Pugmire Unleashed: A Player’s Guide presents new options for dog characters, new rules for badger and reptile characters (and more), new location details, and three new adventures.
Dogs have inherited the world, building the kingdom of Pugmire untold centuries after the Ages of Man are over. These dogs have been uplifted to use tools and language, and they seek to rediscover the ruins of the Old Ones. Some have learned to use the leftover technology of humanity, but they believe it to be magic handed to them by their lost gods. Others seek to create an ideal civilization, using a Code of Man compiled from ancient, fragmentary lore left behind by humanity. The world is dangerous and mysterious, but good dogs will persevere.
Welcome to Pugmire Unleashed: A Player’s Guide. It’s primarily a book for players who are interested in new options for their games. Inside you’ll find not only more options for dog player characters, more advice on how to play dogs, and more information about dog communities beyond the kingdom of Pugmire. You’ll also find more species to play: badgers, birds, lagomorphs, and reptiles.
If you have a yen to be a nautical adventurer, there are rules for sailing and ships presented within, as well as a more detailed writeup of the main coastal city, Waterdog Port. For dogs looking to use strange and exotic weaponry, there are rules for gunpowder weapons, as well as the associated syndrome of Gunpower Panic that goes with using them. Combined with loads of new spells and backgrounds, there’s something for every player in these pages.
We haven’t forgotten the hard-working Guide in all this. Within in this book, we present not only some new enemies for player characters to thwart or befriend, but also three adventures that present a loose chronicle using much of the material presented in this book (and Realms of Pugmire). Players should avoid reading the back of the book, in case of spoilers, but most of the book is here for you to enjoy.
This book is a supplement to Realms of Pugmire. That book contains rules for all the different things your characters might do and important information about the world they live in. Pugmire Unleashed expands on that setting.
Inside you will find:
Chapter One (Dogs): Here are a variety of new rules for Realms of Pugmire: four new dog callings, new tricks and spells, rules for firearms and sailing, the introduction of guilds and lodges in the kingdom of Pugmire, prominent families and citizens of that kingdom, and advice on how to play dog characters.
Chapter Two (Badgers): This chapter covers badgers for the first time in detail, including the recent changes to their society brought about by the rise of their new leader, Kibu the Red. Afterwards are new and complete rules for making badger player characters, including badger-specific backgrounds, tricks, and spells.
Chapter Three (Other Species): Here is where you’ll find a more in-depth look at the history, culture, and relationships of three other species: birds, lagomorphs, and reptiles. Each species also has full character creation rules and presents new callings, tricks, and spells to highlight each species’ distinctive playstyles.
Chapter Four (Empire of Good Dogs): This chapter details a variety of locations both close to and distant from the kingdom of Pugmire. They range from the dog-based cities of Houndton and Mutt Town, to the villages and secret headquarters nearby, and areas featuring other species such as Azuresky and Waterdog Port.
Chapter Five (Adventures): This chapter features three adventures for Guides to help introduce players to the new concepts presented within the pages of Pugmire Unleashed. These can be run one after the other or added into an existing game. It ends with new enemies to use in any Realms of Pugmire game.
Our main goal, besides being Good Dogs, is to enable Onyx Path to create a fully-developed PDF version of Pugmire Unleashed. With your support we will also make this book available for purchase in Print-on-Demand hardcover formats offered by DriveThruRPG. The cost of printing and shipping a PoD hardcover book is not part of your pledge amount, however Crowdfunding backers will receive a special link allowing you, should you wish, to order the Print-on-Demand hardcover version at a discounted price.
Exceptional funding may allow the Pugmire Unleashed team to add more material to the book, along with Pugmire-themed rewards for backers to celebrate the game. The greater our funding for this project, the more resources we can use to explore these additional items.
Beyond those campaign-specific goals, the hope is to do what these games have always done — build a community invested in each other's stories and shared imagination. Every person who participates is joining with the goal of bringing this book into the world, and that common goal is a powerful binding element that we can't help but want to share. When you back this project, you join us on this heroic journey and become part of the extended Pugmire family.
All participants who would like to make this project happen can pledge their support and add to the overall campaign total. If the campaign meets the funding target ($5,000), then we will have funded the project and it will become a reality. Your pledge will only be collected if we achieve our funding target.
In thanks for your support, we offer rewards based on your level of funding pledged. The Pledge Levels outline the various rewards reflecting various levels of support pledged.
DECIDING ON YOUR PLEDGE ROLE
While Pugmire Unleashed introduces many new options and opportunities for your characters, we've tried to keep supporting this project as simple and straightforward as possible. To pledge support to this project, simply choose one of these pledge role reward tiers:
Paw-some Pugmire Pledge: This is the reward tier to select if you're only interested in the Pugmire Unleashed supplement. The PDF will be fulfilled by our partners at DriveThruRPG.com - when it is ready, you will receive a link to add it to your DTRPG library at no cost and be able to download at your leisure. In addition, you will get a special code to order the discounted Print-on-Demand hardcover version as part of your pledge rewards.
Pug Life: This reward tier includes the Pugmire Unleashed PDF (and PoD hardcover discount), as well as the Pugmire Fiction Anthology, which will be a massive 400+ page collection of all the Pugmire fiction written thus far. As with the Pugmire Unleashed PDF, you will receive a special discount code to order the Print-on-Demand softcover version of the Pugmire Fiction Anthology.
