🎉 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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about 1 month 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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about 2 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...
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Evan — Nimble Co.
3 months ago
Pledge Manager Now Open! Big Freebies & Project Updates
Hey everyone, Evan here!
The Backerkit pledge manager and surveys just went out to all of the backers! Expect it in your inbox shortly if you haven't received it already. You'l...
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4 months ago
Big updates. Core Rules & Heroes v1.5 released! Next Steps
Core Rules v1.5 and Heroes v1.5 are out!
BIG changes to the core rules. The entire book has been organized better and more thoughtfully. Many clarifications, and tweaks. A few m...
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).
Has anyone created/found a fillable character sheet for this game? I have the .png files from the backerkit download, but was wondering if anyone had created something a bit more digital play friendly.
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! I've just released v1.99 of all 3 books (click the backers only link at the very far bottom to access the latest files—or use the same link from before). These are 99% content complete, very playable (and based off playtesting feedback, an absolute home run in terms of fun!).
From here there will (likely) only be minor tweaks to get ready for print. I have a team of professional editors going through them checking for typos and making sure everything makes sense, so no need to report that. If you'd like even more details, check out the latest live stream (just the first few minutes is all you need to watch for the project updates).
Timeline I'm not going to attempt to guess the exact timeline since it it mostly out of my hands at this point with editors, printers, and shipping professionals. Rest assured things are moving forward as quickly as they can. But I can tell you what I know:
This past Monday I sent the deposit payment to the printer to get things moving with them and there are no delays.
The editors will take the next few weeks to comb through all the documents.
While they're doing that, I'll be finishing up the rest of the digital files (GM screen, cards, etc.) and prepping them for print and the final digital delivery.
The printer will produce and send me "wet proofs" a few copies of the printed boxed set to check for final production errors.
Once approved, we'll move into full print production & assembly.
Pallets of product will get placed in a shipping container on a boat and transported to a warehouse in the UK and here in the US for final fulfillment. (5-10 weeks)
Locking Pledges Pledges being locked Saturday the 4th. If you were looking to make any changes make sure you do that now.
Preordering If you haven't purchased yet, you can still preorder online. Or if you want to support a local shop, a number of retail shops in the US will be carrying Nimble (feel free to have your local shop reach out if you'd like them to carry it [email protected]) I'll try and have a list on the website eventually. If you live in the EU, Asmodee games has purchased a sizable number of units for purchase as well.
What's Next? Thanks to the wide open license, the Nimble homebrewing scene is already busily creating some really cool things. I'm going to be working on the website to feature 3rd party content, GMs who run Nimble and tools to help you make your own homebrew and even publish 3rd party content.
I'm going to take a brief break when all the above it finished. Afterward, I'm considering a patreon or something similar for people interested in additional content. Nothing concrete yet, but let me know if that'd be something you're interested in.
Thank You Thank you all for your continued support, patience, and trust in me. This has been quite the project, and it's grown much bigger and much better than I could have ever reasonably expected it to. I'm really excited for the future.
I was really excited to support Nimble as it became stand alone system, but I just have learned that if I didn't support "Faerie: A Realm Wanderer's Guide" campaigns, I am basically out of loop at the very beginning and missing the Witch class, despite pledging on fairly high level.
My question is will I the Witch class, if I pre-order Faerie pdf? If no, is there any possible way to acquire the Witch class?
