, that just seems too cool.
STRETCH GOALS
I waited to announce any stretch goals since I wanted to hear what YOU all are most interested in. As much as I'd love to, I don't think I can do ALL of them, but I want to do as many as I can. Let me know which ones to prioritize.
Fancy Dice. We've all got plenty of dice, but do we have enough fAnCy dice? (Included for free in the Boxed Set) Cloth Map. Who doesn't love a cloth map? Art TBD, likely of the adventure area for the starting adventure. (Included for free in the Boxed Set) BIG Legendary Monster Cards. Full are on one side to show (and intimidate) your players. Easy to read statblock on the back for convenience. Tarot Sized. (Included for free in the Boxed Set) More Subclasses. Let me know what you're most excited about. Spellblade? (Included for free with all tiers). Metal Action Trackers. Honestly, you don't need these, you can use dice or just your memory, 3 isn't that hard to count to. But having a hefty metal physical thing to interact with... mmm something about that... (Included for free in the Boxed Set) Holofoil Cards. Shiny. Need I say any more? (Included for free in the Boxed Set) Bigger Adventure. Up to level 4? Level 5? A sandbox style choose your own adventure? (Included for free with all tiers).
Evan here, I've been working away quite hard on the Creator's Kit, and I'm glad to say it's finished and ready to be downloaded right now for free! I've put far more time into it than I initially expected to, so if you're interested at all in RPG game design, home brewing, or making content to sell yourself check it out, I hope you find it to be a valuable resource (again, the best part is that it's free!).
We're in the "quiet period" of production. All of my work is largely complete, the files are in the hands of the printer and its a waiting game (expecting Q3 this year for final delivery, that could always change, but that's the current best estimate).
I'm working on logistics, figuring out which warehouse is getting which items and coming up with a plan for tariffs. The good news, you all shouldn't be effected at all by them (barring anything super catastrophic), I'm cautiously hopeful things will calm down by the summer when the finished products will arrive from the boat. Even if it doesn't, I do have a bit of padding in the funds from the crowd funder to cover any additional fees.
What's Next?
Since last update, the Patrons have seen a bunch of new monsters (a bunch of spicy Orcs and Troglodytes), the beta test for the new Witch Class, and a couple alpha drafts for the new Artificer (both of which are feeling 💪). If you want to stay on top of the latest content and updates feel free to check out the Nimble Patreon.
Coming soon are some REALLY cool elementals (they can combo with each other for instance Fire & Ice team up with devastating combos) Some new art too, for possibly my favorite new bad guy: The Envoy of Death.
Thanks all for the continued support, please do check out the Creator's Kit and let me know what you think!