Ulti-Mutt Pugmire Pledge: This amazing reward tier includes the Pugmire Unleashed PDF and Pugmire Fiction Anthology, along with the Threats and Curs enemy book PDF. You will also receive a special discount code to order each of these rewards as Print-on-Demand books.
In addition to these primary reward pledge roles, we also offer the following options:
Bare Bones: Not ready to commit, or just looking to offer general support? This pledge role is for you. This does not include any of our primary rewards, but allows you to select some digital optional Add Ons, as well as participating in the post-campaign Pledge Manager as a backer. You'll also be able to read the draft manuscript of Pugmire Unleashed that we post throughout this campaign.
Treat Yourself: This pledge role offers a special limited premium reward in addition to the basics: an option to supply a name to be used by an NPC added to the setting.
PDF VERSIONS: The Pugmire Unleashed PDF, Pugmire Fiction Anthology PDF/eBook, and Threats and Curs PDF will be fulfilled by our partners at DriveThruRPG.com. Crowdfunding backers will receive redemption links allowing you to add the item to your cart at a $0 cost. Once you check out, it will be added to your DriveThruRPG library and available for download at your convenience.
PRINT-on-DEMAND BOOK: In addition to the PDF releases, Pugmire Unleashed, the Pugmire Fiction Anthology,and Threats and Curs willavailable for purchase in Print-on-Demand formats offered by DriveThruRPG. The cost of printing and shipping a PoD book is not part of your pledge amount, however Crowdfunding backers will receive a special link allowing you to purchase the PoD book at a discounted price.
ACCESS TO DRAFTMANUSCRIPT UPDATES – During the course of the campaign, we will be posting the ENTIRE manuscript for Pugmire Unleashed. These previews will be shared via a special Backer-Only section in our updates. Backers will be able to review the manuscript and share feedback with the developers as well.
PUGMIRE UNLEASHED BACKER PDF - Crowdfunding backers will receive a redemption link for an early version of this book before it goes on sale to the public. This initial "Backer Version" will be used to get feedback from the fans to make the final version the best that it can be. When it has been updated to the final version, it will automatically be added to your DriveThruRPG library and available for download at your convenience.
PUGMIRE FICTION ANTHOLOGYPDF/ePub/Mobi- A massive compliation of all the fiction written for Pugmire thus far, with dozens of short stories about good dogs, excellent cats, swashbuckling lizards, and curious mice.
THREATS AND CURS PDF -an expansion for Realms of Pugmire offering 150 new enemies to be introduced as antagonists, rivals, or allies in your campaigns. Includes expanded rules and new tags to construct exciting new encounters, along with a selection of ready-made encounters featuring enemies introduced in this book. The Realms of Pugmire core rulebook is needed to use this book.
We know times are hard these days, particularly with rising costs and economic uncertainty, so we’ve designed this crowdfunder to be as painless as possible. We offer a wide variety of digital options for backing, add-ons, and stretch goals, as well as leveraging print-on-demand technology to have physical products printed as close to you as possible to cut down shipping and reduce tariff concerns.
Creating and fulfilling physical versions this way gets you the best price, fastest delivery, and excellent customer support!
DriveThruRPG's printing partners are located both within in the USA and the UK, making shipping cheaper and avoiding the tariffs incurred by international manufacturing and shipping!
As we increase the overall funding and support for the project, we’re able to add additional resources to the project, expand the rewards listed, and add in new offers and opportunities. Each Stretch Goal will have a target that, once reached, will add a project to the reward list for backers of the relevant Pledge Level. Whenever we achieve a stretch goal, the listing will be updated to reflect the achievement.
ACHIEVED! - At $7,000 in Funding - New Pugmire Unleashed Appendix
A new appendix will be created for Pugmire Unleashed, featuring character creation tables including material from the Realms of Pugmire core rulebook and Pugmire Unleashed.
ACHIEVED! - At $11,000 in Funding - Redbubble Shirt Design
A Pugmire Unleashed-themed Backer shirt will be hosted on Onyx Path’s Redbubble store for a limited time. All backers will be notified when the shirt becomes available for purchase.
ACHIEVED! - At $13,000 in Funding - Digital Wallpaper
Unleash some great artwork on your monitor with a Pugmire Unleashed desktop wallpaper. Artwork from the book will be used to create a digital wallpaper and will be added as a bonus reward to all backers of this project.
ACHIEVED! - At $15,000 in Funding - New Map
A new map of the area around Pugmire will be created and added to the final version of the Pugmire Unleashed PDF.
At $17,000 in Funding - VTT Map Pack
A set of Realms of Pugmire maps suitable for online play via a Virtual Tabletop will be created and will be added as a bonus reward to all backers of this project.
After the campaign is over we'll launch our Pledge Manager and invite the backers to set up their rewards via survey. This allows you to confirm your pledge and add on anything that you might have missed, as well as possibly increasing your pledged reward tier, should you choose to expand your reward selection. Funding collected by BackerKit after the crowdfunding campaign does not count toward any campaign Stretch Goals, however.
Onyx Path Publishing has managed more than 60 crowdfunded projects, and that experience allows us to maintain manageable projects and achievable goals. To read more about the knowledge that has been applied to this project, you can read the FAQ linked here: http://theonyxpath.com/about/faq/crowdfunding/
