🔥 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.
about 2 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.
3 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.
4 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.
4 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...
Hey everyone, Evan here!
It's been a very busy past few weeks, despite 2 hurricanes here in Florida, I've been able to make tremendous progress with the GM guide, Hero...
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).
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 up right here (it all looks so beautiful ❤️). I've sent in the final file updates to the printer today so that means FULL PRODUCTION IS FINALLY UNDERWAY!
It's looking like sometime in Q3 is the most likely time period for when you all will have the physical books in your hands. There's a chance some could receive it sooner, but we'll see. What you CAN get your hands on today are the updated final digital files!
Digital files have been updated
There were some typos fixed and other minor changes made, if you'd like to grab the latest digital files they have been uploaded to the backerkit download portal Version 2.0.2 Changelog:
Minor typos addressed
Necrotic spell Vampiric Greed fixed
Krogg statblock fixed
Bandit assassin statblock fixed
Adventure: The Hag's Legacy map fixed
Commander starting equipment fixed
Core Rules: Important note added to beginning of "How to Be a Good Player" section
Note added clarifying "Defend for free" spells
Other misc tiny tweaks
What's I'm Working On?
I've been busily working on the Witch class (now with a rad new name, btw), the Artificer class, as well as the Psion, Creator's Kit, Kid Nimble, and a lot more. If you'd like to stay up to date on the latest, join the beta tests, and vote on new for upcoming content check out the Nimble Patreon. It's pretty low stakes (just $3/month, and a free tier as well), but it's been fun posting regular content there. You can actually get the Witch Beta Test PDF on Patreon today if you like, just sayin'. 🔥
Over the next few months the printer will be producing and shipping the physical books so the updates here will be fewer, but please join us on discord and Patreon if you'd like to keep following the Nimble project.
Thanks for all the support and encouragement,
– Evan @ nimble co.
*If you backed Nimble and the Faerie project, you're still getting the Witch class for free when it's completed, no need to do anything extra. The Patreon is just for people who want to support future work and follow along with the development as it happens. 👍
As the primary caretaker of a child with Autism, I often find I have to watch things in parts, so I just finished your unboxing video this morning. Man, that is some cool stuff! I particularly love seeing all of the "behind the scenes" materials. I recently printed a novel, and of that whole experience, the greatest item in my production collection is the version of the book where they printed it with neon green spot uv instead of neon green glow-in-the-dark spot uv. What an awesome mistake! The cover is wrong, but looks so cool! I am so honored to get to see some of that stuff for your project. How exciting!
